Clock were an English band primarily led by Stu Allan and Pete Pritchard and fronted by rapper Marcus Thomas (using the name ODC MC) and vocalist Lorna Saunders (using the name Tinka), though the single "Keep the Fires Burning" was sung by Georgia Lewis. They resembled many Eurodance acts of the time with a female singer and male rapper. Their earlier work was harder, similar to Cappella, but once they started releasing covers, their sound became more dance/pop oriented. Thomas left in 1998 to join the band Tzant, to be replaced by Ché-gun Peters.
Clock | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Eurodance, electronic, hip house |
| Years active | 1993–1999 |
| Labels | Media Records |
| Past members | Stu Allan Pete Pritchard Marcus Thomas Lorna Saunders Ché-gun Peters |
They had a string of top 40 hits with nine covers during the 1990s on the UK Singles Chart.[1] They also released hardcore versions of their hits under the name Visa.[2] Clock broke up in 1999 due to a number of personal reasons; they were not able to continue at the same pace as they had before.[3]
In 2004, Saunders appeared on BBC Television's Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the celebrity line-up. It was announced that she was now working as a legal secretary. In 2015, it was revealed that Saunders works as a lawyer for Jackamans and is married with two children.[4]
In September 2022, Allan died at age 60 from gastrointestinal cancer.[5]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[1] | AUS [6] | ||
| It's Time... | 16 September 1995 | 27 | 161 |
| About Time 2 | 28 March 1997 | 56 | — |
| Boogie Sound | Japan only | — | — |
| Hits Around the Clock – Best Of | Japan only | — | — |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [7][6] |
FIN [8] |
FRA [9] |
IRE [10] |
NED [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWE [13] | |||
| 1993 | "Holding On" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Time... |
| 1994 | "The Rhythm" | 28 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Keep the Fires Burning" | 36 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Axel F" / "Keep Pushin'" | 7 | 42 | — | — | 8 | 45 | — | 37 | |
| "Whoomph! (There It Is)" | 4 | 96 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 36 | ||
| "Everybody" | 6 | 105 | 16 | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||
| "In the House" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Holding On 4 U" | 27 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Oh What a Night" | 13 | 153 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | About Time 2 | |
| 1997 | "It's Over" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "U Sexy Thing" | 11 | 100 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | Boogie Sound | |
| 1998 | "That's the Way (I Like It)" | 11 | 137 | — | 66 | 17 | — | — | — | |
| "Rock Your Body" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blame It on the Boogie" | 16 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | ||
| 1999 | "Sunshine Day" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Official Charts > Clock". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Visa". Discogs.com.
- ^ David Balls (18 May 2009). "Whatever happened to... Clock?". Digitalspy.com.
- ^ "How Lorna from Ipswich swapped pop stardom for a career in law | Latest Ipswich News - Ipswich Star". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Rhian Daly (26 September 2022). "Manchester producer and DJ Stu Allan has died". NME. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Clock (British group) ARIA Chart History, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Clock in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Keep the Fires Burning": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- "Whoomph! (There It Is)": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 27 Aug 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 4 July 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "finnishcharts.com > Clock in Finnish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "lescharts.com > Clock dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Clock' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original document published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl > Clock in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "charts.nz > Clock in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com > Clock in Dutch Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
External links
edit- Lorna Saunders on LinkedIn
- Jackamans Solicitors
- Clock discography at Discogs
- Clock at IMDb
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