| The Other Two | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
| Genres | Alternative dance House Synthpop Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1990–1999 |
| Labels | Factory London LTM Qwest/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records (US)[1] |
| Associated acts | Joy Division New Order |
| Members | |
| Gillian Gilbert Stephen Morris |
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The Other Two are an English dance act, are Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order. The band name refers to the fact that the other New Order members, Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook, had already released solo records when the first The Other Two record, the single "Tasty Fish," came out 1991 and peaked at 41 in the UK Singles Chart.
The Other Two's albums are The Other Two & You (1993), on which Gilbert handled the vocals, and Super Highways (1999), which also featured guest vocalist Melanie Williams from the band Sub Sub on some tracks ("Super Highways", "You Can Fly", "One Last Kiss").
The Other Two have been involved in motion picture scoring; they created a theme song for the TV series Common As Muck, America's Most Wanted. Other soundtrack work includes Cold Feet, Making Out and series two of Cracker. The Other Two created music for the UK TV programme Reportage, but this was credited as New Order.
Contents |
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 2 | |
| ↙Singles | 6 | |
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | |
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| UK [2] |
US Heat- seekers [3] |
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| 1993 | The Other Two & You
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– | 40 |
| 1999 | Super Highways
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| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
US Club Play [4] |
US Modern Rock [4] |
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| 1990 | "Loved It (The New Factory)" (Limited non-commercial release) (as 'Steve and Gillian') | – | – | – | The Other Two & You |
| 1991 | "Tasty Fish" | 41 | – | – | |
| 1993 | "Selfish" | 46 | 6 | 30 | |
| 1995 | "Innocence" (Released only in the U.S.) | – | – | – | |
| 1999 | "You Can Fly" (Withdrawn shortly before release) | – | – | – | Super Highways |
| "Super Highways" | – | – | – | ||
| 2011 | Anna + Peter Swing Project 1 (as 'Gillian + Stephen') | – | – | – | — |
