Gene Loves Jezebel
| Gene Loves Jezebel | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Members of the band Gene Loves Jezebel, 1988 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Gothic rock |
| founding | 1980 |
| Founding members | |
singing |
Michael Aston |
Vocals, guitar |
John "Jay" Aston |
guitar |
Ian Hudson |
bass |
Steven Davis |
Drums |
Snowy White |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
John Aston |
guitar |
James Stevenson |
bass |
Peter Rizzo |
Drums |
Chris Bell |
Gene Loves Jezebel is a British rock band that was formed in the early 1980s.
Band history
The band was formed in 1980 by Michael and John Aston, Ian Hudson, Steven Davis and Snowy White as Slav Aryan in Porthcawl, Welsh . In 1981 the Ashton brothers and Hudson moved to London, renamed the band Gene Loves Jezebel (after the American rock'n'roll singer Gene Vincent and his little successful single Jezebel , released in 1961 ) and completed the line-up with the later All-About-Eve singer Julianne Regan on bass and James Chater on drums. Influenced by Gothic Rock , the band recorded four albums from 1983 to 1990, which were released by Situation Two and its mother label Beggars Banquet . The band had their greatest hit parade with the album Discover , which reached number 32 in the British charts in 1986. Meanwhile, the band around the twins Jay and Michael Aston has split into two factions, both of which appear under the name of Gene Loves Jezebel and have produced other albums.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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 UK
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 US
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| 1986 | Discover |
UK32 (4 weeks) UK |
US155 (19 weeks) US |
First published: July 1986
Producer: Gary Lyons |
| 1987 | The House of Dolls |
UK81 (1 week) UK |
US108 (22 weeks) US |
First published: October 1987
Producer: Peter Walsh |
| 1990 | Kiss of Life |
UK-UK |
US123 (14 weeks) US |
First published: July 1990
Producers: Paul Fox, Tim Palmer |
more albums
- 1983: Promise
- 1985: Immigrant
- 1993: Heavenly Bodies
- 1998: You Love It! (limited, roughly mixed preliminary version of album VII )
- 1999: VII
- 2001: Giving Up the Ghost
- 2003: Exploding Girl
- 2017: Dance Underwater
Live albums
- 1986: Glad to Be Alive (Photo: The Manor Mobile in Rock City Nottingham , March 1986)
- 1995: In the Afterglow (double album)
- 1999: Live in the Voodoo City
- 2002: Accept No Substitute: Greatest Hits Live (double album)
- 2003: The Thornfield Sessions
Compilations
- 1995: From the Mouths of Babes
- 1998: Desire: Greatest Hits Remixed
- 1999: Voodoo Dollies: The Best of Gene Loves Jezebel
- 2005: The Anthology (with Jay Aston; 2 CDs)
- 2009: Dead Sexy (2 CDs)
- 2013: 5 albums (box with 5 CDs)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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US
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| 1986 | Sweetest Thing Discover |
UK75 (2 weeks) UK |
US-US |
First published: March 1986
Author: Jay Aston |
| 1986 | Heartache Discover |
UK71 (2 weeks) UK |
US-US |
First published: May 1986
Authors: James Stevenson, Jay Aston, Marcus Gilvear, Michael Aston, Peter Rizzo |
| 1986 | Desire (Come and Get It) Discover |
UK95 (2 weeks) UK |
US-US |
First published: October 1986
Author: Jay Aston |
| 1987 | The Motion of Love The House of Dolls |
UK56 (3 weeks) UK |
US87 (3 weeks) US |
First published: August 24, 1987
Authors: James Stevenson, Jay Aston, Michael Aston, Peter Rizzo |
| 1987 | Gorgeous The House of Dolls |
UK68 (2 weeks) UK |
US-US |
First published: November 23, 1987
Authors: James Stevenson, Jay Aston, Michael Aston, Peter Rizzo, Chris Bell, |
| 1990 | Jealous Kiss of Life |
UK-UK |
US68 (10 weeks) US |
First published: August 1990
Author: Jay Aston |
more singles
- 1982: Shaving My Neck
- 1983: Screaming (release: May)
- 1983: Bruises (release: July)
- 1984: Influenza (Relapse) (release: April)
- 1984: Shame (Whole Heart Howl) (released May)
- 1985: Cow (release: May)
- 1985: Desire (release: October)
- 1988: Suspicion (release: February)
- 1990: Tangled Up in You
- 1992: Josephina
- 1998: Love Keeps Dragging Me Down
- 2005: Exploding Girl
- 2005: Love No Longer (Sets You Free)