Living in a box
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) |
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1987 | Living in a box |
DE22 (15 weeks) DE |
AT18 (4 weeks) AT |
CH10 (13 weeks) CH |
UK25th ![]() (19 weeks)UK |
US89 (13 weeks) US |
First published: May 1987
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1989 | Gate crashing | - | - | - |
UK21st ![]() (16 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 1989
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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 | |||||
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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
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Scales of Justice Living in a Box |
DE35 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK30 (6 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: June 1987
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So the story goes living in a box |
- | - | - |
UK34 (8 weeks) UK |
US81 (4 weeks) US |
- |
First release: September 1987
feat. Bobby Womack |
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Love Is the Art Living in a Box |
- | - | - |
UK45 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
Dance12 (8 weeks) Dance |
First published: December 1987
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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
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Gate crashing Gate crashing |
- | - | - |
UK36 (6 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: June 1989
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Room in Your Heart Gate crashing |
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AT27 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK5 ![]() (15 weeks)UK |
- | - |
First published: September 1989
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Different air gate crashing |
- | - | - |
UK57 (6 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: December 1989
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More singles
- 1988: Bed of Roses
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- ↑ Vodafone reactivates the classic song "Living in a Box" for TV campaign , on horizont.net, August 21, 2013. Accessed March 30, 2018.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles albums AT CH UK US
- ↑ Gold / platinum database UK
Web links
- Official website of Richard Darbyshire
- Living in a Box at Discogs (English)
- Living in a Box at Allmusic (English)