Cook da Books

Cook da Books were active in the 1980s British pop band.

History

Cook da Books was founded in 1980 in Fazakerley, Liverpool, and originally began as reggae quartet. Shortly afterwards, the film composer Vladimir Cosma an artist for the song Your Eyes to the movie La Boum 2 - Die Fete proceeds sought, the band was awarded the contract and was allowed to present the song during a performance in the film. The film is a teenage love story and the song an emotional pop ballad, composed by Cosma and written by Jeff Jordan. It was in France, the country of origin of the film, and in some other countries a hit, but not in their native England.

As a result, the four British tried to build a career with her own independent label and also toured as the opening act, among others, Men at Work and Joan Armatrading by the United States. But despite a series of single releases, they could end up no further success. In 1985 and 1986 she took Cosma again to France, where they for Les mondes engloutis TV series ( English title Apartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea ) the title song Spartacus or for the animated film Asterix in Britain the title song The Look Out Is Out recordings.

But the band was already in the resolution and after the departure of keyboardist Tony Prescott, who formed his own band, The Prescott, made ​​the three remaining musicians as Da Books on.

A brief comeback saw the band, as the two La Boum films were first shown in German TV in 1987 and once again had great success. Then the theme song of Part 1, Reality Richard Sanderson, and Cook Books as Your Eyes was re-released together in Germany on a single, which reached # 1 on the charts. Although the main part of the success was attributable to Sanderson, also of the Cook da Books song has been frequently played on the radio. In Austria, however, both in 1983 and 1987 Your Eyes was together with another title from the La Boum 2 soundtrack on a single and got there own placement ( position 10 or position 14 in re-release ).

1989 also left the band singer Peter Deary. Owen Moran and John Legget were well into the 90's into it with new musicians continue under the band name on before the band finally went apart. Some of the former members played after they have continued in other bands.

Discography

Singles and EPs

  • Piggie in the Middle Eight / Turn to Black (1982 )
  • Rich Men Do / Low Profile (1982 )
  • Silver Man (1982 )
  • Piggie in the Middle Eight / I Would not Want to Knock It (1983 )
  • Your Eyes (1983 )
  • I Would not Want to Knock It / Up in Smoke / In da Papers (1983 )
  • Caress Me Like A Flower / Say Something Good / In the Papers (1984 )
  • Golden Age / Soho (1984 )
  • You Hurt Me Deep Inside / Piggie in the Middle Eight / Low Profile (1985 )
  • Living for the City / All I Want Is Everything / How Could You Be So Low / Giving Up the Acid / England Is Another Cuba (1986 )
  • The Look Out Is Out (1986 )

Albums

  • Outch (1983 )
Singing Bass guitar Electronic keyboard Asterix in Britain (film) Number-one hits of 1987 (Germany)
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