Uncle Kracker

It contains the hit single Rescue. In 2003, the band cautiously reformed in order to work on a new record, and a single called "All I Want" was released in October 2004. It is a straightforward country-blues album. Pellow succeeded in kicking his habit and returned to the public eye in 2001 with a solo album. The rap element is totally abandoned here. Pellow quit the band and went into rehab to battle a debilitating heroin addiction, while Cunningham resigned acrimoniously. In 2004, Kracker released his third album, Seventy-Two and Sunny. During the rest of the 1990s the band maintained a strong Uk following although success in the singles charts became more sporadic.

It contained the hit singles In a Little While, Drift Away, and Memphis Soul Song. In the official UK best-selling singles list issued in 2002, it was placed 11th. It blended rap with blues, country, and swing. The song was from the soundtrack to the film Four Weddings and a Funeral. 2002 saw the release of No Stranger to Shame. Only Pellow's insistence on deletion (he was bored of its chart domination and overheard people complaining about it) prevented the song from equalling and then breaking the record for the longest-standing Number 1 single, held by Bryan Adams. As of now, Double Wide has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA. In 1994 Wet Wet Wet had their biggest hit with a cover version of the Troggs single "Love is All Around" which was a huge international success and spent 15 weeks at Number 1 in the British charts.

It also features a minor hit, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, which features Kid Rock. In total, five singles were released from it. It contains Kracker's first hit single, Follow Me. The single proved something of a saviour, as they previous two releases from the album had failed in the singles charts, although the album sold well. Double Wide, Kracker's first album, was recorded in the back of a tour bus during Kid Rock's various tours in 1999 and 2000. In 1992 the band released a third album called High On The Happy Side which produced the Number 1 hit single "Goodnight Girl" - the only self-penned Number 1 single they would have. Kracker worked with Kid Rock until he became a solo artist in 2000. At the end of 1989, Pellow appeared on the Band Aid II charity single.

Cracker did not know how to work the turntables, but he soon learned how to, and he became a long-term friend and colleague of Rock. The album was well-received, relying more on strings and other classical arrangements, while Pellow's vocals were always regarded as one of the best of the era. He met Kid Rock in 1987, and Rock asked Kracker to become his DJ. The following year the band released their second album Holding Back The River, which was also a success and produced the hit single "Sweet Surrender". He started out his career at a young age as a fledgling rapper. In the same year, an album was released of their spell in the USA prior to hitting the big time, callled The Memphis Sessions. Clements, Michigan) is an American rock and roll musician. Another Beatles song, "She's Leaving Home", was equally-billed on the flip side, performed by Billy Bragg.

Uncle Kracker (born Matthew Shafer 9 November 1974 in Mt. In 1988 Wet Wet Wet scored their first Number 1 hit with a cover version of the Beatles song "With a Little Help from My Friends" recorded for the charity Childline, run by Esther Rantzen. 2004 - Seventy-Two and Sunny. They also supported Lionel Richie on his UK tour. 2002 - No Stranger to Shame. That year the band released their first album Popped In Souled Out which also became a hit and produced three more hit singles including, "Sweet Little Mystery", "Temptation", and "Angel Eyes". 2000 - Double Wide. The band scored their first hit in 1987 with their first single "Wishing I was Lucky" which reached number six in the UK charts.

The band members were:. Wet Wet Wet were formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986. Wet Wet Wet were a successful Scottish pop band of the 1980s and 1990s and scored a number of hits in the British charts, and around the world. Graeme Duffin - guitar (not an official member, but always given prominent billing by the rest of the band).

Neil Mitchell - keyboards. Graeme Clark - bass. Tommy Cunningham - drums. Marti Pellow (real name Mark McLaughlin) - vocals.