Dave Wakeling Biography
by Mark Deming
With a knack for taut rhythms and tasty pop hooks, Dave Wakeling is a British-born singer, guitarist, and songwriter who enjoyed international success with the groups the Beat (aka the English Beat) and General Public. Formed in 1978, the Beat were one of the best and most influential acts to emerge from the U.K. ska revival, and their 1980 album I Just Can't Stop It is widely regarded as a masterpiece. After adding more pop elements into the Beat's sound, they began gaining a foothold in the American market with 1982's Special Beat Service, which spawned two popular MTV videos, "I Confess" and "Save It for Later." The Beat broke up in 1983, and in 1984 Wakeling debuted his next project, General Public, who scored a Top 40 hit with the song "Tenderness." After General Public dissolved in 1987, Wakeling moved to California and went solo, writing the title song for the movie She's Having a Baby and releasing the album No Warning in 1991. Throughout much of the '90s, music took a back seat for Wakeling as he focused on his family and working with the environmental group Greenpeace. But in the 2000s, he assembled a new version of the English Beat, regularly touring in North America and releasing a new album, Here We Go Love, in 2018.
Tracklist
| 1 | I Want More | 4:16 | |
| 2 | No Warning | 4:53 | |
| 3 | Remember In The Dark | 5:23 | |
| 4 | Everytime You Look At Me That Way | 4:12 | |
| 5 | Sensation | 4:04 | |
| 6 | Freedom Fighter | 5:53 | |
| 7 | One + One + One | 5:15 | |
| 8 | Sex With You | 3:32 | |
| 9 | I'm Not Ready | 3:58 | |
| 10 | She's Having A Baby | 3:44 |
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