Big Fun was a British

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that was active between 1988 and 1994. The band consisted of

Phil Creswick Philip Creswick (born 12 October 1965) is an English musician and songwriter, and a former member of the boy band, Big Fun. Career Creswick initially was a dancer in the ensemble dance troupe Seventh Avenue. He was then a backing vocalist in the ...

, Mark Gillespie and Jason John (a.k.a. Jason Herbert). They were produced by Stock Aitken Waterman.

Career

Before they were Big Fun, Creswick and John were in another regroup of Ian Levine's boy band Seventh Avenue with Mark Long. The other member of the group at that time was Steve Crawley who provided lead vocals for the group, and sang live at nightclub appearances across the UK. Other original Big Fun members included Keith Davies from Stretford in Manchester, who went on to star in ''

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''. Their only album, ''

A Pocketful of Dreams ''A Pocketful of Dreams'' is the debut album by the English boy band Big Fun. It was released in 1990 and reached the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart, peaking at #7. The album includes their UK Top 40 hit singles "Blame It on the Boogie" (a cove ...

'' was released in 1990, and reached the top 10 in the UK Albums Chart. Singles released from the album included " Blame It on the Boogie", a cover version of The Jacksons' 1978 hit, "

Can't Shake the Feeling "Can't Shake the Feeling" is a pop-dance song written by Stock Aitken Waterman for British boys band Big Fun. It was the second single from their 1990 debut studio album '' A Pocketful of Dreams'' on which it is the third track. Released in Novem ...

", and "

Handful of Promises "Handful of Promises" is a pop-dance song written by Stock Aitken Waterman for British boys band Big Fun. It was the third single from their 1990 debut studio album '' A Pocketful of Dreams'' on which it is the first track. The B-side of the vari ...

". "I Feel the Earth Move" was intended to be their first single (and promo copies were circulated), but its release was cancelled in favour of "Blame It on the Boogie". Their final single " Stomp!" was issued in 1994, under the name 'Big Fun II' as Jason John had left the band. Although this failed to obtain the commercial success of their earlier work, it reached the dance

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in the United States. All three members of the band were gay and had been advised by Pete Waterman to keep their sexuality quiet, as he believed it would ruin their career. After disbanding, Creswick became a painter and decorator, Phil was convicted of drug supply and possession John returned to being a model booker and music manager. John died in Brazil in 2019.

Members

Personnel *

- backing vocals *Mark Gillespie (Born November 26, 1966) - lead vocalist * Jason John - backing vocals * Keith Davies

Discography

Singles

Albums

*1990 – ''

'' – UK No. 7, GER No. 39

Video

* 1990 – "A Pocketful of Dreams – The Video Hits"

References

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