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Pellow enjoyed success with Wet Wet Wet throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. However, in 1997 drummer Tommy Cunningham left the band and its success waned immediately. Pellow was by this time suffering from an addiction to heroin. He famously quoted, on finally beating the drug, "It was textbook. I couldn't function without it. But there's no romantic side to heroin - it's no good."^[1] The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Thomas Tommy Cunningham (born June 22, 1964 in the Drumchapel area of Glasgow) is a Scottish musician, best known as the drummer for Wet Wet Wet. ... Heroin ((INN) Diacetylmorphine , (BAN) diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ...

On February 27, 1999, Pellow collapsed at the Conrad Hotel in London and was taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for tests. He was released the same night.^[2] February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a public hospital located on Fulham Road, in the South Kensington area of London. ...

In May 1999, Pellow left Wet Wet Wet in order to embark on a solo career in association with Chris Difford of Squeeze.^[3] November of that year saw Pellow begin his first solo tour. On 4 June 2001, he released "Close to You" from his debut solo album, Smile. A further single, "I've Been Around the World", was released that November; towards the end of the year he had a seven-date tour (the Smile Tour) around Britain. In 2002, he hosted and sang in Girls' Night Out, one of a week of shows in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, at the Royal Albert Hall. This led to him, in 2004, being offered the part of Billy Flynn, the lawyer in the musical Chicago in London's West End and, later, on Broadway.^[4] Chris Difford is a singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Squeeze was a British rock music band that came to prominence in the New Wave period of the late 1970s. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Smile is the debut solo album by Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... Chicago is a musical, based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins. ... // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ...

Also in 2002, Pellow released Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile, an 18-track compilation comprising three songs from the latter album. Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile is a compilation/cover album by Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow. ...

In November 2003, he issued an album of cover versions, Between the Covers, the single from which was Neil Young's "A Lot of Love". 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Between the Covers is a cover album by Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director. ...

In 2004, Pellow's 66-year-old mother, Margaret McLachlan, died after a long battle with kidney disease.^[5] Pellow's three ex-bandmates attended her funeral, a show of support that touched the grieving frontman. "I thought it was a powerful gesture," Pellow said. "Moments like that put things into perspective - it wasn't all about music, it was more about a kinship between us. I remember my mother once saying, 'Maybe Wet Wet Wet will get back together again one day.' She must have had a wee vision. I'd never closed the chapter on the band; I'd always left the door open." 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At the end of June, the reformed band went to a secret location to record tracks for a new album and to prepare for a UK tour. At the tour's conclusion, Pellow took the opportunity to record, at his own expense, Moonlight Over Memphis with legendary soul producer Willie Mitchell (Al Green, Otis Clay, Anne Peebles, etc.), demonstrating a deep affinity with southern soul. The album was released in October 2006 on DMG TV, a label which has had some success previously with albums by such artists as Jane McDonald and Daniel O'Donnell. Pellow went on tour during October and November to support the album, with a helping hand from regular Wets contributor Graeme Duffin. Moonlight Over Memphis is the second studio album by Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow. ... Willie Mitchell is a soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk music producer and arranger who runs Royal Recording in Memphis, Tennessee. ... Al Green may refer to: Al Green (musician) Al Green (politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Southern soul is a style of music that falls within the larger soul music and r&b Music genres. ... After Jake Rivera previously started Stiff Records, Radar Records and F-Beat Records, he founded Demon Records with Andrew Lauder and Elvis Costello in 1980. ... Jane McDonald (born 4 April 1963 and raised on the Peacock Estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England) is an English singer and television presenter, who first became famous after appearing in the 1998 television series, The Cruise. ... Image:069. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

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Discography

Studio albums

1. Smile (June 4, 2001)

2. Moonlight Over Memphis (October 2, 2006)

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Cover albums

1. Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile (November 18, 2002)

2. Between the Covers (November 7, 2003)

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Singles

From Smile

• "Close to You"
• "I've Been Around the World"

From Between the Covers

• "A Lot of Love"

From Moonlight Over Memphis

• "Come Back Home"

Trivia

• Pellow has been in a long-term relationship with his now-fiancée, former "Miss Scotland" Eileen Caterson.^{[6] [7]}
• Pellow placed sixth in a 2003 Glasgow Herald poll to determine "The Most Scottish Person in the World".
• Supports Rangers.^{[citation needed]}

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References

1. ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/pellow%20shocked%20at%20the%20depth%20of%20his%20heroin%20abuse
2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/288060.stm
3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/340814.stm
4. ^ http://www.webma.nl/martipellow8m/news/wets.html
5. ^ http://www.webma.nl/martipellow8m/news/wets.html
6. ^ http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1539892006
7. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/288060.stm

External links

• The Official Marti Pellow Site
• Marti Pellow fansite