Brother Beyond

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1980s British pop band

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::summary 1980s British pop band ::

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nameBrother Beyond
landscape
genrePop
years_active–
labelParlophone
past_membersNathan Moore
David Ben White
Carl Fysh
Steve Alexander
Eg White
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| name = Brother Beyond | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | origin = | genre = Pop | years_active = – | label = Parlophone | associated_acts = | past_members = Nathan Moore David Ben White Carl Fysh Steve Alexander Eg White Brother Beyond were a British pop band who had success in the pop rock genre in the late 1980s.

Biography

Early singles and first album

The group's first four singles, "I Should Have Lied", "How Many Times", "Chain-Gang Smile" (produced by Don Was), and an early version of "Can You Keep a Secret?", were written by band members Eg White and David Ben White in collaboration with Carl Fysh. The songs were also performed together by the band members, led by vocalist Nathan Moore. These early singles, released between 1986 and 1988, were minor chart successes in the UK Singles Chart.

When the songwriters and producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, known as Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), auctioned off their services to charity, Brother Beyond and label EMI won the auction. The first song to be released from this session was "The Harder I Try", a UK No. 2 hit. The song was succeeded by the song "He Ain't No Competition", getting to No. 6 in the UK. The following releases from the Get Even album failed to make the UK Top Ten. All these singles were taken from the two different editions of their first album Get Even.

Second album

After a brief hiatus, they returned with a brand new single in late 1989, "Drive On", which peaked at No. 39 in the UK, from their second album Trust. They then released a cover of the ballad by The Three Degrees, called "When Will I See You Again?", which peaked outside the UK top 40 at No. 43. The final release from their second album was the title track, "Trust", completely self-written, but only peaked at No. 53 in the UK.

EMI America issued the album Trust in the USA mid-1990 adding two new songs which the group recorded in the USA and with a more American sound to break the US market. Both were released as singles there, with the lead single "The Girl I Used to Know" achieving success, peaking at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The follow-up single was "Just a Heartbeat Away", released commercially in Australia and as a promotional single in the US, which failed to chart. "The Girl I Used to Know" was released as a non-album single in Europe in early 1991 and peaked at No. 48 in the UK. The group disbanded that same year, with Moore joining another boyband, Worlds Apart.

In January 2011, an expanded edition of Get Even was released, featuring the original line up of the album, along with four bonus tracks. The bonus tracks are extended versions or remixes of "I Should Have Lied", "The Harder I Try", "He Ain't No Competition" and "Be My Twin".

Members

Discography

Albums

Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | UK | AUS Australian (ARIA) chart peaks: | BEL (FLA) | GER German chart peaks: | IRE | NED | NZ | SWI | US | US Dance | "I Should Have Lied" | "How Many Times" | "Chain-Gang Smile" | "Can You Keep a Secret?" | "The Harder I Try" | "He Ain't No Competition" | "Be My Twin" | "Can You Keep a Secret? (1989 Mix)" | "Drive On" | "When Will I See You Again" | "Trust" | "The Girl I Used to Know" | "Just A Heartbeat Away" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1986 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get Even | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1987 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1988 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 78 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 13 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 53 | 32 | 39 | 4 | — | 19 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1989 | 14 | — | — | 53 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 157 | — | — | 18 | — | 31 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | Trust | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1990 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

After the split

Lead singer Nathan Moore went on to sing with another boy band called Worlds Apart, successful in France in the mid-90s, and worked as a manager to such acts as Jessica Garlick. He was also a contestant on ITV's Hit Me Baby One More Time, and part of Lisa Scott-Lee's Totally Scott-Lee programme set up on MTV.

Drummer Steve Alexander toured with Duran Duran for six years before going solo. He has since worked with Jeff Beck and formed a musical collaboration called Flashman https://web.archive.org/web/20080112135544/http://www.flash-man.tv/ with vocalist Renn. His new project is a collaboration with bassist Simon Little called Little Alex.

Eg and Alice

After leaving Brother Beyond, Eg White formed the duo Eg and Alice with artist Alice Temple. Their production was critically acclaimed but a commercial failure, and none of their singles ever entered the UK Top 75. They released one album (which also didn't chart) for WEA in 1991, before Eg decided to go solo, covering the Jellyfish hit "Stay Home". Eg White won an Ivor Novello award for writing Will Young's "Leave Right Now", and has written songs for a variety of artists including Natalie Imbruglia, Joss Stone and Adele.

Eg and Alice discography

;Album

;Singles

  • "Indian" (1991)
  • "Doesn't Mean That Much to Me" (1991)

References

References

  1. "Brother Beyond – Artist Biography". [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]].
  2. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 35: The Harder I Try on Apple Podcasts".
  3. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 38: Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi to Nathan Jones on Apple Podcasts".
  4. link. (27 December 2010)
  5. "Official Charts > Brother Beyond". [[Official Charts Company]].
  6. "Ultratop Vlaanderen > Brother Beyond in Ultratop Vlaanderen". Hung Medien.
  7. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Brother Beyond'".
  8. "dutchcharts.nl > Brother Beyond in Dutch Charts". GfK Entertainment.
  9. "charts.nz > Brother Beyond in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien.
  10. "hitparade.ch > Brother Beyond in der Schweizer Hitparade". Hung Medien.
  11. "Billboard > Artists / Brother Beyond > Chart History > The Hot 100".
  12. "Billboard > Artists / Brother Beyond Chart History > Dance Club Songs".
  13. "Little Alex". Facebook.

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