In 2012, Damage reformed as a quartet without Richards and began performing a series of club gigs. In late 2013, it was announced that Damage would appear in the second series of the ITV2 documentary The Big Reunion along with other groups such as Eternal and A1 . Richards did…
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Shortly after the tour, after much tension in the Damage camp, and a bust up with Jones, Richards decided to leave the band. Although the remaining four members decided to continue, less than six months later, the band had split. Harriott and Jones formed CherryBlackStone, a six-piece ensemble, which also…
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A short while later, after being dropped by their record label, the band decided to become independent artists, setting up their own management company, Set It Off Management. In April 2002, the band supported Gabrielle on her UK Arena Tour, where they premiered new material for the first time. In…
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The second album, Since You’ve Been Gone , was released on 2 April 2001. However, the final release omits the last tracks and instead replaces them with “I Don’t Know” (featuring Emma Bunton ), “After the Love Has Gone” and a Mushtaq mix of “So What If I”. ” After…
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In 2000, the band signed with Cooltempo Records and released the first single from their second album, ” Ghetto Romance “. The song was produced by production duo Tim & Bob , and peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart. On 30 August, “Rumours” was released as second…
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Damage’s debut album Forever followed in 1997, along with two further UK top 10 singles – ” Love Guaranteed ” and a cover version of Eric Clapton ‘s ” Wonderful Tonight “, the latter reaching number 3. The quintet subsequently embarked on an extensive touring schedule while negotiating a new…
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The band was formed by Rahsaan “Ras” Bromfield and Noel Simpson who were students at the Barbara Speake Stage School in the London neighbourhood of Acton . They rapped and danced at school assemblies. Jade Jones was brought into the band when Bromfield and Simpson heard him sing a high…
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