54-744: Blue Pearl are an English electronic music duo consisting of American female singer Durga McBroom and British musician Youth (Martin Glover). They charted six times on the UK singles chart and had two songs reach the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart . " Naked in the Rain " was a No. 4 hit in the UK Singles Chart and a No. 5 dance hit in the US in 1990, which was originally issued on blue vinyl . It
108-546: A break in order to record an album with Angelo Badalamenti . In 1995 the band discovered they owed a £250,000 tax bill. Determined to continue despite the setbacks, the band set up studio in Baynton-Power's house. Former Sharkboy guitarist Adrian Oxaal was drafted in to replace Gott on guitar, while Booth returned periodically from the States to add his vocals. 1996 saw the release of Booth's album with Badalamenti ( Booth and
162-667: A cover version of Kate Bush 's " Running Up That Hill ", all taken from the album Naked , released in 1990 on the Big Life label. Subsequent singles included " (Can You) Feel the Passion " (UK #14 in January 1992) Can You Feel The Passion had better success in the United States, hitting No. 1 on both Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart and the UK Dance Chart. She provided backing vocals to
216-638: A few songs from their following album, Living in Extraordinary Times , released on 3 August 2018. Percussionist and backing vocalist Deborah Knox-Hewson joined the band during the tour, replacing Ron Yeadon. She left the band shortly after the album's release and was replaced by Chloe Alper . The band's 16th studio album, All the Colours of You , was released on 4 June 2021 on new label Virgin Music Label & Artists Services. The album has eleven tracks and
270-518: A fiery protest song reflective of the times. Another album, Black Floyd , was recorded with her sister Lorelei (co-produced by Dave Kerzner), and released in July 2020 as The McBroom Sisters. It includes some cover songs as well as original material. McBroom was married to Mark Hudson from May 10, 2008, until his death on July 5, 2015. James (band) James are an English rock band from Manchester , formed in 1982. They achieved popularity during
324-463: A further seven albums. Live performance has continually remained a central part of the band's output. As of 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide. James were formed in 1982 in Whalley Range , Manchester, when Paul Gilbertson persuaded his friend Jim Glennie to buy a bass guitar and form a band with him. Their line-up solidified when Gavan Whelan joined on drums. They played
378-594: A long stint with them, being the only backing vocalist to appear consistently on all of their shows starting from the November 1987 concert at Omni Arena of A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour up to the final concert of The Division Bell Tour in October 1994. She also performed on their appearance at the 1990 Knebworth festival and has provided vocals for the Pink Floyd live albums Delicate Sound of Thunder , and Pulse , and
432-464: A lukewarm reception. The recording of the follow-up album faced difficulties from the start. Two key members of the James organization resigned: guitarist and key composer Larry Gott (who left the group in order to spend more time with his family) and manager Martine McDonagh (who had had a sometimes fraught romantic relationship with Booth, resulting in a son, Ben). Booth announced that he also wished to take
486-447: A new studio album. A live album, Live in 2008 , with a selection of songs recorded during the 2008 spring tour was exclusively sold at the merchandise stalls of the "We Are Sound" tour, and was limited to 5000 copies. The band announced plans to release two mini-albums by April 2010. The Night Before was released on 19 April, although its follow-up, The Morning After , was released later than expected, on 2 August 2010. Following
540-724: A second Blue Pearl album with Youth. February 2020 saw her return to the big screen in the controversial film Sammy-Gate , premiering in the Netherlands at IFFR (Rotterdam). She and her sister Lorelei are also featured on Steve Hackett 's album At the Edge of Light , being featured on the chart-topping single "Underground Railroad", as well as on the single "Wingbeats" from his subsequent album,"Surrender Of Silence". A single written with Graziano Regoli and Vittorio De Scalzi (New Trolls) called "American Big Top" came out in June 2020 on Supa Qween Records,
594-535: A slight remix to sound more radio-friendly, Sire released it in September 1988, over a year after its initial completion. However the album only reached number 90. After finding a clause for ending their contract, the band left Sire. James had by this point earned themselves a reputation as a live act and had built a solid fanbase. Sales of James T-shirts were particularly successful in Manchester even before they reached
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#1732863114352648-451: A small-scale tour in the autumn of that year on which their set lists consisted almost entirely of new material. The album, Pleased To Meet You , was released in July 2001. The album's artwork featured a composite image of the faces of all the band members to create a new person. The album reached only number 11, the lowest position for a James studio album since their signing to Fontana. Shortly after their last album release, James reached
702-446: A solo artist in 2004 with the release of his solo album Bone , co-written and produced by Lee Muddy Baker . A new compilation album , The Collection was released in late 2004, and Seven – The Live Concert (a DVD version of a previously released video) in 2005. In January 2007 singer Tim Booth's personal website announced that "Tim will be rejoining James in early 2007 for a series of live shows to be announced very soon". At
756-520: A string of gigs under the names Venereal and the Diseases and Volume Distortion before settling on the name of Model Team International, then shortened to Model Team. They performed mostly improvised material derived from jam sessions , supporting the Fall at an early gig at Manchester Polytechnic . Vocalists and other musicians drifted rapidly in and out of their line-up until the band encountered Tim Booth at
810-457: A student disco. Gilbertson invited him to the band's scout hut in Withington to join the band as a dancer; he was soon promoted to lead singer. In August 1982, after a brief period under the name Tribal Outlook, the band renamed themselves James, after Glennie. As Glennie later said: "No one ever calls me James, so I don't associate it with my name in that respect. We couldn't use Tim because he's
864-421: Is a member of the house music band Blue Pearl , best known for their hit single " Naked in the Rain ". She works as an actress, dancer, and singer in the United States and internationally. After working as an actress (most notably playing "Heels" in the 1983 blockbuster Flashdance ), dancer, and singer, McBroom and her sister Lorelei McBroom worked with Pink Floyd as backing vocalists. She went on to have
918-446: The Top 40 . James financed the production of One Man Clapping , recorded live at Bath's Moles nightclub , with a bank loan from RBS and the help of Rough Trade Records . The album went to number 1 in the indie charts in 1989, reinvigorating media interest in the band. In November 1988, drummer Whelan became involved in an on-stage fight with Booth and was asked to leave the band. He
972-401: The "next big thing", several complex issues slowed their progress. Gilbertson's drug problems presented the band with no choice but to ask him to leave. Booth and Glennie had joined a sect named Lifewave that imposed many restrictions on their lifestyle and threatened the band's stability. The band's second EP, James II , was released over a year after the first and accompanied by a feature on
1026-467: The 1990s, with four top-10 hits on the UK Singles Chart and nine top-10 placings on the UK Albums Chart . The band's best-known singles include " Come Home ", " Sit Down ", " She's a Star " and " Laid ". "Laid" also became a hit on American college radio . Following the departure of lead singer Tim Booth in 2001, the band became inactive, but members reunited in January 2007 and have since released
1080-754: The Argentinian band "The End Pink Floyd" show in Buenos Aires , including some appearances with Guy Pratt and Jon Carin . In October 2011, McBroom joined her sister Lorelei to sing " The Great Gig in the Sky " in Anaheim, California with the Australian Pink Floyd Show . 2017 saw her reunite with Gary Wallis , Scott Page, and Claudia Fontaine in several Italian shows. She tours the world singing with various bands ( Shpongle Live / May 3–4, 2019). She also recorded
1134-545: The Bad Angel ). The new James album, Whiplash , followed in February 1997. The album proved a successful comeback, reaching the UK top 10, as did the single " She's a Star ". The band toured to promote the album, recruiting Michael Kulas as rhythm guitarist while in the States. Booth suffered a neck injury while dancing on stage in the US, resulting in a series of tour dates being cancelled as he underwent emergency surgery, and
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#17328631143521188-534: The Haçienda with New Order , the Durutti Column , Section 25 and others. The show was filmed and released on video in 1983 by Factory Records as "A Factory Outing", but during the editing process at Factory's offices, it caught the attention of Factory's co-founder, Tony Wilson . He offered James an album deal with Factory, but the band, by now a settled live act, were worried about tarnishing their material in
1242-710: The Killers . Towards the end of 2011, James signalled a departure from their previous touring style, with the announcement of a series of dates in October and November of that year including an orchestra and a choir. This short, ten date tour saw James performing their back catalogue accompanied by the Orchestra of the Swan and the Manchester Consort Choir. They played at Kendal Calling Festival 2012 and toured again in 2013. James's first new album in six years, La Petite Mort ,
1296-449: The Pink Floyd studio albums The Division Bell , and The Endless River , as well as David Gilmour 's 2001 solo tour . Around 1989, McBroom formed the band Blue Pearl with record producer Youth , singing, playing some keyboards and co-writing all of their material. As part of Blue Pearl, she had several hit songs in the early 1990s, including " Naked in the Rain " (UK #4 in July 1990), "Little Brother" (UK #31 in October 1990), and
1350-728: The album Girl at the End of the World was released, with an accompanying tour – building up to the band's planned appearance opening 2016's Glastonbury Festival (the Other Stage) and later taking a top spot at the On Blackheath festival in September. In May 2018, James released a four-song EP, Better Than That, that reached number 1 of the Vinyl Singles Chart, and embarked on a sold-out UK tour to promote it. During this tour, they also previewed
1404-461: The album sold ten times more copies than Travis originally predicted. The song became one of the biggest-selling singles of the year. The band members spent the rest of the year recording their next album, Seven , which was released in February 1992. It reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart (its lead single, " Sound ", had followed "Sit Down" into the top 10 a few months earlier) and earned
1458-403: The band announced a UK tour in June 2024 in support of their 18th studio album, with Razorlight supporting. On 15 January 2024, the band debuted their new single "Is This Love" from their 18th studio album, Yummy , which was released on 12 April 2024. On 8 November 2024 a summer tour of the UK was announced, with support from Happy Mondays , Razorlight , Shed Seven and others, as well as
1512-583: The band as trumpet player during the festival tour. April saw the release of a new compilation album, Fresh as a Daisy — The Singles , accompanied by a DVD compilation of all the band's promo videos. The new album Hey Ma was released on 7 April 2008, peaking at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart, and a three-week tour to promote the album commenced on 10 April 2008. An arena tour of the UK called "We Are Sound" followed in December, on which two new songs ("Porcupine" and "Look Away") were previewed as tasters for
1566-504: The band being offered a place instead on the Lollapalooza tour. In March 1998, a greatest hits album, The Best Of , was released, compiling all the band's hits since their signing to Fontana. The album reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, and sold-out tours throughout the year followed. The band then returned to the studio to begin work on their next album, Millionaires , which was released in October 1999. The album did not reach
1620-641: The band some recognition in the US as they embarked on their first Stateside tour. The band's activities culminated in a sold-out show to 30,000 people at the Alton Towers theme park in July, broadcast live on BBC Radio 1 , following which Andy Diagram left the group. In 1993, James were invited on an acoustic tour of the US supporting Neil Young at a series of natural outdoor venues in the autumn. They returned to England refreshed and ready to record their new album with Brian Eno , whom they had originally approached to produce Stutter but who had been unavailable at
1674-625: The beginning of 2011, Tim Booth announced that he was working on some new solo material, although James remained active, participating in the Lollapalooza festival in Chile . The band appeared at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on 13 and 20 April in Indio, California and Hard Rock Calling 2011 on 24 June in Hyde Park , London, where they were joined by Kaiser Chiefs and the headline act,
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1728-437: The completion of Pink Floyd's 2014 album The Endless River , which charted at No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart . This article on a United Kingdom electronic music band is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article on a house music band is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Durga McBroom Durga McBroom is an American singer who has performed backing vocals for Pink Floyd and
1782-525: The cover of the NME , Gilbertson having been replaced by the band's guitar tutor Larry Gott . The first two EPs would later be collected as Village Fire . Reviews were once again positive, and Factory were eager for James to record an album with it, but the band believed Factory were purely image-based and left the label, striking a deal with Sire Records . Their third release, the Sit Down EP (no relation to
1836-538: The end of their contract, and Tim Booth announced he was leaving the band to concentrate on other projects of his own. They played a farewell tour of the UK at the end of the year. Their final hometown gig, at the Manchester Evening News arena on 7 December, was recorded for a live CD and DVD, Getting Away With It... Live . Past members Larry Gott and Andy Diagram rejoined them for the tour, and Brian Eno also joined them onstage at London's Wembley Arena during
1890-499: The movies Flashdance , The Rosebud Beach Hotel , the episode "Lullabye" of the TV show Hunter (with Gary Sinise), and several other less notable appearances. She also appears in many videos, including " California Girls ", "Yankee Rose" and "Just a Gigolo" for David Lee Roth ; "Would I Lie To You" for Eurythmics ; "Day In, Day Out" for David Bowie and "When I Think of You" for Janet Jackson . In April 2010, she started to work with
1944-411: The phenomenal sales level predicted, but still entered the UK Albums Chart at number 2, and sold over 150,000 copies. After the disappointing performance of Millionaires the band chose to start anew in their approach to their next album, working with Eno once again. They spent most of 2000 recording the album; writing the songs, then performing them live before actually recording them. They embarked on
1998-475: The release of The Night Before , the band embarked on a UK tour, the Mirrorball Tour, premièring songs from the album. Another UK tour took place in December. Both this tour and the US release of both mini-albums together as a 2-CD set called The Morning After The Night Before . A 19-date North American tour began in September to promote the combined album as well as showcase the songs before the UK tour. At
2052-548: The remixed " Come Home " and "Lose Control" all made the Top 40, and the band's newfound success was re-affirmed when they played two sold-out dates at the Manchester G-Mex at the end of the year. In March 1991, the popularity of "Sit Down" led to a re-recorded version being released as a single, which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart . Gold Mother was re-released to include "Sit Down" and previous single "Lose Control", and
2106-461: The results. Laid was released in September 1993 to positive reviews. As well as being a success in the UK, the album also broke the band in the US, shipping over 600,000 copies and charting at number 72 in the Billboard 200 , propelled by the popularity of the single " Laid " on US college radio . The band spent most of 1994 touring the States. Wah Wah was eventually released in September 1994 to
2160-415: The rights to the album from Rough Trade. A successful winter tour in 1989 attracted a deal with Fontana Records , and the band ended a difficult decade on an optimistic note. Gold Mother was released in June 1990 just as the ' Madchester ' movement, with its wave of popular Manchester-based indie bands, brought James to public attention and won them mainstream recognition. Singles "How Was It for You,"
2214-440: The same time, James's old website was replaced by a new domain holder at wearejames.com. The site confirmed the line-up as that which recorded the album Laid : Booth, Gott, Glennie, Davies, Hunter and Baynton-Power. Booth confirmed in interviews that he became convinced to rejoin the band after meeting up with Glennie and Gott the previous November for a jamming session, out of which new songs were born. The initial five dates of
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2268-401: The singer and that would be weird. Our drummer was called Gavan, and we thought it sounded too 'heavy metal,' and the other one was Paul, so it was either James or Paul, so we went with James. It didn't seem like a big deal at the time we just thought, "Cool let's call the band 'James. ' " On 17 November 1982, on the recommendation of Mike Pickering , James played a gig at Manchester nightclub
2322-525: The song "Don't Wait That Long" featured on the James album Seven released in 1992. She also sang a duet on "Mother Dawn" with Billy Idol for his Cyberpunk album, a self-penned song that was originally released as a Blue Pearl single. In addition, she sang backing vocals on several other songs on Cyberpunk, including a featured performance on "Heroin", and participated in "No Religion" tour. In addition to her music career, McBroom performed as an actress in
2376-402: The song of that name), came out in February 1986 and was followed by their debut album, Stutter , in July of that year. The album reached number 68 in the UK Albums Chart . Low on money and lacking coverage and promotion, the band recorded their second album, Strip-mine , attempting a more conventional song structure in an attempt to please Sire. The album almost went unreleased, but after
2430-630: The studio and settled instead for a three-track EP. Their debut release, the Jimone EP , was recorded at Strawberry Studios , Stockport , in August 1983 and released on Factory Records in September. It led to the band providing support for the Smiths between February and April 1985 on the Meat is Murder tour. The Smiths covered James's "What's The World" track during this tour. Although they were now being touted as
2484-440: The studio to record the third James album. New singles " Sit Down " and " Come Home " became strong hits in the independent charts, and the latter featured on the compilation album Happy Daze . The album Gold Mother was intended to be released on Rough Trade but the owner of the label, Geoff Travis , believed James could only reach an audience of 20,000 to 30,000. The band believed they had more potential than this and bought
2538-403: The time. Eno set about bringing out the ambience in James's music, and took them through a recording process that the band later described as a "journey of self-discovery". The process resulted in not one but two albums: the "song" album Laid and the experimental Wah Wah , which showcased the band's improvised jams recorded on the spot then mixed by Eno. Booth's vocals were then added to
2592-534: The tour were expanded to seven on the day tickets went on sale (26 January) due to high demand; the whole tour had sold out by close of business. The tour took place during late April 2007, and was followed later in the year by more live shows, including festival appearances at T in the Park and V Festival . The band also appeared at Summercase , Barcelona's top music concert in Spain during July 2007. Andy Diagram also rejoined
2646-505: The tour. The albums Gold Mother , Laid , and Whiplash (each containing bonus tracks) were re-released by Mercury Records the following year, as well as a B-sides compilation entitled B-Sides Ultra . A planned compilation of material from the band's Factory and Sire years was announced in 2001, but the album, Strange Dancing , was never released. The first two James albums, Stutter and Strip-mine , were re-pressed in June 2007, but without any additional rarities. Booth continued as
2700-720: Was followed by " (Can You) Feel the Passion " (whose melody samples Bizarre Inc 's " Playing with Knives "), which hit No. 1 on both Billboard' s Dance Club Play and the UK Dance Chart in 1992, reaching No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart. They also had a Top 40 hit in the UK Singles Chart in November 1990 with the No. 31 hit, "Little Brother". As McBroom is a backing vocalist for Pink Floyd , their records feature guest appearances from David Gilmour and Richard Wright . A couple of decades later, both Youth and McBroom went on to be involved in
2754-458: Was produced by Jacknife Lee . In December 2022 the band announced a UK tour with a live orchestra for 2023 to coincide with their 40th anniversary. On 23 March 2023 the band announced the release of their 17th studio album, Be Opened by the Wonderful , for 9 June 2023. The album is an all acoustic, orchestral re-working of hit singles plus the track "Love Make a Fool". On 29 September 2023,
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#17328631143522808-636: Was released on 2 June 2014 along with a promo single "Moving On". In July 2014, the band headlined on the Castle Stage for Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle in Dorset and announced a ten date UK tour starting on 10 November, preceded by an 11 October headlining of the entertainment at the Rugby league Super League grand final at Old Trafford , performing a set before the game and in the half time show. They toured again in 2015, playing some shows without Larry Gott , who
2862-532: Was replaced by David Baynton-Power a few months later. During the following year James greatly expanded their line-up and sound palette by hiring three new members: guitarist-violinist-percussionist Saul Davies (whom Gott recruited from an amateur blues night), keyboard player Mark Hunter , and trumpeter/percussionist Andy Diagram (the latter a noted avant-garde and pop musician who had played with The Diagram Brothers, Dislocation Dance, The Cotton Singers and Pale Fountains ). This new seven-piece line-up went into
2916-417: Was taking a break from touring: Adrian Oxaal re-joined the band for the duration of the tour (with the former Oceansize guitarist Mike Vennart covering for him for one show at Bingley Live), and would subsequently replace Gott in the active lineup. Keyboard technician Ron Yeadon, formerly of Unkle Bob , also appeared on stage, singing backing vocals; he later joined the band as a backing vocalist. In 2016,
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