"Stuck with You" is the debut single by punk band Zones, released by Zoom Records on February 17, 1978. It was backed with "No Angels"; both songs were a combination of

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and

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, although more punk than the group's subsequent singles and the album, which were more new wave-oriented. The single was played a lot by DJ

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, who shortly afterwards recorded and broadcast sessions with the band, and garnered the attention of

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, who signed the group. The band comprised vocalist and guitarist Willie Gardner (previously in Hot Valves), and ex- PVC2 members, bassist Russell Webb, keyboardist Billy McIsaac and drummer

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. Their next single, "Sign of the Times" was released shortly afterwards on Arista Records.

Track listing

:A. "Stuck with You" :B. "No Angels"

Personnel

Willie Gardner Willie Gardner is a Scottish musician, who formed part of various pop and rock bands in the 1970s and 1980s, playing guitar. He was a cousin of Alex Harvey. His earliest known band was The Hot Valves, formed in 1976. The band was influenced b ...

: lead vocals, lead guitar * Russell Webb: bass guitar *

Billy McIsaac Billy McIsaac (born William McIsaac, 12 July 1949 in Rothesay, Scotland) is a musician, who played mainly keyboards since his early days with different pop bands. Biography Previously, he worked as a telephone engineer and played with a band ca ...

: keyboards *

: drums

References

{{reflist 1978 songs 1978 debut singles Zones (band) songs