Song:How Can I Fall
Album:Best Of Breathe
In the wake of the success of British Blue Eyed Soul bands like Spandau Ballet, Breathe had three top ten hits in the late 80s and then fell off the face of the earth. They were bigger in the US than in England. The group were all schoolmates at the Yately School in Hampshire. They were lead singer David Glasper, guitarist Marcus Lillington, bassist Mick Delahunty and drummer Ian "Spike" Spice. They recorded demos that led to a record deal with Siren Records and this led to a US record deal with A & M Records. Breathe released their debut CD All That Jazz in 1987. It reached #34 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was certified Gold. Don't Tell Me Lies reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. Hands To Heaven reached #2 and How Can I Fall reached #3. So Breathe is on their way to a long career, right? Nah. Delahunty left Breathe in 1988 and their second CD Peace Of Mind just didn't repeat the success of the first CD. It bombed. Breathe split up in 1991. All That Jazz is out of print but you can get all of Breathe's hits on this EMI Europe comp. David Glasper attempted to return to music in 2000 with little success. Marcus Lillington is a web designer and plays in the band Stroke The Toad. Ian Spice died in 2000. Here's the video for How Can I Fall by Breathe.
i watched this video yesterday. i was actually looking for the pictures of the band and end up here. :)
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