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Previously known as Jo Jo And The Real People, the
Real People were formed in 1989 by two brothers, Tony Griffiths (b. 7
April 1966, Liverpool, Merseyside, England; bass, vocals) and Chris
Griffiths (b. 30 March 1968, Liverpool, Merseyside, England; guitar,
vocals), and Sean Simpson (b. 9 October 1968, Liverpool, Merseyside,
England; guitar) and Tony Elson (b. 2 January 1966, Liverpool,
Merseyside, England; drums). The quartet started playing local pub gigs
in the Bootle area of Merseyside and soon found themselves embroiled in a
scene that included Rain, Top and the La’s. Unfortunately, the Real
People’s natural instinct for muscular tunes and powerful melodies was
undermined by the demands of the music industry. Although the quartet
signed to CBS Records (soon to be Sony), at the end of 1989, and had
enormous fun spending their advance on a trip to India, it was to be a
whole year before any records were released. ‘Windowpane’ reached only
number 60 in the UK and when the album charted for only one week (at
number 59) the Real People complained about Sony’s lack of promotion.
They returned to Liverpool and the unemployment register. In 1995, they
formed their own record label, Egg Records, and, without Sean Simpson,
recorded The Real People EP, which reached number 13 in the UK’s
independent charts. Earlier, Chris Griffiths had met Liam Gallagher of
the yet-to-be-discovered Oasis and invited the group to use the Real
People’s eight-track studio to record their first demos. As a result,
Chris co-wrote the song ‘Columbia’ with Liam, long before his band’s
breakthrough. The connection helped rekindle interest in the Real
People, who continued into 1995 with the release of ‘Bring You Down’ and
in 1996 with What’s On The Outside.
Tracklist
| 1 | Window Pane | 3:34 |
| 2 | I Can't Wait | 3:16 |
| 3 | For You | 2:52 |
| 4 | The Truth | 3:24 |
| 5 | Everyday's The Same | 3:01 |
| 6 | Wonderful | 2:46 |
| 7 | Open Up Your Mind (Let Me In) | 3:33 |
| 8 | She | 4:06 |
| 9 | In Your Hands | 3:24 |
| 10 | Looking At You | 3:34 |
| 11 | Words | 3:04 |
| 12 | Another Day | 3:00 |
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