Breathe was a London based musical group formed in the early 1980s.
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Career
Originally a larger, five-person band called Catch 22, all the members were actually childhood friends who went to Yateley School together in Hampshire where they lived. They later trimmed down to a quartet. In 1984 singer David Glasper, guitarist Marcus Lillington, drummer Ian "Spike" Spice, and bass guitarist Michael "Mick" Delahunty began working on some demos. Those tunes were introduced to personell from the label Siren Records, and that lead to a recording contract with A&M Records. They recorded the album, All That Jazz, in 1987. This contained their two best-known hits, "How Can I Fall?" and "Hands to Heaven". The former charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #3, and the latter at #2 in 1988 and at number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. "Hands" also ranked inside Billboard's 1988 Year-End top ten at #9. Bassist Michael Delahunty left the group in 1989, and the remaining three followed All That Jazz with the lesser known Peace of Mind in early 1990. Their sound was a combination of light jazz with some pop and soul, somewhat reminiscent of Air Supply or even Rick Astley. However, their success was shortlived. They failed to make the charts with any hit singles from their second album Peace of Mind, and sales were practically non-existent. This was in spite of the fact that many radio stations did play some tracks from the second release. By 1990 they had disbanded with a general disinterest by any major record company to continue to promote them. After years of silence, David Glasper returned to singing in the 21st century. Where he has yet to make a formal return, a myspace account [1] has been set up with two demos. A full Glasper solo album is rumoured to surface in 2008.
Personnel
- David Glasper (vocals) - born 4 January 1965, Cardigan, Mid Wales.
- Marcus Lillington (guitars) - born 28 February 1967, London. Now works at web design firm, Headscape, and co-hosts web design podcast, Boagworld.com.
- Spike (drums) - born Ian Spice, 18 September 1966.Born with five fingers on one hand. extra finger removed at birth.
- Michael Delahunty (bass) - band member 1988 - 1989.
- Steve Price-Wombley (keyboards) - born in Trinidad and educated at Charterhouse. Later formed a indie record label with Will "Crikey" Crichton-Stuart.
Discography
Singles
- "Don't Tell Me Lies" (UK #77) (1986)
- "Hands To Heaven" (U.S. #2, UK #4) (1988)
- "Jonah" (UK #60) (1988)
- "How Can I Fall?" (U.S. #3, UK #48) (1988)
- "Don't Tell Me Lies" (re-release) (U.S. #10, UK #45) (1989)
- "Say Hello" (UK #87) (1990)
- "Say A Prayer" (U.S. #21, UK #93) (1990)
- "Does She Love That Man" (U.S. #34) (1990)
Albums
- All That Jazz - (1988) UK #22, U.S. #34
- Peace of Mind - (1990) U.S. #116
- Best of Breathe - (2004)
External links
- Breathe biography at the All Music Guide website
- Breathe discography at the All Music Guide website
