In 2002, they released their first new studio album in 11 years, Lemon Tongue . Playing on the album were Grehan and Dee, who were by now the group’s only official members, and who also wrote all the songs as a team. Also appearing on Lemon Tongue were Peter Nunn…
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Ray Coburn left the band again after the release of this album and was replaced on keyboards by Peter Nunn. Jorn Anderson also left the band during this time and was replaced by drummer Creighton Doane (from Harem Scarem ) for the Monsters Under the Bed Tour. Creighton continued to…
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By 1991, Lalonde and Betts had left the band, and were replaced by Steve Webster (from Billy Idol ‘s band) on bass, and Jorn Anderson (from Fludd and Alannah Myles ) on drums. The band returned to the studio to craft Monsters Under the Bed with Paul Northfield producing and…
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The band continued to tour in the 1990s, although many line-up changes continued to occur, with only Dee and Grehan remaining as the consistent members. Sass Jordan bassist Stan Miczek joined in 1998 for the first of his 3 two-year stints with the band.
Their follow-up album, The Big Prize , produced by Bruce Fairbairn , was equally successful in Canada with four more hits: “Bad Attitude,” ” Feel It Again ,” “What Does It Take,” and “All Along You Knew.” Grehan still wrote the lion’s share of the band’s material, but Dee and…
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In 1989, the band released their first greatest hits compilation, The Singles , which included two new charting singles in Canada: “Still Loving You” and “Long Way,” both written by Grehan. Preuss left and Coburn rejoined the band in time to embark on “The Singles” tour, which would turn out…
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In 1988, their third album was finally released: Racing After Midnight , produced by Ted Templeman (of Van Halen fame) and Jeff Hendrickson. That album made the top 10 in Canada, but was not as successful in the U.S. Singles included “Love Changes Everything,” “Looking Out for Number One,” “Cold…
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In the spring of 1987, the band performed the title track for the Mel Gibson film Lethal Weapon , which was composed by Michael Kamen . In the winter of 1987, the band started work on their third album in L.A. Unfortunately, Johnnie Dee was hit by a car at…
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In 1986, keyboardist Ray Coburn left the band, replaced by Rob Preuss of Burlington, Ontario -based Spoons . Also during 1986, the band produced the track “Those Were the Days” for the Charlie Sheen film The Wraith .
The band’s self-titled debut album , produced by Tom Treumuth, was released in June 1984. The album featured four charting hits in Canada: a completely re-recorded version of ” New Girl Now ,” “Burning In Love,” “Wave Babies,” and “Stay In the Light.” “New Girl Now” was also Honeymoon Suite’s…
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