This new version of "Kiss Me" caught lightning in a bottle, surging to #4 on the UK charts and making Duffy a solo star almost overnight. Unfortunately, the next two singles languished at the lower reaches of the British charts and Duffy was unable to replicate the success of "Kiss Me".
By 1986 he had abandoned his solo career and put together a new group, Lilac Time, which also contained his brother, Nick Duffy. Lilac Time went on to achieve moderate success in Europe over the next few years, until it too broke up in 1991.
Be back next week with another tune that almost made the cut.
One of the founding members of Duran Duran!
ReplyDeleteThat's right! Totally slipped my mind.
DeleteHe certainly made the most of his "one hit wonder" ... to the point of making it his middle name! It always made me chuckle though when DJs would instead call him 'Stephen "Duff Duff" Tinny'
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