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Biography
Refimprove|date=January 2008Unreliable|date=October 2011infobox musical artist| name = Living in a Box| image =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Sheffield , England | genre = Blue-eyed soul , Sophisti-pop , Synthpop , New Wave music|New Wave | years_active = 1985–1991| label = Chrysalis Records | website = http://www.livinginaboxmusic.com/Welcome.html| current_members = Richard Darbyshire Marcus Vere Anthony Critchlow| past_members = Living in a Box were a United Kingdom|British musical ensemble|band from the 1980s and early 1990s. They are best known for their eponym ous debut single (music)|single , record producer|produced by Richard James Burgess .
Career
Formation and split up
Living in a Box were formed in 1985 in Sheffield , rising from the ashes of Typhoon Saturday. Their most commercially successful single, "Living in a Box", peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart , and was the band's only single to chart in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. They enjoyed more success in their home country, releasing their self-titled debut album in 1987 and a follow-up album, Gatecrashing , in 1989, which went on to generate two further UK Top Ten hits, "Blow the House Down" (which featured Queen (band)|Queen's Brian May on guitar) http://www.queenvault.com/brianplus.html Queenvault.com http://www.livinginaboxmusic.com/Richard_Darbyshire_.html Livinginaboxmusic.com) and "Room in Your Heart". Artistic differences, as well as changes to their record label Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis , caused the band to break up in 1990 before a third album could be released.
After Living In a Box
Lead vocalist Richard Darbyshire continued his long-standing music career, and went on to enjoy modest success as a solo artist, writing songs for artists such as Lisa Stansfield , as well as releasing two solo albums. These were How Many Angels (1994) and Love Will Provide (1999), which came as a reissue of How Many Angels , and included several new and unreleased tracks.
The band's drummer, Anthony Critchlow nicknamed 'Tich' and keyboardist and synthesizer player, Marcus Charles Vere both retired from the music industry after the band split. Tich now runs his own company providing bespoke illumination and lighting installations. Vere now produces award-winning DVDs called Here Comes A ...! for pre-school aged children. Topics include live action films about tractors, diggers, trains and fire engines.engines http://www.herecomesadvds.com/Pages/meetus.html Herecomesadvds.com
The song "Living in a Box" was later cover version|covered by Bobby Womack , who had also worked with Living in a Box on their debut album.
Group members
Richard Darbyshire (born 8 March 1960, Stockport , Cheshire , England ) - Singing|Vocals , guitar
Marcus Charles Vere (born 29 January 1962) - Synthesizer s
Anthony "Tich" Critchlow (born 15 December 1960) - Drum kit|Drums
Discography
Singles
Year
Song
UK Singles chart>UK Singles
Billboard Hot 100>US Hot 100
Hot R& B/Hip Hop Songs>US R& B
Hot Dance Music/Club Play>US Dance
Canadian Singles Chart>Canada Singles
Album
1987
Living in a Box "
5
17
74
6
18
Living in a Box
"Scales of Justice"
30
-
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1988
"So the Story Goes"
34
81
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"Love Is the Art"
45
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1989
"Blow the House Down"
10
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Gatecrashing
"Gatecrashing"
36
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1990
"Room in Your Heart"
5
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"Different Air"
37
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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= 325
Albums
;Studio:
Living in a Box (album)|Living In A Box (1987) UK Albums Chart|UK #25, US #89
Gatecrashing (album)|Gatecrashing (1989) UK #21
;Compilations:
The Best of Living in a Box (1999)
The Very Best of Living in a Box (2003)
References
reflist
External links
http://www.livinginaboxmusic.com Living In A Box official website
http://www.richarddarbyshire.com Richard Darbyshire official website
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4772/biography|pure_url=yes Living in a Box biography and discography at Allmusic website
Category:Musical groups established in 1985 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1990 Category:British New Wave musical groups Category:English pop music groups Category:Music in Sheffield Category:Sophisti-pop musical groups
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