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Biography
Refimprove|date=January 2009Infobox musical artist | name = The Korgis| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin =| instrument =| genre = Pop (music)|Pop | years_active = 1978–1982 1985–1986 1990–1993 2005–present| label = Rialto Records Asylum Records|Asylum Warner Bros. London Records Angel Air| associated_acts = Stackridge The Welders| website = http://www.thekorgis.co.uk thekorgis.co.uk (offline)| current_members = James Warren Andy Cresswell-Davis John Baker| past_members = Stuart Gordon Phil Harrison| notable_instruments = The Korgis are a United Kingdom|British Pop (music)|pop band , originally composed of singer / bassist James Warren (born 25 August 1951, Bristol ) and singer / guitarist / keyboardist Andy Davis (born Andrew Cresswell-Davis 10 August 1949), both former members of 1970s band Stackridge , along with unofficial members violin ist Stuart Gordon and keyboardist Phil Harrison.
Career
The Korgis released their first single (music)|single "Young 'n' Russian" in early March 1979 on the label Rialto Records, owned by their managers Nick Heath and Tim Heath. Their next single "If I Had You," was released soon after and moved up to Number 13 on the UK Singles Chart ,cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 307 prompting the release of an eponymous debut album , The Korgis (debut album)|The Korgis , in July 1979.
Their next single, from their second album Dumb Waiters (1980) was " Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime " (1980), a chart-topper|hit on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic , hitting Number 5 in the United Kingdom|UK and 18 in the United States|U.S. . The album reached Number 40 in the UK in 1980 and was followed by the singles "If It's Alright With You Baby" and "Rovers Return". The band was alternately marketed as a duo, a trio and a quartet around this time. The commercial breakthrough that accompanied the release of their second album and the resulting singles was not enough to keep them together, however, and after a third album, Sticky George - and with lead single "That Was My Big Mistake" released under the name 'James Warren & The Korgis' marking the fact that the group had now more or less evolved into a one man band ; Davis and Warren had gone their separate ways. By the end of 1980, Warren started to use the likes of John Baker, Maggie Stewart, and Roy Dodds as the band to promote "Everybody's got to learn" and subsequent singles on European TV and promotional appearances. This line up, along with Steve Buck, was contemplating a Korgis Live show but it never materialised and Warren went solo. The single "Don't Look Back", originally a demo from the Sticky George sessions, was however remixed by Trevor Horn , at the time best known for his work with The Buggles , Dollar (band)|Dollar and Yes (band)|Yes , and issued by London Records in the summer of 1982. A follow-up single with Horn, "Endangered Species", was planned but never materialised.
Warren would go on to issue a solo (music)|solo Gramophone record|LP entitled Burning Questions (James Warren album)|Burning Questions in 1986. Some of the singles during this era were released as 'The Korgis' and co-produced by Andy Davis.
The band reunited in 1990 to sound recording and reproduction|re-record "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime". The re-formed group, consisting of James Warren, Andy Davis and John Baker, released the album '' This World's For Everyone in 1992, having some success in Continental Europe and Japan, before breaking up again.
1999 saw the three original Korgis albums being re-issued by Edsel Records, followed by the two disc anthology '' Don't Look Back - The Very Best Of The Korgis in 2003, issued by Sanctuary Records / Castle Communications .
In 2005 Warren, Davis and Baker reunited again for a film shoot for DVD/compilation album Kollection and recorded the fourteen-track album Unplugged (The Korgis)|Unplugged , which was released on the Angel Air record label the following year.
In 2006 the Korgis released their first single in thirteen years, "Something About The Beatles", which can be heard on Myspace. http://www.myspace.com Myspace.com This song belatedly acknowledges the influences of John Lennon in particular, which was very strong on "If I Had You" and "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" which capture the ethereal sounds of Lennon's early 1970s output. The band acknowledged John Lennon's influence in interviews at the time, shortly before his murder.
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Cover versions
In September 2004 Zucchero and Vanessa Carlton entered the France|French record chart|charts , with their cover version of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" and had some success. That same year, Beck also covered the song for the Michel Gondry film , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . In 2003 it was included on Erasure 's cover album '' Other People's Songs .
Other cover versions of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" also took the song back into the UK Singles Chart over the years, most notably those by The Dream Academy (1987), Yazz (1991), Baby D (dance group)|Baby D (1995), Army Of Lovers (1995) and German techno duet (music)|duo Marc et Claude (2000). In 1997 a cappella group The King's Singers recorded the track with lead vocals by James Warren. Tracey Ullman and Rod Stewart have also covered "If I Had You". Ginger (singer)|Ginger of The Wildhearts performed "If I Had You" live at the 12 Bar in 1998, which can be heard on the "Grievous Acoustic Behaviour - Live at the 12 bar" double album.
In 2005 Canadian musician turned record label executive Jaimie Vernon of Bullseye Records released his 2nd solo album "Time Enough At Last" which featured "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime".
Another version of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" has been recorded by the Netherlands|Dutch band , Krezip . In 2008, Dutch electro house record producer|producer Laidback Luke released a Bootleg recording|bootleg remix of "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometimes". Also in 2008, the Glasgow based band Glasvegas covered the song; it was as the A-side and B-side|b-side to their single, " Geraldine (song)|Geraldine ". "
In 2008 the American artist Beck performed "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" live at the O2 Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park. He also recorded a version of "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" for the soundtrack to Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind , starring Jim Carrey.
The Swedish artist known as 'The Field' released the album 'Yesterday and Today' (2009), which covers the song Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime'.
A version called "Need your Lovin" was created by Jungle producers NRG (hardcore producer)|NRG back in 1992 sampling the original Korgis track, which the Baby D (dance group)|Baby D did a version of.
In 2010 Sharon Corr , member of The Corrs , released a version of "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" on her solo album Dream of You (Sharon Corr album)|Dream Of You ".
Discography
Singles
"Young 'n' Russian" / "Cold Tea" (1979)
"If I Had You" (Single Version) / "Chinese Girl" (1979) UK #13
Sticky George (The Korgis/James Warren & The Korgis, 1981)
Burning Questions (James Warren album)|Burning Questions (released as James Warren solo album, 1986)
'' This World's For Everyone (1992)
Kollection (2005)
Unplugged (The Korgis)|Unplugged (2006)
Folk & Pop Classics (2007) (READER'S DIGEST MUSIC)
Compilations
The Best of The Korgis (1983)
Archive Series (The Korgis)|Archive Series (1997)
Greatest Hits (The Korgis)|Greatest Hits (2001)
Klassics - The Best Of The Korgis (2001)
'' Don't Look Back - The Very Best Of The Korgis (2 CD) (2003)
Videography
Kollection (DVD)
See also
Stackridge
List of New Wave bands and artists
List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
reflist
External links
http://www.thekorgis.co.uk Official Korgis Web Site (recently offline)
http://www.stackridge.net Official Stackridge Web Site
http://www.angelair.co.uk Record Co.
discogs artist|Korgis, The
http://www.discog.info/korgis.html The Korgis, James Warren and Stackridge discography
The Korgis DEFAULTSORT:Korgis, The Category:English rock music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1979 Category:British New Wave musical groups Category:1951 births Category:Living people
