Honeymoon Suite
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| Honeymoon Suite | |
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| Origin | Niagara Falls, ON, Canada  |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Years active | 1982 – present |
| Label(s) | WEA Canada |
| Website | http://www.honeymoonsuite.com |
| Members | |
| Derry Grehan Johnnie Dee Ray Coburn Gary Lalonde Dave Betts |
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| Former members | |
| Rob Laidlaw Peter Nunn Bret Carrigan Rob Preuss Steve Webster Jorn Anderson |
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Honeymoon Suite are a Canadian rock band, based out of Niagara Falls, Ontario that formed in 1982. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital. (Movies, such as Superman II, have affectionately supported this claim.)
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[edit] Biography
The band was originally formed in 1982 by lead vocalist and guitarist Johnnie Dee (of Niagara Falls, Canada), guitarist Derry Grehan (of St. Catharines) and original drummer Mike Lengyell, formerly with the Diodes. They soon signed with WEA Canada after they released their song "New Girl Now", which won them an unsigned band contest put on by Toronto radio station Q107.
Dee and Grehan recruited Ray Coburn on keyboards, Gary Lalonde on bass, and Dave Betts (replacing Lengyell) on drums.
In 1984, they released their self-titled debut album, which led to four big hits in Canada: "New Girl Now", "Burning In Love", "Wave Babies", and "Stay In the Light". The song "New Girl Now" was the only single to reach the top-50 in the United States.
Their follow up album, The Big Prize, produced by Bruce Fairbairn, was equally successful in Canada, with four more hits: "Feel It Again", "What Does It Take", "Bad Attitude", and "All Along You Knew". Their song "Feel It Again" managed to reach the Top 40 in the US, but "What Does It Take" only reached no. 52, even buoyed by its inclusion on the soundtrack for the John Cusack film One Crazy Summer. In 1989, "Bad Attitude" was featured in the series finale of Miami Vice, played during a driving segment that mirrored one from the series' pilot episode.
In 1986, founding keyboardist Ray Coburn temporarily left the band, replaced by Rob Preuss of Burlington, Ontario-based Spoons.
Also during 1986 the band produced a track for the Charlie Sheen film The Wraith - "Those Were the Days".
In the spring of 1987, the band produced a track for the Mel Gibson film Lethal Weapon - "Lethal Weapon".
In the winter of 1987, the band started work on their third album in L.A. Unfortunately, Johnnie Dee was hit by a car at L.A.X. airport, breaking his leg in several places, and required surgery to insert a ten inch pin to help the leg heal properly. While recovering in hospital, Doobie Brothers' Michael McDonald was brought in to help out with the recording sessions; he wrote lyrics and sang back up on "Long Way Back", a forthcoming track for their next album.
In 1988, their third album was finally released: Racing After Midnight, produced by Ted Templeman of Van Halen fame. That album made the top 10 in Canada, but was not successful in the US. Singles included "Love Changes Everything", "Looking Out for Number One", "Cold Look" (European only) and "It's Over Now".
In 1989, the band released their first greatest hits compilation, The Singles, which included the new single "Still Loving You". Coburn rejoined the band in time to embark on "The Singles" tour, which would turn out to be the last tour featuring the band's original line-up until 2007.
By 1991, Lalonde and Betts had left the band, and were replaced by Steve Webster (from Billy Idol's band) on bass and Jorn Anderson from Fludd on drums. That year, they released their fourth album, Monsters Under the Bed. The album featured the singles "Say You Don't Know Me" and "The Road". The album was only moderately successful in Canada and virtually ignored in the US.
The band continued to tour in the '90s, although many line-up changes continued to occur, with only Dee and Grehan remaining as the founding members.
In 2002 they released their first new studio album in 11 years, Lemon Tongue. The album was released under an independent label, and leaned towards a more artistic and adventurous direction than their previous rock releases. The European release of this album was titled Dreamland, and featured many track changes, adding the new songs "Dreamland", "Radiant", "Even Now" and "Just Love Somebody".
In 2006 the band released another greatest hits collection entitled Feel It Again: An Anthology, a 2-CD set featuring most of the band's singles, selected album tracks, and rare & unreleased material.
The band continues to tour Canada and select North-eastern USA cities. In June 2007, the band officially announced the return of a reunited line-up of all five original band members. The band toured extensively throughout Canada, with further dates planned for 2008 and talk of recording a new album together.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Honeymoon Suite (1984)
- The Big Prize (1986)
[edit] Racing After Midnight (1988)
With Rob Preuss (The Spoons) on keyboards:
- 01 - Lookin' Out For Number One
- 02 - Long Way Back
- 03 - Cold Look
- 04 - Love Fever
- 05 - Other Side Of Midnight
- 06 - Love Changes Everything
- 07 - It's Over Now
- 08 - Fast Company
- 09 - Tears On The Page
- 10 - Lethal Weapon
[edit] The Singles (1989)
- 01 - New Girl Now
- 02 - Burning In Love
- 03 - Stay In The Light
- 04 - Wave Babies
- 05 - Feel It Again
- 06 - What Does It Take
- 07 - Bad Attitude
- 08 - Lethal Weapon
- 09 - Love Changes Everything
- 10 - Lookin' Out For Number One
- 11 - Still Lovin' You (previously unreleased single)
- 12 - Long Way (previously unreleased single)
[edit] Monsters Under the Bed (1991)
With Ray Coburn on keyboards, Steve Webster (bass) and Jorn Anderson (drums):
- 01 - Say You Don't Know Me
- 02 - Bring On The Light
- 03 - If Ya Love Me
- 04 - The Road
- 05 - Little Sister
- 06 - How Long
- 07 - Come (Let Me Take You There)
- 08 - Miracle
- 09 - It's Only Love
- 10 - Next To You
- 11 - Stand Alone
- 12 - All I Wanted
[edit] 13 Live (1995)
With Ray Coburn on keyboards, Tim Harrington (bass) and Creighton Doane (drums):
- 01 - Say You Don't Know Me
- 02 - Burning In Love
- 03 - Lookin' Out For Number One
- 04 - Wave Babies
- 05 - Stay In The Light
- 06 - All Along You Knew
- 07 - Bad Attitude
- 08 - Feel It Again
- 09 - The Road
- 10 - Love Changes Everything
- 11 - What Does It Take
- 12 - New Girl Now
- 13 - If Ya Love Me
[edit] Lemon Tongue (2001)
With Peter Nunn (keyboards), Rob Laidlaw (bass) and Bret Carrigan (drums)
Limited U.S indie release 2001:
- 01 - Lemon Tongue
- 02 - What I Know
- 03 - So Hard
- 04 - Undone
- 05 - Don't Make Me Want You
- 06 - Touch The Sun
- 07 - Lagavulin
- 08 - Knew You When
- 09 - The Way I Do
- 10 - Gone
- 11 - Into Me, Into You
Canadian release 2002 (Bullseye Records of Canada): rearranged tracklist with 2 extra tracks plus lyrics and new artwork
- 01 - What I Know
- 02 - So Hard
- 03 - The Way I Do
- 04 - Undone
- 05 - Lemon Tongue
- 06 - Gone
- 07 - Even Now (previously unreleased single)
- 08 - Touch The Sun
- 09 - Don't Make Me Want You
- 10 - Lagavulin
- 11 - Knew You When
- 12 - Radiant (previously unreleased single)
[edit] Dreamland (2002)
European only release: featuring tracks from Lemon Tongue and previously unreleased tracks
- 01 - What I Know 4:09
- 02 - So Hard 3:43
- 03 - Still Lovin' You 4:15 (from 1989's The Singles album)
- 04 - Just Love Somebody 4:04 (previously unreleased single)
- 05 - The Way I Do 4:14
- 06 - Dreamland 4:40 (previously unreleased single)
- 07 - Too Little, Too Late 4:20 (previously unreleased single)
- 08 - Gone 4:29
- 09 - Undone 3:59
- 10 - Lagavulin 4:14
- 11 - Radiant 3:13
- 12 - Even Now 3:49
[edit] HMS Live at the Gods (2005)
Recorded live June 2, 2002 at the GODS Festival in Bradford, UK
- 01 - Other Side Of Midnight
- 02 - What I Know
- 03 - Stay In The Light
- 04 - Burning In Love
- 05 - Wave Babies
- 06 - Touch The Sun
- 07 - Piano Solo
- 08 - What Does It Take
- 09 - Feel It Again
- 10 - All Along You Knew
- 11 - Lookin' Out For Number One
- 12 - Guitar Solo
- 13 - Bad Attitude
[edit] The Essentials - Honeymoon Suite (2005)
The Singles Remastered
[edit] Feel It Again: An Anthology (2006)
Disc 1
- 01 - Stay In The Light
- 02 - New Girl Now
- 03 - Wave Babies
- 04 - Burning In Love
- 05 - Feel It Again
- 06 - Bad Attitude
- 07 - What Does It Take
- 08 - All Along You Knew
- 09 - Once The Feeling
- 10 - Those Were The Days (The Wraith soundtrack)
- 11 - Lethal Weapon
- 12 - Lookin' Out For Number One
- 13 - Love Changes Everything
- 14 - Other Side Of Midnight
- 15 - I Believe In Father Christmas (Reveillon - Greg Lake cover)
- 16 - Still Lovin' You
- 17 - Long Way
- 18 - Say You Don't Know Me
- 19 - Little Sister
Disc 2
- 01 - Bring On The Light
- 02 - The Road
- 03 - Come (Let Me Take You There)
- 04 - Next To You
- 05 - All I Wanted
- 06 - Touch The Sun
- 07 - Undone
- 08 - Lagavulin
- 09 - Gone
- 10 - Even Now
- 11 - The Way I Do
- 12 - Into Me, Into You
- 13 - Breathe (previously unreleased single)
- 14 - Tightrope (previously unreleased single)
- 15 - Where's My Wire (previously unreleased single)
- 16 - Under My Skin (previously unreleased single)
- 17 - Sit For Hours (previously unreleased single)
- 18 - Difference (previously unreleased single)
- 19 - My Right Hand (previously unreleased single)
- 20 - I'm So Boring (previously unreleased single)
[edit] Singles
- "New Girl Now" (1984) #23 CAN, #57 US
- "Burning In Love" (1984)
- "Stay In the Light" (1985)
- "Wave Babies" (1985)
- "Feel It Again" (1986) #16 CAN, #34 US
- "What Does It Take" (1986) #28 CAN, #52 US
- "Bad Attitude" (1986)
- "All Along You Knew" (1986)
- "Lethal Weapon" (1987)
- "Love Changes Everything" (1988) #9 CAN, #91 US
- "Lookin' Out for Number One" (1988) #35 CAN
- "The Other Side of Midnight" (1988)
- "It's Over Now" (1988)
- "Cold Look" (1988)
- "Still Lovin' You" (1989)
- "Long Way" (1990)
- "Say You Don't Know Me" (1991)
- "The Road" (1992)
- "The Way I Do" (2002)
- "Gone" (2003)
