''Zeebratta'' is the debut album of
Mike Score
Michael Gordon Score (born 5 November 1957) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who achieved fame as the founder, lead vocalist, and keyboardist of the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls. He released a solo album on 1 March 2014 title ...
, the lead singer of
A Flock of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls are an English new wave band formed in Liverpool in 1979. The group, whose best-known line-up comprised Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds, hit the peak of their chart success in the early 1980s.
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. It was released on digital download on March 1, 2014, and later released on physical copies. Two singles were released from the album, "All I Wanna Do" and "Somebody Like You".
Background
For the last 30 years, Score has been working on the album's songs. He had shelved his compositions that were not the band's style, and had enough for a solo album. Score had originally planned to release the solo album once the other members had left. When they were gone, however, A Flock of Seagulls were still in popular demand for live shows, so Score hired musicians for a new lineup. This new lineup recorded an album in 1995 entitled ''
The Light at the End of the World'', which flopped commercially. Even so, the band was still popular with fans, so Score continued to tour with the band, leaving little time for recording.
In the late 2000s, Score gained more time to work on the album, and worked vigorously. By February 2013, he released the single "All I Wanna Do" (originally recorded in the mid-2000s for the
compilation album
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''Trackspotting V'') with a music video to go along with it. There was also an announcement made stating that his album was coming soon. The release date was postponed, however, when Score's van was stolen in July. The van contained equipment and clothing, as well as the hard drives storing the tracks for Score's album. Fortunately, Score was able to work with music files from his home in Florida, and used them for his album.
In January 2014, Score released a second single entitled "Somebody Like You". On January 29, he revealed that the album would be released on March 1.
Score's website and
Twitter
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account made it official on February 20. ''Zeebratta'' was officially released on March 1, 2014 (it was released to
iTunes
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on March 3 due to a technical error).
Track listing
References
External links
Mike Score official website*
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2014 debut albums
Mike Score albums