Living in a box

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Living in a Box was a British pop band active in the 1980s . It consisted of the singer and guitarist Richard Darbyshire (born March 8, 1960 , in Stockport , Cheshire , England ), the keyboardist Marcus Vere (born January 29, 1962) and the drummer Anthony "Tich" Critchlow (born March 1, 1960) .

Career

Living in a Box was founded in 1985 in Sheffield by Richard Darbyshire, Marcus Vere and Anthony Critchlow . Their first album of the same name was released in 1987 and reached number 25 on the UK charts .

The first released single Living in a Box was their most successful hit. The song, produced by Richard James Burgess , reached top positions in many European countries and the USA , including fourth place in Germany .

In 1989, the band's second album, Gatecrashing, was released, which includes two other UK top ten hits, Blow the House Down and Room in Your Heart . Brian May was involved here as a guest musician.

Creative differences led to the breakup of the group in 1990 before the planned third album could be released.

Lead singer Richard Darbyshire continued his career as a solo artist and songwriter . Among other things, he wrote the hit Credo for Jennifer Rush and several songs for Lisa Stansfield . His solo albums How Many Angels and Love Will Provide were released in 1994 and 1999 .

In 2013, Vodafone used the song Living in a Box for its television commercial.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1987 Living in a box DE22 (15 weeks)
DE 		AT18 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH10 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK25th
gold
gold

(19 weeks)UK 		US89 (13 weeks)
US
First published: May 1987
1989 Gate crashing - - - UK21st
gold
gold

(16 weeks)UK 		-
First published: June 1989

Compilations

  • 1996: The Best Of
  • 1997: The Very Best of Living in a Box
  • 1998: Collection
  • 2012: The Very Best of Living in a Box (2 CDs)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US Dance Dance
1987 Living in a Box
Living in a Box 		DE4 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT11 (12 weeks)
AT 		CH2 (14 weeks)
CH 		UK5 (13 weeks)
UK 		US17 (15 weeks)
US 		Dance6 (10 weeks)
Dance
First published: March 1987
Scales of Justice
Living in a Box 		DE35 (10 weeks)
DE 		- - UK30 (6 weeks)
UK 		- -
First published: June 1987
So the story goes
living in a box 		- - - UK34 (8 weeks)
UK 		US81 (4 weeks)
US 		-
First release: September 1987
feat. Bobby Womack
Love Is the Art
Living in a Box 		- - - UK45 (4 weeks)
UK 		- Dance12 (8 weeks)
Dance
First published: December 1987
1989 Blow the House Down
Gate Crashing 		DE28 (11 weeks)
DE 		- CH26 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK10 (10 weeks)
UK 		- Dance19 (7 weeks)
Dance
First published: February 1989
Gate crashing Gate
crashing 		- - - UK36 (6 weeks)
UK 		- -
First published: June 1989
Room in Your Heart
Gate crashing 		- AT27 (1 week)
AT 		- UK5
silver
silver

(15 weeks)UK 		- -
First published: September 1989
Different air
gate crashing 		- - - UK57 (6 weeks)
UK 		- -
First published: December 1989

More singles

  • 1988: Bed of Roses

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  1. ↑ Vodafone reactivates the classic song "Living in a Box" for TV campaign , on horizont.net, August 21, 2013. Accessed March 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles albums AT CH UK US
  3. ↑ Gold / platinum database UK

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