Ultravox were a British new wave band,formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986,they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK,the most successful of which was their 1981 hit "Vienna".
Chris Cross is an English musician,best known as the bass guitarist in the new wave band Ultravox.
James "Midge" Ure is a Scottish musician,singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name,Midge,is a phonetic reversal of Jim,a hypocorism of his given name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik,Thin Lizzy,Rich Kids and Visage,and as the second frontman of Ultravox. In 1984,he co-wrote and produced the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?",which has sold 3.7 million copies in the UK. The song is the second-highest-selling single in UK chart history. Ure co-organised Band Aid,Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof. He acts as a trustee for the charity and also serves as an ambassador for Save the Children.
"Vienna" is a song by British new wave band Ultravox from their 1980 fourth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's third single on 9 January 1981 by Chrysalis Records and features Midge Ure singing the lead vocal.
Warren Reginald Cann is a Canadian drummer,drum machine programmer and songwriter,best known as a founding member of the British new wave band Ultravox,for which he was one of the main songwriters.
"The Thin Wall" is Ultravox's first single from the Rage in Eden album,recorded in Conny Plank’s Studio in Cologne,Germany and released on Chrysalis Records on 14 August 1981.
Quartet is the sixth studio album by the British new wave band Ultravox. The album peaked at no.6 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the BPI in December 1982 for 100,000 copies sold. It also peaked at #13 in Germany,and at #61 in the United States.
U-Vox is the eighth studio album by British new wave band Ultravox,released on 13 October 1986 by Chrysalis Records. It was the band's fifth album during the Midge Ure era,and the final one featuring the band's 1979 lineup,with the exception of Warren Cann,for nearly 26 years. The Ure-era lineup would eventually reform in 2008. It was also the last Ultravox album to reach the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart,peaking at number nine.
Monument,released in 1983,is a live album by the British band Ultravox. It is the soundtrack to the live video of the same name,recorded at the London Hammersmith Odeon during the band's 1982 "Monument" tour. The album peaked at no.9 on the UK album chart and was certified Gold by the BPI in January 1984 for 100,000 copies sold.
"The Voice" is Ultravox's second single from the Rage in Eden album,recorded in Conny Plank's Studio in Cologne,Germany and released on 30 October 1981. It peaked at #16 in the UK singles chart,#27 in the Irish Singles Chart and #29 in the New Zealand Singles Chart.
Dancing with Tears in My Eyes is a 1995 compilation from British band Ultravox covering their output with Midge Ure,recorded from 1980 to 1986. The album was released by EMI in the label's "Music For Pleasure" series. It was re-released in 1996 by the Disky label with the same title,then in 1997 by EMI as The Best of Ultravox in the label's "Centenary Collection",and again in 2003,again with the latter title.
Extended Ultravox is an Ultravox compilation of 12" extended versions of various Ultravox singles from the years 1980–1986. The album was released in 1998.
The Gift is the debut solo studio album by Scottish musician Midge Ure,released on 7 October 1985 by Chrysalis Records. It was released while his band Ultravox were taking a break;the band would go on to release U-Vox (1986) before breaking up. The album reached No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart partly due to the large attention drawn to it by the single "If I Was" which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1985. "That Certain Smile" was released as the second single in November 1985,and "Wastelands" was released as the third single in January 1986.
Vienna is the fourth studio album by British new wave band Ultravox,first released on 11 July 1980 through Chrysalis Records. Vienna was Ultravox's first album with their best-known line-up,after Midge Ure had taken over as lead vocalist and guitarist following the departures of John Foxx and Robin Simon,as well as the group's first release for Chrysalis.
The Best of Ultravox is the seventh compilation by Ultravox,released on EMI Gold records,in 2003,being one of the more recent compilation albums of the band. The songs of the disc are from the success era of the band,in the 1980s,while Midge Ure was the singer.
"Yellow Pearl" is a song recorded by Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott,originally for his 1980 solo album,Solo in Soho. It was written by Lynott and Midge Ure,who was a temporary member of Thin Lizzy at the time,and who later went on to join Ultravox. It was subsequently remixed and released again on Lynott's second album,The Philip Lynott Album. The remixed version was used as the theme music to the British music chart television programme Top of the Pops from 1981 to 1986.
Brilliant is the eleventh and final studio album by British synth-pop band Ultravox,released on 25 May 2012 by Chrysalis Records. It is the group's first studio album in 18 years,and the first in 28 years from the "classic" Ultravox line-up of Midge Ure,consisting of Billy Currie,Warren Cann and Chris Cross. The title track was released as its lead single,and premiered on 17 April 2012 on BBC Radio 2.
Messengers were a Scottish new wave duo consisting of Danny Mitchell and Colin King. The duo were originally part of Modern Man,a Glasgow post-punk/new wave band discovered by Midge Ure of Ultravox. Modern Man disbanded after releasing one album produced by Ure,Concrete Scheme (1980),after which Ure stayed as producer with Mitchell and King as Messengers.
Pure,released 16 September 1991,is the third solo album by former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure. It was the first release by Ure with a new record label BMG-Arista. The first single "Cold Cold Heart" reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1991. "I See Hope in the Morning Light" and "Let It Go?" were also released as singles. The album has a blend of ethnic rhythms and clean album-oriented rock pop,pervaded by catchy hooks.
Move Me,released 25 September 2000,is the fifth solo album by former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure. Ure produced,arranged and recorded it almost entirely at home. It was released by BMG Records in continental Europe and was not released in the UK until 14 May 2001 by Curb Records. It was also released in the U.S. by Koch Records.
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