Fine Young Cannibals

Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals
	Fine Young Cannibals, 1990
Background information
Also known as	Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet
Origin	Birmingham, England, UK
Genres	Pop rock; sophisti-pop; ska; progressive soul;
Years active	1984–1992, 1996
Labels	London, I.R.S.
Spinoff of	The Beat; Akrylykz;
Past members	Andy Cox; Roland Gift; David Steele

Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) were an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984 by former The Beat band bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox^[5] with singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz). Their self-titled 1985 debut album contained "Johnny Come Home" and a cover of "Suspicious Minds", two songs that were top 40 hits in the UK, Canada, Australia and Europe. Their 1989 album, The Raw & the Cooked, topped the UK, US, Australian and Canadian album charts, and contained their two Billboard Hot 100 number ones: "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing".^[6]

In 1990, the band won two Brit Awards: Best British Group and Best British Album (for The Raw & the Cooked).^[7]

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^ Himes, Geoffrey (13 January 1988). "U.S. Soul, Reborn in Britain". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ Chris Heim (8 September 1989). "Fine Young Cannibals and Cherry are success stories". Chicago Tribune (NORTH SPORTS FINAL, CN ed.). p. 6.
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