And Why Not?

And Why Not?
And Why Not?
Origin	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Genres	Pop, reggae
Years active	1989–1990
Members	Wayne Gidden; Michael Steer; Hylton Horatio Hayles

And Why Not? were a British pop trio, from Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Their only album, Move Your Skin (1990) was produced by Alan Shacklock, formerly a guitarist in the rock band Babe Ruth, and engineered by Bryan Smith and Harry Sutcliffe, recorded at Mediasmiths Studio, London, Colney.

Career

And Why Not?'s lead vocalist, Wayne Gidden, was supported with backing vocals from Michael Steer (also on drums, percussion) and Hylton Horatio Hayles (also bass guitar). A fourth member, Peter Morrison, left in the group's early days to pursue other interests.

The group had three top-40 singles on the UK Singles Chart during 1989 and 1990. They played as supporting act to UB40 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in 1990, and they supported Transvision Vamp at the Hammersmith Odeon in the same year.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]
Move Your Skin	Release date: 1990 Label: Island Records Formats: CD, cassette	24

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	UK ^[1]	Album
1989	"Restless Days (She Screams Out Loud)" B-side "Hey Na Na (Make It Good)"	38	Move Your Skin
1990	"The Face"	13
	"Something You Got"	39
	"The Cage"	89

References

^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 23. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 23. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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