Power station

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Power station
General information
Genre (s) pop music
founding 1984, 1996
resolution 1985, 1997
Founding members
Robert Palmer († 2003)
John Taylor
Andy Taylor
Tony Thompson († 2003)
former members
singing
 Michael Des Barres
bass
 Bernard Edwards († 1996)
bass
 Guy Pratt

Power Station was a supergroup in the 1980s.

Band history

founding

In 1985 the British band Duran Duran took an artistic break. John Taylor and Andy Taylor joined then by chance with the former drummer of Chic , Tony Thompson , as well as the solo artist Robert Palmer for a joint project together.

Initially, John Taylor wanted to record a cover version of the hit Get It On by T. Rex together with his then partner. However, before the recordings had even started, the couple split. Instead, Palmer was hired for the recording, and ultimately eight tracks were recorded with the assistance of producer Bernard Edwards .

The self-titled album was released in the spring of 1985. The first single , Some Like It Hot , reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 , and Get It On (Bang a Gong) also reached the US top ten. Communication , the last single on the album, only barely reached the top 40.

A few days before the start of the first tour , however, Palmer left the project in favor of his solo career. In the spring of 1986 he had his first and only number one hit in the US with Addicted to Love . The singer Michael Des Barres was hired at short notice for the tour, which also included an appearance at the Live Aid concert . The project was then dissolved.

comeback

In autumn 1996 Power Station returned with the original line-up with the album Living in Fear . John Taylor left the band during the recording and was replaced on bass by Bernard Edwards. Edwards died shortly before the start of the subsequent tour, and the band then toured with replacement bassists, including Guy Pratt . Then the band broke up again.

Both Palmer and Thompson died in 2003.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1985 The Power Station DE23 (16 weeks)
DE 		- CH16 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK12
gold
gold

(23 weeks)UK 		US6th
platinum
platinum

(44 weeks)US
First published: March 25, 1985

More albums

  • 1996: Living in Fear
  • 2003: Best Of
  • 2005: 20th Anniversary Edition

Singles

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1985 Some Like It Hot
The Power Station 		DE16 (13 weeks)
DE 		AT10 (8 weeks)
AT 		CH13 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK14 (8 weeks)
UK 		US6 (18 weeks)
US
First published: March 4, 1985
Get It On (Bang a Gong)
The Power Station 		DE37 (7 weeks)
DE 		- - UK22 (7 weeks)
UK 		US9 (15 weeks)
US
First published: April 29, 1985
Communication
The Power Station 		- - - UK75 (2 weeks)
UK 		US34 (10 weeks)
US
First published: October 28, 1985
1996 She Can Rock It
Living in Fear 		- - - UK63 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: September 30, 1996

Web links

Individual evidence

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