Opus III

Opus III was a British electro and pop band from London that had a worldwide hit in 1992 with It's a Fine Day . The band name comes from the silent film Opus 3 by Walter Ruttmann from 1924.

Band history

In 1992, Ian Munro, Kevin Dodds, Kirsty Hawkshaw and Nigel Walton Opus III and published in July, the debut album Mind Fruit , female on the Hawkshaws voice with Ambient - House -Sounds merged. The pre-single It’s a Fine Day , a cover version of the 1983 song by British singer Jane , was released in February . The dance track reached number five in the UK charts and number one on the Billboard Dance Charts, but also the top 20 in Germany and Austria and the top 30 in Switzerland . The follow-up single I Talk to the Wind , a cover version of the 1969 title by progressive rock band King Crimson , hit stores, but failed to follow up on the success of It's a Fine Day and only hit the charts briefly in the UK ( 52nd place).

The second album , Guru Mother , was released in June 1994 and again contained elements from ambient and house. The release When You Made the Mountain reached number 1 on the Billboard Dance Charts again, but otherwise went largely unnoticed. The single track Hand in Hand that followed in August also fell short of expectations and only climbed a notable position in the US dance charts (14th place). The group then split up and Hawkshaw devoted himself to working as a studio musician , including for DJ Tiesto and The Orb .

Discography

Studio albums

• 1992: Mind Fruit (PWL International; July 28)
• 1994: Guru Mother (PWL International; release: June 21)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	Dance
1992	It's a Fine Day Mind Fruit	DE18 (16 weeks) DE	AT14 (12 weeks) AT	CH24 (2 weeks) CH	UK5 (8 weeks) UK	Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance	First published: February 10, 1992 Author: Edward Barton Original: Jane , 1983
	I Talk to the Wind Mind Fruit	-	-	-	UK52 (1 week) UK	-	First published: June 15, 1992 Authors: Ian McDonald , Peter Sinfield Original: King Crimson , 1969
1994	When You Made the Mountain Guru Mother	-	-	-	UK75 (1 week) UK	Dance1 (13 weeks) Dance	First published: May 30, 1994 Authors: Ian Munro, Kevin Dodds, Kirsty Hawkshaw , Martin Brammer, Nigel Walton
	Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration) Guru Mother	-	-	-	UK79 (2 weeks) UK	Dance14 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: August 28, 1994 Authors: Ian Munro, Kevin Dodds, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Martin Brammer, Nigel Walton

literature

• Frank Laufenberg : Frank Laufenberg's rock and pop lexicon . Volume 2. ISBN 3-612-26207-6

swell

1. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7

Web links

• Opus III at Allmusic (English)
• Opus III at Discogs (English)