WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU - The Romantics

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The Romantics are an American rock band formed in 1977 in Detroit. The band is often put under the banner of power pop and new wave. They were influenced by 1950s American rock and roll, Detroit's MC5, the Stooges, early Bob Seger, Motown R&B, 1960s North American garage rock as well as the British Invasion rockers.

They achieved substantial popularity in the U.S, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, and Australia, with their 2 best-charting songs "What I Like About You", peaking at #49 in the US and #2 in Australia, and "Talking in Your Sleep", reaching #3 in the US, #1 in Canada, and #14 in Australia. The 2 songs have since become mainstays on '80s, classic rock, AOR, and active rock radio stations. Their debut album, released on Jan. 4, 1980, in the UK, has the distinction of being the first record to be released of that decade.

Breakout (1977–1982)

The Romantics' original lineup consisted of vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and harmonicist Wally Palmar, lead guitarist and vocalist Mike Skill, bassist and backing vocalist Rich Cole, and drummer and vocalist Jimmy Marinos. All 4 band members made songwriting contributions to the group, but Palmar and Skill were considered the band's primary tunesmiths. The band's first show was on Valentine's Day at My Fair Lady Club, in Detroit, opening for the New MC5 in 1977. For 3 years the band was on the road, playing in East Coast and Midwestern venues like Boston's Rathskeller, CBGB in New York's Bowery, Manhattan's Max's Kansas City, and Cleveland's Agora.

They were subsequently signed to Nat Weiss' Nemperor record label after a show at Hurrahs, and in Sept. 1979, the band recorded their debut self-titled album with British producer Pete Solley. The group's true record debut was the 1978 single on Spider Records, "Little White Lies" (b/w 'I Can't Tell You Anything'), followed that year by the Bomp! single "Tell It to Carrie" (b/w 'First in Line'). All of these were re-recorded later for the first LP...https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romantics

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