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Biography
Refimprove|date=December 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Fairground Attraction| image = Fairground Attraction.jpg| caption = left to right: Reader, Dodds, Edwards, Nevin| image_size = 220| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Scotland | instrument =| genre = Acoustic music|Acoustic Pop music|pop | occupation =| years_active = 1987& ndash;1990| label = RCA Records|RCA | associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members = Eddi Reader Mark E. Nevin Simon Edwards Roy Dodds| notable_instruments = Fairground Attraction were a United Kingdom|British acoustic music|acoustic pop music|pop band (music)|band . They are best known for their hit record|hit single (music)|single " Perfect (Fairground Attraction song)|Perfect ", and for helping to launch the career of lead vocalist Eddi Reader .
Career
In 1987 Fairground Attraction were signed to RCA Records|RCA , and launched their first single, "Perfect", in April 1988. It was an immediate success, reaching Chart-topper|number one on the UK Singles Chart . Their album The First of a Million Kisses was a blend of folk music|folk , jazz music|jazz , country music|country , and cajun elements (all but one of its songs being written by Nevin). Released in May 1988, it followed the success of "Perfect" by entering the UK Albums Chart at number three, and rising to number two; it was eventually certified music recording sales certification|platinum . Three other singles were released from the same album: "Find My Love" (which reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart), "A Smile in a Whisper", and "Clare".
At the 1989 BRIT Awards "Perfect" won the award for best single, and The First of a Million Kisses won best album.
Although they were popular in Europe an countries, and toured the United States , their main success outside the United Kingdom|UK was in Japan , where they toured in 1989 (a tour that produced their only live album , Kawasaki Live in Japan 02.07.89 ).
In September 1989, however, during the sound recording and reproduction|recording of their second album, rumours of arguments circulated, and in January 1990 the band split up. An album Ay Fond Kiss was released in 1990, and one of its songs, a cover of Patsy Cline's 1957 country hit " Walkin' After Midnight ", became their last single. The album was made up of A-side and B-side|B-side s and other material recorded alongside the first album (many being collaborations by just two band members). Material for the second album went on to be recorded by Nevin with Brian Kennedy (singer)|Brian Kennedy under the name Sweetmouth, although eight tracks have since appeared sung by Reader on the Kawasaki Live in Japan 02.07.89 album.
Personnel
Eddi Reader & mdash; singing|vocals - born 28 August 1959, Glasgow , Scotland
Mark E. Nevin & mdash; guitar - born 13 August 1959, Ebbw Vale , Wales
Simon Edwards & mdash; guitarrón mexicano|guitarrón - born 25 November 1958, Leicester , England
Roy Dodds & mdash; Drum kit|drums - born 11 July 1958, Larne , Northern Ireland
The Collection: Fairground Attraction, featuring Eddi Reader (1994)
Perfect: The Best of Fairground Attraction (1995)
The Very Best of Fairground Attraction, featuring Eddi Reader (1996)
The Masters (1997)
80s Eternal Best: Fairground Attraction Best (1998)
The Best of Fairground Attraction (2004)
Videos
The First of a Million Kisses (1990)
:Collection of music video s: "Perfect", "Find My Love", "A Smile in a Whisper", "Clare"
Live at Full House (1990)
:Live performances from Germany|German television show called Live at Full House :
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.eddireader.co.uk/ Eddi Reader's official site
http://www.marknevin.com/ Mark E. Nevin's Web site
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