The Outfield were an English rock band based in London, England. 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. Spinks died in 2014 after which the group officially disbanded.
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The Outfield were an English rock band based in London, England. 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. Spinks died in 2014 after which the group officially disbanded. On 22 March 2018, lead singer Tony Lewis announced a solo album called Out of the Darkness, which was released on 29 June 2018 through Madison Records. Two of the original members have died: John Spinks in 2014, from cancer; andTony Lewis, in 2020. Their debut album, Play Deep was produced by William Wittman, issued in 1985 and was a success. The album reached triple platinum status and featured a Top 10 entry with the single ‘Your Love’ The band toured extensively, opening for Journey and Starship, and saw the release of their second album, Bangin’ in 1987. The group’s popularity waned in the early 1990s and they essentially disbanded in the 1990s. In 2011, the band released their final album, Replay, with original drummer AlanJackman re-joining the band. Their third album, Any Time Now, was released in 2004 and re-released in 2006.
It featured a number of covers and remixes by other artists, and has been released online and physically and physically online and on CD and vinyl. It went on to be featured in a number. of 80s-themed compilation albums, and over 1,000 covers have been released and remixed by other. artists. Their fourth album, Voices of Babylon, saw some chart successes, the group’s fifth album, Diamond Days, was issued in 1991 and reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 list and then reached tripleatinum in the United States. It also featured a No. 10 entry in the US Top 10; it also featured the single ‘Your Love’ The band continued to record and tour through the 1980s and then into the early 90s. They performed in and around England until a demo got them signed to ColumbiaCBS Records in 1984. They got a reputation as a very \”American-sounding group and signed in the U.S. after playing for just a few months in England. Their manager, an American living in England, recommended a new band name with a similar attitude since ‘Baseball Boys’ seemed too ‘tacky’ and “tongue-in-cheek’
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