Chocolate Starfish were an Australian rock music group based in Melbourne, Australia, releasing a number of hits in the early '90s, before disbanding in 1998.
The original line up featured Craig Harnath (Kids in the Kitchen), Brett Kingman (James Reyne), John Justin (Himself) and Bruce Pawsey (Kate Ceberano) and was born from the desperate cover band scene of the early '90s. Frontman man, Adam Thompson moved to Melbourne from Tallygaroopna, near Shepparton, Victoria. He remained as the only original member until the band's demise.
Their first success was with a cover of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain", which reached #11 on the ARIA Charts in September 1993. While "All Over Me" did not do as well, reaching the Top 40 in December 1993, another single "Mountain" attracted significant radio airplay and reached #12 in March 1994. A translated version of the song ( "Brane srušit ću sve " by "Prljavo kazalište" ) reached top 10 in Croatia.. Their peak came with the release of their album Chocolate Starfish, which arrived at #2 on the albums charts on 1 May 1994 and was eventually certified gold.
They were produced by Pseudo Echo frontman Brian Canham. Drummer Darren Danielson later formed a band with Brian Canham called Brill, which released one self titled album independently. When Canham re-formed Pseudo Echo in 1999, he recruited Danielson to play drums.
In 1994, band members included:
Norman Falvo left at the end of 1994 and Tim Rosewarne replaced him on keyboards for the next album Box (1995). John Nixon and Darren Danielson had previously played together in Roxus.
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Chocolate Starfish (1994)
Track Listing
Box (1995)
Track Listing
Live at the Palace (?)
Reconnected (2004)
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