After the Fire
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)
Joanne
I know you've had your share of problems
I know that life has been unkind
But everybody feels like giving up sometimes
I know that life's not always easy
That's not what I am trying to say
But it would hurt to see you throw it all away
Because the world will keep on turning
And life would go no just the same
You feel alone right now
But life goes on somehow
Together we can make it change
I'm not much good at sympathising
I never really see the point
But we can talk of silver linings if you want, if you really want
I'd rather see you through the hard times
And get your feet back on the ground
Cause you're the one who must fight back
When life starts pushing you around
Because the world will keep on turning
And life would go no just the same
You feel alone right now
But life goes on somehow
Together we can take and we can make it change
Because the world will keep on turning
And life would go no just the same
You feel alone right now
But life goes on somehow
Together we can take and we can break it, we can make it change
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