The Escape Club
The Escape Club was a British rock band from London that existed from 1983 to 1992. The band was founded by vocalist Trevor Steel and guitarist John Holliday from Mad Shadows , joined by Milan Zekavica, drummer for Espressos and bassist Johnnie Christo.
Career
After releasing their first single, they made a name for themselves mainly as a live band, which led to a contract with EMI and in 1987 their debut album White Fields . Their next album Wild Wild West in a more danceable style was rejected by EMI, so they came in 1988 with Atlantic Records . The single of the same name reached first place in the American charts and the album reached gold status. In 1991 the rockier album Dollars & Sex followed . Then the band broke up.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1988 | Wild Wild West |
US27  (38 weeks)US |
First published: July 1988
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| 1991 | Dollars and Sex |
US145 (12 weeks) US |
First published: April 1991
|
More albums
- 1986: White Fields
- 2005: Cloud 10
- 2012: Celebrity
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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US
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| 1988 |
Wild, Wild West Wild Wild West |
US1 (27 weeks)US |
First published: July 1988
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| Shake for the Sheik Wild Wild West |
US28 (14 weeks) US |
First published: November 1988
|
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| 1989 | Walking Through Walls Wild Wild West |
US81 (6 weeks) US |
First published: March 1989
|
| 1991 | Call It Poison Dollars & Sex |
US44 (10 weeks) US |
First published: February 1991
|
| I'll Be There Dollars & Sex |
US8th (25 weeks)US |
First published: May 1991
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Web links
- The Escape Club on Myspace
- The Escape Club at Allmusic (English)