Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals, 1990
Fine Young Cannibals, 1990
Background information
Also known asTwo Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet
OriginBirmingham, England
Genres
Occupation(s)p
Years active1984–1992, 1996
LabelsLondon, I.R.S.
Spinoff of
Past membersAndy Cox
Roland Gift
David Steele

Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) were an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984 by former The Beat band bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox[5] with singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz). Their self-titled 1985 debut album contained "Johnny Come Home" and a cover of "Suspicious Minds", two songs that were top 40 hits in the UK, Canada, Australia and Europe. Their 1989 album, The Raw & the Cooked, topped the UK, US, Australian and Canadian album charts, and contained their two Billboard Hot 100 number ones: "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing".[6]

In 1990, the band won two Brit Awards: Best British Group and Best British Album (for The Raw & the Cooked).[7]

History

The group was formed in 1984 after the dissolution of The Beat, with whom Cox and Steele previously played.[5] Their name came from the 1960 film All the Fine Young Cannibals starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood.[8] The duo of Steele and Cox spent eight months listening to over 500 cassettes of potential singers before picking Gift. They had difficulty obtaining a record contract, but when a video of their song "Johnny Come Home" appeared on British TV show The Tube, recording contract offers flowed in immediately.[9] The band's eponymous debut album was released in 1985, spawning two UK hit singles, "Johnny Come Home" and a cover of Mark James' "Suspicious Minds" featuring additional vocals by Jimmy Somerville.[6] The two songs also became hits internationally, charting in the top 40 in Europe, Canada, and Australia although they failed to make a significant impact on the US charts.

Fine Young Cannibals appeared as the house band in a nightclub in the 1987 comedy film Tin Men and also contributed songs to the film's soundtrack, including "Good Thing".[10]

In the gap between their first and second albums, Steele and Cox released the instrumental house single "Tired of Getting Pushed Around" in 1987 as "Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet", which reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart[11] and was popular on the U.S. dance chart. During this time, Gift appeared in the movie Sammy and Rosie Get Laid.

The band continued their international success with the singles "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing", from the 1989 album The Raw & the Cooked. Both songs reached #1 in the United States.[12] "She Drives Me Crazy" also topped the Australian chart for three non-consecutive weeks and peaked at #5 in the UK, while "Good Thing" peaked at #7 in both countries.[13] The Raw & the Cooked included three songs the band had recorded for Tin Men (including "Good Thing"), and their cover of the Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" recorded for the film Something Wild.[6]

In 1990, the band contributed a version of Cole Porter's "Love for Sale" to the AIDS research benefit album Red Hot + Blue, produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Fine Young Cannibals disbanded in 1992, although they briefly returned to the studio in 1996 to record a new single, "The Flame", for the greatest hits compilation The Finest.[6]

Band members

Session and touring members
  • Martin Parry – drums, percussion
  • Graeme Hamilton – trumpet, piano

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsWorkCategoryResultRef.
1989 MTV Video Music Awards "She Drives Me Crazy" Video of the Year Nominated [14]
Best Group Video Nominated
Breakthrough Video Nominated
Viewer's Choice Nominated
1990 Brit Awards Themselves British Group Won [15]
The Raw & the Cooked British Album of the Year Won
Grammy Awards "She Drives Me Crazy" Record of the Year Nominated [16]
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Nominated
The Raw & the Cooked Album of the Year Nominated
Juno Awards International Album of the Year Nominated [17]
"She Drives Me Crazy" International Single of the Year Nominated
Ivor Novello Awards Best Contemporary Song Nominated [18]
International Hit of the Year Won
Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Tour Best Debut Tour Nominated [19]
D&AD Awards "Don't Look Back" Individual Video - Graphite Pencil Won [20]
ASCAP Pop Music Awards "Good Thing" Most Performed Songs Won [21]
"She Drives Me Crazy" Won
1991 Won [22]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK
[23][13]		 AUS
[24]		 AUT
[25]		 CAN
[26]		 GER
[27]		 NL
[28]		 NZ
[29]		 SWE
[30]		 SWI
[31]		 US
[32]
1985 Fine Young Cannibals
  • Release date: 10 December 1985
  • Label: I.R.S.
 11 2 — 21 42 21 11 — 17 49
1989 The Raw & the Cooked
  • Release date: 6 February 1989
  • Label: I.R.S.
 1 1 1 1 3 10 2 5 2 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK
[23]		 AUS
[24]		 AUT
[25]		 BEL
(Fl)
[37]		 GER
[27]		 NZ
[29]
1996 The Finest
  • Release date: 26 November 1996
  • Label: London
 10 56 22 39 47 21
2006 The Platinum Collection
  • Release date: 21 March 2006
  • Label: Warner Deluxe
 — — — — — —
2009 She Drives Me Crazy
  • Release date: 23 February 2009
  • Label: MC Deluxe
 — — — — — —
2012 The Collection — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Remix albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[23]		 AUS
[24]		 GER
[27]
1990 The Raw & the Remix
  • Release date: 11 December 1990
  • Label: I.R.S.
 61 114 38

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[23]		 AUS
[24]		 BEL
(Fl)
[37]		 CAN
[38]		 GER
[27]		 IRE
[39]		 NL
[28]		 NZ
[29]		 US
[40]		 US
Dance
[41]
1985 "Johnny Come Home" 8 14 8 16 16 10 10 13 76 9 Fine Young Cannibals
"Blue" 41 13 34 — — — — 45 —
"Suspicious Minds" 8 6 22 21 37 9 21 14 — 23
1986 "Funny How Love Is" 58 97 — — — 27 — — — —
1987 "Ever Fallen in Love" 9 20 28 — 19 10 34 23 — 11 Something Wild (soundtrack)
1988 "She Drives Me Crazy" 5 1 2 1 2 2 5 1 1 1 The Raw & the Cooked
1989 "Good Thing" 7 7 13 1 8 4 36 4 1 20
"Don't Look Back" 34 38 38 10 29 10 — 23 11 —
"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" 20 109 — 35 33 8 29 — 54 8
1990 "I'm Not Satisfied" 46 145 — 83 66 19 — — 90 —
"It's OK (It's Alright)" — 169 — — 44 — — — —
1996 "The Flame" 17 85 65 — 65 — — 36 — — The Finest
1997 "She Drives Me Crazy 1997" 36 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Nimmervoll, Ed (n.d.). "Fine Young Cannibals: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Mahon, Maureen (2004). Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race. Duke University Press. p. 212. ISBN 9780822333173.
  4. ↑ Himes, Geoffrey (13 January 1988). "U.S. Soul, Reborn in Britain". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 Chris Heim (8 September 1989). "Fine Young Cannibals and Cherry are success stories". Chicago Tribune (NORTH SPORTS FINAL, CN ed.). p. 6.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 343–344. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
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  11. ↑ "Official Charts > Two Men, a Drum Machine & a Trumpet". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Fine Young Cannibals > Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 200. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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  15. ↑ "History". Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Fine Young Cannibals". Grammy.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Past Nominees + Winners". Junoawards.ca. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Archive | The Ivors | The Ivors Academy | Champions of Music Creators". Ivorsacademy.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "Pollstar Awards Archive – 1989". 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  20. ↑ https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/1990/pop-promo-videos/28934/fine-young-cannibals-dont-look-back/
  21. ↑ "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 23 June 1990. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  22. ↑ "Billboard" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 25 May 1991. p. 113. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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  24. 1 2 3 4 Peak chart positions in Australia:
  25. 1 2 "austriancharts.at > Fine Young Cannibals in der Österreich Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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  28. 1 2 "dutchcharts.nl > Fine Young Cannibals in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  29. 1 2 3 "charts.nz > Fine Young Cannibals in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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  33. 1 2 3 4 "British certifications – Fine Young Cannibals". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 June 2023. Type Fine Young Cannibals in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  34. 1 2 "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Cria.ca. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  35. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: Fine Young Cannibals ARIA chart history, received 18 August 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  36. ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  37. 1 2 "Ultratop > Fine Young Cannibals in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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  41. ↑ "Fine Young Cannibals Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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