Shades Apart is an American

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band from

Bridgewater Township, New Jersey Bridgewater Township is a Township (New Jersey), township in Somerset County, New Jersey, Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the heart of the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region. Situated within Central Jersey, Cen ...

. They are best known for their singles "Valentine" and "Stranger by the Day" as well as their cover of " Tainted Love."

History

Shades Apart formed in 1988, self-releasing an album that year; two

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followed in 1992 and 1993. 1995, they issued ''Save It'', produced by Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton, which resulted in media exposure due to the success of their cover of Gloria Jones' " Tainted Love". The song would later be featured multiple times in the 2004 movie '' She's Too Young''. After another independent release in 1997, the band signed to Universal, who released ''Eyewitness'' in 1999 and ''Sonic Boom'' in 2001. In 1999, the single "Valentine" peaked at No. 31 on ''

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s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It also appeared on the Active Rock, Heritage Rock, and Mainstream Rock Audience charts.

Allmusic.com. Their song "Stranger by the Day" was featured in the film '' American Pie'' and is on the

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Members

*Mark Vecchiarelli – guitar, vocals *Kevin Lynch – bass, background vocals *Ed Brown – drums

Discography

*''Shades Apart'' (Wishingwell Records, 1988) *''Dude Danger'' EP (

Sunspot Records Sunspot Records was a small independent record label in Arlington, Virginia that existed in the early nineties. The Sunspot roster included bands primarily from the east coast of the U.S. Several of these bands such as Avail, Shades Apart, 1.6 ...

, 1992) *''Neon'' ( Skene! Records, 1993) *''Save It'' (

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, 1995) *" Tainted Love" CD single (1995, Revelation 40 PR1) *''Seeing Things'' (

, 1997) *''Eyewitness'' ( Universal, 1999) *''Sonic Boom'' (Universal, 2001) *''Eternal Echo'' (Hellminded Records, 2020)

Compilation appearances

*''In-Flight Program'' CD (1997, Revelation REV050) **Track 05 – "Fearless" *'' Music from the Motion Picture American Pie'' CD (1999, Uptown/Universal) **Track 08 – "Stranger by the Day" *''Revelation 100: 15 Year Retrospective Of Rare Recordings'' CD/LP (2002, Revelation REV100) **Track 07 – "Under The Sun" *'' Violent World: A Tribute to The Misfits'' CD (1997, Caroline) **Track 03 – "20 Eyes" *''

The Blasting Room The Blasting Room is a recording studio in Fort Collins, Colorado. Founded by members of the punk rock band All in 1994, it is owned and operated by musician Bill Stevenson ( Descendents, Black Flag, All, Only Crime) and Jason Livermore. T ...

'' CD (2000, Owned & Operated Recordings – O&O 008-2) **Track 03 – "Blame"

References

External links

Shades Apart
on the Revelation Records website {{Authority control Musical groups from New Jersey Revelation Records artists Equal Vision Records artists