Face to Face (new wave band)

This article is about the Boston new wave band. For the California punk band, see Face to Face (punk band).

Face to Face
Origin	New Hampshire, United States
Genres	Pop, new wave
Years active	1979–1988
Labels	Epic Records, PolyGram Records
Members	Laurie Sargent Stuart Kimball Angelo Petraglia John Ryder Billy Beard

Face to Face was an American new wave quintet from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ^[1]

Formation

Guitarist Stuart Kimball (born December 21, 1956) ^[2] formed the band with close friends in New Hampshire during the late 1970s. The lineup was Laurie Sargent on vocals, Kimball on guitars and keyboards, Angelo Petraglia (identified on their albums simply as 'Angelo') on guitars and keyboards, John Ryder on bass and Billy Beard on drums.

They moved to Boston in 1980 and played there until signing with Epic in 1982. The band's biggest hit was "10-9-8" (from their self-titled first album), which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending July 20, 1984. ^[3]

Discography

Albums:

• Face to Face (1984)
• Confrontation (1985)
• One Big Day (1988)

Singles:

• "Under the Gun" (1984)
• "10-9-8" (1984) - US Hot 100 #1
• "Tell Me Why" (1985)
• "Window to the World" (from the Jumpin' Jack Flash soundtrack) (1986)

References

1. AllMusic bio
2. correspondence with Kimball for Rock Chronicles, Firefly 2012
3. Face to Face, Hot 100 (chart history) –Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021