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{{Short description|English pop band}}
{{Citations|date=August 2009}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Musicians -->
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| Name = T'Pau
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| Landscape = | caption = T'Pau in 2010
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| Origin = ], ] | alias =
| 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>
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| 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 – 1991<br />1998 – present
| years_active = 1986–1992, 1998–present
| Label = Siren, ], Charisma<ref>http://www.geocities.com//patmil007/6959.jpg</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}}
| Associated_acts =
| URL = | website = {{URL|tpau.co.uk}}
| Current_members = ] | current_members = * ]
* Ronnie Rogers
| Past_members = ]<br />Ronnie Rogers<br />Tim Burgess<br />Michael Chetwood<br />Paul Jackson<br />Taj Wyzgowski
| 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>


==History==
'''T'Pau''' was a late 1980s ] ] led by ] ]. They had a string of ] ] in the ], and several hits in the ] and ]. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at ] ] and 1980s ] concerts.
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.&nbsp;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 "]".
==Career==
The band T'Pau formed in 1986, taking their name from a ] by the same name in the ] universe.


In 1988 they released their second album '']'', which peaked at No.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.
Their debut ] and first ] was the 1987 release "]". Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the ] ] ], reaching #4 after being featured on a ] advertisement; it repeated the feat in the ] some months later. The following year, the band had their biggest hit with the ], "]", which spent five weeks at ] in the UK chart, and also claimed the top slot in several ]an countries, although oddly the song made little impact on the Billboard Hot 100.


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>
Their 1987 ], '']'' (the album was called ''T'Pau'' in the U.S.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}) was a best seller and won several British ] awards. ''Bridge of Spies'' produced a number of smaller hits which made it to at least the UK ], including the singles "Valentine" (UK #9), "Sex Talk" (a new ] of early flop single, "Intimate Strangers") (UK #23), and "I Will Be With You" (UK #14).


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.
1988 saw the release of their second album '']'' which produced the hit single "Secret Garden". A third album '']'' followed in 1991, but the band split soon afterwards.
Decker re-formed the band with a new line-up in 1998, and T'Pau have in recent years continued to work live regularly.


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 &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>
Decker still makes appearances on ] shows, including '']''; '']''; '']'' and '']''.
Former ] Ronnie Rogers is currently in the band ''The Ronaldos''. Guitarist Dean Howard has toured and recorded with ] vocalist ].

In 2007, marking the 20th anniversary of T'Pau's initial success, Ron Rogers and Carol Decker released the new single, "Just Dream", exclusively as an internet download.
In 2008, as part of the "Here and Now" 80s tour, Carol performed at her home town of Shrewsbury for the first time since the 1980s in front of a crowd of over 9,000.


==Band members== ==Band members==
'''Current members'''
* ] (born 10 September 1957, ]) – ]/]
* ] – vocals, songwriter (1986–1991, 1998–present)
* ] (b. 7 May 1961, ], London) – Lead ]
* Ronnie Rogers (b. 13 March 1959, ]) – Rhythm Guitarist/Songwriter * Ronnie Rogers – rhythm guitars, songwriter (1986–1991, 2007, 2013–present)

* Tim Burgess (b. 6 October 1961, ]) – ]/]
'''Touring band members'''
* Michael Chetwood (b. 26 August 1954, ]) – ]
* Spencer Cozens – keyboards
* Paul Jackson (b. 8 August 1961, Telford) – ]
* James Ashby – lead guitar
* Taj Wyzgowski – Lead ] on ''Bridge of Spies''
* 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)
* ] – lead guitars (1987–1991)
* ] – lead guitars (1998)
* Dave Hattee – drums, percussion (1998)
* Dan McKinna – bass (1998)

==Timeline==
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==Discography== ==Discography==
'''Albums'''
* '']'' (1987, UK No. 1)
* '']'' (1988, UK No. 4)
* '']'' (1991, UK No. 10)
* ''Heart and Soul - The Very Best of T'Pau'' (1993, UK No. 35)
* ''The Greatest Hits'' (1997)
* '']'' (1998)
* ''Greatest Hits Live'' (2003)
* ''Hits'' (re-issued, repackaged version of ''The Greatest Hits'') (2005, UK No. 99)


===Studio albums===
'''Singles'''
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* "]" (1987, UK No. 1)
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* "Bridge of Spies" (1988, U.S./] release only)
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* "Valentine" (1988, UK No. 9)
!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>
* "Sex Talk (Live)" (1988, UK No. 23)
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* "I Will Be With You" (1988, UK No. 14)
!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="austriancharts.at">{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=T%27Pau |title=Discografie T'Pau |work=austriancharts.at |access-date=2012-06-12 |language=de}}</ref>
* "]" (1988, UK No. 18)
!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0877&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0 |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |work=collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref>
* "Road to Our Dream" (1988, UK No. 42)
!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="www.charts.de">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=t%27pau&x=0&y=0&country=de |title=Suche nach "t'pau" |work=charts.de |access-date=2012-06-10 |language=de}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* "Only the Lonely" (1989, UK No. 28)
!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="dutchcharts.nl">{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=T%27Pau |title=Discografie T'Pau |work=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=2012-06-12 |language=nl}}</ref>
* "Whenever You Need Me" (1991, UK No. 16)
!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="norwegiancharts.com">{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=T%27Pau |title=Discography T'Pau |work=norwegiancharts.com |access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref>
* "Walk on Air" (1991, UK No. 62)
!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="charts.org.nz">{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=T%27Pau |title=Discography T'Pau |work=charts.nz |access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref>
* "Soul Destruction" (1991)
!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="swedishcharts.com">{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=T%27Pau |title=Discography T'Pau |work=swedishcharts.com |access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref>
* "Only A Heartbeat" (1991, U.S./] release only)
!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="hitparade.ch">{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=T%27Pau&titel=China+In+Your+Hand&cat=s |title=T'Pau – China in Your Hand |work=hitparade.ch |access-date=2012-06-12 |language=de}}</ref>
* "Valentine" (re-issue) (1993, UK No. 53)
!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>
* "Heart and Soul '97" (1997, UK No. 186)
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* "With a Little Luck" (1998, Promo release only)
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* "Giving Up the Ghost" (1999)
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* ]: 4 × Platinum<ref name="BPI">{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=Certified Awards Search |work=bpi.co.uk |access-date=2011-10-27}}</ref>
* ]: Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=T%27Pau&sl=&smt=2&sat=-1&ssb=Artist |title=Gold and Platinum Search |work=musiccanada.com |access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref>
* ]: Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/ |title=Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank |work=musikindustrie.de |access-date=2012-06-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202022835/http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/ |archive-date=2 December 2013 }}</ref>
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==Other songs== ===Live albums===
* 2003: ''Greatest Hits LIVE'' (recorded in 1999)
T'Pau also recorded rock versions of ]' "]", ]'s "]" and ]'s "]", all with lead vocals by rhythm guitarist Ron Rogers. These ]s originally formed part of the band's live set to enable Decker to leave the stage to change her costume, and were subsequently released as ] ].
* 2006: ''Live in Montreux'' (recorded in 1998)
* 2008: ''Greatest Hits Live and More!''


===Compilation albums===
==References==
* 1993: '']''
* ] - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
* 1997: ''The Greatest Hits''
* Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7
* 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===
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!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=T%27Pau |title=Discografie T'Pau |work=ultratop.be |access-date=2012-10-01}}</ref>
!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0&q1=t%27pau&q2=Top+Singles&interval=50 |title=Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |work=collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=2012-06-13}} (See 22 August 1987 and 2 April 1988 issues.)</ref>
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!width="30"|<small>]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts – All there is to know |work=irishcharts.ie |access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref>
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English pop band

T'Pau
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Background information
OriginShrewsbury, England
GenresPop rock
Years active1986–1992, 1998–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Tim Burgess
  • Michael Chetwood
  • Paul Jackson
  • Taj Wyzgowski
  • Dean Howard
  • Jez Ashurst
  • Dave Hattee
  • Dan McKinna
Websitetpau.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
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 CAN
 GER
 NLD
 NOR
 NZL
 SWE
 SWI
 US
1987 Bridge of Spies 1 95 12 17 7 6 1 6 11 3 31
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
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 BEL
 CAN
 GER
 IRE
 NLD
 NOR
 NZL
 SWE
 SWI
 US
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" — — — — — — — — — — — — —

References

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  • Ronnie Rogers
  • Tim Burgess
  • Michael Chetwood
  • Paul Jackson
  • Taj Wyzgowski
  • Dean Howard
  • Jez Ashurst
  • Dave Hattee
  • Dan McKinna
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