Artist: Cock Robin
Genre(s):
Rock
Pop
Discography:
The Best Of Cock Robin
Year: 1994
Tracks: 16
Cock Robin
Year: 1985
Tracks: 9
During the early '80s, the American charts were subjected to what was known as the British invasion. Bands such as Duran Duran and Culture Club seemed to dominate. From this a new multiply of US new wave playact emerged among others: the Motels, Cyndi Lauper, 'Til Tuesday and Cock Robin. Led by singer/songwriter Peter Kingsbery, world Health Organization likewise played bass and keyboards, the band were complimented by vocalist Anna Lacazio, guitarist Clive Wright and drummer Louis Molino III. Like their contemporaries, Cock Robin mature immobile, releasing merely trine albums. On their first gear album arm, the quatern members look to copy the mix of romantacist art stone of Roxy Music and disco music funk of Chic, that Duran had non so long in front them. Lacazio looks like the proverbial senior high school prom queen, however by the fourth dimension of their final phonograph record in 1989, she had transformed into the sophisticated adult female ground on glossy style magazines. Their number one self highborn record album (CBS, 1985) produced by Steve Hillage, was the to the highest degree basic outing. Tracks like the opening 'Thought You Were On My Side' goo all the charm of a dance orchestra in the studio in concert for the number one time. The sparkling single 'The Promise You Made' became an instant hit in Europe - where they were to get immense - and gave them their merely British hit no.28 in May '86, though it did hang around for 12 weeks. Unbelievably, they fared little better at home - only no.35 with "When Your Heart is Weak." From this level on Cock Robin were essentially the duet of Kingsbery and Lacazio. (Mysteriously, Wright appears on every future album sans First Love... as a session player!) Opening their second album, After Here, Through Midland was its precursing single "Just Around the Corner," which once again did cypher other than in Europe where a steady fan base had reinforced up, especially in France. A grittier sound was discernible, a hallmark of producer Don Gehman (reknowned for his work with Jonh Mellencamp). Third, final and almost telling of Cock Robin's albums was 1989's First Love/Last Rites, this time down by vet producer Rhett Davies (Roxy, Eno, Icehouse). Guest musicians included drummer Pat Mastelotto (Mr. Mister, The Rembrandts and later on XTC and King Crimson!) and the Mariachi Horns wHO helped authenticate Latin pop/rock blend as featured on the gorgeous culmination single "Worlds Apart." Once once again, horse sense of blank was a promenant feature film of the album sleeve, which likewise boasted a verse form by US resistance writer Charles Bukowski. One more than single, "It's Only Make Believe," graced a superlative hits software system - a last word of farewell from a band that merited more attention. The Best of.. besides included a live performance of the Bob Dylan vocal "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright." In their wake, Kingsbery has gone on to produce 3 fine albums, immensely unlike to his previous work. In 1992, he contributed to Tim Rice's version of the stageplay Power, guesting alonside Cyndi Lauper, Nina Hagen, Celine Dion and Tom Jones to name a few. His outstanding vocal on "Merely the Very Best," showed merely what an underrated performing artist he is. A dishonor that as even so, his posh excursions have deceased unnoticed, other than by the French, wHO give known just now how salutary, both with Cock Robin and solo, a singer/songwriter Kingsbery has been all along.
Maps and Diagrams
