Clock (British group)

Clock
OriginManchester, England
GenresEurodance, electronic, hip house
Years active1993–1999
LabelsMedia Records
Past membersStu Allan
Pete Pritchard
Marcus Thomas
Lorna Saunders
Ché-gun Peters

Clock were an English band primarily led by Stu Allan and Pete Pritchard and fronted by rapper Marcus Thomas (using the name ODC MC) and vocalist Lorna Saunders (using the name Tinka), though the single "Keep the Fires Burning" was sung by Georgia Lewis. They resembled many Eurodance acts of the time with a female singer and male rapper. Their earlier work was harder, similar to Cappella, but once they started releasing covers, their sound became more dance/pop oriented. Thomas left in 1998 to join the band Tzant, to be replaced by Ché-gun Peters.

They had a string of top 40 hits with nine covers during the 1990s on the UK Singles Chart.[1] They also released hardcore versions of their hits under the name Visa.[2] Clock broke up in 1999 due to a number of personal reasons; they were not able to continue at the same pace as they had before.[3]

In 2004, Saunders appeared on BBC Television's Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the celebrity line-up. It was announced that she was now working as a legal secretary. In 2015, it was revealed that Saunders works as a lawyer for Jackamans and is married with two children.[4]

In September 2022, Allan died at age 60 from gastrointestinal cancer.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
UK Albums Chart[1] AUS
[6]
It's Time... 16 September 1995 27 161
About Time 2 28 March 1997 56
Boogie Sound Japan only
Hits Around the Clock – Best Of Japan only

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[7][6]
FIN
[8]
FRA
[9]
IRE
[10]
NED
[11]
NZ
[12]
SWE
[13]
1993 "Holding On" 66 It's Time...
1994 "The Rhythm" 28 171
"Keep the Fires Burning" 36 205
1995 "Axel F" / "Keep Pushin'" 7 42 8 45 37
"Whoomph! (There It Is)" 4 96 5 36
"Everybody" 6 105 16 17
"In the House" 23
1996 "Holding On 4 U" 27 183
"Oh What a Night" 13 153 13 About Time 2
1997 "It's Over" 10
"U Sexy Thing" 11 100 8 Boogie Sound
1998 "That's the Way (I Like It)" 11 137 66 17
"Rock Your Body" 30
"Blame It on the Boogie" 16 132 22
1999 "Sunshine Day" 58 Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Official Charts > Clock". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Visa". Discogs.com.
  3. ^ David Balls (18 May 2009). "Whatever happened to... Clock?". Digitalspy.com.
  4. ^ "How Lorna from Ipswich swapped pop stardom for a career in law | Latest Ipswich News - Ipswich Star". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ Rhian Daly (26 September 2022). "Manchester producer and DJ Stu Allan has died". NME. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Clock (British group) ARIA Chart History, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  7. ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  8. ^ "finnishcharts.com > Clock in Finnish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. ^ "lescharts.com > Clock dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Clock' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original document published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  11. ^ "dutchcharts.nl > Clock in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  12. ^ "charts.nz > Clock in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  13. ^ "swedishcharts.com > Clock in Dutch Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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