Blue Zone (known as Blue Zone UK in the United States due to a naming dispute there) were a 1980s British band. The group consisted of Lisa Stansfield (lead vocals), Ian Devaney (trombone, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Andy Morris (trumpet, flugelhorn, electronic keyboards, backing vocals).
Blue Zone | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Rochdale, England |
| Genres | Pop,[1] blue-eyed soul[2] |
| Years active | 1984–1988 |
| Labels | Arista |
| Past members | Lisa Stansfield Ian Devaney Andy Morris |
History
editAfter the singles "On Fire", "Thinking About His Baby" (released in 1987), "Jackie" and album Big Thing (released in 1988), the trio and label Arista decided to focus on Stansfield's solo career. Morris would co-write and co-produce the first three Stansfield albums before departing the trio. Devaney and Stansfield would eventually marry and now own a music publishing business while they also continue to write and record together.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Big Thing |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
NLD [4] |
US [5] |
US Dance [6] | |||||||||
| "Love Will Wait" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Finest Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "On Fire" | 1987 | 99 | 56 | — | — | Big Thing | ||||||
| "Thinking About His Baby" | 1988 | 79 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Big Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Jackie" | — | — | 54 | 37 | Big Thing | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Aaron, Charles (28 January 2015). "Sam Smith and 11 Pop Stars Who Broke Via Dance Records". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). "Stansfield, Lisa". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85-712595-8.
- ^ "Blue Zone | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Blue Zone". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Lisa Stansfield - Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Lisa Stansfield - Chart History: Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2013.