Artist:The Box
Song:Ordinary People
Album:The Best of...The Box
The Box is a French Canadian band that sings mostly in English. They had success in Canada in the 80s. The 1987 single Ordinary People was their biggest hit. The Box is from Montreal. Lead singer and songwriter Jean-Marc Pisapia was briefly a member of Men Without Hats. When he left, he started the band Checkpoint Charlie with guitarist Guy Florent and bassist Jean-Pierre Brie. They usually hired drummers for tours. After the band name was changed to The Box, a single was played on Montreal radio station CKOI and The Box signed with Alert Records distributed by Capitol. Pisapia's brother Guy Pisapia joined the band on keyboards. Alert was owned by former Anthem Records president and Max Webster manager Tom Berry. Max Webster's Kim Mitchell was also on Alert. Marc Durand was brought in to produce. He worked with Men Without Hats. The Box released four albums on Alert from 1984-90. They charted in Canada but I wouldn't say were a big success. Ordinary People from the 1987 album Closer Together reached #16 on the Canadian Singles chart. Closer Together was successful enough that it convinced Capitol to release the 1990 album The Pleasure and the Pain in the US. But when that album was a big disappointment, The Box split up. It looks like Pisapia owns The Box recordings and he licensed this comp of their 80s recordings to Unidisc in 2007. Pisapia released a solo album in 1995. He revived The Box with an all new lineup in 2004. They have released a couple of albums, an EP and several singles. Pisapia says he only plans to release singles in the future. Albums are no longer necessary. The Box currently tours Quebec and Ontario. Here's the video for Ordinary People by The Box.
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