Rage were an English
dance music
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group composed of producers Barry Leng and Duncan Hannant, drummer Hans Greeve, and fronted by vocalists Tony Jackson (1992–1993) and Steve Lee (1995). The group were renamed En-Rage in Germany, to avoid confusion with the German band
Rage
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.
Career
In 1992, the group released a dance cover version of
Bryan Adams
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' "
Run to You", which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
[UK chart peaks:
*Top 75 peaks:
*"Give It Up": ] Subsequent singles, including a dance remake of "
House of the Rising Sun
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", fared less well on the chart,
although an album titled ''Saviour'' was released in 1993.
Singer Tony Jackson, who had previously performed backing vocals for
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,
Amii Stewart
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and
Paul Young
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among others, died in June 2001.
Members
Studio
*Tony Jackson – vocals
*Steve Lee – vocals
*Hans Greeve – drums
*Barry Leng – producer
*Duncan Hannant – producer
Live
*Tony Jackson – vocals
*Steve Lee – vocals
*Jeffrey Sayadian – guitar
*Angela Lupino – bass
*Toby Sadler – keyboard, piano, backing vocals
*Pierson Grange – drums
Discography
Studio albums
*''Saviour'' (1993) –
AUS #144,
[Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
*Top 100 peaks to December 2010:
*"Why Don't You" and "House of the Rising Sun":
*''Saviour'': ] AUT
AUT may refer to the following.
Locations
*Austria (ISO 3166-1 country code)
* Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town, Benin
*Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel, Greece
*Airstrip on Atauro Island, East Timor (IATA airport code)
Organizations
* Arr ...
#40
Compilation albums
*''Run to You – The Essential'' (2010) (digital-only)
Singles
References
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English house music groups
British Eurodance groups
English pop music groups
Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups disestablished in 1995