Belouis Some

Belouis Some
Background information
Birth name	Neville Keighley
Born	12 December 1959 (1959-12-12) (age 51) England
Genres	New Wave
Labels	Parlophone Records, BMG Records

Belouis Some (born Neville Keighley,^[1] 12 December 1959)^[2] is a British New Wave musician. He had hits in the 1980s with "Some People", "Round Round", (produced by Bernard Edwards, which appeared on the soundtrack album to the film Pretty in Pink), plus "Imagination" which also achieved success on the European and UK Singles Chart, and can be heard in the films Ghost Chase and The Business. "Some People" and "Imagination" also charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. He had a large following in South Africa where he had three Top 20 hits.

Career

Keighley attended Royal Russell School, Surrey, England and, as Belouis Some, released his first album, Some People, in 1985.^[3] It was produced by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero in New York. Carlos Alomar arranged and played on the sessions along with Bernard Edwards, Tony Thompson and Earl Slick. The video for the first single release "Imagination", was directed by Storm Thorgerson, causing controversy as it contained 'full frontal' nudity. The video for the second release "Some People", also directed by Thorgerson, was used as a Swatch television advertisement in the U.S.

Belouis Some's contribution to the Pretty in Pink Soundtrack, "Round Round", propelled him towards audiences outside of the clubs and was produced by Edwards.^[3] After worldwide chart success and extensive touring, "Imagination" was re-issued in 1986, and became a hit in the UK. Both "Some People" and "Imagination" were subjected to several remixes.^[3] In August 1986, he appeared at Knebworth on a bill including Queen, Big Country, and Status Quo.^[4]

In 1987, Belouis Some recorded his second album, Belouis Some in New York, produced by Gary Langan and Guy Fletcher.^[3] With songs arranged by Carlos Alomar, musicians included Geoff Dugmore, Chester Kamen and 'The Borneo Horns'. "Let It Be with You" and "Animal Magic" were both U.S. Hot Dance Club Play hits.^[5]

In 1993, Belouis Some recorded the album Living Your Life in London,^[3] produced by Dugmore and Nigel Butler, and released on BMG Records.^[6]

Discography

Albums

• Some People (1985)

1. "Some People" (3:57)
2. "Stand Down" (3:11)
3. "Imagination" (3:32)
4. "Walk Away" (3:05)
5. "Aware of You" (3:42)
6. "Target Practice" (4:28)
7. "Have You Ever Been In Love" (4:02)
8. "Tail Lights" (5:40)
9. "Jerusalem" (5:43)

• Belouis Some (1987)

1. "Let It Be with You" (3:30)
2. "Stranger Than Fiction" (3:34)
3. "Some Girls" (4:41)
4. "Passion Play" (4:13)
5. "Animal Magic" (4:33)
6. "Dream Girl" (5:03)
7. "My Body" (4:09)
8. "Wind of Change" (4:48)
9. "What I See" (5:44)

• Living Your Life (1993)

1. "Something She Said" (4:20)
2. "Sometimes" (4:58)
3. "Living Your Life" (6:37)
4. "Summer Rain" (4:15)
5. "Wonderful Life" (5:05)
6. "Birthday in Paradise" (6:30)
7. "New World" (3:45)
8. "Little China" (4:42)
9. "Total Control" (6:04)

Singles

Year	Song title	UK Singles Chart[1]	U.S. Hot Dance Club Play[5]
1984	"Target Practice" (initial version)
1985	"Imagination"	#17 (1986)	#4
1985	"Some People"	#33	#8
1986	"Target Practice" (re-issue)
1986	"Round Round"
1987	"Let It Be with You"	#53	#13
1987	"Animal Magic"		#6
1988	"Some Girls"
1993	"Sometimes"
1993	"Something She Said"
1995	"Let Me Love You for Tonight"

See also

• List of performers on Top of the Pops
• List of nudity in music videos
• Concerts at Knebworth House
• List of New Wave bands and artists

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 514. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
2. ^ Brainyhistory.com
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Biography by Michael Sutton". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p21779/biography. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 
4. ^ "Knebworth House Rock Concerts: The Eighties". Archived from the original on 3 January 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060103170525/http://www.knebworthhouse.com/rock/the80s.htm. Retrieved 28 May 2006. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Allmusic.com / Billboard Singles
6. ^ Artistdirect.com

External links

• Belouis Some biography at Allmusic website

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Name	Some, Belouis
Alternative names	Keighley, Neville
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Date of birth	12 December 1959
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