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The Swiss band Double (Doo-Blay) formed in Zurich in 1983
as a spin-off of a band called Ping Pong. Ping Pong met with some
success early in the 1980's with a singled called "Rhythm Walk".
Initially, Double released a few singles that met with some success, and
they often performed at music festivals around Europe were they made a
name for themselves. Some of their earlier singles that met with
some popularity included "Naningo", "Woman of the World", and "Rangoon
Moon". An EP (Naningo) was released in 1983.
Double's first full album release was
Blue
(1985). It was this album that was essentially the pinnacle
of their career. It featured a few earlier singles, as well as the
hit song "The Captain Of Her Heart", which reached no. 8 on the UK
charts and 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. Double's second release,
Dou3ble, hit shelves in 1987. This album did feature the
song "Devil's Ball", which met with some fanfare, but it was not enough
to replicate their previous success, so the band split up.
For big fans of the band, you will be glad to know that
Double's lead singer, Kurt Maloo, went solo after the breakup and
released four albums over the years. Other founding band member
Felix Haug passed away in 2004. At the time of this writing, the
Double Discography was as follows:1983: Naningo (EP)
1985: Blue
1987: Dou3le |
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1987
Dou3le
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CAPTAIN
OF HER HEART:
[starts] It was way past midnight,
And she still couldn't fall asleep,
This night the dream was leaving, She tried so
hard to keep
[chorus] Too long ago, too long apart,
She couldn't wait another day for,
The captain of her heart [etc] |
1985
Compilation
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