Tony Hadley Didn’t Expect Spandau Ballet’s ‘True’ to Be a Hit
Former Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley said he didn’t expect their band’s classic song “True” to be a hit.
‘True’ gave Spandau Ballet their very first UK number one. It also reached #4 in Australia and the United States.
Tony tells Noise11.com: “I didn’t think ‘True’, for example, was a single. I don’t think any of us have. But when DJs in the UK started saying “if it’s not a single, if it’s not number one, I’m gonna eat my hat” and all that stuff, he ended up being number one in 25 countries, including Top 5 in the United States, so I was wrong”.
‘True’ is one of the three songs he always plays at every gig. “It’s still a song every time we sing it today, there are certain songs you sing every time,” he says. “Whether it’s a private show, a public show or a festival, ‘True’, ‘Gold’ and ‘Barricades’ are those three songs that we always have to do”.
This third album “True” took Spandau Ballet in a completely different direction from where they started. “It’s a little weird,” he said. “If you look at the very first album, we could have easily gone down the Depeche Mode route and been a ‘four on the floor’ kind of band. We kept changing, we got a little funky on the second album. When we released the ‘True’ album, Steve Norman was playing saxophone, percussion. This had a big influence on Gary’s writing. We went to the Bahamas ‘yo man!’, it’s all laid back there. The third album ‘True’ took on a completely different production, a kind of laid back soft rock”.
Tony Hadley begins his solo tour of Australia tonight on the Gold Coast.
Tony Hadley’s dates are:
Australia
September 15, Tweed Heads, Twin Towns
September 16, Brisbane, Fortitude Music Hall
September 17, Sydney, Enmore Theater
September 18, Melbourne, Palais Theater
September 21, Adelaide, Thebarton Theater
September 22, Perth, Astor Theater
New Zealand
September 24, Christchurch, James Hay Theater
September 25, Auckland, Skycity Theater
Get tickets for Tony Hadley here
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