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	\| origin = ], England<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/shrewsbury-entertainment/2017/11/17/tpau-carol-decker-back-in-shrewsbury-for-anniversary-gig/ \|title=T'Pau! Carol Decker back in Shrewsbury for anniversary gig \|last=Richardson \|first=Andy \|work=] \|date= 17 November 2017}}</ref>		\| origin = ], England<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/shrewsbury-entertainment/2017/11/17/tpau-carol-decker-back-in-shrewsbury-for-anniversary-gig/ \|title=T'Pau! Carol Decker back in Shrewsbury for anniversary gig \|last=Richardson \|first=Andy \|work=] \|date= 17 November 2017}}</ref>
	\| genre = ]<ref>{{cite web \| url= https://www.smoothradio.com/features/carol-decker-now-facts-songs-husband/ \| title= Carol Decker facts: Songs, husband and what the T'Pau singer is doing now \| work=] \| first=Tom \| last=Eames \| date=22 August 2018 \| access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>		\| genre = ]<ref>{{cite web \| url= https://www.smoothradio.com/features/carol-decker-now-facts-songs-husband/ \| title= Carol Decker facts: Songs, husband and what the T'Pau singer is doing now \| work=] \| first=Tom \| last=Eames \| date=22 August 2018 \| access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>
	\| years_active = ~~1986–92~~, 1998–present		\| years_active = 1986–1992, 1998–present
	\| label = Siren, ], ],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://geocities.com/patmil007/6959.jpg \|title=6959.jpg (JPEG Image, 645 × 753 pixels) \|work=geocities.com \|access-date=2009-09-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027165934/http://geocities.com/patmil007/6959.jpg \|archive-date=27 October 2009 }}</ref> Gnatfish		\| label = {{hlist\|Siren\|]\|]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://geocities.com/patmil007/6959.jpg \|title=6959.jpg (JPEG Image, 645 × 753 pixels) \|work=geocities.com \|access-date=2009-09-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027165934/http://geocities.com/patmil007/6959.jpg \|archive-date=27 October 2009 }}</ref>\|Gnatfish}}
			\| website = {{URL\|tpau.co.uk}}
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			\| current_members = * ]
	\| website = http://www.tpau.co.uk/
	\| ~~current_members = ]<br/>~~Ronnie Rogers		* Ronnie Rogers
	\| past_members = Tim Burgess~~<br/>~~Michael Chetwood~~<br/>]<br/>~~Taj Wyzgowski~~<br/>~~]~~<br/>~~Jez Ashurst~~<br/>~~Dave Hattee~~<br/>~~Dan McKinna		\| past_members = * Tim Burgess
			* Michael Chetwood
			* Paul Jackson
			* Taj Wyzgowski
			* ]
			* Jez Ashurst
			* Dave Hattee
			* Dan McKinna
	}}		}}
	'''T'Pau''' {{IPAc-en\|t\|ə\|ˈ\|p\|aʊ}} are <!-- Do not change "are" to "is". Bands that originate from Great Britain are considered plural. See WP:ENGVAR for details. --> an English ] group formed in ], ], led by singer ]. They had a string of ] hits in the UK during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably "]", "]" and "]",<ref>{{cite book\| first=David\| last=Roberts\| year=2006\| title=British Hit Singles & Albums\| edition=19th\| publisher=Guinness World Records Limited\| location=London\| isbn=1-904994-10-5\| page=563}}</ref> and several hits in the rest of Europe, before disbanding in 1992. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and ] concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original band member and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th-anniversary UK tour.<ref>{{cite web \| last = Jones \| first = Alison \| title = Q and A with T'Pau singer Carol Decker \| url = http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music/q--tpau-singer-carol-3011274 \| publisher = birminghammail.co.uk \| year = 2013}}</ref>		'''T'Pau''' {{IPAc-en\|t\|ə\|ˈ\|p\|aʊ}} are <!-- Do not change "are" to "is". Bands that originate from Great Britain are considered plural. See WP:ENGVAR for details. --> an English ] group formed in ], ], led by singer ]. They had a string of ] hits in the UK during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably "]", "]" and "]",<ref>{{cite book\| first=David\| last=Roberts\| year=2006\| title=British Hit Singles & Albums\| edition=19th\| publisher=Guinness World Records Limited\| location=London\| isbn=1-904994-10-5\| page=563}}</ref> and several hits in the rest of Europe, before disbanding in 1992. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and ] concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original band member and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th-anniversary UK tour.<ref>{{cite web \| last = Jones \| first = Alison \| title = Q and A with T'Pau singer Carol Decker \| url = http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music/q--tpau-singer-carol-3011274 \| publisher = birminghammail.co.uk \| year = 2013}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The band formed in 1986, taking their name from a ] of the same name in the sci-fi series '']''.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5588/biography \|title=T'Pau \|author=John Bush \|publisher=] \|access-date=2012-03-31}}</ref> Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early ] sent to record and publishing companies.		The band formed in 1986, taking their name from ] of the same name in the sci-fi series '']''.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5588/biography \|title=T'Pau \|author=John Bush \|publisher=] \|access-date=2012-03-31}}</ref> Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early ] sent to record and publishing companies.

	Their first hit was the 1987 release "]". Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the US ] chart, reaching No. 4 after being featured on a ] advertisement; it repeated the feat in the ] some months later. Their third single, "]", was their biggest UK hit; it became the 600th single to reach number 1 in the UK and spent five weeks at the top spot.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/China+In+Your+Hand\|title=The Official Charts Company – China in Your Hand by T'Pau Search \|date=6 May 2013\|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> It also reached the number 1 in several other European countries but made little impact in the United States. Their debut album, '']'' (simply called ''T'Pau'' in the US), also reached number 1 and went quadruple platinum in the UK. The album produced a total of five hit singles including "]", "]" (a live recording of an early flop single, "Intimate Strangers"), and "]".		Their first hit was the 1987 release "]". Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the US ] chart, reaching No. 4 after being featured on a ] advertisement; it repeated the feat in the ] some months later. Their third single, "]", was their biggest UK hit; it became the 600th single to reach number 1 in the UK and spent five weeks at the top spot.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/China+In+Your+Hand\|title=The Official Charts Company – China in Your Hand by T'Pau Search \|date=6 May 2013\|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> It also reached the number 1 in several other European countries but made little impact in the United States. Their debut album, '']'' (simply called ''T'Pau'' in the US), also reached number 1 and went quadruple platinum in the UK. The album produced a total of five hit singles including "]", "]" (a live recording of an early flop single, "Intimate Strangers"), and "]".

	In 1988 ~~the~~ ~~release of~~ their second album '']'', which peaked at No. 4 in the UK and reached platinum status there, but failed to come close to the level of success of the band's debut album the year before. It produced the UK ~~Top~~ 20 single "]", though chart returns were diminishing by this point, and two following singles earned very modest success. The third album '']'' followed in 1991: it peaked at No. 10 in the UK, earning a ]. It included one ~~Top~~ 20 hit, "]", but the band's commercial peak had now passed and they split up after its release. A compilation album, '']'', was released in 1993 and reached the UK ~~Top~~ 40.		In 1988 they released their second album '']'', which peaked at No. 4 in the UK and reached platinum status there, but failed to come close to the level of success of the band's debut album the year before. It produced the UK top 20 single "]", though chart returns were diminishing by this point, and two following singles earned very modest success. The third album '']'' followed in 1991: it peaked at No. 10 in the UK, earning a ]. The Promise included one top 20 hit, "]", but the band's commercial peak had now passed and they split up after its release. A compilation album, '']'', was released in 1993 and reached the UK top 40.

	Another greatest hits release appeared in 1997, and Decker reformed the band with a new line-up in 1998, for the release of a new studio album, '']''. The record was not a commercial success, but T'Pau have continued to perform live on a semi-regular basis. Two singles "]" and "Giving Up the Ghost" were released from the album. Decker still made guest appearances on TV shows throughout the 2000s, including '']'', '']'' and '']''. In 2007, marking the 20th anniversary of T'Pau's first success, Ron Rogers and Carol Decker released a new single, "]", exclusively as an ~~Internet~~ download. In 2008, T'Pau were part of the ] 1980s nostalgia tour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tdpromo.com/tdp-tp-handn-shrewsbury.htm \|title=Tony Denton Promotions \|work=tdpromo.com \|access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref>		Another greatest hits release appeared in 1997, and Decker reformed the band with a new line-up in 1998, for the release of a new studio album, '']''. The record was not a commercial success, but T'Pau have continued to perform live on a semi-regular basis. Two singles "]" and "Giving Up the Ghost" were released from the album. Decker still made guest appearances on TV shows throughout the 2000s, including '']'', '']'' and '']''. In 2007, marking the 20th anniversary of T'Pau's first success, Ron Rogers and Carol Decker released a new single, "]", exclusively as an internet download. In 2008, T'Pau were part of the ] 1980s nostalgia tour.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tdpromo.com/tdp-tp-handn-shrewsbury.htm \|title=Tony Denton Promotions \|work=tdpromo.com \|access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref>

	To mark the 25th anniversary of the formation of the band, Decker and Rogers embarked on a 28-date UK tour during the spring of 2013 without the original band members.		To mark the 25th anniversary of the formation of the band, Decker and Rogers embarked on a 28-date UK tour during the spring of 2013 without the original band members.

	In February 2015, T'Pau released their fifth studio album, '']'', and embarked on a tour. The final eight shows on the ''Pleasure & Pain Tour'' had to be cancelled in early March after Decker suffered damage to her voice while suffering from bronchitis. Around the same time, it emerged that she had also grown frustrated at a lack of airplay for her band's new material, as many radio stations were only interested in playing T'Pau's classic hits. In an interview, she stated, "It's a little harder to get on the radio because all the '80s stations play the '80s stuff and they won't play your new stuff. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. That's the downside, and I miss hearing radio plays for the new stuff... it is a little frustrating that I can't get it out to the wider audience anymore."<ref>, www.hot-soup.net Retrieved 30 March 2015.</ref> Despite this however the album did manage to edge into the charts at No. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades.<ref></ref>		In February 2015, T'Pau released their fifth studio album, '']'', and embarked on a tour. The final eight shows on the ''Pleasure & Pain Tour'' had to be cancelled in early March after Decker suffered damage to her voice while suffering from bronchitis. Around the same time, it emerged that she had also grown frustrated at a lack of airplay for her band's new material, as many radio stations were only interested in playing T'Pau's classic hits. In an interview, she stated, "It's a little harder to get on the radio because all the '80s stations play the '80s stuff and they won't play your new stuff. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. That's the downside, and I miss hearing radio plays for the new stuff... it is a little frustrating that I can't get it out to the wider audience anymore."<ref>, www.hot-soup.net Retrieved 30 March 2015.</ref> Despite this however the album did manage to edge into the charts at No. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24396/tpau/\|title=T'Pau \| full Official Chart History \| Official Charts Company\|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>

	==Band members==		==Band members==
	;Current members		'''Current members'''
	* ] – vocals, songwriter (1986–1991, 1998–present)		* ] – vocals, songwriter (1986–1991, 1998–present)
	* Ronnie Rogers – rhythm guitars, songwriter (1986–1991, 2007, 2013–present)		* Ronnie Rogers – rhythm guitars, songwriter (1986–1991, 2007, 2013–present)

	;Touring band members		'''Touring band members'''
	* ~~Carsten~~ ~~Moss~~ – ~~Keyboards~~		* Spencer Cozens – keyboards
	* James Ashby – ~~Lead~~ ~~Guitar~~		* James Ashby – lead guitar
	* ~~Kez~~ ~~Gunes~~ – ~~Bass~~		* Luke Burnet-Smith – bass
	* Dave Hattee – ~~Drums~~		* Dave Hattee – drums
	* Odette Adams – Backing Vocals

	;Former members		'''Former members'''
	* Tim Burgess – drums, percussion (1986–1991)		* Tim Burgess – drums, percussion (1986–1991)
	* Michael Chetwood – keyboards (1986–1991)		* Michael Chetwood – keyboards (1986–1991)
	* Miffy Smith – Keyboards (1986–1987)
	* Gavin Dodds – Back Trumpet (1986–1987)
	* Paul Jackson – bass (1986–1991)		* Paul Jackson – bass (1986–1991)
	* Taj Wyzgowski – lead guitars (1986–1987)		* Taj Wyzgowski – lead guitars (1986–1987)
	* ] – lead guitars (1987–1991)		* ] – lead guitars (1987–1991)
	* Jez Ashurst – lead guitars (1998)		* ] – lead guitars (1998)
	* Dave Hattee – drums, percussion (1998)		* Dave Hattee – drums, percussion (1998)
	* Dan McKinna – bass (1998)		* Dan McKinna – bass (1998)

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	==Discography==		==Discography==
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	!width="30"\|<small>]</small><br/><ref name="chartarchive.org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/tpau\|title=The Official Charts Company – T'Pau (band)\|date=6 May 2013\|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref>		!width="30"\|<small>]</small><br><ref name="chartarchive.org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/tpau\|title=The Official Charts Company – T'Pau (band)\|date=6 May 2013\|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref>
	!width="30"\|<small>]<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=312}}</ref>		!width="30"\|<small>]</small><br><ref name=aus>{{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=312}}</ref>
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	!width="30"\|<small>]</small><br/><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tpau-mn0000002923/awards \|title=T'Pau – Awards \|publisher=AllMusic \|access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref>		!width="30"\|<small>]</small><br><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tpau-mn0000002923/awards \|title=T'Pau – Awards \|publisher=AllMusic \|access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref>
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	\|1987		\|1987
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	* 2005: ''Hits'' (reissue of ''The Greatest Hits'')		* 2005: ''Hits'' (reissue of ''The Greatest Hits'')
	* 2007: ''The Essential''		* 2007: ''The Essential''
			* 2021: ''Essential T'Pau'' - 3 CD-compilation including new tracks ''Run'' (2018), ''Be Wonderful'' (2020) and ''Guess Who's Sorry Now'' (2021).

	===Singles===		===Singles===
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English pop band

T'Pau
T'Pau in 2010
Background information
Origin	Shrewsbury, England
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	1986–1992, 1998–present
Labels	Siren Virgin Charisma Gnatfish

Members	Carol Decker Ronnie Rogers

Past members	Tim Burgess Michael Chetwood Paul Jackson Taj Wyzgowski Dean Howard Jez Ashurst Dave Hattee Dan McKinna

Website	tpau.co.uk

T'Pau /təˈpaʊ/ are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of top 40 hits in the UK during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably "China in Your Hand", "Heart and Soul" and "Valentine", and several hits in the rest of Europe, before disbanding in 1992. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original band member and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th-anniversary UK tour.

History

The band formed in 1986, taking their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek. Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies.

Their first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later. Their third single, "China in Your Hand", was their biggest UK hit; it became the 600th single to reach number 1 in the UK and spent five weeks at the top spot. It also reached the number 1 in several other European countries but made little impact in the United States. Their debut album, Bridge of Spies (simply called T'Pau in the US), also reached number 1 and went quadruple platinum in the UK. The album produced a total of five hit singles including "Valentine", "Sex Talk" (a live recording of an early flop single, "Intimate Strangers"), and "I Will Be with You".

In 1988 they released their second album Rage, which peaked at No. 4 in the UK and reached platinum status there, but failed to come close to the level of success of the band's debut album the year before. It produced the UK top 20 single "Secret Garden", though chart returns were diminishing by this point, and two following singles earned very modest success. The third album The Promise followed in 1991: it peaked at No. 10 in the UK, earning a silver disc. The Promise included one top 20 hit, "Whenever You Need Me", but the band's commercial peak had now passed and they split up after its release. A compilation album, Heart and Soul – The Very Best of T'Pau, was released in 1993 and reached the UK top 40.

Another greatest hits release appeared in 1997, and Decker reformed the band with a new line-up in 1998, for the release of a new studio album, Red. The record was not a commercial success, but T'Pau have continued to perform live on a semi-regular basis. Two singles "With a Little Luck" and "Giving Up the Ghost" were released from the album. Decker still made guest appearances on TV shows throughout the 2000s, including Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, Just the Two of Us and The Weakest Link. In 2007, marking the 20th anniversary of T'Pau's first success, Ron Rogers and Carol Decker released a new single, "Just Dream", exclusively as an internet download. In 2008, T'Pau were part of the Here and Now 1980s nostalgia tour.

To mark the 25th anniversary of the formation of the band, Decker and Rogers embarked on a 28-date UK tour during the spring of 2013 without the original band members.

In February 2015, T'Pau released their fifth studio album, Pleasure & Pain, and embarked on a tour. The final eight shows on the Pleasure & Pain Tour had to be cancelled in early March after Decker suffered damage to her voice while suffering from bronchitis. Around the same time, it emerged that she had also grown frustrated at a lack of airplay for her band's new material, as many radio stations were only interested in playing T'Pau's classic hits. In an interview, she stated, "It's a little harder to get on the radio because all the '80s stations play the '80s stuff and they won't play your new stuff. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. That's the downside, and I miss hearing radio plays for the new stuff... it is a little frustrating that I can't get it out to the wider audience anymore." Despite this however the album did manage to edge into the charts at No. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades.

Band members

Current members

Carol Decker – vocals, songwriter (1986–1991, 1998–present)
Ronnie Rogers – rhythm guitars, songwriter (1986–1991, 2007, 2013–present)

Touring band members

Spencer Cozens – keyboards
James Ashby – lead guitar
Luke Burnet-Smith – bass
Dave Hattee – drums

Former members

Tim Burgess – drums, percussion (1986–1991)
Michael Chetwood – keyboards (1986–1991)
Paul Jackson – bass (1986–1991)
Taj Wyzgowski – lead guitars (1986–1987)
Dean Howard – lead guitars (1987–1991)
Jez Ashurst – lead guitars (1998)
Dave Hattee – drums, percussion (1998)
Dan McKinna – bass (1998)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions											Certifications
Year	Title	UK	AUS	AUT	CAN	GER	NLD	NOR	NZL	SWE	SWI	US	Certifications
1987	Bridge of Spies	1	95	12	17	7	6	1	6	11	3	31	UK: 4 × Platinum CAN: Gold GER: Gold
1988	Rage	4	—	—	—	44	—	16	—	14	21	—	UK: Platinum
1991	The Promise	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	—	UK: Silver
1998	Red	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	Pleasure & Pain	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Live albums

2003: Greatest Hits LIVE (recorded in 1999)
2006: Live in Montreux (recorded in 1998)
2008: Greatest Hits Live and More!

Compilation albums

1993: Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau
1997: The Greatest Hits
2005: Hits (reissue of The Greatest Hits)
2007: The Essential
2021: Essential T'Pau - 3 CD-compilation including new tracks Run (2018), Be Wonderful (2020) and Guess Who's Sorry Now (2021).

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions													Album
Year	Title	UK	AUS	AUT	BEL	CAN	GER	IRE	NLD	NOR	NZL	SWE	SWI	US	Album
1987	"Heart and Soul"	4	18	—	16	1	10	4	37	—	9	20	9	4	Bridge of Spies
	"Intimate Strangers"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"China in Your Hand"	1	53	5	1	20	2	1	1	1	8	5	1	—
	"Bridge of Spies"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Valentine"	9	—	—	16	—	37	10	17	—	—	—	21	—
1988	"Sex Talk (Live)"	23	—	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"I Will Be with You"	14	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Secret Garden"	18	—	—	—	—	66	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	Rage
	"Road to Our Dream"	42	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"Only the Lonely"	28	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Whenever You Need Me"	16	—	—	—	—	51	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Promise
	"Walk on Air"	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Soul Destruction"	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Only a Heartbeat"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	"Valentine"	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Heart and Soul – The Very Best of T'Pau
1997	"Heart & Soul 97"	186	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Red
1998	"With a Little Luck"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	"Giving Up the Ghost"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	"Run"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"Be Wonderful"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	"Guess Who's Sorry Now"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	"World On Fire"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

"Intimate Strangers" was retitled "Sex Talk" on Bridge of Spies.

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External links

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Carol Decker Ronnie Rogers Tim Burgess Michael Chetwood Paul Jackson Taj Wyzgowski Dean Howard Jez Ashurst Dave Hattee Dan McKinna
Studio albums	Bridge of Spies Rage The Promise Red Pleasure & Pain
Compilations	Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau
Singles	"Heart and Soul" "Intimate Strangers" "China in Your Hand" "Valentine" "Sex Talk" (Live) "I Will Be with You" "Secret Garden" "Road to Our Dream" "Only the Lonely" "Whenever You Need Me" "Walk on Air" "Soul Destruction" "Valentine" "Heart and Soul '97" "With a Little Luck"
Related singles	"Just Dream"

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