Brother Beyond

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Brother Beyond was a British boy band / pop group, that saw some mainstream success in the late 1980s.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Band members 3 Former members 4 UK Singles Chart Discography 5 After The Split 6 Eg and Alice 7 Eg and Alice - Discography 7.1 Singles 7.2 Album 7.2.1 Track listing

[edit] Biography

The group's first singles, "I Should Have Lied", "How Many Times", "Chain-Gang Smile" (produced by Don Was from Was Not Was) and "Can You Keep a Secret?", were all written by band members Eg White and Carl Fysh, and performed by the band.

However, Stock, Aitken and Waterman saw the commercial value of 'four good looking young men', and took over the production of the band from thereon in. Their following two songs "The Harder I Try" and "He Ain't No Competition", were top ten hit's.

They released two albums, Get Even (1988) and Trust (1989) before disbanding in 1991.

[edit] Band members

• Nathan Moore - born Nathan Marcellus Moore, 10 January 1965, in Stamford Hill, London - Vocalist
• David White - born 6 June 1965, in Highbury, North London - Guitarist / Vocalist
• Carl Fysh - born 25 January 1963 - Vocalist
• Steve Alexander - born 20 November 1962, in Ystradgynlais, Powys, Mid Wales - Drummer

[edit] Former members

• Eg White

[edit] UK Singles Chart Discography

• "How Many Times" - (1987) - Chart High Number 62
• "Chain-Gang Smile" - (1987) - Number 57
• "Can You Keep A Secret?" - (1988) - Number 56
• "The Harder I Try" - (1988) - Number 2
• "He Ain't No Competition" - (1988) - Number 6
• "Be My Twin" - (1989) - Number 14
• "Can You Keep A Secret? (Re-mix)" -(1989) - Number 22
• "Drive On" - (1989) - Number 39
• "When Will I See You Again" - (1989) - Number 43
• "Trust" - (1990) - Number 53
• "The Girl I Used To Know" - (1991) - Number 48

[edit] After The Split

Lead singer Nathan Moore went on to sing with another boy band called Worlds Apart, and now is working as a manager to such acts as Jessica Garlick, he was also a contestant on ITV's Hit Me Baby One More Time and infamous for being part of Lisa Scott-Lee's Totally Scott-Lee set up. Drummer Steve Alexander toured with Duran Duran for six years, before going solo. Carl Fysh now works for a PR agency in London and became manager to male duo Fierce Girl. David White is currently studying for a BA degree in Fine Art at Central St Martin's College in London. He has shown his paintings around England and Israel.

[edit] Eg and Alice

After leaving Brother Beyond, Eg White formed the duo Eg and Alice with artist Alice Temple. They released one album in 1991 before Eg went solo, covering the Jellyfish hit 'Stay Home'. Eg White won an Ivor Novello award for writing Will Young's "Leave Right Now" and has written songs for a variety of artists, including Natalie Imbruglia and Joss Stone.

[edit] Eg and Alice - Discography

[edit] Singles

• "Indian" (WEA Records 1991) - Did Not Chart in the UK Top 75
• "Doesn't mean that much To Me" (WEA Records 1991) - Did Not Chart in the UK Top 75

[edit] Album

• 24 Years Of Hunger (WEA Records 1991) - Did Not Chart in the UK Top 75

[edit] Track listing

1 "Rockets"

2 "In A Cold Way"

3 "Mystery Man"

4 "And I Have Seen Myself"

5 "So High, So Low"

6 "New Years Eve"

7 "Indian"

8 "Doesn't Mean That Much To Me"

9 "Crosstown"

10 "IOU"

11 "I Wish"