Tasmin Archer
| Tasmin Archer | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tasmin Archer |
| Born | 3 August 1963 |
| Origin | Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Pop, Rock |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | EMI, Quiverdisc |
| Website | TasminArcher.net |
Tasmin Archer (born 3 August 1963) is an English pop singer. Her first album, Great Expectations, spawned the hit "Sleeping Satellite", which reached #1 in the United Kingdom[1] and Ireland.[2] She won a BRIT Award in 1993 and went on to release other albums.
Early life
Archer was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. She attended Grange Upper School and after graduating, first worked as a sewing machine operator. She attended Bradford College in 1980 to study typing, and then became a clerk at Leeds Magistrates' Court.[3]
Archer joined a group called Dignity as a backing vocalist, and played with different bands around the Bradford area. She helped out at a recording studio in Bradford called Flexible Response, and subsequently began working with musicians John Hughes and John Beck as The Archers. During this time, Tasmin Archer developed skills in the music business.[4]
Musical career
Great Expectations
Archer signed to EMI in 1990, and released her first single, "Sleeping Satellite" in August 1992, which went to #1 in the UK Singles Chart.[1][5] The single also enjoyed minor success in the U.S. where it peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] The album Great Expectations followed in October 1992. It reached #8 in the UK Albums Chart,[1] and achieved gold disc status by December for sales of more than 100,000 copies.[7] Further singles from the album followed, and although they were Top 40 hits in the UK, they did not achieve the same level of success as her début.
Archer donated the royalties from her second single "In Your Care" to Childline. The song was about child abuse.[3] In 1993 Archer won a BRIT Award for the Best British Breakthrough Act. However, later she joked that she kept her award in the back of her kitchen cupboard, and claimed that she used it for cracking nuts and tenderising steak.[4]
Bloom
After disappearing from the limelight, Archer reappeared in 1996 with her second album Bloom. However, the single "One More Good Night With The Boys" failed to reach the UK Top 40, and the album peaked at #95.[1] In late 1997, disagreements with EMI left Archer somewhat disillusioned and feeling like she had been treated as a commodity. She decided to take a short break from the industry.[8]
After two years, Archer felt the time was right to start writing again but was hindered by writer's block. Although this did not prevent her from being initially creative she found it difficult to finish anything musically.[9] However, she did not let this stop her from expressing her creativity in other ways, and she began painting and moulding clay.
On
After working through the block and starting in 2002, Archer and Hughes worked on a new album. Initially this was going to be titled Non-Linear, but later became On. Several demo versions of the songs from this album were available for free from the messagetothemagnet website, which was created for the purpose. People were encouraged to send feedback on the material.
On was released on 25 September 2006 on Archer's own label, Quiverdisc. It was preceded on 20 September by a download only single, "Every Time I Want It (Effect is Monotony)"; a radio edit of the album track "Effect is Monotony".
Other work
In a 2006 interview, Archer said she and John Hughes were pursuing opportunities to write for film and TV soundtracks.[9] Subsequently the partners provided work for Eastenders and other shows.
Personal life
Archer has maintained a long-term relationship with musician John Hughes. In 1999, she bought a Sunderland A.F.C. season-ticket, after attending a match with Hughes.[10]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][11] |
AUS [12] |
AUT [13] |
BEL (FLA) [14] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
IRE [2] |
NL [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
US [6] | ||||
| 1992 | "Sleeping Satellite" | 1 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
|
Great Expectations |
| 1993 | "In Your Care" | 16 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| "Lords of the New Church" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | |||
| "Somebody's Daughter" (GER only) | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Arienne" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Shipbuilding EP" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shipbuilding | |
| 1996 | "One More Good Night With The Boys" | 45 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bloom | |
| "Sweet Little Truth" | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Every Time I Want It (Effect is Monotony)" (digital download) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | On | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [12] |
AUT [21] |
GER [22] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [23] |
US [24] | ||||
| 1992 | Great Expectations | 8 | 56 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 115 |
| |
| 1994 | Shipbuilding (North America only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | Bloom | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | On | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
- Premium Gold Collection (2000)
- Singer/Songwriter (2004)
- The Best Of (2009)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Official Charts Company: Tasmin Archer". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- 1 2 "Screen shot of search results for 'Tasmin Archer' from http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2015-11-28. External link in
|title=(help) - 1 2 "Tasmin Archer". Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Tasmin Archer". Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 27. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- 1 2 "Billboard > Artists / Tasmin Archer > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- 1 2 3 "Screen shot of search results for 'Tasmin Archer' from http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2015-11-28. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Lister, Derek A J (2004). Bradford's Own. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3826-9.
- 1 2 "Tasmin Archer interview". Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ Freeman, Sarah (20 September 2006). "High expectations for singer Tasmin's return". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
I needed to do something creative which had an end result. If you have writer's block, obsessing about it is the worst thing you can do and I knew that whatever else happened I had to get on with things. My partner John is a massive Sunderland fan; I went with him to a game and, that was it, I was hooked. Turning to football didn't cure the writer's block, but it helped. In the end there was no Eureka moment, it just gradually lifted. Suddenly I was able to finish all those half-written songs.
- ↑ UK Chart peak for "Sweet Little Truth": "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > A – Azzido Da Bass". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- 1 2 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Tasmin Archer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "In Your Care" and "Bloom": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- "Lords of the New Church" and "One More Good Night With the Boys": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2014-06-17". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ↑ "austriancharts.at > Tasmin Archer (songs)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ↑ "Ultratop > Tasmin Archer (in Dutch)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ↑ "lescharts.com > Discographie Tasmin Archer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ↑ German singles chart peaks: "Screen shot of search results for 'Tasmin Archer' from https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche (in German)". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2015-11-28. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "dutchcharts.nl > Tasmin Archer (singles) (in Dutch)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
- 1 2 "charts.org.nz > Discography Tasmin Archer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- 1 2 "swedishcharts.com > Discography Tasmin Archer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ↑ "hitparade.ch > Tasmin Archer (singles) (in German)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ↑ "austriancharts.at > Tasmin Archer (albums)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Tasmin Archer - Great Expectations (album) (in German)". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ↑ "hitparade.ch > Tasmin Archer (albums) (in German)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Tasmin Archer > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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