Wax (pop band)

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Name = Wax


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Alias = World In Action
Common Knowledge
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Years_active = 1985–1988
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Associated_acts = 10cc
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Past_members = Andrew Gold
Graham Gouldman

Wax was a 1980s pop group consisting of Andrew Gold and 10cc guitarist/bassist Graham Gouldman. The band is best known for the hit singles "Bridge To Your Heart" and "Right Between The Eyes".

History

In 1981, 10cc were working on what would become their album "Ten Out of 10". Andrew Gold was invited to record with the band by Lenny Waronker, head of A&R at Warner Bros. It lead to an offer to join the band – an offer Gold declined because of other commitments. [http://www.the10ccfanclub.com/htm/injection004.htm "10cc : A Pure Injection Of Pop," chapter 10, by Dave Thompson, "Goldmine" magazine, April 11, 1997] ]

After 10cc split in 1983, Gouldman persuaded Gold to return to England to write and spent some time together. He ended up staying for seven months. During this period they wrote enough songs for an album. They chose World In Action as the band name and released a single "Don't Break My Heart". Soon afterwards they changed the name to Common Knowledge. A second single "Victoria" was released, but both singles failed to get any attention and the album was shelved. [ [http://www.minestrone.org/lp0067.htm common knowledge.com liner notes] ]

They started working on songs for a new album, changed labels, and took the name Wax. Wax released three studio albums between 1986 and 1989. In 1998 their Common Knowledge album was finally released as "common knowledge.com" with four new tracks under the Wax name. A collection of out-takes and rareties, "Wax Bikini" was released in 2000 through Gold's website. Gold and Gouldman continued to work together on projects.

Discography

ingles

* "Don't Break My Heart" (World In Action)
* "Victoria" (Common Knowledge)
* "Ball And Chain" (1985)
* "Shadows Of Love"(1986)
* "Right Between The Eyes" (1986) US #43/UK #60
* "In Some Other World" (1986)
* "Bridge To Your Heart" (1987) UK #12
* "American English" (1987)
* "Anchors Aweigh" (1987)

Albums

* "Magnetic Heaven" (1986) US #101
* "American English" (1987) UK #59
* "A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes" (1988)
* "common knowledge.com" (1998)
* "Wax Bikini" (2000)

Other collaborations

Other Gold-Gouldman collaborations can be found on:

* 10cc - "Ten Out of 10" (1981)
* 10cc - "…Meanwhile" (1992)
* 10cc - "Mirror Mirror" (1995)
* Andrew Gold - "Since 1951" (1996)
* Graham Gouldman - "And Another Thing..." (2000)
* Asia - "Aura" (2001)

References

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"Guinness Book of British Hit Singles" 7th Edition - 1988

External links

*amg | id = 11:zkevad5kv8w3 | label = Wax
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Wax+(6) Wax] at Discogs