The band was formed in Glasgow in 1984 by ex-Altered Images guitarist Johnny McElhone on bass, and featuring Grahame Skinner (vocals), Pim Jones (guitar) and Harry Travers (drums).
Skinner and Travers had been members of the band Kites with Paul McGrath and Ian McGreevy before Hipsway formed.
Their music was characterized by Skinner's deep vocals and Jones' rhythmic guitar style.
They were quickly signed up by Mercury Records and by 1985 had released their first, eponymously titled album. The album was a moderate success in the UK Albums Chart; while the single, "The Honeythief", made number 17 in the UK Singles Chart, and also reached the Top 20 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Another song from the album, "Tinder", became well known in Scotland as the soundtrack to a McEwan's Lager commercial.
Hipsway scored -- briefly -- in the U.S. with the 1986 Top 20 hit "The Honeythief," a catchy pop nugget that, unfortunately, solidified the band's status as a one-hit wonder. "The Honeythief" was an A-1 single, however, combining R&B influences with a European sensibility in the same manner as Living in a Box and Go West. Predictably, the rest of the material on Hipsway fails to match the quality of its sole hit tune. There are some pleasant moments on Hipsway -- "Long White Car" and "Ask the Lord" are nice ballads, and "Broken Years" is almost as catchy as "The Honeythief" -- but the album is mostly forgettable pop fluff. Hipsway released one more album (the 1989 flop Scratch the Surface) before disbanding. Member Jon McElhone would later become a member of the decidedly more successful band Texas.
Side A
A1. The Honeythief - 3:09
A2. Ask The Lord - 4:03
A3. Bad Thing Longing - 4:09
A4. Upon A Thread - 4:05
A5. Long White Car - 4:34
Side B
B1. The Broken Years - 3:15
B2. Tinder - 5:12
B3. Forbidden - 4:15
B4. Set This Day Apart - 5:05
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
- Copyright (c) – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – Warner Bros. Music
- Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – The Town House
Credits
- Bass – John McElhone
- Design, Sleeve – T&CP Associates
- Drums – Harry Travers
- Guitar – Pim Jones
- Management – Gerry McElhone
- Photography By – Clare Muller, Mike Laye
- Producer – Gary Langan (tracks: A1), Hipsway (tracks: A2 to B4), Paul Staveley O'Duffy
- Vocals – Grahamme Skinner
- Written-By – Skinner, Travers, McElhone
Notes
Release: 1986
Format: LP
Genre: Pop
Label: Mercury Records
Catalog# MERH 85
Prijs: €4,99
Vinyl: Lichte Gebruikerssporen
Cover: Lichte Gebruikerssporen
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