Win were a

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pop band from the 1980s, who were best known for the single "You've Got the Power". They are no longer active.

Win

After the dissolution of

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Davy Henderson David Alexander "Davy" Henderson (born 1962) is a Scottish singer and guitarist whose career began in the 1970s. He is best known for his work with The Fire Engines, Win, The Nectarine No. 9, and more recently The Sexual Objects and Port Sulphu ...

formed Win with Ian Stoddart (drums, keyboards), plus ex-Fire Engine member

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(keyboards). They were joined by Emmanuel "Mani" Shoniwa (guitar/bass/backing vox), Simon Smeeton (guitar/backing vox), Karl Mariner (keyboards/backing vox), then Willie Perry (keyboards). A more determinedly pop act than The Fire Engines, they were commercially successful in

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, partly due to their single "You've Got the Power" being used in a

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advertising campaign for Scottish brewers

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. "You've Got the Power" appeared in the

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at number 95, but reportedly sold enough copies to be a hit, with Henderson stating that many copies of the record sold had been excluded from the chart data, as they (Gallup) thought the single was being illegally hyped in stores around Scotland, rather than recognising that McEwan's was a local firm advertising in the region, with a song by a local band. However, they had another couple of hits in the UK charts with the single "Super Popoid Groove" reaching number 63 and album ''Uh! Tears Baby (a Trash Icon)'' getting to number 51 in 1987. Win were unable to translate these small hits into more widespread success, and did not break through further afield. They released two albums and disbanded in 1990.

Post-Win careers

After Win, Henderson went to working with his new band

The Nectarine No. 9 The Nectarine No. 9 was an indie (music), indie band from Edinburgh, Scotland. Formed by former The Fire Engines, Fire Engines frontman Davy Henderson in 1991, the band's music has been described as "dark, moody and brilliant" "noisy guitar ...

, releasing records on the revived Postcard label, Creeping Bent and Beggars' Banquet, and later worked with The Sexual Objects. Willie Perry and Ian Stoddart went on to form The Apples with Samantha Swanson from Hey! Elastica and Callum McNair. Mani Shoniwa formed Yoyo Honey, releasing the album ''Voodoo Soul'' in 1992. Ian Stoddart went on to help form Aberfeldy and released the album ''Young Forever'' on Rough Trade. Ian Stoddart died in June 2020, by which time he was a member of Glasgow-based band MONICA, with Lloyd Herriott, Ariane Jackson, Andrea Marini and Simon Shaw.

Discography

Albums

*''Uh! Tears Baby (A Trash Icon)'' (London, 1987) (Number 51 in the UK Albums chart) *''Freaky Trigger'' (Virgin, 1989)

Singles

*"Unamerican Broadcasting" (Swamplands, 1985) *"You've Got the Power" (Swamplands, 1985/1986; released 3 times) (number 95 in 1986) *"Shampoo Tears" (Swamplands/London, 1986) *"Super Popoid Groove" (Swamplands/London, 1987) (number 63 in the UK Singles chart) *"What'll You Do til' Sunday Baby?" (Virgin, 1988) *"Love Units" (Virgin, 1988) *"Dusty Heartfelt" (Virgin, 1988)

References

External links

Trash Icons - an Online History and Discography of Win, Edinburgh's Premier Pop Postpunkers

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