| Hollywood Beyond | |
| Alias: | Mark Rogers aka Hollywood Beyond |
| Origin: | Birmingham, England |
| Genre: | RockPop |
| Discography: | If, More More More |
| Years Active: | 1984-1989, 2000-present |
| Label: | WEA |
| Current Members: | Mark Rogers |
| Past Members: | Andy Welch, Steve Elliott, Dean Loren, Mike Burns, Cliff Whyte, Carol Maye, Maggie Smyth |
Hollywood Beyond were a British pop group from Birmingham, England formed in 1984.[1]
Hollywood Beyond was the brainchild of singer-songwriter Mark Rogers. Their first single, "What's the Colour of Money?", reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1986. The song also reached No. 8 in the Netherlands, No. 21 in Germany and No. 14 in Switzerland. The follow-up single, "No More Tears", peaked at No. 47 in the UK.[2]
An album for Hollywood Beyond entitled If, followed on Warner Bros. Records in 1987, produced by Bernard Edwards, Mike Thorne and Stephen Hague. Former members include Andy Welch, Steve Elliott, Dean Loren, Mike Burns, Cliff Whyte,[1] Carol Maye and Maggie Smyth.[3]
In recent years, Mark Rogers has revived the name and uses it for his solo career, releasing the single Rough Life in 2000, the album More More More in 2017, a compilation of remixes for Let's Get Together in 2018, and another single titled Troubles in my Mind in 2019. He has also produced tracks with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in recent years, previewed on his Facebook page.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | AUT [5] | BEL [6] | NLD [7] | GER | SWE [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | ||||
| 1986 | "What's the Colour of Money?" | 26 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 7 | If | |
| "No More Tears" | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 47 | |||
| 1987 | "Save Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | ||
| "After Midnight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "Let's Get Together (Create)"/"I Promise" (credited to Mark Rogers) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| 2000 | "Rough Life (Our Time Is Now)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Troubles In My Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 140.