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Line-Up Albums Singles Videos Movies Awards Links Various Refers
EMBRACE
Halifax, GB

Line-Up:

EMBRACE (photo)
 

Danny McNamara - voc
Richard McNamara - g
Steven Firth - bg
Mike Heaton - ds
Mickey Dale - kb

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.The Good Will Out22.06.1998Hut1
2.Drawn From Memory27.03.2000Hut8
3.If You've Never Been03.09.2001Hut9
4.Fireworks (Singles 1997-2002)25.03.2002Hut36
5.Out Of Nothing13.09.2004Independiente1
6.Dry Kids (B-Sides 1997-2005)31.10.2005Hut
7.This New Day
produced by: Youth
27.03.2006Independiente1
8.Embrace28.04.2014Cooking Vinyl5
9.Love Is A Basic Need3/2018 Cooking Vinyl5
10.Love Is A Basic Need (Orchestral)6/2018
11.Best Of Live From The Cellar Of Dreams9/2021 Mobetta59
12.How To Be A Person Like OTher People
produced by: Richard McNamara
26.08.2022Mo'betta9

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.All You Good Good People / My Weekness Is None Of Your Business17.02.1997Fierce Panda
2.Fireworks EP
(Fireworks / The Last Gas / Now You're Nobody / Blind)
05.05.1997Hut34
3.One Big Family / Dry Kids / Butter Wouldn't Melt / You've Only Got To Stop To Get Better07.07.1997Hut21
4.All You Good Good People
CD1 + You Don't Amount To Anything (This Time) / The Way I Do / Free Ride
CD2 + One Big Family
27.10.1997Hut8
5.Come Back To What You Know
CD1 + Love Is Back / If You Feel Like A Sinner / Perfect Way
CD2 + Butter Wouldn't Melt / Dry Kids
produced by: Youth
25.05.1998Hut6
6.My Weakness Is None Of Your Business
CD1 + Feelings I Thought You Shared / Don't Turn Your Back On Love
CD2 + Higher Sights / Retread
17.08.1998Hut9
7.Hooligan
produced by: Tristin Norwell
01.11.1999Hut18
8.You're Not Alone / Brothers And Sisters / Happy And Lost / Come On And Smile / A Tap On Your Shoulder13.03.2000Hut14
9.Save Me / Still So Young / Get On Board22.05.2000Hut29
10.I Wouldn't Wanna Happen To You / The First Cut / Top Of The Heap / I Know What’s Going On / 3 Is A Magic Number07.08.2000Hut23
11.Wonder / Anywhere You Go / Everyday / Today / Caught In The Rush20.08.2001Hut14
12.Make It Last / Giving Forgiving And Giving In / What You've Never Had You'll Never Have / Fight Yer Corner / It's You I Make It For05.11.2001Hut35
13.Gravity30.08.2004Independiente7
14.Ashes / Enough / Maybe I Will / Flaming Red Hair / How Come15.11.200411
15.Looking As You Are14.02.200511
16.A Glorious Day30.05.200528
17.Nature's Law20.03.2006Independiente2
18.World At Your Feet5/2006 Independiente3
19.Target / Just Admit It
CD1 + One Luck / Thank God You Were Mean To Me
CD2 + Run Away
11.09.2006Independiente29
20.I Can't Come Down
CD + Contender (live) / Heart And Soul (live)
04.12.2006Independiente54
21.Flashover Sampler 3
(Embrace (Ferry Fix) / Showdown (Ali Wilson & Scott Attrill remix) / Elektra)
& Offkey & DJ Preach
14.07.2008Flashover
22.Flashover Sampler 4
(Lifeforms / Embrace (Leon Bolier remix) / Joomla / Forever)
& DJ Preach & Tritonal & Breakfast & Mike Saint Jules
03.11.2008Flashover
23.Refugees EP
(Refugees / Chameleon / Decades / Bullets)
13.02.2014Cooking Vinyl

Videos:

1. Fireworks (Singles 1997-2002) - 25.03.2002, Hut, compilation
2. A Glorious Day - Live In Leeds - 07.11.2005, live

Movies:

1. The Abbey Road Sessions (1998)

Awards:

1997 New Musical Express Readers' Poll - Best New Band
1998 New Musical Express Readers' Internet Poll - Who came and went in 1998
1998 New Musical Express Readers' Poll

- Best Band #3
- Best Album #2 ("The Good Will Out")
- Best New Band #3

WWW Links:

http://www.embrace.co.uk

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"All You Good Good People" on compilation "Hut Recordings 1991-2001" (2.7.01, Hut)
"All You Good Good People" on compilation "Decade: Ten Years of Fierce Panda" (1.3.04, Fierce Panda)
"All You Good Good People" on compilation "The Cavern - The Most Famous Club In The World" (20.8.07)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19933131.07.19938In The Area
19933207.08.199317Live - Heineken Music Fest.gig review
1997608.02.199712Maker Breakers
1997608.02.199736Livegig review
1997715.02.199747Singlessingle review
19971222.03.199740Livegig review
19971619.04.19975News
19971803.05.199716interview
19972124.05.199749Livegig review
19972231.05.199733Live - Dance Daygig review
19972231.05.199736Livegig review
19972307.06.19975News
19972812.07.199728interview
19972812.07.199747Singlessingle review
19972919.07.199733gig review
19973026.07.199732festival Phoenix '97gig review
19973102.08.199731Livegig review
19973423.08.199740festival V97gig review
19973530.08.199735festival Reding '97gig review
19973820.09.19977News
19974111.10.19977News
19974325.10.199743Coming Up
19974325.10.199748Singlessingle review
19974401.11.19978Newsinterview
19974508.11.199716interview
19974508.11.199735Livegig review
19974906.12.199733Livegig review
19981304.04.19987News
19982811.07.19989News
19982918.07.19987News
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
200112 101Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
200410 78Recenze+album review
20068 32Britská invazeprofile