The Tyrrel Corporation

The Tyrrel Corporation
Origin Redcar, United Kingdom[1]
Genres Downtempo, house, pop, soul
Years active 1990–1995
Labels Cooltempo, Chrysalis
Members Joe Watson
Tony Barry

The Tyrrel Corporation were an English recording duo composed of members Joe Watson (vocals/keyboards) and Tony Barry (keyboards).[1] The group took their name from a fictional company in the 1982 film Blade Runner.[1]

Career

Between 1992 and 1995, five of the group's singles charted on the UK top 75 singles chart.[2] Their most successful release was 1995's "Better Days Ahead", which reached the top 30.[2] The group recorded two albums, North East of Eden (1992), and Play for Today (1995).[3]

Discography

Albums

  • North East of Eden (1992) – AUS #273[4]
  • Play for Today (1995)

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]		 AUS
[4]		 US
Dance
[5]
1991 "Six O'Clock" — 161 — North East of Eden
1992 "The Bottle" 71 199 —
"Going Home" 58 182 —
"Waking with a Stranger"/"One Day" 59 — —
1994 "You're Not Here" 42 225 — Play for Today
1995 "Better Days Ahead" 29 — 31
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tyrrel Corporation > Artist Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Official Charts > Tyrrel Corporation". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  3. ↑ "discogs.com > The Tyrrel Corporation". discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. 1 2 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • "The Bottle" and "Going Home": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 18 August 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
    • "You're Not Here": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 July 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
    • All ARIA chart peaks to 6 March 2018: "Response from ARIA re: chart history for The Tyrrel Corporation, received 6 March 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06. N.B. The High Peak number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  5. ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Tyrrel Corporation > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
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