Off Broadway USA is an American rock band.

Background

The band was founded by Paul Darrow, Cliff Johnson, Paul McDermott, John Pazdan and Dan Santercola in 1977 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. After several line-up changes including the addition of songwriter/guitarist John Ivan and Robert Harding, plus drummer Ken Harck, the band's debut album ''On'' was released by Atlantic Records in 1979. The album reached No. 101 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the single "Stay in Time", which reached No. 51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Off Broadway released a follow-up album, ''Quick Turns'', on

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in 1980 and continued touring for three years before breaking up in 1983. In early May 1980, "Stay in Time" peaked at number 9 on the weekly music surveys of their hometown radio superstation

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-AM in Chicago, which gave the song much airplay. In 2015, Cliff Johnson began touring as Cliff Johnson and The Raine. The band currently consists of several original ''On'' album players. In July 2022, Cliff Johnson died at age 70.

Discography

Albums

* ''On'' (1979), U.S. No. 101 * ''Quick Turns'' (1980), U.S. No. 208 * ''Fallin' In'' (1997) * ''Live At Fitzgeralds'' (1998)

Singles

* "Stay in Time" (1979), U.S. No. 51 * "Bad Indication" (1979) * "Automatic" (1980) * "Are You Alone" (1980)

References

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