Damian (musician)

Damian not to be confused with Jamaican reggae artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley known for short as Damian. About the latter, see Damian Marley
Damian
Birth name Damian Davey
Born (1964-09-30) 30 September 1964
Manchester, England
Occupation(s)
  • Singer

Damian Davey (born 30 September 1964, Manchester, England) better known by the mononym Damian is an English pop musician, best known for his 1989 hit, "The Time Warp", a cover version of the original track from The Rocky Horror Show.

Career

Damian was briefly successful in the late 1980s. His first version of "The Time Warp", released in 1987, was produced by Des Tong from Sad Café and featured Sheila Gott, Jean Barrow, Ian Wilson and Steve Butler on backing vocals. Steve Piggot, who co-wrote "Living in a Box" by the band Living in a Box, played keyboards. It was recorded at Vector TV in Stockport and mixed at Battery Studios, London by Paul Schroeder. Both this and a 1988 reissue of the song failed to make the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart and it only became a hit after being remixed and restructured by Pete Hammond, reaching number 7 in the charts in 1989.[1]

Damian's follow up single, "Wig Wam Bam", a cover of The Sweet song, reached No.49 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] This single also featured the track "Putting It All Behind Me" as the B-side.

Discography

Single

Year Single Peak positions
UK
[3]		 SA
[4]
1987 "The Time Warp" 51 -
1988 "The Time Warp" (reissue) 64 9
1989 "The Time Warp" (remix) 7 -
"Wig Wam Bam" 49 -
2007 "Video Killed the Radio Star" — -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23204/damian/
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 138. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ "Chart Stats – Damian". chartstats.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "SA Rock Lists". rock.co.za. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
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