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Use dmy dates|date=November 2011Use British English|date=November 2011Refimprove|date=June 2010Infobox musical artist|name = The Escape Club|image = The Escape Club.jpg|caption = The Escape Club, 1991|background = group_or_band|origin = London, England |instrument =|genre = Alternative rock |years_active = 1983& ndash;1992, 2009present| website = URL|theescapeclub.net|label = EMI Atlantic Records |associated_acts =|current_members = Trevor Steel John Holliday Johnnie Christo Milan Zekavica The Escape Club began in 1983 as an England|English pop rock band based in London . The band was composed of former Mad Shadows members' lead singer / rhythm guitarist Trevor Steel and guitarist John Holliday, along with former Expressos members bassist Johnnie Christo (a.k.a. John Christoforou http://www.boredteenagers.co.uk/BAZOOMISEXPRESSOS.htm Information about "The Bazoomis" (Predecessor band to "The Expressos") Accessed 12-6-2009) and drummer Milan Zekavica. Zekavica had also previously played with Steel and Holliday on an album by the obscure early 1980s|80s New wave music|New Wave outfit, Planning by Numbers. http://www.discogs.com/Planning-By-Numbers-Living-Neon/release/836169 Planning by Numbers- Living Neon (single) @Discogs.com
In 1986, they signed with EMI and sound recording and reproduction|recorded the album White Fields , which was released in 1987.
Later in 1987, the group moved to Atlantic Records for their next album, Wild Wild West (album)|Wild Wild West . The album was released in the summer of 1988. The first single (music)|single , " Wild, Wild West (The Escape Club song)|Wild, Wild West " climbed to #1 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 record chart|chart and the song's distinctive music video|video received a lot of MTV Airplay (radio)|airplay . However it was banned from being used in their homeland for being allegedly sexist and offensive.cite book | first= John | last= Tobler | year= 1992 | title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years | edition= 1st | publisher= Reed International Books Ltd | location= London | page= 450 | id= CN 5585
In 1989, they released two more singles from Wild Wild West : " Shake for the Sheik ," which climbed to #28, and "Walking Through Walls," which peaked at #81. The Escape Club's cover version|cover single of The Doors ' "20th Century Fox" appeared on the The Wonder Years: Music From the Emmy Award-Winning Show & Its Era , which also received airplay on MTV. The band's official website reported that the song was record producer|produced by Ray Manzarek .
In 1990, the band (music)|band returned to the recording studio|studio to record what would be their final album, Dollars & Sex , which saw a March 1991 release. The first single, "Call It Poison" failed to crack the United States|US Top 40 . Atlantic Records then released the song "I'll Be There," which the group said was heavily influenced by the death of a friend's wife. The song has become an anthem among those who have experienced losses of their own. "I'll Be There" reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved music recording sales certification|gold status in the U.S. The group disbanded in 1992. The Escape Club is the only British band to have a #1 hit in the U.S., while not charting at all in the United Kingdom|UK .
Trevor Steel and John Holliday reunited in 2009 for a new album and a handful of live shows, and plan to release a new studio album in early 2012. Their current online presence is the band's Facebook page, where they post updates regularly, and http://theescapeclub.net/.
Discography
Studio albums
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1991
Dollars & Sex
Released: 1991
Label: Atlantic Records
145
2005
Cloud 10
Released: 20 September 2005
Label: self-released
2012
Celebrity
Released: 7 February 2012
Label: TBA
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Singles
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1988
" Wild, Wild West (The Escape Club song)
1
3
36
6
12
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Wild Wild West
" Shake for the Sheik "
28
46
1989
"Walking Through Walls"
81
1991
"Call It Poison"
44
Dollars & Sex
"I'll Be There"
8
43
42
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US: Gold
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References
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External links
Official website| http://theescapeclub.net
YouTube user | fyingpurplecows
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/escapeclub Cloud 10 at CDBaby.com
http://trevorsteel.blogspot.com Trevor Steel's Blog
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