Til Tuesday (often stylized as til tuesday) was an American new wave band formed in

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, United States. The band, consisting of

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(lead vocals, bass), Robert Holmes (guitar), Joey Pesce (keyboards), and

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(drums), was active from 1982 to 1989. They are best known for their 1985 hit single "

Voices Carry "Voices Carry" is a song by the American rock band 'Til Tuesday. It was produced by Mike Thorne for the band's debut studio album, '' Voices Carry'' (1985). The accompanying music video, directed by D.J. Webster, received wide exposure on MTV ...

History

'Til Tuesday first gained fame six months after its formation when it won Boston's

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in 1983. Their original composition "

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" (credited to all members of the group) received a fair amount of airplay on the station, and the group was eventually signed to

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. "Love in a Vacuum" was re-recorded for the Epic debut album, 1985's ''

''; however, the breakthrough song turned out to be the title track. The "Voices Carry" single peaked at number eight on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and is said to have been inspired by an argument between Mann and Hausman, who had broken off a relationship before the album's release. According to producer

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on his Stereo Society web site, "The title track was originally written and sung by Aimee as if to a woman.... The record company was predictably unhappy with such lyrics." The band became an early

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staple with the "

" video, which depicts an domineering boyfriend trying to convert Mann to his upper-class lifestyle; she finally lashes out at him during a concert, standing up from her seat in the audience and removing her cap to reveal her signature spiky, rat-tailed hair. The group won that year's

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. By the 1986 follow-up '' Welcome Home'', Mann was beginning to write more of the songs herself and the band was moving away from the slick new wave sound of their debut. But while critical reaction was generally strong, the #26 placing for the lead single, "

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", was a commercial disappointment, especially after the top-ten success of "Voices Carry". Even more problematic, the album just barely sneaked into the U.S. top 50, also a letdown after the #19 placing for their debut. After the album's release Pesce left the band and was replaced by

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. At about the same time, Mann's two-year relationship with singer-songwriter

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, whom she had been dating since the release of the ''Voices Carry'' album, came to an end. This breakup somewhat informed the band's final album, 1988's ''

Everything's Different Now ''Everything's Different Now'' is the third and final studio album by the American band 'Til Tuesday, released in 1988. (see 1988 in music). Track listing # "Everything's Different Now" (Jules Shear, Matthew Sweet) – 3:56 # "Rip in Heaven" (Ai ...

'', particularly in the song "J for Jules", though Mann insisted that not every song on the LP was about the relationship. Shear collaborated with

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on the album's title track; it also featured "

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", a collaboration between Mann and

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on which Costello provides a guest vocal. Holmes and Montes played on every track of the album, but left before its release; for live dates, Til Tuesday was now a duo of Mann and Hausmann, supported by session musicians. While critical praise continued to flow, ''Everything's Different Now'' album peaked at No. 124 in the U.S., while the lead single "

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" (co-written with Shear) reached number 95. 'Til Tuesday essentially broke up after the release of ''Everything's Different Now''. However, for a short time Mann continued to tour under the 'Til Tuesday name with various session players (including guitarists

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and Clayton Scoble) while legal problems with the band's label

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prevented her from beginning work on a solo record for several years.

Personnel

–

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, acoustic guitar (1982–1989) * Robert Holmes –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

(1982–1989) *Joey Pesce –

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synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

(1982–1987) *

–

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

(1982–1989) *

– keyboards (1987–1989)

Touring members

– guitar, bass guitar *Clayton Scoble – guitar *Dave Darby – bass guitar

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

* '' Coming Up Close: A Retrospective'' (1996, Epic)

Singles

References

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