The Charlatans (British band)
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The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) is a British band. Originally formed in Birmingham by bassist Martin Blunt who recruited fellow West Midlanders Rob Collins on keyboards, John Brooks on drums, John Baker on guitar and Baz Ketley for vocals.
Tim Burgess (from Northwich) later replaced Baz, and Mark Collins (from Manchester) eventually replaced John Baker. After Rob Collins' death, Tony Rogers, also from the West Midlands, took his place on the keyboards to form the current line up.
The group established Dead Dead Good Records for the release of their debut single "Indian Rope" in 1990. It proved an indie hit and the group soon found a label, Beggars Banquet off-shoot Situation Two, in time for "The Only One I Know", a pop hit.
A further single, "Then" and debut album Some Friendly were released later that year to great commercial and critical acclaim. The Charlatans were forced to add UK to their name for an American tour due to competing claims by a 1960s rock band also known as The Charlatans. Personnel changes caused a long gap before the release of Between 10th & 11th, however two between album singles, "Me. In Time" and "Over Rising" were released during this period.
The third album, Up to Our Hips, was hailed as a return to form. The band's fifth album (Tellin' Stories) was released in 1997 to strong sales and reviews. Since then they have released a number of albums: Melting Pot, a best of album in 1998, Us and Us Only in 1999, Wonderland in 2001, Songs from The Other Side (a collection of b-sides and remixes) in 2002, Live It Like You Love It (a live recording) also in 2002, and Up at the Lake in 2004. Two DVDs have so far been released - Just Lookin' 1990 - 1997 shows their music videos and a selection of live appearances from that period, while 2005 saw Live at Last a recording of their live performance at Brixton Academy in December 2004.
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Discography
Albums
The Beggars Banquet Records Years:
- "Some Friendly" (8 October 1990)- UK #1, US #73
- "Between 10th & 11th" (23 March 1992)- UK #21
- "Up To Our Hips" (21 March 1994)- UK #8
- "The Charlatans" (28 August 1995)- UK #1
- "Tellin' Stories" (21 April 1997)- UK #1
- "Melting Pot" (23 February 1998)- UK #4
- "Songs From The Other Side" (20 May 2002)
The Universal Records Years:
- "Us And Us Only" (18 October 1999)- UK #2
- "Wonderland" (10 September 2001)- UK #2
- "Live It Like You Love It" (22 July 2002)
- "Up At The Lake" (17 May 2004)- UK #7
Singles
The Beggars Banquet Years:
- "Indian Rope" (Jan 1990)- UK #89
- "The Only One I Know" (14 May 1990)- UK # 9
- "Then" (10 September 1990)- UK #12
- "Over Rising" (25 February 1991)- UK #15
- "Me. In Time" (4 November 1991)- UK #28
- "Weirdo" (24 February 1992)- UK #19
- "Tremelo Song" (6 July 1992)- UK #44
- "Can't Get Out Of Bed" (24 January 1994)- UK #24
- "I Never Want An Easy Life If Me And He Were Ever To Get There" (7 March 1994)- UK #38
- "Jesus Hairdo" (20 June 1994)- UK #48
- "Crashin' In" (28 December 1994)- UK #31
- "Just Lookin'/Bullet Comes" (8 May 1995)- UK #32
- "Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over" (7 August 1995)- UK #12
- "One To Another" (26 August 1996)- UK #3
- "North Country Boy" (24 March 1997)- UK #4
- "How High" (9 June 1997)- UK #6
- "Tellin' Stories" (20 October 1997)- UK #16
The Universal Years:
- "Forever" (4 October 1999)- UK #12
- "My Beautiful Friend" (6 December 1999)- UK #31
- "Impossible" (15 May 2000)- UK #15
- "Love Is The Key" (27 August 2001)- UK #16
- "A Man Needs To Be Told" (19 November 2001)- UK #31
- "Up At The Lake" (10 May 2004)- UK #23
- "Try Again Today" (26 July 2004)- UK #24
- "Loving You Is Easy" (20 December 2004)- Radio Single Only
External links
- The Charlatans' official website (http://www.thecharlatans.net/)
- A comprehensive fan website (http://www.thecharlatans.info/)