The Tyrrel Corporation

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The Tyrrel Corporation
Origin Redcar, England [1]
Genres Downtempo, house, pop, soul
Years active1990–1995
Labels Cooltempo, Chrysalis
MembersJoe Watson
Tony Barry

The Tyrrel Corporation were an English recording duo, composed of members Joe Watson (vocals/keyboards) and Tony Barry (keyboards). [1] The group took their (misspelled) name from a fictional company in the 1982 film Blade Runner . [1]

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Career

Between 1992 and 1995, five of the group's singles charted on the UK Singles Chart. [2] Their most successful release was 1995's "Better Days Ahead", which reached the top 30. [2] The group recorded two albums, North East of Eden (1992), and Play for Today (1995). [3]

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[2]
AUS
[4]
US
Dance

[5]
1991"Six O'Clock"161North East of Eden
1992"The Bottle"71199
"Going Home"58182
"Waking with a Stranger"/"One Day"59
1994"You're Not Here"42225Play for Today
1995"Better Days Ahead"2931
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tyrrel Corporation > Artist Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Official Charts > Tyrrel Corporation". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "discogs.com > The Tyrrel Corporation". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  5. "Billboard > Artists / Tyrrel Corporation > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard . Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.