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301:. Having been a fan of the group in their 1980s heyday, Stock was keen to work with the group and work began on a number of Stock's own compositions along with some written by members of the band and a reworking of three classic Bucks Fizz tracks. The album was touted as being the group's first album in over 30 years (referring to the last Bucks Fizz studio album). Of the album, member Cheryl Baker said: "I cannot tell you how happy I am to have been back in the studio, my favourite place and with the genius that is Mike Stock. I am so proud of this new album and I know Fizz fans will love it too!" 312:
campaign. Featuring eight new compositions, three reworkings of old Bucks Fizz songs and four alternate versions, the album was well received by the group's fans and sold well-enough to score a UK top 30 placing, entering the chart at No.25. This was the first chart entry by the group and the highest
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poll. The album cover shows the group dressed in plaid striking puppet poses, a concept imagined by member Jay Aston in a nod to their manufactured origins. The album's launch was heralded by appearances on TV and in the press. A vinyl version of the album was released on 13 October 2017 featuring
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The track "Home for My Heart" was written by member Jay Aston with her guitarist husband Dave Colquhoun, "There's No Turning Back" was written by members Mike Nolan and Bobby McVay, while "Amen" was written by Cheryl Baker's daughter, Kyla. The latter was voted the best song on the album by the
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In October, a second single was released from the album, the track "Amen". The single received a high profile due to being playlisted on Radio 2 for several weeks, reaching the station's airplay top 20. They also promoted the song on television, performing it on
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chart entry of any Bucks Fizz line-up since the Bucks Fizz single "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" peaked at No.8 in 1986 and in the albums chart it matched the peak of their
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album in early 1984. The album charted even higher on the sales-only chart, entering the chart at No.14, a position only beaten once by a Bucks Fizz album (1982's
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had been in operation since 2009. It was in this year that they became a four-piece (as per the classic line-up of the 1980s) with the inclusion of former
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In August 2017, the first single was released from the album, "Dancing in the Rain". The following month, the album was released under the title
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A third single was released by the end of the year; a festive-themed version of "Home for My Heart", featuring piano by
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gave the song a rave review calling it "brilliant" and saying that it was "moody, pounding melodious".
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ten tracks, including the previously unreleased song "I Am the Beat".
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By 2015, The Original Bucks Fizz, a group featuring original
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Index

The F-Z of Pop

Studio album
The Fizz
Genre
Pop
Label
Producer
Mike Stock
The Fizz
Christmas with the Fizz
Singles
The Fizz
Cheryl Baker
Jay Aston
Mike Nolan
Bobby McVay
New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
Bucks Fizz
Cheryl Baker
Jay Aston
Mike Nolan
Sweet Dreams
Bobby McVay
Mike Stock
Pledge Music
Greatest Hits
Are You Ready
BBC Radio 2
Ken Bruce

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