Hepburn were a four-piece Britishall-femalepop rock band. The band released an album and three singles between 1999 and 2000, but were best known for their first single "I Quit", which reached number 8 on the UK charts.[1] Hepburn was best known to American audiences when they appeared on the soundtrack to the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The band was made up of Jamie Benson (vocals), Lisa Lister (guitar), Sarah Davies (bass), Beverley Fullen (drums), Lisa Gordon (drums, replacement for Fullen), and Tasha Baylis (drums, replacement for Gordon).
The band began in 1997 when singer Jamie Benson met Lisa Lister at a party.[1][2] Drummer Fullen knew Jamie from music school, and Davies was added to complete the lineup.[2] Their name was inspired by the actress Audrey Hepburn.[3]
The cover art for 'I Quit', the band's best-known single.
Their first single, "I Quit", was a song co-written by Phil Thornalley.[4] Thornalley had recently had major chart success with "Torn", which made Natalie Imbruglia a huge success, and Imbruglia reportedly had declined to record "I Quit."[2] "I Quit" was released by Hepburn in May 1999 and peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Though a music video accompanied the release of the single, later in the year, a new video for "I Quit" shot using scenes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, including scenes of the band on the sets of the show, and also with the band acting like vampires at The Bronze. The track appeared on the official Buffy soundtrack and was pushed to radio as a key track with the CD release,[5] despite the fact that the song never appeared on the show (reportedly it was supposed to appear on the show with the band playing the background scenes, some of which appear in the video, but never did). The music video also appears on the Region 2 and 4 DVD release of the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
In September 1999, drummer Beverly Fullen left and was replaced by Lisa Gordon, and then Tasha Baylis.[6] According to bassist Davies, Fullen left when her boyfriend, band co-manager Ashen Datchler, resigned. Datchler is brother of former Johnny Hates Jazz singer Clark Datchler, and friends with Thornalley, who was also a member of Johnny Hates Jazz in its later years.[7]
Hepburn disbanded in the summer of 2000 after being dropped by Columbia Records, having released a total of three singles, all of which went top 20 in the UK, and one album.[8][9] The album reached the UK Top 30 Albums despite receiving a scathing review from NME.[10]
Afterwardsedit
After the breakup, Jamie Benson released a solo album in 2002 called Jamie Benson - My Confession.[8] The album had four singles recorded for it, but only one was released commercially: "Invincible,” which was released in mid-2001, but only charted in the top 100. Davies herself, after a long time away from the public eye, appeared as a guest on the identity parade segment of Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 10 January 2008. Phill Jupitus' team failed to correctly identify Davies, while Lauren Laverne (the guest team member), totally ruled out Davies as a possible correct answer from the beginning. Davies is now a detective constable with Nottinghamshire Police.[11]
124606 8" Lasersdisk (Diamond Time Ltd) - "Deep Deep Down"
Referencesedit
^ abc"Jamie's born to be a star". The Argus. 25 May 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^ abcGould, Phil (25 August 1999). "Post Style: INTERVIEW Personality-wise it's a bug's life; Of all girl bands, Hepburn appear least manufactured and most likely to succeed". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^Peake, Mike (October 1999). "It's Play Time: A girl band that doesn't do jerky dance routines, and can play their instruments? Here comes Hepburn..." FHM. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^"Production notes". Music Week. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^Olsen, Catherine Applefeld (23 October 1999). "Soundtracks and Film Score News". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^"She's Quit!". TV Hits. November 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^Hepburn--The Story 30 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Sarah Davies website, Retrieved 6 July 2010
^ abStokes, Ali (15 June 2002). "Oh boy! boy!; Pop singer Jamie Benson is definitely all woman - despite having a man's name". South Wales Echo. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^Coleman, Andy (7 June 2002). "Article: Dropped Jamie bounces back!". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^"'Hepburn". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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Hepburn were a four piece British all female pop rock band The band released an album and three singles between 1999 and 2000 but were best known for their first single I Quit which reached number 8 on the UK charts 1 Hepburn was best known to American audiences when they appeared on the soundtrack to the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer The band was made up of Jamie Benson vocals Lisa Lister guitar Sarah Davies bass Beverley Fullen drums Lisa Gordon drums replacement for Fullen and Tasha Baylis drums replacement for Gordon HepburnOriginUnited KingdomGenresPop rock pop punkYears active1997 2000LabelsColumbiaPast membersJamie Benson Lisa Lister Sarah Davies Beverley Fullen Lisa Gordon Tasha Baylis Contents 1 Background 2 Afterwards 3 Members 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 4 3 Compilations 4 4 Video compilation appearances 5 References 6 External linksBackground editThe band began in 1997 when singer Jamie Benson met Lisa Lister at a party 1 2 Drummer Fullen knew Jamie from music school and Davies was added to complete the lineup 2 Their name was inspired by the actress Audrey Hepburn 3 nbsp The cover art for I Quit the band s best known single Their first single I Quit was a song co written by Phil Thornalley 4 Thornalley had recently had major chart success with Torn which made Natalie Imbruglia a huge success and Imbruglia reportedly had declined to record I Quit 2 I Quit was released by Hepburn in May 1999 and peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart 1 Though a music video accompanied the release of the single later in the year a new video for I Quit shot using scenes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer including scenes of the band on the sets of the show and also with the band acting like vampires at The Bronze The track appeared on the official Buffy soundtrack and was pushed to radio as a key track with the CD release 5 despite the fact that the song never appeared on the show reportedly it was supposed to appear on the show with the band playing the background scenes some of which appear in the video but never did The music video also appears on the Region 2 and 4 DVD release of the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer In September 1999 drummer Beverly Fullen left and was replaced by Lisa Gordon and then Tasha Baylis 6 According to bassist Davies Fullen left when her boyfriend band co manager Ashen Datchler resigned Datchler is brother of former Johnny Hates Jazz singer Clark Datchler and friends with Thornalley who was also a member of Johnny Hates Jazz in its later years 7 Hepburn disbanded in the summer of 2000 after being dropped by Columbia Records having released a total of three singles all of which went top 20 in the UK and one album 8 9 The album reached the UK Top 30 Albums despite receiving a scathing review from NME 10 Afterwards editAfter the breakup Jamie Benson released a solo album in 2002 called Jamie Benson My Confession 8 The album had four singles recorded for it but only one was released commercially Invincible which was released in mid 2001 but only charted in the top 100 Davies herself after a long time away from the public eye appeared as a guest on the identity parade segment of Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 10 January 2008 Phill Jupitus team failed to correctly identify Davies while Lauren Laverne the guest team member totally ruled out Davies as a possible correct answer from the beginning Davies is now a detective constable with Nottinghamshire Police 11 Members editJamie Benson vocals Lisa Lister guitars Sarah Davies bass Beverley Fullen drums Lisa Gordon drums Tasha Baylis drumsDiscography editAlbums edit Title DetailsHepburn Released 30 August 1999 Charts 28 UK Label ColumbiaSingles edit Title Details I Quit Released 17 May 1999 Charts 8 UK B Sides Sleeping Beauty Butterfly Cold World I Quit Dave Sears On Time Mix Bugs Released 16 August 1999 Charts 14 UK B Sides Bugs The Wiseguys Remix Alibi for Life Bugs Dave Sears Reaching Out Vocal In Case You Forget Deep Deep Down Released 7 February 2000 Charts 16 UK B Sides I Quit Acoustic Version Deep Deep Down Ray Roc s Soul Latin Club Mix Deep Deep Down Dave s Way Down Mix Deep Deep Down Attica Blues Remix MC only Compilations edit Hepburn Columbia 1999 five track samplerVideo compilation appearances edit 124606 8 Lasersdisk Diamond Time Ltd Deep Deep Down References edit a b c Jamie s born to be a star The Argus 25 May 1999 Retrieved 6 July 2010 a b c Gould Phil 25 August 1999 Post Style INTERVIEW Personality wise it s a bug s life Of all girl bands Hepburn appear least manufactured and most likely to succeed Birmingham Post Retrieved 6 July 2010 Peake Mike October 1999 It s Play Time A girl band that doesn t do jerky dance routines and can play their instruments Here comes Hepburn FHM Retrieved 6 July 2010 Production notes Music Week 17 July 1999 Retrieved 6 July 2010 Olsen Catherine Applefeld 23 October 1999 Soundtracks and Film Score News Billboard Retrieved 6 July 2010 She s Quit TV Hits November 1999 Retrieved 6 July 2010 Hepburn The Story Archived 30 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Sarah Davies website Retrieved 6 July 2010 a b Stokes Ali 15 June 2002 Oh boy boy Pop singer Jamie Benson is definitely all woman despite having a man s name South Wales Echo Retrieved 6 July 2010 Coleman Andy 7 June 2002 Article Dropped Jamie bounces back Birmingham Mail Retrieved 6 July 2010 Hepburn NME 12 September 2005 Retrieved 6 July 2016 BBC co ukExternal links edit1999 interview of band on YouTube Sarah Davies website Hepburnt the complete Hepburn discography including promotional items Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hepburn band amp oldid 1150849098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
