Shades Apart

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Name = Shades Apart


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Origin = Bridgewater, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 1988–2003?
Label = Revelation Records
Universal Records
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Past_members = Mark V.
Kevin Lynch
Ed Brown

Shades Apart were an alternative rock musical group from Bridgewater, New Jersey. They are best known for their US radio hit "Valentine".

History

The band formed in 1988, self-releasing an album that year; two EPs followed in 1992 and 1993. 1995's full-length, "Save It", produced by Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton, resulted in some media exposure due to the success of their cover of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love". [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifyxqwhld6e~T0 Biography] , Allmusic.com.] After another independent release in 1997, the band signed to Universal, who released "Eyewitness" in 1999 and "Sonic Boom" in 2001. In 1999, the single "Valentine" peaked at #31 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifyxqwhld6e~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic.com.] Their song "Stranger By The Day" featured in the film American Pie (film) and is on the [ [http://www.amazon.com/American-Pie-Music-Motion-Picture/dp/B00000JHCN] Amazon.com ] The band has since broken up, though a reunion show was given in 2006.

Members

*Mark V. - guitar, vocals
*Kevin Lynch - bass, background vocals
*Ed Brown - drums

Discography

*"Shades Apart" (Wishingwell Records, 1988)
*"Dude Danger" EP (Sunspot Records, 1992)
*"Neon" EP (Skene! Records, 1993)
*"Save It" (Revelation, 1995)
*"Tainted Love" CD single (1995, Revelation 40 PR1)
*"Seeing Things" (Revelation, 1997)
*"Eyewitness" (Universal, 1999)
*"Sonic Boom" (Universal, 2001)

Compilation appearances

*"In-Flight Program" CD (1997, Revelation REV050)
**Track 05 - "Fearless"
*"Music from the Motion Picture American Pie" CD (1999, Uptown/Universal)
**Track 08 - "Stranger by the Day"
*"" CD/LP (2002, Revelation REV100)
**Track 07 - "Under The Sun"

External links

* [http://www.revelationrecords.com/artistsfull.php?artists_id=131 Shades Apart] on the Revelation Records website
* [http://www.myspace.com/shadesapart Shades Apart] official MySpace page

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