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''Red'' is the fourth studio album by British pop/rock group T'Pau. It was released in 1998, and was the first album since ''The Promise'' from 1991. The group originally gained success in the late 1980s and split in the early 1990s. In 1997 original lead singer Carol Decker reformed the band with a completely new line-up and released a brand new version of their original hit "Heart and Soul". The new line-up started playing gigs and recorded this album in 1998. The album was released on Decker's own Gnatfish label, and would be released in America during late 1999 with a bonus CD featuring three extra tracks (including the 1997 version of "Heart and Soul"). In 2007, the album was officially released for download.〔http://www.gnatfishrecords.com/catalogue.html Gnatfish records.com〕 It would be Decker's last album/single release until the 2007 solo single "Just Dream". ==Background== After the original split of T'Pau, Decker attempted a solo career. In 1993, she contributed a track to the soundtrack of the film ''Dirty Weekend'',〔http://www.tpausite.de/songs/songs.htm〕 and the following year a small number of live performances followed. In 1995 she released the single "One Heart" - as the official anthem for the Halifax World Cup Rugby League Centenary '95. It peaked at #130 in the UK. She performed the song at Wembley Stadium during the opening and closing ceremonies. By 1997 though, Decker had taken the decision to build a 'new' T'Pau around her, and get back on the road after assembling a massive amount of new material. Although she considered continuing as a solo artist, it was advised that it would be easier if the band name was rekindled. The newly reformed band featured none of the original members aside from Decker. A brand new version of the band's original hit "Heart and Soul" was released as "Heart and Soul '97" (featuring the future ''Red'' album track "Make Love to Me"), and the band went onto Cilla Black's ''Surprise Surprise'' TV show to perform the song. However it was not a commercial success. A 25-date tour followed, including some festivals. The ''Red'' album was recorded when Decker was pregnant. The album took approximately six months in the studio, which spanned from December 1997 to July 1998. It was mostly recorded and almost entirely mixed at Roundhouse Studios in London. "Say You Will" was mixed at The Strongroom in London. The album was mastered by Robin at RPM in London. ''Red'' was released in September 1998, shortly before a tour entitled 'The Red Tour' commenced. It consisted of thirty-six shows finishing with a sold out London show at the prestigious Jazz Cafe. This tour was accompanied by a radio promo single, "With a Little Luck," and some radio and press, notably a live session for Virgin Radio and a new live appearance on VH-1, which Decker also filmed material for in New York. After that Status Quo invited T'Pau to support them during November and December of 1998 on the German and UK leg of their Tour "It's Good To Tour". Despite the touring, the album was not a commercial success, and nor was the re-recorded version of "Giving Up the Ghost" in 1999. ''Red'' remains the last album from T'Pau/Decker to date, although announcements of an upcoming future solo album has been made by Decker.〔http://jameswhaleradio.co.uk/?p=449〕 All of the songs were produced by Decker herself, although four of them would feature various additional producers as well. Four of the ten album tracks feature a co-writing credit from Ronnie Rogers, who was the original rhythm guitarist for T'Pau, and the principle songwriter alongside Decker for the band's original line-up. He did not play on the ''Red'' album, however he did co-produce a couple of the songs. Though no singles were released directly from the album for sale, the song "With a Little Luck" was released in the UK as a promotional CD single via Gnatfish. "Now That You're Gone" and "Giving Up the Ghost" were included on the single. "Giving Up the Ghost" would be completely re-recorded in 1999 for commercial single release. It was not a commercial success. The single featured "Now That You're Gone" and a live version of "Heart & Soul" which was recorded live in 1998.〔http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=217750〕 In an Old School - Back to the 80s interview from 2011, Decker was asked how the reformation of the band came to fruition. She replied ''"I decided in 1998, after meeting a new manager, to start work again after years of no confidence. We toured "Red", my fourth album, and put it out on my label Gnatfish. I would've loved to have gotten the same level of success again but it didn't happen although I did sell a lot of albums on the road. I was no longer bankrolled, so I couldn't get the PR and TV coverage which you so need."'' In a 2013 interview for Super Deluxe Edition writer Paul Sinclair, Decker spoke of the album in relation to being a mother and touring commitments. ''"I had an album out called "Red" in 1998 and I recorded that when I was pregnant with my daughter, who is now 14. I toured it up and down the UK, and then I went across Europe with Status Quo and I left her behind when she was six months old. I sulked my way across Germany – it was just awful. I hadn’t been a mum before. Scarlett was incredibly healthy, my mother moved in to help look after her. I left her safe and sound and well sorted, but I didn’t take into consideration being a new mother, separated from her daughter after six months, with hormones raging… I was in bits. So consequently I haven’t toured, with a capital ‘t’, since then, which is where all these eighties shows have come in brilliantly."'' T'Pau, including Rogers, would embark on a 28-date UK tour during the spring of 2013, to mark the 25th anniversary of the formation of the band. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red (T'Pau album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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