Rage was an English dance music group composed of producers Barry Leng and Duncan Hannant, had drummer Hans Greeve and fronted by vocalists Tony Jackson (1992–1993) and Steve Lee (1995).[1] The group were renamed En-Rage in Germany to avoid confusion with the German band Rage.
Rage | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | En-Rage |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Eurodance, house, pop, ambient music |
| Years active | 1992–1995 |
| Labels | Pulse 8, Demon Music Group |
| Past members | Hans Greeve Duncan Hannant Tony Jackson Steve Lee Barry Leng |
Career
editIn 1992, the group released a dance cover version of Bryan Adams' "Run to You", which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] Subsequent singles, including a dance remake of "House of the Rising Sun", fared less well on the chart,[2] although an album titled Saviour was released in 1993.
Singer Tony Jackson, who had previously performed backing vocals for Billy Ocean, Amii Stewart and Paul Young, among others,[3] died in June 2001.[4]
Members
editStudio
edit- Tony Jackson – vocals
- Steve Lee – vocals
- Hans Greeve – drums
- Barry Leng – producer
- Duncan Hannant – producer
Live
edit- Tony Jackson – vocals
- Steve Lee – vocals
- Jeffrey Sayadian – guitar
- Angela Lupino – bass
- Toby Sadler – keyboard, piano, backing vocals
- Pierson Grange – drums
Discography
editStudio albums
editCompilation albums
edit- Run to You – The Essential (2010) (digital-only)
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
| 1992 | "Run to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Saviour |
| "Be Yourself" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Run to You" (re-release) | 3 | 56 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1993 | "Why Don't You" | 44 | 209 | 26 | 40 | — | 39 | |
| "House of the Rising Sun" | 41 | 171 | 20 | — | — | — | ||
| "Give It Up" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "My Cryings Done" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "The Eurodance Encyclopaedia > En-Rage". KDJ Eurodance Ltd. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ a b c UK chart peaks:
- Top 75 peaks: "Official Charts > Rage". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "Give It Up": "6 November 1993 (from ukmix.org 'The 76-100 pos. UK-Charts-Thread' thread, page 9)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "discogs.com > Tony Jackson > Credits > Vocals". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Drifters Revue – Highly Rated". Let's Drift Drifters Tribute – Motown Tribute Group. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 228.
- "Why Don't You" and "House of the Rising Sun": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 July 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- Saviour: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ a b "austriancharts.at > En-Rage in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ German chart peaks:
- "Run to You": "En-Rage – Run to You (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "Why Don't You": "En-Rage – Why Don't You (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Run to You' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: En-Rage (songs)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
