Indecent Obsession were an Australian pop rock band formed early in 1987 in Brisbane with founding mainstays Daryl Sims on drums and Michael Szumowski on keyboards. By 1988 the line-up also included Andrew Coyne on lead guitar and David Dixon on lead vocals. They released three studio albums, Spoken Words and Indio, both reached the top 50 on the ARIA Albums Chart. In 1990 Spoken Words was repackaged for United States market as Indecent Obsession, which reached the Billboard 200. In May 1989 they issued their debut single, "Say Goodbye", which peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Singles Chart – their highest position in Australia. Their second single, "Tell Me Something" (September), reached No. 17 nationally. When issued in the US it peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached No. 1 in Indonesia and Hong Kong, and Top 10 in Japan and South Africa. For the Asian market the band used the shortened name, Obsession. In 1992 they were the first Western act to tour South Africa after the lifting of the cultural isolation during the apartheid era. They were "greeted by screaming fans and scenes of mass hysteria", both their second album, Indio, and one of its singles, "Kiss Me", peaked at No. 1 on the relevant South African charts. By 1993 Sims and Szumowski were joined by Mark Gray on bass guitar, Richard Hennassey on lead vocals and Graham Kearns on lead guitar. The following year they issued another studio album, Relativity, before disbanding a year later.
Alternative Records was an independent record label based in Eugene, Oregon. The label started in 1989 and has not released an album since 1998.
An Indecent Obsession is a 1981 novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough.
Relativity is the third and final studio album by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released by in 1993 by Mushroom Records in Australia and MCA Records internationally. It features the single "Fixing a Broken Heart", which the band recorded a second version as a duet with Japanese singer-songwriter Mari Hamada. The album is the first and only release to feature lead vocalist Richard Hennassey and guitarist Graham Kearns, who replaced David Dixon and Andrew Coyne, respectively, after the band relocated to London in 1993.
Whispers in the Dark may refer to:
"Fixing a Broken Heart" is the 10th single by the Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released by Mushroom Records and MCA Records in 1993 off their third album Relativity. It was the band's first single with lead vocalist Richard Hennassey, who replaced David Dixon after the band moved to London that year. Two versions of the song exist: one solely by the band and the other a duet featuring Japanese singer-songwriter Mari Hamada; the latter featured on Hamada's 1994 international release All My Heart. The single peaked at No. 21 on Belgium's Ultrapop 50 Flanders chart.
Siglo XX was a Belgian Coldwave, Darkwave and Gothic rock group from Genk active from 1978-1991. The group's sound was influenced by music of Joy Division and Factory Records. Siglo XX was one of the more well-known Belgian coldwave bands and by 2010 was considered to have been a key influence on the Belgian music scene. The group's name in Spanish means "twentieth century". It can both be pronounced as Siglo Iks Iks or as Siglo Veinte and reportedly stems from an anarchist movement during the Spanish Civil War and/or a Bolivian mine named Siglo XX that was the scene of social unrest.
"Say Goodbye" is the debut single by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released by Melodian Records in May 1989. The song was included on their debut album Spoken Words (released internationally as Indecent Obsession. The single peaked at No. 6 on the Australian ARIA Chart.
"Tell Me Something" is the second single by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released by Melodian Records and MCA Records in 1989. The single peaked at number 17 on the Australian ARIA Chart. Early in 1990, "Tell Me Something" peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and No. 91 on the Official Charts in the UK.
"Come Back to Me" is the third by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released by Melodian Records and MCA Records in January 1990 off their debut album Spoken Words. The single peaked at number 40 on the Australian ARIA Chart, but was a number-one hit in Hong Kong. The band promoted the song, supporting Debbie Gibson on the Australian leg of her Electric Youth world tour.
"Kiss Me" is the fifth single by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released by Melodian Records and MCA Records in March 1992 off their second album Indio. The single peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Chart.
"Indio" is the sixth single by Australian pop group Indecent Obsession, released by Melodian Records and MCA Records on 27 July 1992 off their second album Indio. The single peaked at number 41 on the ARIA Chart.
More Kiss Me! is a 1992 remix album by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession. It was initially a Japan-only release, but was later released in South Africa, when the band became the first Western act to tour the country after the lifting of the cultural isolation of that nation due to their apartheid policy. McFarlane describes how the group were "greeted by screaming fans and scenes of mass hysteria". Both "Kiss Me" and "Indio" peaked at No. 1 on the relevant South African charts.
The Most Indecent Obsession is the first and only compilation album by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released by MCA Records in 1995. It is includes tracks from their three studio albums, but excludes the group's highest-charting single in Australia, the 1989 track "Say Goodbye". The album was released in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and South Africa only.
Spoken Words is the 1989 debut studio album by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released in Australia in November 1989. It includes two singles which reached the top-20 in Australia: "Say Goodbye" and "Tell Me Something".
Indio is the second studio album by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released in Australia in August 1992. It features the singles "Kiss Me", "Indio", and "Whispers in the Dark".
Melodian Records was an Australian independent record label founded in 1988 by record producer and music journalist Ian Meldrum with Michael Gudinski and Amanda Pelman. The name Melodian is a combination of 'melody' and Meldrum and Ian.
Katrina Lenk is an American actress, singer, dancer, musician, and songwriter.
