When in Rome was a dance trio from England consisting of Clive Farrington (vocals), Andrew Mann (vocals), and Michael Floreale (keyboard). They had a U.S. Top 20 hit with "The Promise" in 1988. Initially Farrington, Floreale, and Mann were in the locally active, Manchester, England-based group Beau Leisure with part-time fashion designer Corinne Drewery. In 1984, Corinne left to form the sophisti-pop outfit Swing Out Sister with Andrew Connell and Martin Jackson. Farrington, Floreale, and Mann stayed together, adapting the name "When in Rome". Signed by Virgin U.K. subsidiary 10 Records, producers Ben Rogan (who had worked with Sade) and Richard Burgess (Five Star, Living in a Box) took special interest in the trio's "The Promise," issued first as a 12" dance disk. When the song became popular hitting the top of Billboard's Dance Club Play chart, Virgin ordered an album. "The Promise," remixed, was the first single from their self-titled debut album. It was an instant success barely missing the Top Ten in the
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