Q-Feel

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Q-Feel
OriginEngland
Genres
Years active1981–1984
Labels Jive
Past members Martin Page
Brian Fairweather
Trevor Thornton
Chris Richardson

Q-Feel was a British synthpop group. They released their self-titled album in 1982, which included their only hit single, "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)". It was an entry in the 1982 A Song for Europe , the UK's pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It finished sixth (out of eight) behind eventual winners Bardo. The outfit remains a one-hit wonder.

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The song "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" was featured in the 1985 dance film, Girls Just Want to Have Fun , and the opening sequence of the 2007 retro comedy, Kickin' It Old Skool . Due to its presence in Girls Just Want to Have Fun, the song gained significant exposure in Los Angeles, where Top 40 radio station 102.7 KIIS-FM championed the record, making it one of their most-played songs at the time of the film's release. [2]

After break-up

Group frontman Martin Page went on to achieve success as a songwriter and (eventual) solo artist, co-writing many hit songs of the 1980s, including the number one hits "We Built This City" (Starship) and "These Dreams" (Heart), and collaborating with artists as diverse as Earth, Wind & Fire, Kim Carnes, Lee Ritenour, and Neil Diamond. He has frequently collaborated with fellow Q-Feel alumnus Brian Fairweather on songwriting and performing with other musicians. In 1995, Page scored a major U.S. solo hit with "In The House of Stone and Light". This tune served as the title track of his debut solo album, 1994's In the House of Stone and Light , which featured contributions from Fairweather and fellow former Q-Feel bandmate, Trevor Thornton.

Following the Q-Feel's dissolution, the band's keyboardist Chris Richardson embarked on a lengthy career directing church choirs in London, deliberately avoiding the spotlight and refusing offers to stay involved in the contemporary music scene. Richardson died in March 2019. [3]

Personnel

Studio personnel

Discography

Albums

Singles

Charts

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1982"Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)"US Club Play Singles 18
U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 10
1989U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 44
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75

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References

  1. Zaleski, Annie (16 August 2014). "The 12 best '80s high school movie jams". Salon . Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. Radio & Records newspaper, 1985 archives
  3. “In Memoriam - Remembering my Q.Feel band mate and friend Chris Richardson", Martin Page- Post (3 March 2021) @Facebook. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  4. Q-Feel- Q-Feel album @Discogs.com Retrieved 29 September 2012
  5. Allmusic.com – Charts & Awards