Rage (English group)

Rage was an English dance music group composed of producers Barry Leng and Duncan Hannant, had drummer Hans Greeve and fronted by vocalists Tony Jackson (1992–1993) and Steve Lee (1995).^[1] The group were renamed En-Rage in Germany to avoid confusion with the German band Rage.

Rage
Also known as	En-Rage
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Eurodance, house, pop, ambient music
Years active	1992–1995
Labels	Pulse 8, Demon Music Group
Past members	Hans Greeve Duncan Hannant Tony Jackson Steve Lee Barry Leng

Career

In 1992, the group released a dance cover version of Bryan Adams' "Run to You", which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2] Subsequent singles, including a dance remake of "House of the Rising Sun", fared less well on the chart,^[2] although an album titled Saviour was released in 1993.

Singer Tony Jackson, who had previously performed backing vocals for Billy Ocean, Amii Stewart and Paul Young, among others,^[3] died in June 2001.^[4]

Members

Studio

• Tony Jackson – vocals
• Steve Lee – vocals
• Hans Greeve – drums
• Barry Leng – producer
• Duncan Hannant – producer

Live

• Tony Jackson – vocals
• Steve Lee – vocals
• Jeffrey Sayadian – guitar
• Angela Lupino – bass
• Toby Sadler – keyboard, piano, backing vocals
• Pierson Grange – drums

Discography

Studio albums

• Saviour (1993) – AUS #144,^[5] AUT #40^[6]

Compilation albums

• Run to You – The Essential (2010) (digital-only)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Album
		UK [2]	AUS [5]	AUT [6]	GER [7]	IRE [8]	SWI [9]
1992	"Run to You"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Saviour
	"Be Yourself"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Run to You" (re-release)	3	56	13	14	4	20
1993	"Why Don't You"	44	209	26	40	—	39
	"House of the Rising Sun"	41	171	20	—	—	—
	"Give It Up"	97	—	—	—	—	—
1995	"My Cryings Done"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

References

1. "The Eurodance Encyclopaedia > En-Rage". KDJ Eurodance Ltd. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
2. UK chart peaks:

   • Top 75 peaks: "Official Charts > Rage". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
   • "Give It Up": "6 November 1993 (from ukmix.org 'The 76-100 pos. UK-Charts-Thread' thread, page 9)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
3. "discogs.com > Tony Jackson > Credits > Vocals". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
4. "Drifters Revue – Highly Rated". Let's Drift Drifters Tribute – Motown Tribute Group. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
5. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:

   • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 228.
   • "Why Don't You" and "House of the Rising Sun": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 July 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
   • Saviour: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
6. "austriancharts.at > En-Rage in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
7. German chart peaks:

   • "Run to You": "En-Rage – Run to You (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
   • "Why Don't You": "En-Rage – Why Don't You (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
8. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Run to You' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 5 September 2017.
9. "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: En-Rage (songs)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2017.