The Blue Nile | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Blue_Nile.jpeg) The Blue Nile during the 1980s | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1981–2004[a] |
| Labels | RSO, Linn, Virgin, Warner Bros., Sanctuary |
| Members | Paul Buchanan Robert Bell |
| Past members | Paul Joseph Moore |
| Website | thebluenile |
The Blue Nile were a Scottish band which originated in Glasgow.[4] The group's early music was built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works featured guitar more prominently. Following early championing by established artists such as Rickie Lee Jones and Peter Gabriel[5] (the band later worked with both acts), the Blue Nile gained critical acclaim, particularly for their first two albums A Walk Across the Rooftops and Hats, and some commercial success in both the UK and the US, which led to the band working with a wide range of musicians from the late 1980s onwards.
The Blue Nile's highest chart placement came when "Tinseltown in the Rain" reached No. 28 in the Netherlands in 1984, their only Dutch charting song. The band has had four top 75 hits on the UK Singles Chart, the highest being "Saturday Night" which reached No. 50 in 1991. In the United States, "The Downtown Lights" was their only chart entry, peaking at No. 10 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.
The band members have also gained a reputation for their avoidance of publicity, their idiosyncratic dealings with the recording industry and their perfectionism and slow work rate, which has resulted in the release of just four albums since the group's formation in 1981. The group appear to have disbanded since the release of their fourth album High in 2004, although there has never been any official confirmation.
In 2006, Buchanan had a top 10 hit in the UK when he featured on Texas' song, "Sleep", which reached No. 6.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. "The Blue Nile". Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "The Blue Nile To Headline Somerset House". Uncut. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "The changing face of Shirley Manson" - "Instead, two years ago she was reportedly on her way to meet Paul Buchanan, the man behind the Glasgow art rockers the Blue Nile". The Herald. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh, Scotland: Mojo Books. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-84195-017-4.
- ^ Robinson, Tom (presenter) (9 June 2012). Paul Buchanan interview with Tom Robinson (radio broadcast). London, England: BBC 6 Music.
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