The Beloved
Encyclopedia
The Beloved are an English
electronic dance music
group
, best known for the singles "Sweet Harmony
", "Hello", "Your Love Takes Me Higher
", and "Satellite
".
-oriented sound, but soon began using drum machine
s and dance music
elements. They sounded at times like post-punk/dance group New Order
, and a summation of this stage of their career can be found on their first studio album
, Where It Is, which is a compilation
of previously released material, consisting of singles
and related B-Sides, pressed onto one individual long playing work. The record includes all the early singles, "A Hundred Words", "This Means War". "Happy Now", and the double A-side "Surprise Me" / "Forever Dancing", all released between 1986 and 1987, all on Where It Is, all making the Top 30 in the UK Indie Chart
, and all failing in the UK Top 75.
, peaking at number 26 in the UK
in September 1989. "The Sun Rising" featured a sample
of "O Euchari" as sung by Emily Van Evera, a sample also used by trance group Orbital
on their tune "Belfast
". This was followed in 1990 by their second album, Happiness
, the first and only album the band released as a duo and the first consisting wholly of previously unreleased new songs, from which the hit single
"Hello
" was also released. "Hello" became The Beloved's first international hit, and reached Number 19 in the UK. This song features rather peculiar lyrics
, mostly consisting of names of real or fictitious people, groups and institutions, representing the band's most important and varied influences (from religion
with Saint Peter
and Saint Paul, to music
with Kym Mazelle
, literature
with Jeffrey Archer and cartoon
s with Flintstones). The LP included two more singles, "Your Love Takes Me Higher
," which made the UK Top 40 on its second release, and the final cut, "Time After Time", one of their most famous songs internationally, which was only a minor hit in Great Britain
, failing at Number 48.
The success of the album, and the four associated singles, pushed the group to follow it up with a brand new song, "It's Alright Now
", which also failed to make the Top 40, stopping at Number 46 in the UK, but helped promote a remix album
, entitled Blissed Out, which was released in 1991. As suggested by the title, Blissed Out was an expanded remodelled version of Happiness. Almost all of the songs from the Happiness were featured on Blissed Out in one or more remix
ed versions, along with another mix of "It's Alright Now," and some previously unreleased instrumental
tunes. The work was released in 3 different editions, varying in length and track listing, depending upon the format: the vinyl LP, the shortest, includes 8 tracks; the CD
version features 11 songs; and the MC
edition contains 16 remix
es.
ian fashion house
Comme des Garçons
, for the third studio album, Conscience
. The band faced some controversy for the video
of the first new single, "Sweet Harmony
," which consisted of a naked Jon Marsh, among a group of women, also naked (although it was shot and edited so as not to show anything which might cause it to be censored). One of the nude stars of this video is the television presenter Tess Daly
. By this time, the band had dropped the definite article from its name, and was now simply called Beloved. Sweet Harmony, which was originally used to promote the second season of the popular American primetime soap opera
Melrose Place in some Europe
an countries, including Italy
, has since been used in advertising for British home improvement chain Homebase
as well.
Though the video is thought by many to witness Jon Marsh naked for the first time publicly, it actually is not. Due to the huge success of the 1990 album Happiness, a VHS
video collection was created in 1991, containing all four singles from that album, and a final ghost video track, where Jon is openly making love to Helena, then his girlfriend, backed by a long extended remix of a track from the Blissed Out album. While "Sweet Harmony" went on to become their biggest hit in the UK, reaching number 8 in January 1993, the other four tracks taken from the Conscience album, pressed onto three singles, one a double A-side, did not achieve the former's success. "Celebrate Your Life"/"You've Got Me Thinking" peaked at number 23, "Outerspace Girl" at number 38, and the final single, "Rock to the Rhythm of Love" did not chart. This latter song was performed live at a concert during London
Gay Pride
in 1994.
After Conscience, a fourth studio album entitled X was released in 1996. Though the record peaked at number 25 in the UK Albums Chart
, and three singles were released from it, only the first, "Satellite
", made the Top 20, peaking at Number 19; while the second, "Deliver Me", failed to chart -and the third, "Ease the Pressure", did not enter the UK Top 40, stalling at number 43. As of 2010, X is the last original album from the group. This album includes soundscapes by Robert Fripp
.
During this period, two Beloved compilations were marketed, the latter a retitled re-release of the former. The first, promoted by a new remix of "The Sun Rising" (which reached Number 31, only five positions lower than the original 1989 release, and their last chart entry in the UK to date), was entitled Single File, and was released in 1997, just one year after X.
The second compilation was released in 2005, titled The Sun Rising after the band's first hit single. This second compilation came as a complete surprise to Jon Marsh, Helena Marsh, and Steve Waddington. The label hadn't even bothered to tell them it was being planned (with an imitation Bob Linney cover image).
Jon Marsh has collaborated with original band member Steve Waddington and others on new material, although as of September 2009 this remains in progress.
/UK Albums Chart
, except those marked *, which are from the UK Indie Chart
.
English people
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electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
group
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, best known for the singles "Sweet Harmony
Sweet Harmony
"Sweet Harmony" is a hit single by UK band The Beloved. It became one of their biggest hits, peaking at #8 in the UK. None of the band's other singles have made into the Top 10, which is why many consider this the band's signature song.-Music video:...
", "Hello", "Your Love Takes Me Higher
Your Love Takes Me Higher
"Your Love Takes Me Higher" is a single by The Beloved."Your Love Takes Me Higher" appears on the Happiness album. Remixes also appear on the Blissed Out album. The first release of the single came in a selection of formats and spent three weeks in the UK charts...
", and "Satellite
Satellite (The Beloved song)
"Satellite" is a single by UK band The Beloved. It was the largest UK hit from their album X.-Music video:In a similar style to the video for their earlier single Sweet Harmony the video consisted of a naked Jon Marsh and Helena Marsh and a posse of other equally naked females lipsynching the...
".
Formation
In 1982 Jon Marsh was playing drums for Twelve of August. He met Stephen Warrington when he joined Twelve of August as an additional guitarist (other members were Steve Seale (Barrington) and John Seale). When Twelve of August split Jon and Stephen formed Journey Through.Initial indie success
Jon Marsh and Steve Waddington following the break up off the band Twelve of August formed the core of a band named Journey Through (the name taken from a line of the song 'Heaven in Love', written by Steve Seale and Jo Caney). The pair were joined by Tim Havard. When Guy Gausden later joined the band, the group changed their name to The Beloved. The band originally had a guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
-oriented sound, but soon began using drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
s and dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
elements. They sounded at times like post-punk/dance group New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
, and a summation of this stage of their career can be found on their first studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Where It Is, which is a compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of previously released material, consisting of singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and related B-Sides, pressed onto one individual long playing work. The record includes all the early singles, "A Hundred Words", "This Means War". "Happy Now", and the double A-side "Surprise Me" / "Forever Dancing", all released between 1986 and 1987, all on Where It Is, all making the Top 30 in the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
, and all failing in the UK Top 75.
Early United Kingdom hits
After slimming down to a duo consisting of Marsh and Waddington only, The Beloved began to embrace a dance sound more wholeheartedly and, in 1988, after another flop with another double A-side single, "Loving Feeling" / "Acid Love", the single "The Sun Rising" became a club favourite, and crossed over to the UK Singles ChartUK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, peaking at number 26 in the UK
United Kingdom
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in September 1989. "The Sun Rising" featured a sample
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
of "O Euchari" as sung by Emily Van Evera, a sample also used by trance group Orbital
Orbital (band)
Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
on their tune "Belfast
Belfast (disambiguation)
Belfast is a city in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.Belfast may also refer to:-Places:*Belfast, Prince Edward Island, Canada*Belfast, New Zealand*Belfast, Mpumalanga, South Africa*Belfast, Limpopo, South AfricaUnited States...
". This was followed in 1990 by their second album, Happiness
Happiness (The Beloved album)
Happiness is a 1990 album from British Pop band The Beloved. The album reached #14 on the UK Albums Chart on its release, in March 1990, and subsequently reached #154 on the U.S...
, the first and only album the band released as a duo and the first consisting wholly of previously unreleased new songs, from which the hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
"Hello
Hello (The Beloved)
"Hello" is a remix single by The Beloved."Hello" appears on the Happiness album. By peaking at #19 in the UK, on 5 January 1990, it was, at the time, their highest-charting single, a record it held for almost exactly 3 years, until "Sweet Harmony," the first single taken from the Conscience album,...
" was also released. "Hello" became The Beloved's first international hit, and reached Number 19 in the UK. This song features rather peculiar lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
, mostly consisting of names of real or fictitious people, groups and institutions, representing the band's most important and varied influences (from religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
with Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
and Saint Paul, to music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
with Kym Mazelle
Kym Mazelle
Kym Mazelle is an American dance-pop, Hi-NRG, soul, and house singer. She was brought up and lived on the same street as the Jackson family and knew Michael Jackson's mother and uncle.-Career:...
, literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
with Jeffrey Archer and cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
s with Flintstones). The LP included two more singles, "Your Love Takes Me Higher
Your Love Takes Me Higher
"Your Love Takes Me Higher" is a single by The Beloved."Your Love Takes Me Higher" appears on the Happiness album. Remixes also appear on the Blissed Out album. The first release of the single came in a selection of formats and spent three weeks in the UK charts...
," which made the UK Top 40 on its second release, and the final cut, "Time After Time", one of their most famous songs internationally, which was only a minor hit in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, failing at Number 48.
The success of the album, and the four associated singles, pushed the group to follow it up with a brand new song, "It's Alright Now
It's Alright Now
-Music video:The video for this song features Jon Marsh and Steve Waddington travelling on the London Underground, intercut with footage of Jon Marsh riding in a hot-air balloon.-Track listings:CD single# "It's Alright Now" — 4:10...
", which also failed to make the Top 40, stopping at Number 46 in the UK, but helped promote a remix album
Remix album
A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...
, entitled Blissed Out, which was released in 1991. As suggested by the title, Blissed Out was an expanded remodelled version of Happiness. Almost all of the songs from the Happiness were featured on Blissed Out in one or more remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed versions, along with another mix of "It's Alright Now," and some previously unreleased instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
tunes. The work was released in 3 different editions, varying in length and track listing, depending upon the format: the vinyl LP, the shortest, includes 8 tracks; the CD
Compact Disc
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version features 11 songs; and the MC
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
edition contains 16 remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es.
International success
"It's Alright Now" and Blissed Out were the last works made by Marsh with Waddington at the time. By 1991 Waddington had left the group, and was replaced by Marsh's wife, Helena Randall, who was working as a purchaser for the ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
ian fashion house
Fashion House
Fashion House is an American telenovela that aired at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday on MyNetworkTV stations. The series premiered on September 5, 2006 and concluded on December 5, 2006...
Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons, written コム・デ・ギャルソン in Japanese and French for "Like Boys," is a Japanese fashion label headed by Rei Kawakubo, who owns the company with her husband Adrian Joffe....
, for the third studio album, Conscience
Conscience (The Beloved album)
Conscience is a 1993 album from British Pop band The Beloved. The album reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart on its release, and includes "Sweet Harmony", the first single taken from it, being the first single from the band which entered the UK Top Ten, peaking at Number 8...
. The band faced some controversy for the video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
of the first new single, "Sweet Harmony
Sweet Harmony
"Sweet Harmony" is a hit single by UK band The Beloved. It became one of their biggest hits, peaking at #8 in the UK. None of the band's other singles have made into the Top 10, which is why many consider this the band's signature song.-Music video:...
," which consisted of a naked Jon Marsh, among a group of women, also naked (although it was shot and edited so as not to show anything which might cause it to be censored). One of the nude stars of this video is the television presenter Tess Daly
Tess Daly
Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly is an English television presenter. She is married to the presenter Vernon Kay.-Early life:Daly was born in Derbyshire to Vivian , who died of emphysema, and Sylvia Daly...
. By this time, the band had dropped the definite article from its name, and was now simply called Beloved. Sweet Harmony, which was originally used to promote the second season of the popular American primetime soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Melrose Place in some Europe
Europe
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an countries, including Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, has since been used in advertising for British home improvement chain Homebase
Homebase
Homebase is a British home improvement store and garden centre, with 350 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is well known by its green and orange colour scheme. Together with its sister company Argos , it forms part of Home Retail Group. Homebase recorded sales figures...
as well.
Though the video is thought by many to witness Jon Marsh naked for the first time publicly, it actually is not. Due to the huge success of the 1990 album Happiness, a VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
video collection was created in 1991, containing all four singles from that album, and a final ghost video track, where Jon is openly making love to Helena, then his girlfriend, backed by a long extended remix of a track from the Blissed Out album. While "Sweet Harmony" went on to become their biggest hit in the UK, reaching number 8 in January 1993, the other four tracks taken from the Conscience album, pressed onto three singles, one a double A-side, did not achieve the former's success. "Celebrate Your Life"/"You've Got Me Thinking" peaked at number 23, "Outerspace Girl" at number 38, and the final single, "Rock to the Rhythm of Love" did not chart. This latter song was performed live at a concert during London
London
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Gay Pride
Gay pride
LGBT pride or gay pride is the concept that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity...
in 1994.
After Conscience, a fourth studio album entitled X was released in 1996. Though the record peaked at number 25 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, and three singles were released from it, only the first, "Satellite
Satellite (The Beloved song)
"Satellite" is a single by UK band The Beloved. It was the largest UK hit from their album X.-Music video:In a similar style to the video for their earlier single Sweet Harmony the video consisted of a naked Jon Marsh and Helena Marsh and a posse of other equally naked females lipsynching the...
", made the Top 20, peaking at Number 19; while the second, "Deliver Me", failed to chart -and the third, "Ease the Pressure", did not enter the UK Top 40, stalling at number 43. As of 2010, X is the last original album from the group. This album includes soundscapes by Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
.
2000s activity
Singles from the album Beloved are regularly remixed, and the band has not been formally wound up though for the last decade Jon Marsh has concentrated on his flourishing career as a club DJ, as well as his young family.During this period, two Beloved compilations were marketed, the latter a retitled re-release of the former. The first, promoted by a new remix of "The Sun Rising" (which reached Number 31, only five positions lower than the original 1989 release, and their last chart entry in the UK to date), was entitled Single File, and was released in 1997, just one year after X.
The second compilation was released in 2005, titled The Sun Rising after the band's first hit single. This second compilation came as a complete surprise to Jon Marsh, Helena Marsh, and Steve Waddington. The label hadn't even bothered to tell them it was being planned (with an imitation Bob Linney cover image).
Jon Marsh has collaborated with original band member Steve Waddington and others on new material, although as of September 2009 this remains in progress.
Discography
Chart placings are from the UK Singles ChartUK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
/UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, except those marked *, which are from the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
.
Albums
- Where It Is (Flim Flam, HARPCD2, 1989) #17*
- HappinessHappiness (The Beloved album)Happiness is a 1990 album from British Pop band The Beloved. The album reached #14 on the UK Albums Chart on its release, in March 1990, and subsequently reached #154 on the U.S...
(Atlantic 1990) UK #14, US #154 - Blissed Out (East West 1991) UK #38
- ConscienceConscience (The Beloved album)Conscience is a 1993 album from British Pop band The Beloved. The album reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart on its release, and includes "Sweet Harmony", the first single taken from it, being the first single from the band which entered the UK Top Ten, peaking at Number 8...
(East West 1993) UK #2 - X (East West 1996) UK #25
- Single File (East West 1997)
- Single File/The Sun Rising|The Sun Rising (WEA 2005) [re-release of Single File]
- Sweet Harmony: Very Best of the Beloved (Music Club 2011)
Singles
- "A Hundred Words" (April 1986) #15*
- "This Means War" (September 1986) #22*
- "Happy Now" (March 1987) #22*
- "Surprise Me" / "Forever Dancing" (13 June 1987) #15*
- "Loving Feeling" / "Acid Love" (October 1988)
- "Your Love Takes Me HigherYour Love Takes Me Higher"Your Love Takes Me Higher" is a single by The Beloved."Your Love Takes Me Higher" appears on the Happiness album. Remixes also appear on the Blissed Out album. The first release of the single came in a selection of formats and spent three weeks in the UK charts...
" (January 1989) UK #91 - "The Sun Rising" (21 October 1989) UK #26
- "Hello" (27 January 1990) UK #19
- "Your Love Takes Me HigherYour Love Takes Me Higher"Your Love Takes Me Higher" is a single by The Beloved."Your Love Takes Me Higher" appears on the Happiness album. Remixes also appear on the Blissed Out album. The first release of the single came in a selection of formats and spent three weeks in the UK charts...
" (reissue) (24 March 1990) UK #39 - "The Sun Rising" (reissue) (1990)
- "Time After Time" (9 June 1990) UK #46
- "It's Alright NowIt's Alright Now-Music video:The video for this song features Jon Marsh and Steve Waddington travelling on the London Underground, intercut with footage of Jon Marsh riding in a hot-air balloon.-Track listings:CD single# "It's Alright Now" — 4:10...
" (10 November 1990) UK #48 - "Sweet HarmonySweet Harmony"Sweet Harmony" is a hit single by UK band The Beloved. It became one of their biggest hits, peaking at #8 in the UK. None of the band's other singles have made into the Top 10, which is why many consider this the band's signature song.-Music video:...
" (18 January 1993) UK #8 - "Celebrate Your Life" / "You've Got Me Thinking" (2 March 1993) UK #23
- "Outerspace Girl" (July 1993) UK #38
- "Rock to the Rhythm of Love" (1993)
- "SatelliteSatellite (The Beloved song)"Satellite" is a single by UK band The Beloved. It was the largest UK hit from their album X.-Music video:In a similar style to the video for their earlier single Sweet Harmony the video consisted of a naked Jon Marsh and Helena Marsh and a posse of other equally naked females lipsynching the...
" (16 March 1996) UK #19 - "Deliver Me" (30 June 1996)
- "Ease the Pressure" (29 July 1996) UK #43
- "The Sun Rising/The Sun Rising (remix)" (August 1997) UK #31
- "With You" (2000)
- "Timeslip" (2000)
Promos
- "Up, Up and Away" (1990 - from HappinessHappiness (The Beloved album)Happiness is a 1990 album from British Pop band The Beloved. The album reached #14 on the UK Albums Chart on its release, in March 1990, and subsequently reached #154 on the U.S...
) - "The Remix EP" (1991 - from Blissed Out)
- "1000 Years From Today" (1993 - from ConscienceConscience (The Beloved album)Conscience is a 1993 album from British Pop band The Beloved. The album reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart on its release, and includes "Sweet Harmony", the first single taken from it, being the first single from the band which entered the UK Top Ten, peaking at Number 8...
) - "Let the Music Take YouLet the Music Take YouLet the Music Take You is a live album by David Murray. It was originally released on the French Marge label in 1978 and re-released in 1993 on CD. It features a live performance by Murray, Lawrence "Butch Morris, Johnny Dyani and George Brown recorded in concert in Rouen, France, on January 30, 1978...
" (1994 - from ConscienceConscience (The Beloved album)Conscience is a 1993 album from British Pop band The Beloved. The album reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart on its release, and includes "Sweet Harmony", the first single taken from it, being the first single from the band which entered the UK Top Ten, peaking at Number 8...
) - "Crystal Wave" (March 1995 - from X)
- "Sampler" (1996 - from X)
- "Physical Love" / "3 Steps to Heaven" (1996 - double promo - from X)