Clock | |
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Origin | Manchester, England |
Genres | Eurodance, electronic, hip house |
Years active | 1993–1999 |
Labels | Media Records |
Past members | Stu Allan Pete Pritchard Marcus Thomas Lorna Saunders Ché-gun Peters |
Clock were an English band primarily led by Stu Allan and Pete Pritchard and fronted by rapper Marcus Thomas (using the name ODC MC) and vocalist Lorna Saunders (using the name Tinka), though the single "Keep the Fires Burning" was sung by Georgia Lewis. They resembled many Eurodance acts of the time with a female singer and male rapper. Their earlier work was harder, similar to Cappella, but once they started releasing covers, their sound became more dance/pop oriented. Thomas left in 1998 to join the band Tzant, to be replaced by Ché-gun Peters.
They had a string of top 40 hits with nine covers during the 1990s on the UK Singles Chart. [1] They also released hardcore versions of their hits under the name Visa. [2] Clock broke up in 1999 due to a number of personal reasons; they were not able to continue at the same pace as they had before. [3]
In 2004, Saunders appeared on BBC Television's Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the celebrity line-up. It was announced that she was now working as a legal secretary. In 2015, it was revealed that Saunders works as a lawyer for Jackamans and is married with two children. [4]
In September 2022, Allan died at age 60 from gastrointestinal cancer. [5]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK Albums Chart [1] | AUS [6] | ||
It's Time... | 16 September 1995 | 27 | 161 |
About Time 2 | 28 March 1997 | 56 | — |
Boogie Sound | Japan only | — | — |
Hits Around the Clock – Best Of | Japan only | — | — |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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UK [1] | AUS [7] [6] | FIN [8] | FRA [9] | IRE [10] | NED [11] | NZ [12] | SWE [13] | |||
1993 | "Holding On" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Time... |
1994 | "The Rhythm" | 28 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Keep the Fires Burning" | 36 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995 | "Axel F" / "Keep Pushin'" | 7 | 42 | — | — | 8 | 45 | — | 37 | |
"Whoomph! (There It Is)" | 4 | 96 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 36 | ||
"Everybody" | 6 | 105 | 16 | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||
"In the House" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996 | "Holding On 4 U" | 27 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Oh What a Night" | 13 | 153 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | About Time 2 | |
1997 | "It's Over" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"U Sexy Thing" | 11 | 100 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | Boogie Sound | |
1998 | "That's the Way (I Like It)" | 11 | 137 | — | 66 | 17 | — | — | — | |
"Rock Your Body" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Blame It on the Boogie" | 16 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | ||
1999 | "Sunshine Day" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
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