Walker and the All Stars.ĭuring the hiatus, while waiting for the album to be released, the band began working on what would become the Thank You album, with John Jones, and a Warren Cuccurullo-derived riff of "First Impression" led to the rapid inclusion of the song "Come Undone". The short track "Shotgun" is a kind of a cover of the 1965 single of the same name by Jr. The song "Sin of the City" is about the Happy Land arson fire that killed 87 people trapped in an unlicensed social club in New York City on 25 March 1990. "Breath After Breath", a collaboration with Milton Nascimento, was released only in Brazil, "None of the Above" in Japan and " Femme Fatale" (cover of The Velvet Underground song) in France. Four singles taken from the album charted in the US: "Ordinary World" (#3), "Come Undone" (#7), " Too Much Information" and "Drowning Man". In the UK, three singles from the album reached the Top 40 including "Ordinary World" (#6), "Come Undone" (#13) and "Too Much Information" (#35). 4 in the UK Albums Chart, their highest charting album since 1983's Seven and the Ragged Tiger. Manzi said that industry insiders "laughed at" Left Bank while they worked on reviving the careers of not only Duran Duran but also Meat Loaf because they would rather focus on "the next hip band" than perceived "old" acts. Manager Tommy Manzi later told HitQuarters it was the industry that were unenthusiastic about the return of the band rather than the music consumer. Duran Duran's new management company, Left Bank, was distressed at the apparent lack of enthusiasm for the album and had it pulled from the release schedule. Recording of the album was completed in early 1992 with an impending release by Capitol Records in the United States. The cover art by Nick Egan features wedding photos from the parents of the four band members. The singles " Ordinary World" and " Come Undone" reached the US top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. It was released on 11 February 1993 by Parlophone.Īfter dwindling commercial success in the early 1990s, Duran Duran returned to the UK top five and US top 10 with this album, which has been certified Gold in the UK and Platinum in the US. Here are all of Duran Duran albums ranked.Duran Duran (commonly known as The Wedding Album) is the seventh studio album and the second self-titled album by English new wave band Duran Duran.
They were also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band has won numerous awards throughout their career: two Brit Awards including the 2004 award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, two Grammy Awards, an MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a Video Visionary Award from the MTV Europe Music Awards. They achieved 14 singles in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the US Billboard Hot 100. Duran Duran has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling music artists. These five members featured the most commercially successful line-up. The group was a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US in the 1980s. The group was formed by keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor, with the later addition of drummer Roger Taylor, and after numerous personnel changes, guitarist Andy Taylor (none of the Taylors are related) and lead singer Simon Le Bon. Duran Duran (/djʊˌræn djʊˈræn/) are an English new wave band formed in Birmingham in 1978.
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