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Members
4 Male
Origin
London, England
Genre
Rock
Style
Rock/Pop
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4 MaleOrigin
London, EnglandGenre
RockStyle
Rock/PopMood
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Born
1984
Active
1984 to 
1992
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Breathe - Hands to Heaven3 users
Breathe - How Can I Fall?
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Breathe was an English pop rock group that formed in the early 1980s. Originally a larger, five-person band called Catch 22, all the members were childhood friends who went to Yateley School together in Hampshire where they lived. They later trimmed down to a quartet. Phill Harrison (bass) left to join the Fire Brigade. In 1984 singer David Glasper, guitarist Marcus Lillington, drummer Ian "Spike" Spice, and bass guitarist Michael "Mick" Delahunty began working on some demos. Those tunes were introduced to personnel from the label Siren Records, and that lead to a recording contract with A&M Records. They released the album, All That Jazz, in 1988. This contained their two best-known hits, "How Can I Fall?" and "Hands to Heaven". The former charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 3, and the latter at No. 2 in 1988 and at number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. "Hands" also ranked inside Billboard's 1988 Year-End Top 10 at No. 9.
Bassist Michael Delahunty left the group in 1988 as they were about to reach the peak of their success, and the remaining three continued with promotion for the All That Jazz album and singles. Afterward, they continued in this line-up with the lesser known Peace of Mind in early 1990.
Their sound was a combination of light jazz with some pop and soul, somewhat reminiscent of Air Supply or even Rick Astley. However, their success was short-lived. Sales were low even though many radio stations played some tracks from the second release, Peace of Mind. They disbanded because major record labels did not continue to promote them.
Drummer Ian "Spike" Spice died in 2000. That same year, David Glasper returned to singing, setting up a Myspace account with two demos. Marcus Lillington and Phil Harrison still play together in Stroke the Toad.
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