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Origin | London, England |
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Past members | Tony Lewis John Spinks Alan Jackman Simon Dawson |
Website | theoutfield |
The Outfield were an English rock band formed in London in 1984.[5] The band achieved success in the mid-1980s and are best remembered for their hit single, "Your Love". The band's lineup consisted of guitarist John Spinks, vocalist and bassist Tony Lewis, and drummer Alan Jackman.[6]
They had an unusual experience for a British band in that they enjoyed commercial success in the United States but never in their homeland. The band began recording in the mid-1980s,[7] and released their first album, Play Deep, in 1985 through Columbia Records. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 list and then reached double platinum in the United States.[8] The band's single "Your Love" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as No. 7 on the Mainstream Rock chart,[8] and it became their signature song. The band continued to record and tour through the 1980s and then into the early 1990s.[7] While subsequent albums Bangin' (1987) and Voices of Babylon (1989) saw some chart successes, the group's popularity waned.[6]
After drummer Alan Jackman left in 1989, the Outfield became a duo and recorded Diamond Days in 1991.[6] Following the disappointing response to their 1992 album Rockeye, which represented a shift towards progressive rock and arena rock,[9] the group essentially disbanded in the 1990s.[7] They resumed touring in 1998, and thereafter released two live albums via their website, along with a new studio album, Any Time Now in 2004, which was later re-released in 2006.[10] In 2011, the band released their final album, Replay, with original drummer Alan Jackman re-joining the band. Spinks died in 2014 after which the group officially disbanded. On 22 March 2018, lead singer/bassist Tony Lewis announced a solo album called Out of the Darkness, which was released on 29 June 2018 through Madison Records.[11] Lewis died on 19 October 2020, aged 62.[12]
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