Sad Café
Sad Café are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1976, who achieved their peak of popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known for the UK top 40 singles "Every Day Hurts", "Strange Little Girl", "My Oh My" and "I'm in Love Again", the first of which was their biggest hit, reaching number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 1979. The band also had two US Billboard Hot 100 hits with "Run Home Girl" and "La-Di-Da".
History
The group formed as a result of the unification of rock bands Mandalaband and Gyro. Its founder members were Paul Young, Ian Wilson, Vic Emerson, Ashley Mulford, John Stimpson and Tony Cresswell. The band took their name from the Carson McCullers novella The Ballad of the Sad Café. Harvey Lisberg, who also managed 10cc, arranged for Eric Stewart to produce their third album, Facades, which included the top 3 single "Every Day Hurts".Personnel
Members
;Current- Des Tong – bass, vocals
- Steve Gibson - drums
- Dave Day - guitars, vocals
- Neil Shaw-Hulme - saxophones, wx7, vocals
- Matt Steele - keyboards
- Matt Wolff - vocals
- Ian Wilson - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Paul Young – lead vocals
- Vic Emerson – keyboards
- John Stimpson – bass, backing vocals
- Tony Cresswell – drums
- Ashley Mulford – lead guitars, vocals
- Dave Irving - drums
- Lenni Zaksen – saxophone
- Al Hodge - guitars
- Michael Byron-Hehir – lead guitars
- Jeff Seopardi – drums
- Danny Schogger – keyboards
- Phil Lanzon – keyboards
- Alistair Gordon – keyboards, vocals
- Simon Waggott – keyboards, vocals
- Steve Whalley – vocals, guitar
- Sue Wilson-Quin - keyboards, vocals
- Pete Hughes - keyboards
- Bryan Hargreaves – drums
- Barry James Thomas - vocals, percussion
- Paul McCafferty - vocals
- Roy Martin – drums
- Paul Burgess – drums
- Steve Pigott – keyboards
- Ali Roocroft - keyboards
- Fraser Rowe - keyboards
Lineups