After The Fire were formed in the UK in 1972 by keyboard player Peter Banks, Andy Piercy (guitar, bass), Ivor Twidell (drums) and John Russell (guitar). The market was responsive to UK adult-orientated rock during the early 70s but the band's mixture of "pomp Christian pop" was slow to break through. They eventually secured a contract following the release of their debut album on their own label. CBS Records invested in them and they were rewarded with a UK Top 40 hit, "One Rule For You", in 1979. The accompanying album, although polished, sold only to the converted. The band's subsequent recordings were minor hits until the unexpected major success of "Der Kommissar". Originally recorded by Falco in his native Germany, After The Fire's version went on to sell over a million copies worldwide, and made the US Top 5. However, by the time it charted, the group had already broken up, frustrated by record company indecision and the Christian ethos that "made things worse, as we couldn't have a good old swearing and slanging match." Banks built his own studio before becoming managing director of Maldon Computer Company, a software and networking enterprise. Twidell released three Christian rock solo albums, Waiting For The Sun (1981), Secret Service (1981) and Duel (1983), after leaving the group following the debut album. He then became a member of the Bedfordshire police force. Russell was last sighted working in a hi-fi shop. Piercy retained the rights to the name, although it was now abbreviated to ATF. Still a practising Christian, after submitting an unreleased solo album for CBS he went on to do production work for the Truth, T'Pau (when they were known as Talking America) and Gary Numan. (Source : VH1)

Another World

You need to help me understand
Exactly what I’m going through
I was just another lonely man
But I didn’t know ‘till I met you

And then you, you turned my world around
I know it’s corny but it’s true
You turned me upside down
When you came I changed

I think about you every day
It’s like you’re always on my mind
There’s so much more I’d like to say
But the words just seem so hard to find

Because you, you turned my world around
I know it’s corny but it’s true
You turned me upside down
You called my name
When you came I changed

There’s so much here that’s new to me
It’s like a whole new thing has been unfurled
You changed the way I used to be
I think you, you put me on another world

Because you, you turned my world around
I know it’s corny but it’s true
You turned me upside down
Nothings the same
You called my name
And when you came I changed

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