The Tyrrel Corporation | |
Origin: | Redcar, England |
Genre: | Downtempo, house, pop, soul |
Current Members: | Joe Watson Tony Barry |
Years Active: | 1990–1995 |
Label: | Cooltempo, Chrysalis |
The Tyrrel Corporation were an English recording duo, composed of members Joe Watson (vocals/keyboards) and Tony Barry (keyboards).[1] The group took their (misspelled) name from a fictional company in the 1982 film Blade Runner.[1]
Between 1992 and 1995, five of the group's singles charted on the UK Singles Chart.[2] Their most successful release was 1995's "Better Days Ahead", which reached the top 30.[2] The group recorded two albums, North East of Eden (1992), and Play for Today (1995).[3]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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UK | AUS [4] | US Dance [5] | ||||
1991 | "Six O'Clock" | — | 161 | — | North East of Eden | |
1992 | "The Bottle" | 71 | 199 | — | ||
"Going Home" | 58 | 182 | — | |||
"Waking with a Stranger"/"One Day" | 59 | — | — | |||
1994 | "You're Not Here" | 42 | 225 | — | Play for Today | |
1995 | "Better Days Ahead" | 29 | — | 31 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |