The Dream Academy
| The Dream Academy | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Folk rock , pop |
| founding | 1983 |
| resolution | 1991 |
| Last occupation | |
| Nick Laird-Clowes | |
| Kate St. John | |
| Gilbert Gabriel | |
The Dream Academy was a British folk rock and pop band that was particularly successful in the 1980s . In addition to singer and guitarist Nick Laird-Clowes , the band also included multi-instrumentalist Kate St. John ( oboe , cor anglais and other instruments) and Gilbert Gabriel ( keyboard ). She achieved a one-hit wonder with the song Life in a Northern Town .
Band history
The trio came together in 1983. The self-titled debut album was released in the spring of 1985 by Warner Bros. , co-produced by David Gilmour . The Single -Auskopplung Life in a Northern Town is a tribute to Nick Drake is reaching UK # 15 on the UK Top 40 .
In 2010, the music magazine Spin counted it one of the most spectacular one hit wonders of the past 25 years. In the US , the single was released in the fall of 1985 and reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 . With the second single, The Love Parade , the group could not build on the commercial success.
After the album Remembrance Days , which was released in mid-1987 , it was initially quiet around the trio until they tried to make a comeback with the album A Different Kind of Weather in late 1990 . The album flopped and The Dream Academy broke up shortly afterwards. Kate St. John started a career as a solo artist. A best-of album was released in 2000 .
The "Ah hey ma ma ma" from the chorus of Life in a Northern Town was used in 1997 by the group Dario G. for their dance hit Sunchyme . The American country band Sugarland recorded a successful cover version of the song in 2008.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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 US
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| 1985 | The Dream Academy |
UK58 (2 weeks) UK |
US20 (37 weeks) US |
First published: September 1985
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| 1987 | Remembrance Days | - |
US181 (3 weeks) US |
First published: November 1987
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more publishments
- 1990: A Different Kind of Weather
- 2000: Somewhere in the Sun ... Best of
- 2014: The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective
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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| 1985 | Life in a Northern Town The Dream Academy |
UK15 (9 weeks) UK |
US7 (21 weeks) US |
First published: March 1985
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| The Love Parade The Dream Academy |
UK68 (5 weeks) UK |
US36 (11 weeks) US |
First published: August 1985
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| Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want Ferris Bueller's Day Off (OST) |
UK83 (4 weeks) UK |
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First published: November 1985
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Web links
- The Dream Academy at Allmusic (English)