The Other Two is an English dance band consisting of
Stephen Morris and
Gillian Gilbert
Gillian Lesley Gilbert (born 27 January 1961) is an English musician and singer, best known as the keyboardist and guitarist of the band New Order.
Early life
Gilbert's family moved from her birthplace, Manchester, to the nearby market town of ...
of
New Order. The band name refers to the fact that the other New Order members,
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, and Electronic. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the po ...
and
Peter Hook
Peter Hook (born Woodhead; 13 February 1956) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Joy Division and New Order. Hook often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings wi ...
, had already embarked on side projects by the time the first The Other Two record was released. Their debut single "Tasty Fish" was released in 1991 and peaked at 41 in the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
.
The Other Two have released two albums, ''
The Other Two & You'' (1993) and ''
Super Highways'' (1999).
Albums
''The Other Two and You ''
Initially conceived from the remnants of unused soundtrack work and various studio experiments, The Other Two began during a hiatus in New Order activity. They decided to feature a female vocalist, and in early stages
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single " Kids in America", which peaked at No. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award ...
was recruited as a potential singer for the group.
Ultimately however, Gilbert would take over on vocals, and performs on both Other Two albums.
Lead single "Tasty Fish" was released in 1991 to positive reviews. However, due to the collapse of
Factory Records
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.
The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, the Durutt ...
, ''
The Other Two & You'' could not be released as initially planned. The release of New Order's ''Republic'' in the meantime meant that ''The Other Two & You'' was delayed until November 1993, finally being released on London Records. "Selfish" was chosen as a second single, and "Innocence" was also released as a club 12-inch in the US.
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''Super Highways ''
A follow-up album, '' Super Highways'' was released by London in March 1999. The album featured guest vocalist and co-writer Melanie Williams from dance act Sub Sub
Sub Sub were an English dance act from Handforth, Cheshire composed of Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers Andy and Jez Williams.
The threesome met at school in 1985 and became regulars at The Haçienda while composing their own material together. ...
on selected tracks ("You Can Fly", "One Last Kiss", "Super Highways").
Soundtracks
The Other Two have been involved in motion picture scoring; particularly TV soundtracks. Most notably they created a theme song for the TV series '' Common As Muck'' (the track "New Horizons" has elements of this theme tune), as well as the theme for ''America's Most Wanted
''America's Most Wanted'' (often abbreviated as ''AMW'') is an American Television show, television program whose first run was produced by 20th Television, and second run is under the Fox Entertainment#Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox Alter ...
''. Other soundtrack work includes the series ''Cold Feet
Cold feet is a phrase that refers to a person not going through with an action, particularly one which requires long term commitment, due to fear, uncertainty, and doubt. A person is said to be "getting cold feet" when, after previously committin ...
'', ''Making Out
Making out is a term of American origin dating back to at least 1949, and is used to refer to kissing, including extended French kissing or heavy kissing of the neck (called ''necking''), or to acts of non-penetrative sex such as heavy pet ...
'' and series two of '' Cracker''. The Other Two also created music for the UK TV programme ''Reportage'', although this was credited as New Order and would be adapted into their 1990 World Cup song "World in Motion
"World in Motion..." is a song by British musical group New Order (performed with the England national football team, credited as ENGLANDneworder). The song is New Order's only number-one song on the UK Singles Chart. It was produced for the En ...
."
Other work
Morris and Gilbert reportedly considered assembling a third album around 2010 from other production work, although this did not materialise.[he Other Two Remix(Official Audio)">]
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
The Other Two on SoundCloud
Videos
Video for "Selfish".
Video for "Tasty Fish".
Video for "Super Highways".
Video for "You Can Fly".
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Alternative dance musical groups
English electronic music duos
English synth-pop groups
Factory Records artists
Female-fronted musical groups
Male–female musical duos
Married couples
Musical groups from Cheshire
People from Macclesfield
Qwest Records artists