Fairground Attraction

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The first of a million kisses
  DE 38 07/18/1988 (22 weeks)
  AT 17th October 15, 1988 (8 weeks)
  CH 18th 07/10/1988 (5 weeks)
  UK 2 
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum
May 28, 1988 (52 weeks)
  US 137 01/21/1989 (11 weeks)
Ay Fond Kiss
  UK 55 06/30/1990 (2 weeks)
Singles
Perfect
  DE 5 06/13/1988 (18 weeks)
  AT 19th 07/15/1988 (10 weeks)
  CH 5 06/19/1988 (11 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
silver
silver
04/09/1988 (14 weeks)
  US 80 December 17, 1988 (6 weeks)
Find my love
  DE 22nd 10/17/1988 (15 weeks)
  AT 3 10/01/1988 (14 weeks)
  UK 7th 07/30/1988 (11 weeks)
A smile in a whisper
  UK 75 11/12/1988 (3 weeks)
Clare
  UK 49 01/28/1989 (3 weeks)
Walking After Midnight
  UK 97 May 26, 1990 (1 week)

Fairground Attraction was a British acoustic - pop group , which by their first hit Perfect became known in early 1988th

Band history and work

After starting out in clubs and bars, the band joined RCA in 1987 and released their first single Perfect in March 1988. The song reached number 1 on the UK charts .

Her album The First of a Million Kisses was a characteristic mixture of folk , jazz , country and Cajun elements. The songs on the long player, except for Whispers from Eddi Reader , were written by Mark E. Nevin. It was released in May 1988, entered the album charts at number 3, climbed to number 2 and went double platinum .

Three more singles were released from the album by the beginning of 1989: Find My Love (UK number 7), A Smile in a Whisper and Clare . At the British Awards in 1989, the group won an award for Perfect for best single and for The First of a Million Kisses for best album.

Fairground Attraction was popular in other European countries and even performed in the United States , but the band had their greatest success outside of Europe in Japan . During the 1990 tour there, the group's only live album, Kawasaki Live in Japan, was created .

In September 1989 the recordings for the second LP Ay Fond Kiss began . In January 1990 the band broke up; Rumors of the end had been around before. The second album and the last single Walking After Midnight were released in May 1990.

Members

Discography

Albums

  • 05/1988: The First of a Million Kisses (Author: Mark E. Nevin; Author Whispers :)
  • 05/1990: Ay Fond Kiss
  • 08/2003: Kawasaki Live in Japan (Recording: July 2nd, 1989)

Compilations

  • 1994: The ★ Collection (feat. Eddi Reader )
  • 1995: Perfect: The Best of Fairground Attraction
  • 1996: The Very Best of Fairground Attraction (feat.Edi Reader)
  • 1997: Eagle Masters
  • 1998: 80s Eternal Best: Fairground Attraction Best
  • 2000: Perfect
  • 2004: The Very Best of Fairground Attraction
  • 2017: The first of a million kisses - Expanded Edition - Album, B-sides, Demos, Live and Unreleases Songs (double CD, Cherry Red Records, contains 40 tracks, 8 of which are Live in Japan )

Singles

  • 03/1988: Perfect
  • 07/1988: Find My Love
  • 10/1988: A Smile in a Whisper
  • 01/1989: Clare
  • 05/1990: Walking after Midnight
  • 02/1993: Perfect (version of the compilation Celtic Heart )

Video albums

  • 1989: The First of a Million Kisses (including video clips Perfect , Find My Love , A Smile in a Whisper and Clare )
  • 1990: Full House (Live recording: March 15, 1989 Docks , Hamburg)

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US1 US2
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

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