Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock

The trio met in the early 1980s while working on various projects at RAK Studios in London. Datchler, who released his first solo single at the age of 16, had been signed to Warner Bros. and RAK Records by the time Johnny Hates Jazz was formed in late 1985. Hayes was a founder member of the band Hot Club (of which Datchler became lead singer) and also ran the A&R Department at RAK Records. Nocito was a recording engineer, who had worked with Pink Floyd, The Police, The Cure and Duran Duran. Their tongue-in-cheek name referenced Nocito's brother-in-law Johnny, who really hated jazz.
The first Johnny Hates Jazz single, "Me and My Foolish Heart", was released on RAK in April 1986. It gained substantial airplay and was Sounds magazine's record of the week. The follow up single, "Shattered Dreams", released by Virgin Records the following year, saw the band make appearances on television programmes such as Top Of The Pops and Wogan. JHJ also appeared on the covers of magazines such as NME and Smash Hits. "Shattered Dreams" went on to become a worldwide hit, going top 5 in the UK, Australia and many European territories. It was also a hit in Asia, reaching number 2 in Japan.
In 1987 their follow-up, "I Don't Want To Be A Hero", a dance track with an anti-war sentiment, consolidated their chart success. Their next single, "Turn Back The Clock", featuring Kim Wilde on backing vocals, was released in November. JHJ's debut album, Turn Back The Clock, was released in January 1988, topping charts worldwide. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1, achieving double platinum status. The following month they achieved their fourth hit single from the album, "Heart Of Gold".
That same year, "Shattered Dreams" reached #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #1 on the AOR chart. The monochrome video, directed by Hollywood film director David Fincher was shown on MTV. "Shattered Dreams" has since been played over 3.2 million times on radio and telelvision in the US alone, for which Datchler will receive a BMI award in October 2010.
The US follow-up, "I Don't Want To Be A Hero", went top 40 in late 1988. The following year the third US single "Turn Back The Clock" reached #1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart and gained over one million plays. To date, the Turn Back The Clock album has sold four million copies.

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[yatkinw]

this's classic ; )