The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South in concert.
Background information
Origin	Hull, England
Genre(s)	Pop, Rock
Years active	1989 - 2007
Label(s)	Universal, Go! Discs, Ark 21, Mercury, Sony BMG
Associated acts	The Housemartins
Website	http://www.beautifulsouth.co.uk/
Members
Paul Heaton Dave Hemingway Sean Welch Dave Stead Dave Rotheray Alison Wheeler
Former members
Briana Corrigan Jacqui Abbott

The Beautiful South were an English pop group formed at the end of the 1980s by former members of Hull group The Housemartins - Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo who had provided vocals for "Hull's 4th best band" were joined by Sean Welch (bass), Dave Stead (drums) and Dave Rotheray (guitar). Rotheray and Heaton co-wrote the band's compositions. They broke up in January 2007, claiming the split was due to "musical similarities".^[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 2226 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): The Beautiful South Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... Go! Discs is an independent record label based in the United Kingdom. ... Ark 21 is record label founded by former The Police manager Miles Copeland III. See also List of record labels Categories: | ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... The Housemartins were an English indie rock/accapella band that was active in the 1980s. ... Paul David Heaton (born May 9, 1962) is an English singer-songwriter. ... David Hemingway known as Hammy (born September 20, 1960), is a lead vocalist for Hull-based group The Beautiful South. ... Sean Welch (born April 12, 1965 in Enfield, England) is the bassist for The Beautiful South and former roadie for The Housemartins. ... David Steady Stead (born 15 October 1966 in Huddersfield, England) is the drummer for alternate pop/rock band The Beautiful South. ... David Rotheray (born February 6, 1963 in Birmingham, England) is the lead guitarist for The Beautiful South. ... Alison Wheeler (born March 4, 1972)[1] is a British singer, best known as the female vocalist for The Beautiful South from 2003 until they disbanded in 2007. ... Briana Corrigan (b. ... Jacqui Abbott (born Jacqueline Abbott, on 10 November 1973, in Merseyside) was the female lead singer with the band, The Beautiful South after 1994, following the departure of Briana Corrigan. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... The Pop Group were a post punk band from Bristol, United Kingdom whose uncompromising, dissonant sound spanned punk, free jazz and dub reggae. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... The Housemartins were an English indie rock/accapella band that was active in the 1980s. ... Paul David Heaton (born May 9, 1962) is an English singer-songwriter. ... David Hemingway known as Hammy (born September 20, 1960), is a lead vocalist for Hull-based group The Beautiful South. ... Sean Welch (born April 12, 1965 in Enfield, England) is the bassist for The Beautiful South and former roadie for The Housemartins. ... David Steady Stead (born 15 October 1966 in Huddersfield, England) is the drummer for alternate pop/rock band The Beautiful South. ... David Rotheray (born February 6, 1963 in Birmingham, England) is the lead guitarist for The Beautiful South. ...

Biography

In The Beautiful South, Heaton remained lead singer but was joined by Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists. This set-up helped to characterize the bittersweet kitchen sink dramas played out in Heaton's often barbed songs. Briana Corrigan (b. ... Kitchen sink drama was a recognisable British cultural movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ...

The band's music was bubbly, catchy, lightweight pop but Heaton's sour, savage and amusing worldview on everything and anything (alcoholism, religion, sex, politics and, mostly, the down side of relationships) is always lurking beneath the surface of the quirky melodies. The tastes and smells of the local pub are never far away either, with the band gaining a reputation for boozing.

The band's first album was Welcome to the Beautiful South (1989) and spawned the hits "Song For Whoever" and "You Keep It All In." The release of 1990's Choke album saw the band claim its only Number 1 hit, "A Little Time". 0898 Beautiful South followed in 1992, with hits including "Old Red Eyes Is Back". Welcome To The Beautiful South was the debut album by The Beautiful South released in August 1989. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in Russia. ... Alternate Cover Alternate Cover Welcome to the Beautiful South was the debut album by The Beautiful South released in August 1989. ... You Keep It All In is the second single to be taken from The Beautiful Souths debut album Welcome to the Beautiful South. ... See also: 1990 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1990 Record labels established in 1990 list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several broken bones. ... Choke (released October 1990) is the name of The Beautiful Souths second album. ... 0898 Beautiful South, released March 1992, was The Beautiful Souths third album. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ...

However, in 1992, Corrigan left the band to pursue a solo career, a decision that was prompted partly by a desire to record and promote her own material (which she felt was not getting enough exposure in The Beautiful South) and partly by ethical disagreements with some of Heaton's lyrics, particularly songs such as 36D, which criticized British glamour models and the industry that employed them. Hemingway later remarked, "We all agree that we should have targeted the media as sexist instead of blaming the girls for taking off their tops".^[2][3][4] Glamour photography is the photographing of a model (usually female), in a way that is intended to be erotic, yet not pornographic. ...

In 1994, St Helens supermarket shelf-stacker Jacqui Abbott was brought on board to fill in. Heaton had heard her sing at an after show party in St Helens and remembered her vocal talents. See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. ... Jacqui Abbott (born Jacqueline Abbott, on 10 November 1973, in Merseyside) was the female lead singer with the band, The Beautiful South after 1994, following the departure of Briana Corrigan. ...

Abbot's first album with the band was Miaow in 1994. Hits included "Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud)" and a cover of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'," previously popularized by Harry Nilsson. The end of that year saw the release of Carry on up the Charts, a "best of" compilation consisting of the singles to date plus new track "One Last Love Song". This album is very noteworthy because it became the fastest-selling album in UK music history. ^{[citation needed]} Miaow is the fourth album by The Beautiful South. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... Fred Neil (March 16, 1936 – July 7, 2001) was an important American blues and folk singer and songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Carry On Up The Charts: The Best Of The Beautiful South Is The Beautiful Souths 5th album and first greatest hits collection. ...

Blue Is the Colour (1996), Quench (1998) and Painting It Red (2000) followed with varying success. Abbot quit the band in 2000. After a second Greatest Hits album Solid Bronze in 2001, they recorded Gaze in 2003 with yet another female vocalist, Alison Wheeler. Wheeler was still in place for 2004's Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs (An album of unusually arranged cover versions including "Livin' Thing", "You're The One That I Want", "Don't Fear The Reaper" and "I'm Stone In Love With You"). Blue is The Colour, released October 1996, is The Beautiful Souths sixth album following the two singles Pretenders to the Throne and Dream a Little Dream, which never featured on any album until the release of the second greatest hits Solid Bronze in 2001. ... See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... Quench released October 1998 is The Beautiful Souths seventh album. ... See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ... Painting It Red is the eighth album released by The Beautiful South in October 2000. ... See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 2000s in music. ... Solid Bronze: Great Hits is The Beautiful Souths ninth album and second greatest hits compilation. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Look up Gaze in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Alison Wheeler (born March 4, 1972)[1] is a British singer, best known as the female vocalist for The Beautiful South from 2003 until they disbanded in 2007. ... Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs is a covers album by The Beautiful South released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Livin Thing is a song written and performed by Electric Light Orchestra. ... Youre The One That I Want is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. ...

The last album Superbi was released on May 15, 2006. Superbi was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, a farm in Bakewell and at producer Ian Stanley’s studio in Enniskerry, County Wicklow. It was mixed by Bill Price (Sex Pistols, The Clash, Guns N' Roses). Paul Heaton’s hand is recognisable in quirky song titles such as 'The Rose of My Cologne', 'The Cat Loves The Mouse' and 'Never Lost A Chicken To A Fox'. First single 'Manchester' started off as a poem - "If rain makes Britain great, then Manchester is greater" – 'a sodden tribute' to the city in which he now lives, says Heaton. The tracks cover love and loss and all that happens in-between …"So many pop songs are written about 15-20 year olds. We've never really targeted them, or newly weds. We write about people who've lived together most of their lives." Superbi (pronounced Soo-per-be) is an album by the British group The Beautiful South, released on 15th May 2006 by SonyBMG. // Track listing Rose Of My Cologne Manchester There Is Song Cat Loves The Mouse Next Verse When Romance Is Dead Meanwhile Space Bed Of Nails Never Lost A... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Real World Studios is the high-tech recording studio associated with the record label founded by rock musician Peter Gabriel. ... Bakewell is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from Badecas Well. According to the UK 2001 census the civil parish of Bakewell had a population of 3,979. ... Ian Stanley (born Ian Christopher Stanley, Bath, England, on 28 February 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. ... Enniskerry town centre Enniskerry (Áth na Scairbhe in Irish) is a picturesque small town in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, with a population of approximately 1,800, although this measurement is subject to difficulties, depending on to what degree the increasingly populated surrounding areas are included. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Wicklow Code: WW Area: 2,024 km² Population (2007) 114,676 Website: www. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ...

Split and forthcoming solo careers

After a band meeting on the 30 January 2007, they decided to split.^[1] They released a statement on 31 January 2007, in which they joked their reasons for splitting were "musical similarities" - an ironic reference to "musical differences" which are often cited as the reason for a band's split. "The band would like to thank everyone for their 19 wonderful years in music," the statement also said. is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Since the split, Dave Rotheray, has released two albums with the band Homespun.

Discography

Albums

• Welcome to the Beautiful South (1989) UK No.2
• Choke (1990) UK No.2
• 0898 Beautiful South (1992) UK No.4
• Miaow (1994) UK No.6
• Carry on up the Charts (1994) UK No.1
• Blue Is the Colour (1996) UK No.1
• Quench (1998) UK No.1
• Painting It Red (2000) UK No.2
• Solid Bronze (2001) UK No.10
• Gaze (2003) UK No.14
• Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs (2004) UK No. 11
• Gold (2006)
• Superbi (2006) UK No. 6

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Singles

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References

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External links

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