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Dablink|This article is about the band. For their debut album, see Fine Young Cannibals (album) . For the song by Wolf Parade, see At Mount Zoomer .Infobox musical artist | name = Fine Young Cannibals| image = Fine Young Cannibals.JPG| caption = Fine Young Cannibals, 1990| image_size = 235px| background = group_or_band| alias = Two Men a Drum Machine and a Trumpet| origin = Birmingham , England| instrument =| genre = Pop rock , soul music|soul , college rock | occupation =| years_active = 1984–1992, 1996| label = London Records|London , I.R.S. Records|I.R.S. | associated_acts = The Beat (band)|The Beat | website =| current_members =| past_members = Roland Gift David Steele (musician)|David Steele Andy Cox Fine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham , England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele (musician)|David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox (both formerly of The Beat (band)|The Beat ),Fine Young Cannibals and Cherry are success stories; NORTH SPORTS FINAL, CN Edition Chris Heim.. Chicago Tribune (pre-1997 Fulltext). Chicago, Ill.: 8 Sep 1989. pg. 6 and singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz ). They are best known for their 1989 hit singles " She Drives Me Crazy " and " Good Thing (Fine Young Cannibals song)|Good Thing ".cite book| first= Martin C.| last= Strong| year= 2000| title= The Great Rock Discography| edition= 5th| publisher=Mojo Books| location= Edinburgh| pages= 343–344| isbn= 1-84195-017-3
Their name came from the 1960 film All the Fine Young Cannibals starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood .cite web|title=Fine Young Cannibals – They're England's latest sultans of soul. Soon they'll be bringing it on home to America, where at least a band can get a decent meal|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=xdLsQBjl0-IC& pg=PA73& dq=spin+magazine+1986+they%27re+england%27s+latest& hl=en& ei=Ev-LTPKqKYz2tgPUxtDQBA& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=1& ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage& q& f=false|author=Jessica Berens|month=April|year=1986|page=73|work= Spin (magazine)|Spin Magazine |accessdate=11 September 2010
History
The group was formed in 1984 in Birmingham after the dissolution of The Beat (band)|The Beat , with whom Cox and Steele previously played. The duo of Steel and Cox spent eight months listening to over 500 cassettes of potential singers before settling on Gift. They had difficulty obtaining a record contract but when a video of their song "Johnny Come Home" appeared on a British TV show called "The Tube," recording contract offers flowed in immediately. http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=-vIrAAAAIBAJ& sjid=RWoFAAAAIBAJ& dq=roland-gift& pg=1096%2C540437 Kentucky New Era – Google News Archive Search The band's Fine Young Cannibals (album)|eponymous debut album was released in 1985, spawning two UK hit singles, " Johnny Come Home " and a cover of Elvis Presley 's " Suspicious Minds " featuring additional vocals by Jimmy Somerville .
Fine Young Cannibals appeared as the house band in a nightclub in the 1987 comedy film Tin Men , set in Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland , USA in 1963. Steele and Cox released an instrumental house single under the moniker Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet in 1988, called "Tired Of Getting Pushed Around", which reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart and was popular on the Hot Dance Club Songs|U.S. dance chart. During this time, Gift appeared in the movie Sammy and Rosie Get Laid .
Their highest charting hits were "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing", from the 1988 album The Raw and the Cooked (album)|The Raw and the Cooked , which charted the following year. Both reached number one in the U.S. singles charts. The Raw and the Cooked included three songs the band had recorded for Tin Men (including "Good Thing"), and their cover of the Buzzcocks ' " Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) " recorded for the film Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild .
In 1990, the band contributed a cover version of Cole Porter 's song " Love for Sale (song)|Love for Sale " for the album Red Hot + Blue produced by the Red Hot Organization , a collection of 20 Cole Porter songs recorded by various artists as a benefit for AIDS research.
Fine Young Cannibals broke up in 1992, although they briefly returned to the studio in 1996 to record a new single, "The Flame", which would complement their greatest hits compilation album|compilation The Finest (Fine Young Cannibals album)|The Finest released that year. Gift reactivated the band name and toured in the 2000s as Roland Gift and the Fine Young Cannibals.
Band members
Roland Gift|Roland Lee Gift (singer) – 28 May 1961
Andy Cox (guitarist) – 25 January 1956
David Steele (musician)|David Steele (bass and synth ) – 8 September 1960
Discography
Studio albums
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1985
Fine Young Cannibals (album)
First studio album
Release date: 10 December 1985
Label: I.R.S. Records
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CRIA|CAN : Platinumcite web|url= http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum |publisher=Cria.ca |date= |accessdate=30 October 2010
1988
The Raw and the Cooked (album)
Second studio album
Release date: 1988
Label: I.R.S. Records
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UK: 3× Platinum
CAN: 6× Platinum
RIAA|US : 2× Platinumcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=Fine%20Young%20Cannibals& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=50 |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |date= |accessdate=17 August 2011
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Compilation albums
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1996
The Finest (Fine Young Cannibals album)
Release date: 26 November 1996
Label: London Records
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UK: Platinum
2004
Greatest Hits
Release date: 14 September 2004
Label: Rhino Records
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2006
The Platinum Collection
Release date: 21 March 2006
Label: Warner Deluxe
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2009
She Drives Me Crazy
Release date: 23 February 2009
Label: MC Deluxe
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Remix albums
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1990
The Raw and the Remix
Release date: 11 December 1990
Label: I.R.S. Records
Singles
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1985
" Johnny Come Home "
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"Blue"
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1986
" Suspicious Minds "
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" Funny How Love Is (Fine Young Cannibals song)
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1986
" Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) "
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Something Wild (1986 film)
1988
"Tired of Getting Pushed Around" †
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1989
" She Drives Me Crazy "
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The Raw and the Cooked (album)
" Good Thing (Fine Young Cannibals song)
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" Don't Look Back (Fine Young Cannibals song)
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" I'm Not the Man I Used to Be "
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1990
" I'm Not Satisfied "
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1991
"It's O.K."
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1996
"The Flame"
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The Finest (Fine Young Cannibals album)
1997
"She Drives Me Crazy 1997"
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† – Two Men, A Drum Machine and a Trumpet release
See also
List of number-one hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (United States)
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
References
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External links
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Fine+Young+Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals Discography on Discogs.com
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