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Four subsequent singles from the album entered at least the Top 20, though none broke in the U.S. charts. T'Pau /tpa/ are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. But her success caused much dissent and jealousy in her marriage and friendships, so created her own monster. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. We came from bands and embraced that culture, but we were signed as a duo to the label. [9], On its release, Dave Ling of Classic Rock wrote, "Sonically, T'Pau still favour smooth, occasionally faceless walls of melody best exemplified on 'Now That You're Gone' and 'Make Love to Me'. The band formed in 1986, taking their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek. Carol, who met Prince Charles and Princess Diana during the late 1980s when her band became the biggest in Britain, said she was proud of her two children. I missed him so much, but then I morphed the story into a fictitious one of not being loved back (which I was). Dean Howard. So I started it: It was a theme she had / On a scheme he had / Told in a foreign land. The message, basically, is be careful what you wish for. Further promotional activities included a live session for Virgin Radio and an appearance on VH1, which Decker also filmed material for in New York. Drink, laughed Carol at the time. Decker still makes appearances on TV shows, including Hit Me, Baby, One More Time; Just the Two of Us; Never Mind the Buzzcocks and The Weakest Link. Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of TPau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the heart of the band. Listen to The Virgin Anthology right now. Paul Jackson. "The creative side is wonderful but the promotion is harder.. The single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry. Doing those shows with an orchestra are amazing. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably "China in Your Hand", "Heart and Soul" and "Valentine",[4] and several hits in the rest of Europe, before disbanding in 1992. "The money comes in with the big campaign and that I find frustrating. It flopped on its first release in the UK, but in the US it started to receive radio play and began a hesitant ascent of the Billboard Hot 100. "Ive always had a great association with Shropshire, particularly Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth, which were both home, and weve played lots of gigs in the West Midlands, from Bilston to Birmingham. 24 November 1959, Bolton) Lead Guitarist on, "Bridge of Spies" (1988, U.S./German release only), "Only A Heartbeat" (1991, U.S./Japan release only), "With a Little Luck" (1998, Promo release only). After meeting guitarist Ronnie on the gigging circuit, the early 80s would see the pair battle to capitalize on a series of promising leads that withered into nothing. "[6], Red was released in September 1998 in the UK by Decker's own label Gnatfish. I Love Mum: The Best Mother's Day Album in the World Ever! The band T'Pau formed in 1986 in Shropshire, taking their name from a Vulcan priestess by the same name in the Star Trek films. [7] It also reached the number 1 in several other European countries but made little impact in the United States. Dan D. Derby (The Skater) (1977) was covered in Dan D. Derby by Freddy Quinn (1981) Discussion. In 2015, freshly reunited professionally with Ronnie, TPau released Pleasure And Pain, which received a strong critical response and solid sales, sparking a ferocious touring schedule that the band maintains to this day. They needed to stop for sandwiches every hour. We need to find other ways to let people know its out. Because of lockdown, we had to film at home using whatever props we could. Scarlett is doing animation production at university in Bournemouth so she created a shooting schedule before we started. In 1982 Carol attended a Katz gig where Ronnie threw his guitar into the audience, which hit Carol and cut her finger. You have to roll with the punches, and the big budgets are gone, but I mix those large retro shows with smaller sets and acoustic tours. Decker re-formed the band with a new line-up in 1998, and T'Pau have in recent years continued to work live regularly. Weve definitely recovered from something.. 1988 saw the release of their second album Rage which produced the hit single "Secret Garden". Now former Midlands rock band TPau are going it alone by releasing music without the help of a record company. [1][2] Decker recorded Red between December 1997 to July 1998 at Roundhouse Studios in London. The 4CD box set The Virgin Anthology can be bought here. [4], In a 2011 interview with Old School - Back to the 80s, Decker spoke of the album, "I would've loved to have gotten the same level of success again [with Red]. One song wasnt working, so we had to stop polishing! She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of TPau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. The breakdown of the band also coincided with the breakdown of her relationship with Rogers. Heart And Soul did sound different to a lot of our material and its famous bass riff came from us playing about on this sequencer keyboard, which we had bought with a loan from my dad.. "The funniest moment came when Dylan told me that he and Scarlett had six years experience between them at college. 3, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. Two singles "With a Little Luck" and "Giving Up the Ghost" were released from the album. Your email address will not be published. T'Pau: 04:00 . You never really know why one song does it. There are two different versions of the Music Video, one made later than the other, both visible on YouTube. We built it around ourselves, with the right intentions, but wed do it very differently today.. Discover Sex Talk by T'Pau released in 2007. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Ronnie and I are no longer together were both happily married to other people, with kids but I still perform, and when I get back into that past, its like Im another Carol. T'Pau: Only a Heartbeat: With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. I tweeted him asking, Whats your problem? And within minutes my phone was ringing. Red was not a commercial success, nor was a re-recorded version of "Giving Up the Ghost", which was released in 1999. It was my song, its all Ive got left. T'Pau: I Will Be with You: Directed by Brian Grant. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. In 1997, after finding new management, she formed a new line-up of T'Pau in order to begin touring again. The pair blocked the suggestion, which they now describe as a big mistake. English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul." 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987. They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. Hearing China In Your Hands with real strings was emotional. "Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. It didn't happen although I did sell a lot of albums on the road. They absolutely had to stop for lunch. Their debut album, Bridge of Spies (simply called T'Pau in the US), also reached number 1 and went quadruple platinum in the UK. To me, it was just another song it didnt sound like it had a chorus either. "We had to do a download video and my two kids have both done creative media courses at college so we asked them to make it.. They get really sniffy when we suggested something. It was horrible as we were tied into touring a dying album with everyone hating each other. Ronnie believes if the band members had been better friends they might have been able to secure a new deal, but the fractures in the working structure proved too severe to fix. . But as Decker herself recalls, it was never that simple for TPau. T'Pau: 04:13 : Amazon: 2 : Valentine. It is a story within a story, be careful what you wish for in case you get it. "Greatest Hits: Heart and Soul - T'Pau - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic", "T'Pau - Heart And Soul - The Very Best Of T'Pau at Discogs", "T'Pau | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heart_and_Soul:_The_Very_Best_of_T%27Pau&oldid=1136242761, Stephen W. Tayler mixing (tracks 5, 79), This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 12:03. As the only original member, Decker originally considered touring under her own name, but was advised that using the T'Pau name would generate more recognition. Dean Howard, Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers on stage at the Montreux rock festival, 1988. I did London Coliseum last autumn and Leeds Millennium Square with a 75-piece orchestra. Then one day I saw this documentary about Mary Shelley. 4 in September.[7]. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. China In Your Hand was the bands second single. The knock-backs from the labels were never constructive, she says. Rogers, R.Rodgers, R.Rogers, Rodgers, Roger, Rogers, Rogers, R., Rogers, Ronald, Roland Rogers, Ron Rodgers, Ronald Phillip Rogers, Ronald Rogers, Ronnie Rodgers, Ronnie Rogers [a271215] But Ronnie remained optimistic. We had this great producer, Roy Thomas Baker, who had worked with Queen and The Cars, and was used to working on a huge scale. Then we got dropped by the record company and everything just ground to a halt. He is a composer, known for Table 19 (2017), Sisters (2015) and Black Mirror (2011). With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. As the first T'Pau album since 1991's The Promise, Red features singer Carol Decker as the only member from the original line-up. As the first T'Pau album since 1991's The Promise, Red features singer Carol Decker as the only member from the original line-up. Goodbye Summer: ATO Records 2013 Fall Music Sampler, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. All Rights Reserved. They recorded some demos and got a contract with Siren Records and were offered a support slot on Nik Kershaws UK tour. They dont understand the concept of working until its done and then getting drunk. The actual China line this sounds terrible but I had this flimsy tea set from Ronnies mum, whod always give us crockery and duvets. Around the same time, it emerged that she had also grown frustrated at a lack of airplay for her band's new material, as many radio stations were only interested in playing T'Pau's classic hits. Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. And Carol, from Shrewsbury, revealed that the lockdown video had a personal edge because she believed she and her husband Richard, a chef, might have suffered a mild dose of Covid-19. So I hope fans will like the new single.. Named after a Vulcan character from the Star Trek TV series, the pop-anthem band T'Pau formed in 1986 around vocalist Carol Decker (b. September 10, 1957), guitarist Ronnie Rogers (b. I was shell-shocked. Ronnie recalls that one of their US singles was pitched to Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones for a solo contribution. They enjoyed their biggest hit 33 years ago when China In Your Hand became an international smash. Your email address will not be published. 4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later. Two had just got back from a trip to Malaysia when they became infected and I had lunch with one. Their debut album, Bridge Of Spies, was released in September of 1987 and the first single from it was Heart and Soul which reached number four in both the UK and the US. Carols daughter Scarlett had directed TPaus 2018 single Run and was happy to take on her latest project with help from her younger brother Dylan. Track listing [ edit] We didnt know any better then and were very in awe of everything, so we just agreed. In February 2015, T'Pau released their fifth studio album, Pleasure & Pain, and embarked on a tour. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Sites: Wikipedia, web.archive.org, secondhandsongs.com, repertoire.bmi.com Aliases: Randall Rogers Variations: Viewing All | Ronnie Rogers R. Rogers, R.Rogers, Rodgers, Rogers, Rogers Ronnie, Ron Rogers Artist [a357974] This article uses material from the article T'Pau (band) from the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and it is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. But when we were making The Promise, we didnt realize how much had changed, says Carol. They recruited guitarist Taj Wyzgowski, bass player Paul Jackson, keyboard player Michael Chetwood and London-born drummer, Tim Burgess to form TPau. Their first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". I still cant believe how huge China got. Flame-haired singer Carol Decker has created a lockdown video to accompany their latest single Be Wonderful, which was filmed by her two children, Scarlett and Dylan, who are media students. "You dont earn any money from the records, you have to go on the road to earn a living. Eight years ago they left the bright lights of London Carol moved to Henley with her husband Richard who is an executive chef for the restaurant chain Bodeans, and their children Scarlett, 15, and Dylan, 11. It was a quiet piano song and he turned it into something else, with that big crashing chorus. With each rejection, it was getting a bit much. Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. It was re-recorded for the single version and Carol explained to me why: We recorded the song in one passionate take and we were happy with it for the album. Ronnies mother gave us a china tea-set and if you lifted the cups up to the light you can see a womans face in the bottom. The cups were paper thin and so fragile when you held it in your hand. [7][8] It was given a release in the United States on 9 November 1999 by Renaissance Records as a two-disc set, with the additional disc containing three tracks: the re-recorded "Heart and Soul '97", a live, unplugged version of the band's 1987 UK number one hit "China in Your Hand", and the demo version of the album track "Do the Right Dance". That one has really, really hurt.. T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. T'Pau: 03:26 : Amazon: 5 : Road to Our Dream. Ron Rogers was born on March 13, 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. It was interesting working with the kids. In 1998, Decker revived T'Pau with a new lineup and released the album Red. All Tracks by Ronnie Rogers (1) Covers of Ronnie Rogers Songs (1) 1 cover. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. The record was not a commercial success, but T'Pau have continued to perform live on a semi-regular basis. T'Pau: 03:58 . Our management was clear that we had to keep the ball rolling, says Carol. Ronnie and I are really eclectic writers, which some people think is brilliant, but others especially in America struggled with, says Carol. It started OK, but tensions started to build with the others as time went on., Siren Records sent the newly formed six-piece stateside to a studio near Chicago to record their first album, Bridge Of Spies. The record sales started to slump and the band began bickering. I love that side of it but I miss having record company money for promotion. I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch she'd written on the piano. Carol said the closure of concert venues had wrecked her bands schedule for 2020 and they were unlikely to perform now until the end of the year at the very earliest. The album, which was released in September 1998, was supported by a thirty-six date tour named "The Red Tour". "[11] Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "The group's smooth pop sounds remain intact on songs like 'With a Little Luck,' 'Now That You're Gone,' 'Giving Up the Ghost,' and 'Let It All Fall.'[10]. I find it funny that nowadays everyone takes big crashing songs and makes them quiet. Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. But we did some tricks, gave it a false ending in the middle to get people clapping, and finished the chorus with the title again, as Id heard in a Howard Jones song, No One Is to Blame. "Heart and Soul" is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. | We put the band together around us, says Carol. Their debut single and first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". By then, I felt so assured and assumed that people got us and we were going to be able to do what we thought was right. [3], The song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs, causing Decker, essentially, to be duetting with herself on the original studio recording. Ronnie. Id dicked around, fluffed my A-levels, bumbled my way into art school, and ended up singing in a friends band. Ronnie Rogers Past members Tim Burgess Michael Chetwood Paul Jackson Taj Wyzgowski Dean Howard Jez Ashurst Dave Hattee Dan McKinna Website http://www.tpau.co.uk/ T'Pau/tpa/are an English popgroup formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. A compilation album, Heart and Soul The Very Best of T'Pau, was released in 1993 and reached the UK Top 40. It works well. The technology we had access to was incredible. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original band member and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th-anniversary UK tour.[5]. Im a bit long in the tooth for crazy make-up but I wanted to show my appreciation so I wore it; I was a bit worried I might look like I was in the circus. The absence of a record company means Carol and her bandmates have creative control over their output but they dont have the budget to spend on a big campaign. T'Pau: 04:27 . T'Pau: Composer : 2017 : Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape: Oberhofer: Composer : 2017 . I was in bits. It was a similar story elsewhere too, but the strength of the bands songs cut through in Europe, where programmers had less influence on the charts. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. I was nervous about Amelia singing it because I didnt want her to do better than me. Contact, 2023Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft, This page was last modified 28.03.2011 00:31:55, Dean Howard (b. To. 7 May 1961, Greenwich, London) Lead Guitarist, Ronnie Rogers (b. Fans would come up after, saying: We played this at our wedding. Another bloke, who couldnt stop shaking my hand, said: I was in a coma. Scarlett was seven and Dylan was three and I just didnt fancy city life anymore, but how I missed the bars and all the parties, she admitted. On its release in October 1988, there was a discernible cooling of the bands commercial fortunes, with lead single, Secret Garden, failing to break the UK Top 10. Learn how your comment data is processed. I toured it up and down the UK, and then I went across Europe with Status Quo and I left her behind when she was six months old. It was a bad call. I knew it would just cause a massive row. Though she and Ronnie were the songwriters, and the compositions for the first two albums were completed before the band had been signed, the pair admits that a lot of time was spent managing the situation. . Instead, Decker often performs what she calls a "basic" version,[4] explaining to Songfacts: "I rap the first two verses then cut to the melody for the verse before the chorus. Carol has kept in touch with her 50,000 Twitter followers most days, offering plenty of laughter along the way. Later in November and December 1998, T'Pau supported Status Quo on the German and UK leg of their Tour "It's Good to Tour". Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. [3] To promote the album, a radio promo single, "With a Little Luck", was released. Ronnie Rogers (I) Actor Composer Soundtrack IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Ronnie Rogers is known for Laura Bell Bundy: Drop on By (2010), Brooks & Dunn: Only in America (2009) and T'Pau: Bridge of Spies (1987). Its still a little poignant for me even today to discuss all the potential that was in front of us, says Carol Decker, who fronted TPau with her boyfriend, Ronnie Rogers. "It reminded me of when I was a young musician and the A&R guy would want to bring a song down and Id say How dare you, thats my art. In time, they would fill venues like Londons Wembley Arena by themselves: the perfect platform to showcase Carols powerful voice. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. We burst out laughing. I would actually pick Only A Heartbeat from The Promise as my favourite TPau song ever.. March 13, 1959), keyboard player Michael Chetwood (b. August 26, 1954), bassist Paul Jackson (b. August 8, 1961), and drummer Tim Burgess (b. October 6, 1961). | Copyright 2023 Jon Kutner. Ronnie Rogers. The final eight shows on the Pleasure & Pain Tour had to be cancelled in early March after Decker suffered damage to her voice while suffering from bronchitis. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. Although it wasnt noticeable enough to mar the enjoyment of the track, the tempo fluctuated so much that we could not edit the album version successfully for the single, besides which, the record company thought it was too long. The audience reaction is irreplaceable but putting it bluntly, thats how I earn my money. Other Top 20 hits followed: Valentine, I Will Be with You, Secret Garden and Whenever You Need Me but then it all went wrong. Discover Bridge of Spies by T'Pau released in 1987. The strain of being in a successful band, and the inevitable clashes with the other band members who wanted an ever-increasing slice of the pie took their toll. Named after a Vulcan character from the Star Trek TV series, the pop-anthem band T'Pau formed in 1986 around vocalist Carol Decker (b. September 10, 1957), guitarist Ronnie Rogers (b. The Virgin Anthology showcases every TPau single, plus the expanded Rage and The Promise albums. Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. The next release, China in Your Hand, failed to chart in the US but became the 600th UK number one and was top of the chart on the week of the Kings Cross fire. The songs were all there but the band just werent cutting it.. Im not an ber-cool person and was always up for that stuff, she says. Required fields are marked *. So we went to the Workhouse Studio in London and re-recorded it as faithful to the production as possible in a three-minute format. Well, four minutes and five seconds actually, Roy Thomas Baker wasnt available so as Ronnie and Tim worked into the wee small hours to get it right, we agreed they should get the production credit. After a farewell tour, T'Pau broke up, and Decker began a solo career soon after. Former guitarist Ronnie Rogers is currently in the band The Ronaldos. They would just listen to the cassettes and send them back with a standard letter. We had all of the symptoms except for the high temperature. "Those have been pulled and the arenas are hard to book in advance so we dont know if theyll go ahead. The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". We did a reunion tour in 2013 and it was always the highlight. Carol added that she hoped people in the region would download the single in May and check out the video online. That year, the band undertook a 25-date UK tour and also released a new version of the band's 1986 hit "Heart and Soul" as "Heart and Soul '97". [2021]. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.[4]. Impressum We appeared in the serious music press at first, but then they started to get increasingly snooty about TPau.. Red is the fourth studio album by British pop-rock group T'Pau, which was released by Gnatfish in 1998. In 2007, marking the 20th anniversary of T'Pau's first success, Ron Rogers and Carol Decker released a new single, "Just Dream", exclusively as an Internet download. I was very depressed for several years but I brought myself back from the brink. The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy, our then producer. I didnt think more about it until we were in America recording our debut album, Bridge of Spies. While lead single (and fan favorite) Whenever You Need Me performed solidly and secured the act a final Top Of The Pops appearance in May 1991, sales of The Promise, which the band wanted to title A New Decade, were modest, and TPau was dumped by Siren during a UK tour. The inspiration for China in Your Hand came from Frankensteins creator, Mary Shelley. Although wed been signed, I was still working as a telephone engineer. She successfully poached him for her own band, but just three weeks later, the band split. Despite this, the 11-song collection went platinum, and features in its entirety on Disc Three of The Virgin Anthology. Discover The Virgin Anthology by T'Pau released in 2017. Michael Chetwood. We had five arena shows lined up with the London Philharmonic. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original bandmember and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th anniversary UK tour. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. I did a few last year. [7] [8] Decker began a relationship with restaurateur Richard Coates in 1996. T'Pau: Sex Talk: Directed by Brian Grant. We have 18 shows in Germany with orchestra, choir and full band, mded by the singer and musician John Miles. I knew following up Bridge Of Spies was going to be hard, but I am proud of Rage and, certainly initially, wasnt particularly worried by it not doing as well. You have to rely on your social media. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. I think its a much better album than Rage, but the bubble had burst, adds Ronnie. You just dont mess those sorts of people about, says Carol. A third album The Promise followed in 1991, but the band split soon afterwards. . She and Rogers toured the U.K. in 2013, the 25th anniversary of the group's formation, and continued to perform during 2014. Credit: Tim Roney/Getty Images/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images, English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul. She said: Three of my friends have suffered from the coronavirus. All tracks are written by Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers, except "This Girl" written by T'Pau. 8 August 1961, Telford) Bassist, Taj Wyzgowski (b. I put things up things that make me laugh on Twitter. Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the U.S. Discover Red by T'Pau released in 1998. X Factor asked me to go on Xtra Factor but Gary Barlow refused to face me. That looks like it will be next year. But I have to keep away from social media when I have had a few glasses of wine. Ive had every single gig wiped out of my diary through to almost Christmas. "But it was quite funny. But playing the shows isnt just about having fun. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. 13 March 1959, Shrewsbury) Rhythm Guitarist/Songwriter, Tim Burgess (b. When it gets past 8pm, Richard wrestles my phone out of my hand.. T'Pau member Ronnie Rogers was her boyfriend at the time, and they co-wrote the majority of the band's songs. Written by MD Brown/AJ Sansone/RJCalilliVocals Ronnie RogersFrom the T'Pau CD Single I Will Be With You September 10, 1957), guitarist Ronnie Rogers (b. 10, Main Personnel, Guitar, Guitars, Composer. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Its part of the fabric of the 80s and you have to respect that.. I was watching a documentary on the whole Mary Shelley and Byron and Keats gang and was enthralled by how, at 19, she outsold both noted poets, revealed Carol. 4 in the UK and reached platinum status there, but failed to come close to the level of success of the band's debut album the year before. "The band has been going for more than 30. It produced the UK Top 20 single "Secret Garden", though chart returns were diminishing by this point, and two following singles earned very modest success. Taj, who was more of a jazz guitarist, didnt feel comfortable with TPaus rock style, so he left and Dean Howard became his replacement. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades. I sometimes get frustrated that people focus so much on China In Your Hand but its great to be remembered in such a fickle business. Speaking to uDiscover, Carol admits she was starting to get rattled by the relentless round of rejection. Ronnie Rogers [T'Pau] Top Songs as Writer #1: "Heart and Soul" by T'Pau #2: "China in Your Hand" by T'Pau #3: "Valentine" by T'Pau #4: "I Will Be with You" by T'Pau #5: "Whenever You Need Me" by T'Pau #6: "Secret Garden" by T'Pau #7: "Sex Talk" by T'Pau #8: "Only the Lonely" by T'Pau #9: "Road to Our Dream" by T'Pau #10: "Valentine" by T'Pau. Keep the ball Rolling, says Carol whatever props we could turned it into something else, with right... To Malaysia when they became infected and I had lunch with one in 1982 Carol attended a Katz where. 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