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CHINA CRISIS
Performing their greatest hits in a very intimate surrounding.

Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Barnoldswick Music and Arts Centre. Lancashire.


Formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, China Crisis are essentially vocalist/keyboardist Garry Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. With hits including 'Wishful Thinking', 'Black Man Ray' and 'King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)', their distinctive AOR-fuelled pop songs were everywhere in the '80s, spending a total of 92 weeks in the charts. Who said the '80s were all bad? China Crisis, for instance, were largely considered one of the better musical things about that much-maligned decade. The guys continue to tour and play festivals today.

China Crisis are a band that formed in 1979, Liverpool that achieved chart success throughout the 1980s, having had two albums certified Gold in the UK.

After signing a record deal with Virgin Records, China Crisis released their debut album "Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain" in December 1982. The album shot up the UK Albums charts to number 21 and was later certified Silver. Their career thereafter would go on to grow exponentially, with their sophomore efforts "Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs" going to number 20 in the UK Charts and being certified Gold. "Wishful Thinking" was the biggest song from the album, managing to secure a place at number 9 in the UK charts.

It was "Flaunt the Imperfection" that was released in 1985 that catapulted the band to new levels of success making it to number 9 in the UK Albums charts. The album featured singles such as "Black Man Ray" which went to number 14 in the UK Chart and "King in a Catholic Style" which went to number 19 in the UK.
China Crisis followed their previous success by working with producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, on their album "What Price Paradise" which was later released in 1986. The album featured the song "Arizona Sky" which was the first single release from the band. It was the song "Best Kept Secret" that went to number 36 in the UK Singles Chart. Their following album "Diary of a Hollow Horse" released in 1989 was the fifth studio album by the band, unfortunately, it didn't match the commercial success of previous records, but it still managed to achieve number 58 in the UK Albums Chart