The Human League

The Human League is an English electronic new wave band formed in 1977. In the 1980s the band achieves the greatest success with singles like "Don't You Want Me", "Human" and "Mirror Man". The only permanent member of the band since its formation, that is a member of the band, is singer Philip Oakey.



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[hide] *1 early years  ==Early Years[ Edit] == The Human League was founded in Sheffield by synthesizerplayers Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh. The first group is called "The Future", but it is just after joining of vocalist Philip Oakey until the band was renamed "The Human League". The band goes record demo's and quickly gets the chance to act. She signs a contract with the independent label Fast Product. Philip Adrian Wright is a member of the band to slide shows during the performances.
 * 2 breakthrough
 * 3 later years
 * 4 discography
 * 5 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 6 see also

In 1978, the first single released, "Being Boiled". A ep, The Dignity of Labour, released in 1979. That same year the band signs a contract with Virgin Records. There are two albums released, Reproduction and Travelogue. The albums get rave reviews and the second album to reach the Top 20 know. By problems within the Group and Marsh end 1980 True decisions to leave the group. Later they will establish the band Heaven 17 . ==Breakthrough[ Edit] == With the departure of the two musicians from the Group and with contractual obligations to occur are Wright and Oakey forced to look for new band members. Wright teaches self play and the synthesizer bass player Ian Burden and two singers, the school girls Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall, be attracted to the band to strengthen. Later that year is also guitarist Jo Callis (The Rezillosex-) member of the band and Martin Rushent (who previously collaborated with the Stranglers) produce the plates.

The breakthrough follows with the album Dare!, to date, their most successful album. It contains among other things the hits "The sound of the crowd", "Love Action" and "Open Your Heart". This album also contains the band's biggest hit, "Don't You Wan't Me" at the end of 1981 in the United Kingdom at number one State and in 1982 a worldwide hit is. In 1983 is Dare! followed by the ep "Fascination", containing the singles "Mirror Man" and "(Keep Feeling) Fascination". In 1984 follows their next album, Hysteria. The album is not such a great success as Dare!, but know with "The Lebanon" a reasonable hit to score. In 2006, the song "Louise" is covered by Robbie Williams on his album "Rudebox". ==Later years[ Edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Oakey brings in 1984 from a solo single, "Together in electric dreams", produced by acclaimed producer Giorgio Moroder. The duo brings not long after the second album, Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder. Returns The Human League back In 1986, produced by Jam & Lewis with the Crash. The single "Human" is a big hit, number one in the USA, amongst others. After this single scores the band, however, no big hits more. If in 1990the album released is Romantic?, the glory days are over. A single from the album, "Heart Like a Wheel" is a minor hit, but the album was not a commercial success. After this disappointing album Virgin break the contract with the band.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Five years later, in 1995, the band is back again. Around this time the band profiles itself as a three piece band, consisting of singer Phil Oakey, Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall and singers. They have signed a contract at the EastWestlabel and a new single, "Tell Me When", which run regularly on radio stations and in the United Kingdom is a top tienhit, the first since "Human" from 1986. We also released a new album,Octopus, produced by Ian Stanley.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">In 2001 comes the Human League with Secrets. By the rise of electroclash and the renewed attention for the synthpop album gets much attention in the media. In 2004, the group from a live cd and dvd , Live at the Dome, recorded on december 19, 2003 in Brighton in the Dome Concert Hall.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Beginning 2010, The Human League signed to the record label Wall of Sound. This year their 10th album. They have their own studio in Sheffield and are managed by SideWinder Management Ltd. The Human League continue to play live and on festivals they are often the headliner. For example on sinner's Day in Hasselt, Belgium on 1 november 2009 and on August 8, 2013 in Casa Blanca to Hemiksem.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">On 20 March 2011 released their cd Credo from followed by a European tour. So are they doing on Tuesday 19 april 2011 Paradiso in Amsterdam. ==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Radio 2 Top 2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Reproduction (1979)
 * Travelogue (1980)
 * Dare! (1981)
 * Love and Dancing (1982)
 * Fascination (1983)
 * Hysteria (1984)
 * Crash (1986)
 * Romantic? (1990)
 * Octopus (1995)
 * Secrets (2001)
 * Live at the Dome (2004)
 * Credo (2011)