Peach Union

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Peach Union
Also known as	Peach
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Pop, Dance, Electronic
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Keyboards
Years active	1996 - 1998
Label(s)	Mute, Epic
Former members
Lisa Lamb, Paul Statham, Pascal Gabriel

Peach Union were a pop/dance/electronic trio who formed in London, England and had several UK and US pop and dance chart hits in the late 1990s. Originally called Peach, the act was forced to alter its name to Peach Union in the United States, as there was already a rock band named Peach.

The trio was comprised of London-based singer/songwriter Lisa Lamb with songwriter Paul Statham and record producer Pascal Gabriel.^[1] Prior to Peach, Lisa had a solo career as a singer in London, releasing a drum 'n' bass record (“Summer Breeze”, 1995) and working as a jazz singer, Statham had worked extensively with former Bauhaus member Peter Murphy and Gabriel already had a long resumé in the pop and dance music industry, most notably with S'Express and Bomb the Bass.

Peach Union released one album, Audiopeach, in 1998 on Mute/Epic Records. The track "On My Own" charted well in Europe and became a top 40 hit in the USA. The same track enjoyed top 10 success in Canada (#2), Mexico, Israel and Sweden. It was also featured prominently in the film Sliding Doors^[2]. The album received positive reviews at the time of its release.^[3]

The group disbanded without recording a follow-up album.

Since their split, Gabriel and Statham continued working together writing and producing songs for a variety of acts. They have worked with Dido, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia and Sophie Ellis-Bextor among others^[4]. Lisa owns a sonic branding consultancy and performs in a band, Hot Lava, that specializes in rock music for children.

[edit] Discography

Release Date	Single Title
September 1996	"On My Own"
December 1996	"From This Moment On"
October 1997	"Made in Vain" (withdrawn)
December 1997	"On My Own" (re-issue)
April 1998	"Sorrow Town"