The Outfield

The Outfield were an English pop rock band formed in London in 1984. The band achieved success in the mid-1980s and are best remembered for their hit single "Your Love". The band's lineup consisted of guitarist John Spinks, vocalist and bassist Tony Lewis, and drummer Alan Jackman. The band achieved commercial success in the United States but did not gain similar recognition in their home country, the United Kingdom. They began recording in the mid-1980s and released their first album, Play Deep, in 1985 through Columbia Records. The album was No. 9 on the Billboard 200 list and went double platinum in the United States. The band's single "Your Love" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as No. 7 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and it became their signature song. The Outfield continued to record and tour into the early 1990s. While the albums Bangin' (1987) and Voices of Babylon (1989) had some chart successes, the group's popularity waned. After drummer Alan Jackman left in 1989, the Outfield became a duo and recorded Diamond Days in 1991. After a disappointing response to their 1992 album Rockeye, which represented a shift towards progressive rock and arena rock, the group pretty much disbanded in the 1990s. They resumed touring in 1998 and released two live albums via their website, along with a new studio album, Any Time Now in 2004, which was later re-released in 2006. In 2011, the band released their final album, Replay, with original drummer Alan Jackman re-joining the band. Spinks died in 2014, after which the group officially disbanded. On 22 March 2018, lead singer/bassist Tony Lewis announced a solo album called Out of the Darkness, which was released on 29 June 2018 through Madison Records. Lewis died on 19 October 2020, aged 62.