Johnny Hates Jazz
Johnny Hates Jazz was an English pop band
formed in 1986 by Clark Datchler (vocals, piano), Calvin
Hayes (keyboards), and the German born Mike Nocito (bass).
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Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Band
personnel details
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.1.1 Main releases
- 3.1.2 Compilations
- 3.2 Singles
- 3.3 Clark
Datchler (solo)
- 3.3.1 Singles
- 3.3.2 Albums
- 4 External
links
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Career
Named after a friend who really did hate jazz, Johnny Hates
Jazz released their first single, "Me and My Foolish Heart," on
RAK
Records in 1986. After searching for a major record
label deal they landed one towards the
end of 1986 with Virgin Records after a gig at,
ironically enough, a jazz club. The group's début single for Virgin,
"Shattered Dreams," became a big hit in 1987. The group's debut album, Turn
Back The Clock, also proved successful,
reaching #1 on the UK albums chart.
The lead singer and main songwriter, Clark Datchler left in
1988 and was replaced by the former Cure bass
guitarist, Phil Thornalley. A month
before the release of their second album, Tall Stories in
1992, the band was involved in a serious car
accident which left keyboardist Calvin Hayes in a body cast for over a
year. The band lost momentum and eventually split.
In the meantime Datchler released his first soloalbum,
Raindance (1990), also by Virgin Records. The single Crown Of Thorns
was released, but neither the single or album got any commercial
impact. Two years later the album was re-released in Asia, now called
Fishing For Souls - The Remix Album, with new production by Rupert
Hine, and four new tracks. This edition also went unoticed.
The band was nearly forgotten by most pop-fans, save the
die-hard fans, until 2006 when Clark Datchler returned, now under the
artist name Nightfoxx. A new soloalbum, Tomorrow, was released. Spring
2007 the album was re-released with a new track, now counting 12
tracks. In the summer of 2007 Nightfoxx decided to go back to his
original artistname, Clark Datchler.
Band personnel details
- Clark Datchler (born 27 March 1964, in Sutton,
Surrey) — vocalist
/ keyboardist
(up to 1988).
- Mike Nocito (born 5 August 1963, in Wiesbaden, West
Germany) — bassist.
- Calvin Hayes (born 23
November 1962)
— keyboardist.
- Phil Thornalley (born
Philip Carden Thornalley, 5 January 1960, in Worlingham, Suffolk) —
guitarist and vocalist (1988 onwards).
Discography
Albums
Main releases
- Turn Back the Clock
(Virgin
Records) - 1988 - #1 UK, #56 U.S.
- Tall Stories
(Virgin Records) - 1991
Compilations
- The Very Best Of Johnny Hates Jazz -
(Disky Records) - 1993
- The Best Of The 80s - (Disky Records) -
2000
Singles
- "Me And My Foolish Heart" (RAK
Records) - 1986
- "Shattered Dreams" (Virgin Records) - 1987 - #5 UK, #2 U.S.
(1988 release)
- "I Don't Want To Be A Hero" (Virgin Records) - 1987 - #11
UK, #31 U.S. (1988 release)
- "Turn Back The Clock" Featuring Kim
Wilde on backing vocals. (Virgin Records) - 1987 - #12 UK
- "Heart Of Gold" (Virgin Records) - 1988 - #19 UK
- "Don't Say It's Love" (Virgin Records) - 1988 - #48 UK
- "Turn The Tide" (Virgin Records) - 1989
- "Let Me Change Your Mind Tonight" (Virgin Records) - 1991
- "The Last To Know" (Virgin Records) - 1992
Clark Datchler (solo)
Singles
- "Crown Of Thorns" - (Virgin Records) - 1990
as Medicine Wheel:
- "The Last Emotion" - (Virgin Records) - 1992
Albums
- Raindance - (Virgin Records) - 1990
- Fishing For Souls - (Virgin Records) -
1992
as NIGHTFOXX:
- Tomorrow - (InterAction Music) - 2006
- Tomorrow - (InterAction Music) - 2007
Re-release with new track
External links
