Faced with sliding sales and a loss of direction, the group relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, minus Paul Reynolds. It was moderately successful, but the album's other two singles – "Never Again (The Dancer)" and "Remember David" – did not make any headway. Faced with disappointment the group produced a third album in 1984, The Story of a Young Heart, with "The More You Live, the More You Love" as the lead single.
1983 and after ġ983 saw the release of three more singles from Listen, but they were only minor successes in the UK and abroad. Later, the band was praised for having broken the ground for other musical acts during the advent of the video music area, but as it turned out, 1982 was the peak year of their commercial and critical success. In late 1982 the band found major success in their home country with "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)", the first single from their next album, Listen, which reached the top 10. The parent album A Flock of Seagulls and another single, "Space Age Love Song", were also successful. In 1982 the group's third single, "I Ran (So Far Away)" (produced by Mike Howlett, formerly the bass player of Gong), became a worldwide hit, reaching number 1 in Australia and the top 10 in the US and New Zealand. The group released an EP, Telecommunication, and two singles, "It's Not Me Talking" and "Telecommunication" (both produced by Nelson), on Bill Nelson's Cocteau label the success of the latter single, a club hit, got them a contract with a major label. After practising above Score's hair salon, the band started playing clubs and eventually got a recording contract.Įventually, under the management of Tommy Crossan and Mick Rossi (Checkmount Limited), they began to release singles through Jive Records. Original guitarist Willie Woo left and was replaced with Paul Reynolds from the band Cindysbeentrippin. Mike, who was previously a hairdresser, played keyboards, guitar, and vocals Ali played drums and their friend Francis Maudsley played bass. History Formation and success Ī Flock of Seagulls was started by Michael Score and his brother Ali in 1979 in Liverpool (The name was taken from The Stranglers song "Toiler on the Sea", according to Mike Score ). While most remembered for Score's unique hairstyle – which was intended to resemble a seagull – the legacy of A Flock of Seagulls is one of pioneers-one of the first of the New Wave bands to make it big in America leading the way for many other acts such as the Thompson Twins, Men Without Hats, Howard Jones, and Thomas Dolby. The group had a string of international hit singles including " I Ran (So Far Away)", " Space Age Love Song," " Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" and " The More You Live, the More You Love", and became notable in the 1980s for their video for the song "I Ran (So Far Away)". A Flock of Seagulls were originally assimilated in the batch of new wave Liverpool acts of the late 1970s and early 1980s, led by OMD and also including The Teardrop Explodes, China Crisis, Echo and the Bunnymen and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
A Flock of Seagulls (also known as Flock of Seagulls) are an English new wave band originally formed in Liverpool by brothers Michael "Mike" Score (keyboards, vocals) and Alister "Ali" James Score (drums), with Francis Lee (Frank) Maudsley (bass), and Willie Woo (guitar) who was later replaced by Paul Reynolds (guitar).
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