April Showers - Abandon Ship
April Showers started life as 3 piece in 1981 - with Jonathan Bernstein, Hubble, and Bobby Caldwell - who worked with a variety of instrumentalists and singers and submitted demo songs for the Operation Twilight Record Label on which they had an unreleased 7″ single entitled “While The City Sleeps”. Most of their demos didn’t get released. Beatrice joined after The French Impressionists let her go.
In the meantime, in a bemused fog of Indie vinyl acquisition in Brighton I bought the 12″ took it home and thought at the time that it was a bit fairycake for my taste. Later, however, as Anne Dudley star rose and she became an essential soundtracker to the Eighties I found myself playing the record more often.
Three years ago I sold my entire record collection and this record was amongst the treasures and gems doubtless making van loads of money for dealers. I included it in a Blog post a few years ago and this track has been more commented on and requested than other.
I thought it was time to devote a blog to this one record and to upload all three tracks together for the first time.
Why it has not been reissued I don’t know. Sometimes the greatest treasures are the ones that remain undiscovered
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I just can’t understand why this never became a huge hit. It was a great sounding track back in 1984 and still sounds fantastic in 2024!!
RIP Beatrice. Beautiful singer, wonderful writer.
R.I.P. my dear Beatrice Colin (+)
Beatrice had such a beautiful voice. R.I.P.
Belated Happy Birthday in Heaven.. RIP Beatrice Colin 14 October 1963 - 6 February 2019 She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2016, from which she died in 2019 aged 55
@salamanco968
Жыл бұрын
❤️
@chicagoboyrn71
2 ай бұрын
Gosh i had no idea. Thanks for the info.
my dad loves this
i miss the organic days of the 80s no gadgets, nice real music with melodies.
@user-yc5um2pl5v
2 жыл бұрын
1980? No gadgets? Looool! The 1980s were about gadgets!
@chrismill5303
Жыл бұрын
@@user-yc5um2pl5v i agree with you... but not much of these gadgets connected people directly to each other, much less allowed anyone to broadcast personal thought and emotion to the world at large.
Vast oceans wide melt into our sky Make rain an snow clouds up high Oceans far and wide are the supply Spring showers bring flowers to eye When if it's to dry in July they all die
I never get tired listening to this masterpiece....
Still one of the 80's great one hit wonders. No 80's collection is complete without it!
thanks for adding the lyrics. I have listened to this song a million times and I always had difficulty deciphering most of the lyrics. The lyrics are truly captivating and beautiful
can`t get over this, one of the best new wave music ever
@jpsmith9200
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect piece of Pop culture, never in a million years can you call this track 'New Wave' ..
R.I.P Beatrice Colin :(
2019...still playing over and over again,..one of my favorite new wave song..
Oh my god what a song
just discovered this lovely song via the Gary Crowley lost 80s album. Very sad to see the vocalist died so young :(
Beautiful record, thank you Juvan for uploading this for the world to enjoy
Hidden gem from the past...
Thank you for posting and for the lyrics! 🙏
back then I have a job that was uber toxic and just plain stressful. This song helped me choose the right decision and resigned from that shit. Never felt better in my life!
Thank you!
nice music👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏👏
@joelsantiago3135
7 жыл бұрын
JOELSANTIAGO
Thank you for posting this song! It's one of my absolute favorites. ❤❤❤
Absolute masterpiece
Love this, life is beautiful
Still nice song from the 80s
One of the few songs that isn't on Spotify.
@alfeoanoso3822
Жыл бұрын
true, i cant find it😢
@gml2874
8 ай бұрын
Was wondering if there is a way to add songs to spotify. Aside from this, i also wish they would upload industry's romantic dreams, vit z-angela, when lightning strikes by positive noise etc
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These guys commenting how they are grateful are about this song are 60 year old men😂😂
@eusebiocipriano4707
3 жыл бұрын
Im only 52.