Fun Boy Three
Fun Boy Three was a short-lived British new wave band formed in 1981 by Terry Hall , singer of The Specials , along with other former members, Neville Staples and Lynval Golding .
background
The biggest hit in Great Britain was "Our Lips Are Sealed" , written by Terry Hall and Jane Wiedlin , a singer with the American band The Go-Gos . In total, the band had seven singles in the top 20 of the British charts from 1981 to 1983. The three singers in the background of the hit It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way That You Do It became very successful as Bananarama a short time later . The band broke up in 1983, Hall devoted himself to new projects.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | US | |||
1982 | The Fun Boy Three |
UK7th
gold
(20 weeks)UK |
- |
First publication: 1982
aka Fame |
1983 | Waiting |
UK14th
silver
(20 weeks)UK |
US104 (7 weeks) US |
First published: 1983
|
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | US | |||
1981 | The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) The Fun Boy Three |
UK20 (12 weeks) UK |
- |
First publication: 1981
|
1982 | It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It The Fun Boy Three |
UK20th
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: 1982
with Bananarama |
Really Saying Something Deep Sea Skiving |
UK5
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
- |
First release: 1982
Bananarama with Fun Boy Three |
|
The Telephone Always Rings The Fun Boy Three |
UK17 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1982
|
|
Summertime |
UK18 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1969
|
|
1983 | The More I See (The Less I Believe) Waiting |
UK68 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1983
|
The Tunnel Of Love Waiting |
UK10 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1983
|
|
Our Lips Are Sealed Waiting |
UK7 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1983
|
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Web links
Commons : Fun Boy Three - collection of pictures, videos and audio files