The Motels

The Motels
The Motels performing live in 2011
The Motels performing live in 2011
Background information
OriginBerkeley, California, United States
Genres
Years active1975–1977, 1978–1987, 1998–present
LabelsCapitol, EMI
MembersMartha Davis
Nic Johns
Clint Walsh
Eric Gardner
Marty Jourard
Past membersDean Chamberlain
Chuck Wada
Lisa Brenneis
Richard D'Andrea
Robert Newman
Michael Goodroe
Brian Glascock
Jeff Jourard
Tim McGovern
Guy Perry
Scott Thurston
David Platshon
Jason Loree
Erik Lemaire
Adrian Burke
David Van Pattoen
Mic Taras
Angelo Barbera
Kevin Bowen
Michael Barbera
Nick LeMieux
Fritz Lewak
David Sutton
Eric Gardner
Jon Siebels
Felix Mercer
Matthew Brown
Matthew Morgan
Matt Miller
Tig Moore
Brady Wills
WebsiteOfficial website

The Motels are an American new wave band from Berkeley, California, that is best known for the singles "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1982 and 1983, respectively. In 1980, The Motels song "Total Control" reached No. 7 on the Australian chart (for two weeks),[1] and their song "Danger" reached No. 15 on the French chart.

Martha Davis, the lead singer, reformed a version of the band called "The Motels featuring Martha Davis" in 1998 and toured under that name with various line-ups of musicians. Since 2013, they have been billed as Martha Davis and The Motels.

  1. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1980". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2017.