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| Playing the Field | ||||
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| Released | 24 August 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1992 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 39:35 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Special Products | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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Playing the Field is the first greatest hits album by British pop rock band, The Outfield. Released in 1992, the album features much of the band's popular material released over the previous decade.
All songs written by John Spinks.
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The Outfield were an English rock band based in London. The band achieved success in the mid-1980s and are best remembered for their hit single, "Your Love". The band's lineup consisted of guitarist John Spinks, vocalist and bassist Tony Lewis, and drummer Alan Jackman.
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Play Deep is the debut studio album by English rock band the Outfield, released on 12 August 1985 by Columbia Records. The album received widespread popularity with the success of their debut single, "Say It Isn't So", which reached number 18 on the U.S. rock chart, and the follow-up single, "Your Love", which reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986. Play Deep peaked at number 9 on the U.S. albums chart and was later certified double Platinum. In total, four of the tracks reached the charts: the aforementioned two, along with "Everytime You Cry" and "All the Love".
Any Time Now is an album by British rock band The Outfield. Two versions of this album were released: one sold exclusively through the band's Web site and Tower Records, and the other issued by Sidewinder Records and distributed to music retail stores everywhere. The latter version included eight tracks from the Exclusive Web Edition plus four new songs— "Wasted", "Long Walk Back ", "I Can't Wait", and "Peace." The album's only single, "It's All About Love", was initially released as an EP in 2003 and used to heavily promote the album prior to its release; yet, the track received only limited airplay in a few select markets and in cities the band played while on tour. The Exclusive Web Edition includes new material recorded from 2002 to 2004 as well as alternate mixes of some previously released material included as bonus tracks. The most notable bonus track was "Tiny Lights ," which was a re-recorded studio version of a seminal fan favorite that was first released as the B-side to "Everytime You Cry" in 1986. With 17 tracks, the original version of "Any Time Now" has become a highly sought-after collector's item and is now very difficult to find.
Bangin' is the second album by the English pop rock band the Outfield, released in 1987. It yielded the top 40 hit, "Since You've Been Gone". The album also contained two other singles, "No Surrender" and "Bangin' on My Heart". "Bangin' on My Heart" reached number 40 on the Billboard rock chart. The album was certified gold by the RIAA. The band supported the album with a North American tour.
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Rockeye is the fifth album by the British band the Outfield. It was the band's second album to be released under the MCA label. "Going Back" became a hit single in South Africa on Adult Contemporary radio. The opening track, "Winning It All", was used as the ending song for NBC's broadcasts of the NBA Finals from 1992 to 1996; it was also featured during footage of the Dallas Stars' Stanley Cup championship parade in 1999 and during the end credits of the 1992 film The Mighty Ducks.
Big Innings: The Best of the Outfield is the second greatest hits collection by British pop rock band The Outfield, featuring tracks from various albums released from 1985 onwards, together with some unreleased material.
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The Outfield Live is the second live album recorded and released by the British rock band, The Outfield. It is the band's second live recording, which was made available as a free download via the band's official website in late 2005. The 12-track album features some of the band's past hits, as well as some newer songs, recorded live in 2003 during their performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.
John Frederick Spinks was an English musician and songwriter. He was best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the Outfield.
“Your Love” is a song by the English rock band the Outfield, taken from their 1985 debut album Play Deep, released in early 1986 and written by guitarist John Spinks. In the United States, the song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Album Rock Tracks chart in 1986.
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"Voices of Babylon" is a song by English rock band the Outfield, taken from their third studio album Voices of Babylon. It was written by guitarist John Spinks, produced by Spinks, David Kahne, and David Leonard, and released as the lead single from the album in March 1989.
Replay is the final studio album by the English rock band The Outfield, released 2011. This was the last album that the band released before songwriter and guitarist John Spinks died from liver cancer. The lead single, "California Sun", was a regional number one AOR chart hit. A limited advanced release of the band's second single, "A Long, Long Time Ago", reached number one on Worldwide FM ClassX Radio's AOR chart in the second week of August 2011. This album also marks the return of founding drummer Alan Jackman to the band. The album would be recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
"All the Love", also known as "All the Love in the World", is a song by English rock band the Outfield. It was the third single from their debut studio album, Play Deep (1985), released on Columbia Records. The single followed the band's biggest hit, "Your Love", and was released in May 1986. In the U.S., the song hit number 14 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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