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Roland Gift at Guilfest 2011 . In 1987, Gift had his first screen role in the film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, and also appeared in Out of Order the same year. In 1990 he did his first stage work, playing Romeo in the Hull Truck Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a production which had a brief run in the United States at the Staller Center for the Arts. [10]
Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) were an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984 by former The Beat band bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox [5] with singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz). Their self-titled 1985 debut album contained "Johnny Come Home" and a cover of "Suspicious Minds", two songs that were top 40 ...
For the 2020 Brett Kissel song, see She Drives Me Crazy (Brett Kissel song). " She Drives Me Crazy " is a song by British group Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1988 by London Records as the first single from their second and final album, The Raw & the Cooked (1989). The song was written by the group's frontman Roland Gift with David Steele ...
Good Thing (Fine Young Cannibals song) " Good Thing " is a song by British band Fine Young Cannibals, released as the second single from their second and last album, The Raw & the Cooked (1989). The song was their second and final US number-one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on 8 July 1989. [4] It also peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart. [5]
Composition. Written by lead vocalist Roland Gift and bassist David Steele, "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" contains prominent drum beats with keyboards and finger-picked guitar accompaniment. The song utilises, throughout the track, a sample from "Funky Drummer" by James Brown. [1] Allmusic writer Jo-Ann Greene described the song as having "a ...
Roland Gift is the only studio album by English singer Roland Gift, [1] released in 2002. It includes songs co-written with the Kane Gang 's Martin Brammer and Mike Barson's brother Ben. [2] The cover photography was by Chris Floyd. Only one single was released from the album; "It's Only Money". The album failed to chart in the UK Albums Chart.
It is similar to the style of many other of the band's hits, a mixture of rock and ska with Roland Gift's distinctive vocals, as well as a jazz-type trumpet solo. It was released in May 1985 by London Records and was one of the group's most popular hits.
The Raw & the Cooked. (1989) Fine Young Cannibals is the debut studio album released in 1985 by the band of the same name. The album features the UK #8 debut hit single "Johnny Come Home". This success did not continue with the next single, "Blue", which languished at #41 in the UK.