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Feargal Sharkey

From: Derry

Active: 1983-91

Style: Pop

Bio:

Feargal Sharkey was lead singer with the mighty Undertones from their inception in 1975 until the split in 1983. He launched his solo career the same year with a one-off recording collaboration with Vince Clarke (ex Depeche Mode, Yazoo, pre Erasure) as The Assembly which charted in the UK. He then signed to Virgin Records and enjoyed a surprise pop career (i.e. it came as a surprise to me) for a number of years in the mid-1980s.

In stark contrast to the music of The Undertones, Sharkey recorded a string of strong pop singles for Virgin during 1984-86 including a UK #1 in November 1985. His debut album produced by Dave Stewart of The Eurthymics was released the same month and reached #12. He never repeated this success.

Following the success of the debut album and singles and a successful world tour (which probably visited places he'd never managed to reach with The Undertones), his second album was recorded in Los Angeles with Danny Kortchmar in 1987. This proved much less successful. Work on the third album began in 1989. Sharkey By the time moved into the business side of the music industry shortly after it's release in 1991. He was not involved in the Undertones reunion.



Discography

• The Assembly - Never Never / Stop/Start
7" - Mute Records - 7 TINY 1 - UK - May 1983 - PS
12" - Mute Records - 12 TINY 1 - UK - May 1983 - PS, with extended versions
Reached #4 in the UK charts.


• Listen To Your Father / Can I Say I Love You?
7" - Zarjazz/Virgin Records - JAZZ1 - UK - 1 October 1984 - PS
7" - Zarjazz/Virgin Records - JAZZ1 - UK - 1 October 1984 - picture disc
12" - Zarjazz/Virgin Records - JAZZ1-12 - UK - 1 October 1984 - PS, extended mix on A-side
Reached #23 in the UK charts


• Loving You / Is This An Explanation?
7" - Virgin Records - VS 770 - UK - June 1985 - PS
7" - Virgin Records - VSS 770 - UK - June 1985 - PS, white vinyl
7" - Virgin Records - VSY 770 - UK - June 1985 - picture disc
12" - Virgin Records - VS 770-12 - UK - June 1985 - extended mix on A-side
Reached #26 in the UK charts


• A Good Heart / Anger Is Holy
7" - Virgin Records - VS 808 - UK - 12 November 1985 - PS
7" - Virgin Records - VSS 808 - UK - 12 November 1985 - picture disc
• A Good Heart // Ghost Train Blues / Anger Is Holy
7" - Virgin Records - VS 808-12 - UK - 12 November 1985 - PS
Reached #1 in the UK charts


• s/t
LP - Virgin Records - V 2360 - UK - November 1985
LP - A&M Records - SP65108 - USA - November 1985


• Someone To Somebody / Coldwater
7" - Virgin Records - VS 828 - UK - 1985 - PS
7" - Virgin Records - VSP 828 - UK - 1985 - poster PS
12" - Virgin Records - VS 828-12 - UK - 1985 - PS


• You Little Thief / The Living Actor
7" - Virgin Records - VS 840 - UK - 25 December 1985 - PS
• You Little Thief (remix) // You Little Thief / The Living Actor
7" - Virgin Records - VS 840-12 - UK - 25 December 1985 - PS
Reached #5 in the UK charts


• A It's All Over Now / Don't Leave It To Nature
7" - Virgin Records - VS 879 - Australia - 1985 - PS


• s/t (Video collection)
VHS - Virgin Video - VVC118 - UK - 1987


• More Love / A Breath Of Scandal
7" - Virgin Records - VS 992 - UK - January 1988 - PS
also issued in 12inch and CDsingle formats with extra mixes


• Out Of My System / A Touch Of Blue
7" - Virgin Records - VS 1051 - UK - 1988 - PS
also issued in 12inch and CDsingle formats with extra mixes


• Wish
LP/CD - Virgin Records - V 2500 - UK - 1988
LP - Virgin Records - 90895 - USA - 1988 - different cover, side two resequenced
LP - Virgin Records - VJL-28034 - Japan - 1988 - obi


• I've Got News For You / I Can't Begin To Stop
7" - Virgin Records - VS 1294 - UK - February 1991 - PS
also issued in 12inch and two different CD single formats with various B-sides


• Women & I / I'll Take It Back (live)
7" - Virgin Records - VS 1349 - UK - 1991 - PS
also issued in 12inch and two different CD single formats with various B-sides


• To Miss Someone / I'll Take It Back (live)
7" - Virgin Records - VS 1367 - UK - 1991 - PS
also issued in CD single and cassingle formats with various B-sides


• Songs from the Mardi Gras
LP/CD - Virgin Records - V 2642 - 1991



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See Also: The Undertones

External Links: http://www.youlittlethief.com/


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