Fine Young Cannibals
The Raw and the Cooked (1989)
Background information
Also known as	Two Men a Drum Machine and a Trumpet
Origin	Birmingham, England
Genre(s)	Rock, Soul
Years active	1984 - 1992
Label(s)	London, I.R.S.
Former members
Roland Gift, David Steele, Andy Cox

Fine Young Cannibals were a British band best known for their 1989 hits "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing". They were formed in Birmingham, England, by vocalist Roland Gift and former The Beat members David Steele and Andy Cox. Their name came from the 1960 film All The Fine Young Cannibals starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood.

Contents 1 History 2 Band members 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 See also 5 External links

History

The group was formed in 1984 in Birmingham, UK, out of the ashes of The Beat, with whom Cox and Steele previously played. The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1985, spawning two UK hit singles, "Johnny Come Home" and a cover of Elvis' "Suspicious Minds" featuring additional vocals by Jimmy Somerville.

Fine Young Cannibals appeared as the house band in a nightclub in the 1987 comedy Tin Men, set in Baltimore, Maryland in 1963. Steele and Cox released an instrumental house single under the moniker "Two Men a Drum Machine and a Trumpet" in 1988. During this time, Gift appeared in the movie Sammy and Rosie Get Laid.

Their highest charting hits were "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing", from the 1989 album The Raw and the Cooked. Both reached number one in the US single charts. The Raw and The Cooked included several songs the band had recorded for Tin Men (including "Good Thing"), and their cover of the Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen in Love?" recorded for the film Something Wild.

Fine Young Cannibals broke up in 1992, before briefly returning to the studio in 1996 to record a new single The Flame which would complement their greatest hits compilation The Finest released that year. Gift reactivated the band name and toured in the 2000s as Roland Gift and the Fine Young Cannibals, releasing his debut self-titled solo album in 2002.

Band members

• Roland Gift (singer) * April, 28, 1961
• Andy Cox (guitarist) * January, 25, 1956
• David Steele (bassist and keyboards) * September, 8, 1960

Discography

Albums

• (1985) Fine Young Cannibals U.S.: #49 U.K.: #11
• (1989) The Raw & the Cooked U.S.: #1 (7 weeks) U.S. sales: 2x platinum U.K.: #1 (1 week)
• (1990) The Raw and the Remix (collection of remixes of The Raw and the Cooked)
• (1996) The Finest U.K.: #10
• (2006) The Platinum Collection

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions				Album
		US	US Modern Rock	US Dance	UK
1985	"Johnny Come Home"	76	-	9	8	Fine Young Cannibals
1985	"Blue"	-	-	-	41	Fine Young Cannibals
1986	"Suspicious Minds"	-	-	23	8	Fine Young Cannibals
1986	"Funny How Love Is"	-	-	-	58	Fine Young Cannibals
1987	"Ever Fallen In Love?"	-	-	11	9	Something Wild soundtrack
1988	"Tired of Getting Pushed Around" as Two Men a Drum Machine and a Trumpet	-	-	3	18
1989	"She Drives Me Crazy"	#1	5	#1	5	The Raw & The Cooked
1989	"Good Thing"	#1	2	20	7	The Raw & The Cooked
1989	"Don't Look Back"	11	9	-	34	The Raw & The Cooked
1989	"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be"	54	-	8	20	The Raw & The Cooked
1990	"I'm Not Satisfied"	90	-	-	46	The Raw & The Cooked
1991	"It's O.K. "	-	-	-	-	The Raw & The Cooked
1996	"The Flame"	-	-	-	17	The Finest
1997	"She Drives Me Crazy (1997)"	-	-	-	36	The Finest

See also

• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

External links

• FYC bio on launch.yahoo.com

• FYC Discography on Discogs.com