The Farm (band)

The Farm
The Farm (2011)
General information
Genre (s)	Pop , rock , independent
founding	1983
Founding members
singing	Peter Hooton
guitar	Steve Grimes
bass	Phil Strongman (until 1986)
Drums	Andy McVann (until 1986)
Current occupation
singing	Peter Hooton
guitar	Steve Grimes
guitar	Keith Mullin (since 1986)
bass	Carl Hunter (since 1986)
Drums	Roy Boulter (since 1986)
Keyboard	Ben Leach (since 1986)

The Farm is a British rock - pop - band , which was announced at the beginning of the 1990s and the Madchester can be expected scene.

Band history

The 1983 in Liverpool composite tape initially published some Independent - Singles ; In addition to live appearances, she was also able to draw attention to herself through promotion in the football magazine The End, published by Peter Hooton .

After several line-up changes they asked in 1989 to dance music - producer Terry Farley to support, then with them Monkees - Cover Stepping Stone produced, it after all 50 of the UK among the top singles chart managed. The follow-up single Groovy Train enabled the group to break through with 6th place.

The band's most successful title, All Together Now , was reissued in 1995 for the English football club Everton and again in 2004 (as a remix by DJ Spoony) as the official anthem of the English national team .

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	CH	UK	US
1991	Spartacus	DE38 (14 weeks) DE	CH37 (1 week) CH	UK1 gold (17 weeks)UK	-	First published: March 1991

More studio albums

• 1992: Love See No Color
• 1994: Hullabaloo

Compilations

• 1986: Pastures Old and New
• 1991: Boxsetacus
• 1998: Best of the Farm (2 CDs)
• 2001: All Together Now: The Very Best of the Farm
• 2001: The Very Best of the Farm
• 2004: Spartacus ... Plus (2 CDs)
• 2004: Alltogethernow - The Very Best of the Farm (CD + DVD)
• 2009: All Together Now: The Very Best of the Farm (2 CDs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	CH	UK	US	Dance
1990	Stepping Stone / Family of Man Boxsetacus	-	-	UK58 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: April 1990
	Groovy Train Spartacus	-	-	UK6 (13 weeks) UK	US41 (16 weeks) US	Dance4 (11 weeks) Dance	First published: August 20, 1990
	All Together Now Spartacus	DE5 (24 weeks) DE	CH18 (4 weeks) CH	UK4th silver (12 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: November 26, 1990
1991	Sinful! (Scary Jiggin 'with Doctor Love)	-	-	UK28 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: April 1991 with Pete Wylie
1991	Don't Let Me Down Spartacus	DE78 (2 weeks) DE	-	UK36 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: April 22, 1991
	Mind Love See No Color	-	-	UK31 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: August 12, 1991
	Love See No Color Love See No Color	-	-	UK58 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: December 1991
1992	Rising Sun Love See No Color	-	-	UK48 (3 weeks) UK	-	Dance14 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: June 1992
	Don't You Want Me Love See No Color	-	-	UK18 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: October 1992
1993	Love See No Color '93 Love See No Color	-	-	UK35 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: December 1992
1994	Messiah Hullabaloo	-	-	UK92 (1 week) UK	-	-	First published: July 1994
2004	All Together Now 2004 Spartacus… Plus	-	-	UK5 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: June 24th, 2004 The Farm feat. S .FX Boys' Choir, Liverpool

More singles

• 1984: Hearts and Minds
• 1985: Steps of Emotion
• 1986: Some People
• 1989: Body and Soul
• 1991: Talk
• 1991: Spartacus Re-Mixes (Vinyl, White Label )
• 1991: Very Emotional (Terry Farley Remix EP Sampler)
• 1994: Messiah
• 1994: Comfort

Video albums

• 1991: Spartacus Live (VHS)
• 1991: Groovy Times (VHS)

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE CH UK US
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

• The Farm at Allmusic (English)
• The Farm at Discogs (English)