From Wikipedia: China Crisis is a British rock group formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Garry Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. Their output was pop music similar in style to that of the new romantics, but with strong similarities to the post-punk movement of the early 1980s, namely inclusion of a broader range of musical influences and occasional flirtation with political commentary. Sharing an affection for Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, and Brian Eno, Daly and Lundon had become burned out from playing with various Knowsley post-punk groups. Daly quit school and then spent much of his time indoors tinkering with synthesizers and a drum machine. Along with Lundon, Daly began writing songs using his high-tech toys. Feeling creatively stifled by the drum machine, the pair eventually asked percussionist Dave Reilly to join them, and in 1982 they released the single "African & White" as China Crisis on the independent label Inevitable. Later re-released by Virgin Records, "African & White" was also China Crisis' first hit in the U.K.. Throughout their career, China Crisis has seen moderate success in the United Kingdom, western Europe, Australia and the Americas. Adding Gary "Gazza" Johnson and Kevin Wilkinson to the lineup, they recorded their debut album Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms. Another single, "Christian", hit U.K. #12, followed by two singles from second album, Working with Fire and Steel Possible Pop Songs, Vol. 2. China Crisis spent 1984-1985 making their biggest chart run, beginning with their first top-ten hit, "Wishful Thinking". Third album Flaunt the Imperfection was produced by the sympathetic Walter Becker, and resulted in the hit singles "Black Man Ray" and "King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up)". The album was followed up in 1986 with What Price Paradise, though China Crisis worked wit
1 | Singing The Praises Of Finer Things (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
2 | Hanna Hanna | Diary - A Collection |
3 | Working With Fire And Steel (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
4 | Diary Of A Hollow Horse (Acoustic) | Diary - A Collection |
5 | Wishful Thinking (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
6 | Thank You (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
7 | Strength Of Character | Diary - A Collection |
8 | Black Man Ray (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
9 | Hands On The Wheel (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
10 | It's Everything (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
11 | A Golden Handshake For Every Daughter | Diary - A Collection |
12 | Christian (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
13 | Arizona Sky | What Price Paradise |
14 | King In A Catholic Style (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
15 | No More Blue Horizons (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
16 | African And White (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
17 | Working With Fire & Steel | Diary - A Collection |
18 | Everyday The Same (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
19 | Good Again (Acoustic) | Acoustically Yours |
20 | Blue Sea | Diary - A Collection |