And Why Not?

And Why Not?
And Why Not?
Origin	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Genres	Pop, reggae
Years active	1989–1990
Associated acts	UB40, Transvision Vamp
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 a guitarist in the 1970s rock band Babe Ruth and engineered by Bryan Smith and Harry Sutcliffe, recorded at Mediasmiths Studio, London, Colney.

Career

Their style was a mix of reggae with pop. The lead vocalist, Wayne Gidden, was supported with backing vocals from Michael Steer (also on drums, percussion) and Hylton Horatio Hayles (also bass guitar). There was a fourth member called Peter Morrison, but he left before they reached popularity to pursue other interests.

They were successful in the UK Singles Chart during 1989 and 1990. Tracks on their 1990 album included; "The Cage", "The Face", "Correct Me If I'm Wrong", "Something U Got", "Speak the Word", "Restless Days" and "Move Your Skin".

And Why Not? 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.

Furthermore in 1990, the band appeared on the show Top of the Pops and played their arguably most popular single, The Face, which placed 13 on the Singles Charts at the time.

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

There was reportedly another song on the flip-side of the single “The Cage” titled Sally’s Gone, noted to be a melancholy ballad. However, there hasn’t been any other documented instances of this song appearing anywhere else.

References

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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[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.