In April 2005 Hue & Cry made a brief comeback when they won the fourth-week heat of the ITV1 pop-competition show Hit Me Baby One More Time with renditions of "Labour of Love" and a cover of Beyonce's " Crazy In Love". The album contained a controversial cover of Prince's " Sign o' the Times", which they completely blow apart, strip bear and build back up again as an aggressive bebop number.įinancial problems meant the brothers' intended third album on Linn Records would never see the light of day and Pat and Greg concentrated on their solo projects - Pat with his writing and solo performing, and Greg with his music production and DJing. Next Move ( 1999) was even more radical, embracing drum 'n' bass, r 'n' b and Nuyorican latin-funk. They included Michael Brecker (tenor sax) and Randy Brecker (trumpet) - who'd played on the Remote album - as well as guitarist Mike Stern (sidesman with Miles Davis), drummer Danny Gottlieb ( Pat Metheny) and saxophinist Tommy Smith. First came JazzNotJazz, an album that mixed jazz with non-jazz sounds (hence the title!) The album was recorded in a week during the Glasgow Jazz Festival, enlisting the services of some of the jazz giants visiting the city.
In 1996 Hue & Cry signed to Scottish jazz and classical label Linn Records for an intended trilogy of albums. Pat Kane continued to work with Niles sporadically on many live concerts for BBC Radio 2 with Niles' own band Bandzilla and the BBC Big Band. This produced the album Showtime! and the popular single "Just Say You Love Me". Hue and Cry had a brief chart revival in 1993 with the release of the Circa compilation album Labours of Love - The Best of Hue and Cry (UK No.27), which included a Joey Negro remix of "Labour of Love" (UK No.25).ġ994 saw a successful collaboration with master jazz arranger and composer Richard Niles. Truth & Love ( 1992) was released on the brothers' own short-lived label, Fidelity. It was a step too far for their record company Circa who dropped them. The 1991 album Stars Crash Down pushed the boundaries of the pop genre, embracing folk, country, Latin and quartet jazz.
In the 1990's the brothers embarked upon a period of musical experimentation. Other UK Top 40 hits included "Looking for Linda" and "Violently (Your Words Hit Me)" - both from their second album Remote ( 1988, UK No.10). Their debut and, to date, biggest hit was "Labour of Love" ( 1987, UK No.6), from the debut album Seduced and Abandoned ( 1987, UK No.22). While not a chart hit, it attracted the interest of Virgin Records' subsidiary Circa who signed the duo in 1986. Their first single "Here Comes Everybody" was released on a small Glasgow-based independent label, Stampede. They had three UK chart hits in the late 1980's and released nine original albums between 19.
The duo were recognised by their peers when they were presented with the ‘lifetime achievement award’ at the Scottish Music Awards.Greg Kane and Pat Kane of Hue & Cry (1994) Hue and Cry is a pop group formed in 1983 in Coatbridge, Scotland by brothers Pat Kane (vocals) and Greg Kane (keyboards). The band have sold tens of thousands of concert tickets worldwide, as well as performing alongside some of the greatest artists in music history, including U2, James Brown, Madonna, Al Green and Van Morrison. The album features a beautiful acoustic version of classic Hue and Cry hit Looking for Linda, along with their much-loved cover of Michael Marra’s seminal Mother Glasgow.įor these special 30th anniversary shows, the brothers will be celebrating the songs from Bitter Suite as well as all the other Hue and Cry hits and classics in a stripped back style. Scottish pop duo Hue and Cry are celebrating the 30 th anniversary of their Bitter Suite album with a new tour.īrothers Patrick and Gregory Kane are marking three decades since the release of the classic live album by hitting the road with some very special stripped back shows, including one at Pyramid Arts Centre on Friday 18 October.īitter Suite, released in 1989, was Hue and Cry’s third album and the band’s first live album it followed the critical acclaim and chart success of their debut LP Seduced and Abandoned and follow-up Remote. Scottish pop duo Hue and Cry celebrate album’s 30th anniversary with new tour
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