Rage (English band)
Rage were an English recording group composed of producers Barry Leng and Duncan Hannant, drummer Hans Greeve, and fronted by vocalists Tony Jackson (1992–1993) and Steve Lee (1995).[1] The group were renamed En-Rage in Germany, to avoid confusion with the German band Rage.
Rage | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | En-Rage |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Eurodance, house, pop |
| Years active | 1992–1995 |
| Labels | Pulse 8, Demon Music Group |
| Past members | Hans Greeve Duncan Hannant Tony Jackson Steve Lee Barry Leng |
Career
In 1992, the group released a dance cover version of Bryan Adams' "Run to You", which reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] Subsequent singles, including a dance remake of "House of the Rising Sun", fared less well on the chart,[2] although an album titled Saviour was released in 1993.
Singer Tony Jackson, who had previously performed backing vocals for Billy Ocean, Amii Stewart and Paul Young among others,[3] died in June 2001.[4]
Members
Studio
- Tony Jackson – vocals
- Steve Lee – vocals
- Hans Greeve – drums
- Barry Leng – producer
- Duncan Hannant – producer
Live
- Tony Jackson – vocals
- Steve Lee – vocals
- Jeffrey Sayadian – guitar
- Angela Lupino – bass
- Toby Sadler – keyboard, piano, backing vocals
- Pierson Grange – drums
Discography
Compilation albums
- Run to You – The Essential (2010) (digital-only)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
| 1992 | "Run to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Saviour |
| "Be Yourself" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Run to You" (re-release) | 3 | 56 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1993 | "Why Don't You" | 44 | 209 | 26 | 40 | — | 39 | |
| "House of the Rising Sun" | 41 | 171 | 20 | — | — | — | ||
| "Give It Up" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "My Cryings Done" | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||
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References
- "The Eurodance Encyclopaedia > En-Rage". KDJ Eurodance Ltd. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- UK chart peaks:
- Top 75 peaks: "Official Charts > Rage". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- "Give It Up": "6 November 1993 (from ukmix.org 'The 76-100 pos. UK-Charts-Thread' thread, page 9)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- "discogs.com > Tony Jackson > Credits > Vocals". discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- "Drifters Revue – Highly Rated". Let's Drift Drifters Tribute – Motown Tribute Group. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 228.
- "Why Don't You" and "House of the Rising Sun": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 July 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- Saviour: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- "austriancharts.at > En-Rage in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- German chart peaks:
- "Run to You": "En-Rage – Run to You (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- "Why Don't You": "En-Rage – Why Don't You (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Run to You' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: En-Rage (songs)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
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