Shakespears sister

Shakespears sister
General information
Genre (s)	Synth pop , rock , pop
founding	1988, 2009
resolution	1996
Current occupation
Siobhan Fahey (since 1988) Marcella Detroit (1989–1993 / since 2018)

Shakespears Sister (also Shakespear's Sister ) is a British music project. Originally founded by Siobhan Fahey as a solo project, she eventually formed a duo with Marcella Detroit , which was particularly successful between the summer of 1989 and the end of 1992 with hits like You're History , Stay and Hello (Turn Your Radio On) .

Career

After Siobhan Fahey left the group Bananarama in early 1988 , she began a solo career in the same year under the name Shakespears Sister . However, their first single, Break My Heart (You Really) / Heroine , a double A-side, flopped.

During the production of her first album, the collaboration with guitarist and singer Marcella Detroit went so well that Fahey expanded the project into a duo; nevertheless, the singular form of the name was retained. Detroit first appeared on the cover and in the video of the second single You're History as a band member.

In August 1989 Shakespears Sister released their debut album Sacred Heart , which reached a top ten placement in the UK. The single You're History was also ranked in the top 10.

The great success came in the spring of 1992 with the second album Hormonally Yours , which made it to number 3 on the British charts. The album also contained the duo's most successful track, Stay . The song became a worldwide hit and stayed at the top of the charts for eight weeks in the UK alone. The title Hello (Turn Your Radio On) , which was removed from the album in autumn 1992, also became a success in large parts of Europe and was able to achieve top 20 placements in several countries.

Shortly thereafter, however, there was tension between Fahey and Detroit, so that the last joint appearance took place on December 6, 1992 at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party . While Detroit left the project in the spring of 1993 and went its own way, Fahey underwent psychiatric treatment for severe depression. Since the separation, the two of them did not have personal contact again until 2018.

In mid-1996, the last official single, I Can Drive , was released in Great Britain , although it only made it to number 30 in the UK single charts. After this rather moderate success, the release of the third album # 3 , which Fahey had recorded alone, was discarded by the record company London Records . The work was only available from April 2005 and could be purchased from Fahey's website. Before that, a best-of collection with all singles and an attached DVD with all videos of the band and titles that were intended for # 3 was released in autumn 2004 .

From 2009 Fahey appeared again as Shakespears sister. In November of the same year she released the album Songs From The Red Room , which mainly contained solo material from the last few years. After a renewed contact with Marcella Detroit in 2018, a reunion of Fahey and Detroit, including new music and a tour, was announced in 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1989	Sacred Heart	DE71 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK9 gold (8 weeks)UK	-	First published: August 21, 1989
1992	Hormonally Yours	DE12 gold (48 weeks)DE	AT21 (16 weeks) AT	CH15th gold (18 weeks)CH	UK3 × 2 Double platinum (55 weeks)UK	US56 (29 weeks) US	First published: February 18, 1992
2019	Singles Party (1988-2019)	-	-	-	UK14 (1 week) UK	-	First published: July 19, 2019 singles compilation
	Ride again	-	-	-	UK67 (1 week) UK	-	Initial release: October 25, 2019 EP

More albums

• 2005: # 3
• 2009: Songs from the Red Room
• 2011: Cosmic Dancer

More compilations

year	title	Remarks
2004	The best of	First published: November 22, 2004
2005	Long Live the Queens!	First published: December 5, 2005
2011	Live 1992	First published: June 2011
2012	Rarities	First published: January 2012
	Remixes	First published: October 2012

EPs

year	title	Remarks
2011	The Red Room Sessions	First published: March 2011
2013	The Other Side… Demos and Rarities	First published: May 16, 2013
	The Other Side… Demos and Rarities Part II	First published: May 23, 2013
	The Other Side… Demos and Rarities Part III	First published: June 10, 2013
	The Working Demos	First published: November 21, 2013

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1989	You're History Sacred Heart	DE55 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK7 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 17, 1989
	Run Silent Sacred Heart	-	-	-	UK54 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 2, 1989
1990	Dirty Mind Sacred Heart	-	-	-	UK71 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 26, 1990
1991	Goodbye Cruel World Hormonally Yours	-	-	-	UK32 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 23, 1991
1992	Stay Hormonally Yours	DE3 (28 weeks) DE	AT4 (21 weeks) AT	CH2 (22 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (22 weeks)UK	US4th gold (20 weeks)US	First published: January 13, 1992
	I Don't Care Hormonally Yours	DE34 (14 weeks) DE	AT29 (4 weeks) AT	CH28 (5 weeks) CH	UK7 (7 weeks) UK	US55 (12 weeks) US	First published: May 4, 1992
	Hello (Turn Your Radio On) Hormonally Yours	DE12 (22 weeks) DE	-	CH9 (19 weeks) CH	UK14 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 27, 1992
1993	My 16th Apology Hormonally Yours	DE63 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK61 (1 week) UK	-	First published: February 15, 1993
1996	I Can Drive # 3	-	-	-	UK30 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 10, 1996

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marcella Detroit: Marcella Detroit on Instagram ( English ) May 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
2. ↑ Report on officialcharts.com ( English ) May 7, 2019. Accessed May 8, 2019.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
4. ↑ Awards: DE CH UK US

Web links

• shakespearssisterofficial.com
• Singles Discography on 45cat.com
• Discography on rateyourmusic.com
• discogs.com
• chart surfer