The Pasadenas

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The Pasadenas
General information
origin United Kingdom
Genre (s) Doo Wop , Gospel , R&B , Soul , Funk
founding 1988
resolution 2005

The Pasadenas was a five-piece English vocal group that was active from 1988 to 2005 and played a mix of doo wop , gospel , R&B , soul and funk .

biography

In the early 1980s, singers and dancers Jeff Aaron Brown, Hammish Seelochan, John Andrew Banfield, David Milliner and Michael Milliner formed the dance band Finesse, which quickly became one of the most sought-after dance companies in the UK. At first, singing only played a subordinate role. Various appearances in video clips by well-known artists and in the film Absolute Beginners - Junge Helden (1986) made the group more popular.

In 1988 the band decided to sing professionally in addition to dancing and henceforth called themselves The Pasadeners. In the same year they signed a contract with CBS and released the single Tribute (Right On) , which pays homage to various musicians who were formative for rock 'n' roll and soul. Little Richard , Elvis Presley , Sam Cooke , Jackie Wilson , James Brown , Marvin Gaye , Stevie Wonder , Smokey Robinson , The Supremes , Jimi Hendrix and The Jackson Five , but also Motown - and Phillysound are mentioned in the text . In May the song climbed into the English charts and reached number five, in the following September it climbed to number 26 in Germany and in February 1989 was number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100, the only single chart success of the band in the United States .

In September 1988, the follow-up single Riding on a Train was released in England and placed 13th on the charts there. At the end of the year, the song became the group's biggest hit in Germany at number 24. The debut album To Whom It May Concern reached number three in England and number 19 in Germany at the end of the year. The release Enchanted Lady did not go beyond number 31 in the UK charts in November.

1990 The Pasadenas could not build on previous successes with the singles Love Thing and Reeling . Both songs only reached lower chart ranks for a short time. The accompanying album Elevate was released in 1991 and missed the charts.

With the single I'm Doing Fine Now , the band had their biggest hit in the UK in February 1992 at number 4. A month later, the album Yours Sincerely came 6th on the UK charts. The other releases Make It with You , I Believe in Miracles and Moving in the Right Direction only reached lower places in the course of the year. Let's Stay Together missed the top 20 on the UK charts in November 1992. The last hit parade was the single Round & Round , which was 96th for just one week in 1995.

Members

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1988 To whom It May concern DE19 (21 weeks)
DE 		CH13 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK3
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)UK 		US89 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B49 (13 weeks)
R&B
First released October 10, 1988
Producers: Phil Legg, Pete Wingfield , Robyn Smith
1992 yours sincerely DE49 (9 weeks)
DE 		- UK6th
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK 		- -
First published: February 23, 1992
Producers: Billy Griffin, Ian Levine, The Pasadenas

More albums

  • 1991: Elevate
  • 1995: The Best of the Pasadenas (compilation)
  • 1997: Definitive Collection (2 CDs, compilation)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1988 Tribute (Right On)
To Whom It May Concern 		DE26 (13 weeks)
DE 		- UK5 (17 weeks)
UK 		US52 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B8 (13 weeks)
R&B 		Dance27 (5 weeks)
Dance
First published: May 16, 1988
Author: Pete Wingfield
Riding on a Train
To Whom It May Concern 		DE24 (15 weeks)
DE 		CH13 (10 weeks)
CH 		UK13 (9 weeks)
UK 		- R&B73 (5 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: September 5, 1988
Authors: The Pasadenas
Enchanted Lady
To Whom It May Concern 		- - UK31 (6 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: November 14, 1988
Author: Pete Wingfield
1990 Love Thing
Elevate 		DE68 (7 weeks)
DE 		CH29 (1 week)
CH 		UK22 (5 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: April 30, 1990
Authors: The Pasadenas
Reeling
Elevate 		- - UK75 (2 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: July 2, 1990
Authors: David Milliner, The Pasadenas
1992 I'm Doing Fine Now
Yours Sincerely 		DE38 (18 weeks)
DE 		- UK4th
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK 		- - -
First published: January 20, 1992
Authors: Thom Bell , Sherman Marshall
Original: New York City , 1973
Make It with You
Yours Sincerely 		DE54 (13 weeks)
DE 		- UK20 (4 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: March 23, 1992
Author: David Gates
Original: Bread , 1970
I Believe in Miracles
Yours Sincerely 		- - UK34 (3 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: May 25, 1992
Authors: Bobby Taylor, Mark Capanni
Original: The Jackson Sisters, 1973
Moving in the Right Direction
Yours Sincerely 		- - UK49 (2 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: August 17, 1992
Authors: Billy Griffin, Ian Levine
Let's Stay Together
The Best of the Pasadenas 		- - UK22 (3 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: November 9, 1992
Authors: Al Jackson, Jr. , Al Green , Willie Mitchell
Original: Al Green, 1971
1995 Round & Round - - UK96 (1 week)
UK 		- - -
First published: March 20, 1995
Authors: David Milliner, The Pasadenas

More singles

  • 1988: I Believe
  • 1989: Funny Feeling
  • 1991: Another Lover
  • 1991: Love Changes
  • 1994: Longing for Someone

literature

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US1 US2
  2. ↑ a b UK gold / platinum database
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0898201864 .

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