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'''David Wakeling''' (born 19 February 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the band [[The Beat (British band)|the Beat]] | '''David Wakeling''' (born 19 February 1956)<ref name="all"/> is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the band [[The Beat (British band)|the Beat]] and [[General Public]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duguay |first=Rob |date=3 November 2023 |title=New Wave, Ska icons The English Beat coming to RI |url=https://www.independentri.com/arts_and_living/article_0295c8c6-78de-11ee-9b6f-134c49c87c2b.html |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=IndependentRI.com}}</ref> After he split with [[Ranking Roger]], he formed [[The Beat (British band)|The English Beat]], and continued touring.<ref name="all"/> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
Wakeling began his professional career when he formed the band [[The Beat (British band)|the Beat]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Wakeling Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mo... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dave-wakeling-mn0000938659 |access-date=8 July 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> The band's debut studio album, ''[[I Just Can't Stop It]]'' (1980), included the title song as well as "[[Mirror in the Bathroom]]", "[[Hands Off...She's Mine]]", and "[[Can't Get Used to Losing You#The Beat recording|Can't Get Used to Losing You]]", all of which charted within the Top 10 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Citation |title=I Just Can't Stop It - The English Beat {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-just-cant-stop-it-mw0000189815 |access-date=8 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The band also had UK hits from the studio albums ''[[Wha'ppen?]]'' (1981) and ''[[Special Beat Service]]'' (1982). | Wakeling began his professional career when he formed the band [[The Beat (British band)|the Beat]].<ref name="all">{{Cite web |title=Dave Wakeling Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mo... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dave-wakeling-mn0000938659 |access-date=8 July 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> The band's debut studio album, ''[[I Just Can't Stop It]]'' (1980), included the title song as well as "[[Mirror in the Bathroom]]", "[[Hands Off...She's Mine]]", and "[[Can't Get Used to Losing You#The Beat recording|Can't Get Used to Losing You]]", all of which charted within the Top 10 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Citation |title=I Just Can't Stop It - The English Beat {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-just-cant-stop-it-mw0000189815 |access-date=8 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The band also had UK hits from the studio albums ''[[Wha'ppen?]]'' (1981) and ''[[Special Beat Service]]'' (1982), but split up in 1983.<ref name="all"/> | ||
Wakeling then formed [[General Public]] with [[Ranking Roger]] in 1983, and they released their debut studio album, ''[[All the Rage (General Public album)|All the Rage]]'', the next year. He also recorded two other studio albums with General Public, ''[[Hand to Mouth (album)|Hand to Mouth]]'' (1986) and ''[[Rub It Better]]'' (1995), | Wakeling then formed [[General Public]] with [[Ranking Roger]] in 1983,<ref name="all"/> and they released their debut studio album, ''[[All the Rage (General Public album)|All the Rage]]'',<ref name="all"/> the next year. He also recorded two other studio albums with General Public, ''[[Hand to Mouth (album)|Hand to Mouth]]'' (1986) and ''[[Rub It Better]]'' (1995), however, the band disbanded in 1987.<ref name="all"/> | ||
In 1984, Wakeling, along with Ranking Roger, sang backing vocals on the song "[[Free Nelson Mandela]]" by [[the Special A.K.A.]] They also provided backing vocals on the [[Madness (band)|Madness]] studio album ''[[Keep Moving (Madness album)|Keep Moving]]'', singing on the tracks "Waltz into Mischief" and "Victoria Gardens". | In 1984, Wakeling, along with Ranking Roger, sang backing vocals on the song "[[Free Nelson Mandela]]" by [[the Special A.K.A.]] They also provided backing vocals on the [[Madness (band)|Madness]] studio album ''[[Keep Moving (Madness album)|Keep Moving]]'', singing on the tracks "Waltz into Mischief" and "Victoria Gardens".<ref name="all"/> | ||
He then produced the soundtrack for the [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] romantic comedy film ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'' (1988), in which he also recorded the title track. | He then produced the soundtrack for the [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] romantic comedy film ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'' (1988), in which he also recorded the title track.<ref name="all"/> | ||
In 1991, Wakeling released his sole solo studio album, ''No Warning'', on [[I.R.S. Records]]. | In 1991, Wakeling released his sole solo studio album, ''No Warning'', on [[I.R.S. Records]].<ref name="all"/> | ||
He recorded two new songs that feature in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' episode "[[List of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episodes|Dance of the Undead]]", which debuted in March 2013."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marcoonthebass.blogspot.com/2013/03/scooby-doo-episode-features-new-music.html |title=Marco on the Bass: Scooby Doo Episode Features New Music by the English Beat |website=Marcoonthebass.blogspot.com |date=22 March 2013 |access-date=24 August 2014}}</ref> | He recorded two new songs that feature in the ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' episode "[[List of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episodes|Dance of the Undead]]", which debuted in March 2013."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marcoonthebass.blogspot.com/2013/03/scooby-doo-episode-features-new-music.html |title=Marco on the Bass: Scooby Doo Episode Features New Music by the English Beat |website=Marcoonthebass.blogspot.com |date=22 March 2013 |access-date=24 August 2014}}</ref> | ||
In 2018, the Beat album ''Here We Go Love'' was released. | In 2018, the Beat album ''Here We Go Love'' was released.<ref name="all"/> | ||
Wakeling regularly performs as the English Beat in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2010 |title=DAVE WAKELING of the English Beat and General Public |url=http://www.davewakeling.com/bio/index.asp |access-date=2 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915133439/http://www.davewakeling.com/bio/index.asp |archive-date=15 September 2010 }}</ref> | Wakeling regularly performs as the English Beat in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2010 |title=DAVE WAKELING of the English Beat and General Public |url=http://www.davewakeling.com/bio/index.asp |access-date=2 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915133439/http://www.davewakeling.com/bio/index.asp |archive-date=15 September 2010 }}</ref> | ||
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== Discography == | == Discography == | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:20, 30 June 2025
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Career
Wakeling began his professional career when he formed the band the Beat.[1] The band's debut studio album, I Just Can't Stop It (1980), included the title song as well as "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Hands Off...She's Mine", and "Can't Get Used to Losing You", all of which charted within the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The band also had UK hits from the studio albums Wha'ppen? (1981) and Special Beat Service (1982), but split up in 1983.[1]
Wakeling then formed General Public with Ranking Roger in 1983,[1] and they released their debut studio album, All the Rage,[1] the next year. He also recorded two other studio albums with General Public, Hand to Mouth (1986) and Rub It Better (1995), however, the band disbanded in 1987.[1]
In 1984, Wakeling, along with Ranking Roger, sang backing vocals on the song "Free Nelson Mandela" by the Special A.K.A. They also provided backing vocals on the Madness studio album Keep Moving, singing on the tracks "Waltz into Mischief" and "Victoria Gardens".[1]
He then produced the soundtrack for the John Hughes romantic comedy film She's Having a Baby (1988), in which he also recorded the title track.[1]
In 1991, Wakeling released his sole solo studio album, No Warning, on I.R.S. Records.[1]
He recorded two new songs that feature in the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode "Dance of the Undead", which debuted in March 2013."[4]
In 2018, the Beat album Here We Go Love was released.[1]
Wakeling regularly performs as the English Beat in North America.[5]
Throughout his career, Wakeling has mainly used a left-handed Vox Teardrop guitar, the Vox Mark III. He was initially drawn to this guitar as his favourite artist and guitarist Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones used one. "I wanted to be him and I used to play my cricket bat or my tennis racket and pretend it was a teardrop in the mirror when my mum had gone out shopping. I even bought a blond wig from a second-hand shop and I cut it out into a bob. As soon as I heard the front door I would think "Great, she's gone". I would take out the wig, the cricket bat and play in front of the mirror."[6] On 8 April 2006, he donated his Vox of 26 years to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[7]
Personal life
Wakeling is divorced, with two children. He resides in the San Fernando Valley, California.[8]
In 1985, Wakeling mentioned in a press interview with Mother Jones magazine that he was bisexual.[9]
Discography
- No Warning (1991 I.R.S. Records)
Side one
- "I Want More" (Dave Wakeling, Parthenon Huxley) – 4:16
- "No Warning" (Wakeling, Mark Goldenberg) – 4:53
- "Remember in the Dark" (Wakeling) – 5:23
- "Every Time You Look at Me That Way" (Wakeling) – 4:12
- "Sensation" (Wakeling, Mickey Billingham, Goldenberg) – 4:04
Side two
- "Freedom Fighter" (Wakeling, Billingham) – 5:53
- "One + One + One" (Wakeling, Goldenberg) – 5:15
- "Sex with You" (Wakeling) – 3:32
- "I'm Not Ready" (Wakeling, Billingham) – 3:58
- "She's Having a Baby" (Wakeling, Ian Ritchie) – 3:44
Produced by Mark Goldenberg (tracks 1–9) and Steve Levine ("She's Having a Baby")
References
- The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll, Third Edition (Fireside, 2001)
- The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Books, 2004)
External links
- Dave Wakeling's website
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- Living people
- 20th-century English male singers
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- 21st-century English male singers
- The Beat (British band) members
- Bisexual male musicians
- Bisexual singers
- British male new wave singers
- British ska musicians
- English bisexual men
- English bisexual musicians
- English expatriate musicians in the United States
- English LGBTQ singers
- English male guitarists
- English new wave musicians
- English rock guitarists
- General Public members
- Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands