Oceanic (band) explained

Oceanic
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Wallasey, Merseyside, England
Past Members:
  • David Harry
  • Frank Crofts
  • Jorinde Williams
  • Andy Lea

Oceanic were an English electronic dance music group, consisting of David Harry, Frank Crofts and singer Jorinde Williams.

Biography

The band were most famous for the dance hit song, "Insanity", which was released in 1991. This was the group's biggest commercial success, reaching No. 3 in the UK singles chart for three weeks[1] and the ninth biggest-selling UK single of 1991.[2] The track also made the Australian Top 40.

Later that year they released the follow-up, "Wicked Love", which reached No. 25 in the UK singles chart.[3] In 1992 the act released their first and only album, entitled That Compact Disc By Oceanic, (also, That Cassette/LP By Oceanic for the audio cassette/LP versions respectively) which featured two different versions of "Insanity", and reached a chart position of No. 49 before dropping out of the UK Albums Chart after only 2 weeks. A third single, "Controlling Me", made No. 14 in the UK chart. Their final song to appear on the charts was "Ignorance" (with Siobhan Maher Kennedy), which was on the UK chart at No. 72 for one week in November 1992.[1]

The group performed on several TV shows between 1991–1993, including four appearances on Top of the Pops, plus The Hitman and Her and an episode of Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show.[4] [5]

In 2006, the track "Insanity" featured on The Hitman and Her compilation CD.[6]

Discography

Albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"
Album detailsPeak chart
positions
UK
AUS
[7]
That Album / That Cassette
  • Released: June 1992
  • Format: CD, CS
  • Label: Dead Dead Good / EastWest
49 131

Singles

Title! rowspan="2"
YearPeak positionsAlbum
UK
[8]
AUS
[9]
IRE
[10]
"Insanity"19913 31 That (CD/Cassette/Album) by Oceanic
"Wicked Love"25 96
"Controlling Me"199214 168 19
"Ignorance"72
"Celebration"1993rowspan="2"
"Insanity '99"1999
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 403. 1-904994-10-5.
  2. "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 11 January 1992. p. 20.
  3. Web site: everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts. Everyhit.com.
  4. Web site: Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show: Olympics. Amazon.co.uk. 14 July 1997 .
  5. http://www.student.brad.ac.uk/alradtke/fsfss.html Student.brad.ac.uk
  6. Web site: HMV | Music, Films, & Games . Hmv.com.
  7. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 29 June 1992 . Bubbling Down Under. 30 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Official Charts Company: Oceanic . . 25 July 2015.
  9. Peaks in Australia:
  10. Web site: The Irish Charts – Search for "Oceanic" in Artist. irishcharts.ie. 4 September 2022.