Blue Zone (band)
| Company type | Musical group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Defunct | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Rochdale , England, United Kingdom |
| Products | Music albums, singles |
Number of employees | 3 |
Blue Zone—referred to as Blue Zone UK in the United States due to a trademark conflict—was a British musical trio from Rochdale, England, active during the 1980s. The group featured Lisa Stansfield as the lead vocalist, with Ian Devaney handling trombone, keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals, and Andy Morris contributing trumpet, flugelhorn, electronic keyboards, and backing vocals.
History
After issuing singles such as "On Fire", "Thinking About His Baby" (1987), and "Jackie", along with their 1988 album Big Thing, Blue Zone and their label Arista redirected their efforts toward promoting Stansfield's solo career. Morris participated as co-writer and co-producer on Stansfield’s initial three solo albums before departing from the ensemble. Subsequently, Devaney and Stansfield entered into marriage and established a music publishing company, maintaining their partnership in songwriting and production.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Big Thing |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Highest chart rankings | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | NLD | US | US Dance | |||||||||
| "Love Will Wait" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Finest Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "On Fire" | 1987 | 99 | 56 | — | — | Big Thing | ||||||
| "Thinking About His Baby" | 1988 | 79 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Big Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Jackie" | — | — | 54 | 37 | Big Thing | |||||||
| "—" indicates singles that did not chart or were not released in that territory | ||||||||||||