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Biography

Peach were a pop music|pop / dance music|dance / electronica|electronic trio who formed in London, England and had several singles in the mid-late 1990s. In the US, the act altered its name to Peach Union as there was already a rock band named Peach (band)|Peach . They are best known for their 1998 hit "On My Own".

Overview

The trio was composed of London-based singer-songwriter Lisa Lamb with songwriter Paul Statham and record producer Pascal Gabriel . Prior to Peach, Lamb had a solo career as a singer/songwriter in London, releasing a drum and bass record, "( Summer Breeze (song)|Summer Breeze ", 1995) and working as a jazz singer; Statham had worked extensively with former Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus member Peter John Murphy|Peter Murphy ; and Gabriel already had a long résumé in the pop and dance music industry, most notably with S'Express and Bomb the Bass .

Peach released one album, Audiopeach , in 1998 on Mute Records|Mute /Epic Records. The track "On My Own" charted well worldwide, reaching No.1 in Israel and Sweden, No.2 in Canada, and Mexico as well as reaching No.69 in the UK Singles Chart and No.39 in the Billboard Hot 100|US . It was also featured prominently in the film Sliding Doors . The album received positive reviews at the time of its release. The group disbanded without recording a follow-up album.

Since their split, Gabriel and Statham continued working together for several years, writing and producing songs for a variety of acts including Dido (singer)|Dido and Kylie Minogue . Going their separate ways, Gabriel has subsequently worked with Miss Kittin , Ladyhawke , Little Boots , Marina and the Diamonds and Goldfrapp , amongst others. Lamb went on to write music for film and television, and founded a sonic branding company, creating audio identities for clients such as Tmobile, AT& T, Ben& Jerry's and Disney. On 27 November 2009 Lisa appeared at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern in South London to perform two of her Peach singles - “From This Moment On” and “Sorrow Town”.

Discography

Singles

Release Date	Single Title	UK Chart peak
September 1996	"On My Own"	78
November 1996	"From This Moment On"	122
October 1997	"Made in Vain" (withdrawn)	N/ A
November 1997	"On My Own" (re-issue)	69
July 1998	"Sorrow Town"	-

Albums

Release date	Album title
June 1998	Audiopeach

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