The Fixx

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The Fixx
Origin England
Genre(s) New Wave
Synthpop
Years active 1980 - present
Label(s) MCA Records
RCA Records
CMC International
Rainman
Website Official Site: http://www.thefixx.com
Fan Forum: http://www.thefixx.net
Members
Cy Curnin
Jamie West-Oram
Rupert Greenall
Adam Woods
Dan K. Brown
Former members
Gary Tibbs
Chris Tait
Dan K. Brown
Alfie Agius
Charlie Barrett
For other uses, see Fixx (disambiguation).

The Fixx is a British new wave band formed in 1980. The group was formed by college friends Cy Curnin (vocals) and Adam Woods (drums). The pair placed an ad for additional members. Jamie West-Oram (guitar), Rupert Greenall (keyboards) and Charlie Barret (bass) joined the band as a result. Barret left just after the recording of the first album and was replaced by Alfie Agius. However, Agius' stint in the band was short-lived, as he left in the middle of sessions for the following album. His bass work is featured on two of the album's hits "Saved By Zero" and "One Thing Leads to Another." [1] Dan K. Brown performed on the third top 40 single from that album "The Sign of Fire" and filled that bass spot until 1994.

They are best remembered for their song "One Thing Leads To Another", from their most successful album Reach the Beach from 1983. Their other hits are "Red Skies", "Stand or Fall", "Saved by Zero", "Sign of Fire", "Are We Ourselves?", "Secret Separation", "Driven Out", "How Much Is Enough?" and "Deeper and Deeper" which was featured on the soundtrack of Streets of Fire. "A Letter to Both Sides" appears on the Fletch soundtrack.

The Fixx regularly tour the U.S., and recently celebrated 25 years of making music together. Curnin, West-Oram, Greenall and Woods are now joined by bassist Gary Tibbs (formerly Roxy Music, The Vibrators, Adam & The Ants). Cy Curnin can often be found on stage with a glass of wine in his right hand and an egg shaker in the left. According to the band's website, Dan K. Brown has rejoined the band, at least as a studio musician; marking the departure of Gary Tibbs. The Fixx is recording a new album in London.

The group is one of the few to have enjoyed significant success outside their country of origin, notably in the U.S. and Canada, yet remain almost unknown in their home land.

In 2002 The Fixx performed an all-new cover version of Nancy Sinatra's 1960s classic "These Boots Are Made for Walking" for a special album called When Pigs Fly, which featured unique remakes of songs from the 1960s through the 1990s. The song was also included as a bonus track on the group's Twentyfifth Anniversary Anthology CD.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

YEAR TITLE CHART PEAK POSITIONS ALBUM
US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock US Dance UK CAN
1982 "Stand Or Fall" #76 - #7 (4wks) - #54 #10 Shuttered Room
"Red Skies" #101 Ψ - #13 - #57 -
1983 "Saved by Zero" #20 - #9 - - #45 Reach the Beach
"One Thing Leads to Another" #4 - #2 #14 #86 Ψ #3
"The Sign of Fire" #32 - #20 - - -
1984 "Deeper And Deeper" unreleased † - #3 (2wks) #47 - - Streets of Fire Soundtrack §
"Are We Ourselves?" #15 - #1 (2wks) ‡ - - #29 Phantoms
"Sunshine in the Shade" #69 - #37 - - -
1986 "Secret Separation" #19 - #1 (2wks) - #83 Ψ #39 Walkabout
"Built For the Future" - - #13 - - -
1987 "Don't Be Scared" - - #32 - - - React
1989 "Driven Out" #55 #11 #1 (4wks) - - #49 Calm Animals
"Precious Stone" - - #23 - - #78
1991 "How Much Is Enough?" #35 #10 #11 - - #27 Ink
2000 "One Thing Leads To Another (Benitez Remix)" - - - #54 Ω - -
  • †: Despite significant radio play, "Streets of Fire" soundtrack denies single release for "Deeper and Deeper". A longer version, now accepted by fans as the definitive version, ended up on B-side of "Are We Ourselves?" single.
  • §: Originally appearing on the "Streets of Fire" soundtrack, "Deeper and Deeper" can now also be found on the reissue of "Reach The Beach".
  • ‡: The official Billboard web database has some errors in it and differs from the original print issues, including listing "Are We Ourselves?" as having peaked at #2 on the rock chart when in fact it spent two weeks at #1.
  • Ψ: This track peaked on a 'Bubbling Under' Chart.
  • Ω: This remix was listed as #4 on the Top 5 Dance/Clubplay Breakouts List. This list features tracks with future potential to hit the Top 50 and can be considered a Bubbling Under chart for the Top 50.

(All information taken from Billboard Magazine Archive Print Issues)

[edit] In mass media

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mann, Brent (2005). Blinded By the Lyrics. New York, NY: Citadel Press Books

[edit] External links

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