Big Fun (boyband)

Big Fun was an English boy band (1988-1994), featuring Phil Creswick, Mark Gillespie and Jason John (a.k.a Jason Herbert), and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman.

Their only album, A Pocketful of Dreams (released in 1990), reached the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart;^[1] and contained the hit singles "Blame It on the Boogie" (a cover of The Jacksons' 1978 hit), "Can't Shake the Feeling", and "Handful of Promises". Their final single "Stomp!" was issued in 1994, under the name 'Big Fun II' as one of the members had left the band and although this failed to obtain the commercial heights of their earlier work, it reached the dance chart in the United States. ^[2]

After disbanding, Creswick became a painter and decorator, and John returned to being a model booker.

Members

• Phil Creswick (born 12 October 1965)
• Mark Gillespie (born 14 December 1966)
• Jason John (born 18 March 1967)

Discography

Singles

• 1989 - "Living for Your Love"
• 1989 - "Blame It on the Boogie" (#4 UK, #15 Germany)
• 1989 - "Can't Shake the Feeling" (#8 UK, #41 Germany, #47 France)
• 1990 - "Handful of Promises" (#21 UK)
• 1990 - "You've Got a Friend" - performed by Big Fun and Sonia featuring Gary Barnacle (#14 UK)
• 1990 - "Hey There Lonely Girl" (#62 UK)
• 1994 - "Stomp!" - as 'Big Fun II', without John (#12 on the US Hot Dance Club Play)^[1]

• "I Feel the Earth Move" was intended to be released before "Blame It on the Boogie" and got as far as advertising but was pulled at the last minute. A few months later it became a top 10 hit for Martika.

Albums

• 1990 - A Pocketful of Dreams - UK #7^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 57. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
2. ^ "Sounds of 1989: Teen pop". BBC News. 2009-08-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8178162.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-26.