Q-Feel

Q-Feel
OriginEngland
Genres
Years active1981–1984
LabelJive
Past membersMartin Page
Brian Fairweather
Trevor Thornton
Chris Richardson

Q-Feel was a British synthpop group. They released their self-titled album in 1982, which included their only hit single, "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)". It was an entry in the 1982 A Song for Europe, the UK's pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It finished sixth (out of eight) behind eventual winners Bardo. The outfit remains a one-hit wonder.

The song "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" was featured in the 1985 dance film, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and the opening sequence of the 2007 retro comedy, Kickin' It Old Skool. Due to its presence in Girls Just Want to Have Fun, the song gained significant exposure in Los Angeles, where Top 40 radio station 102.7 KIIS-FM championed the record, making it one of their most-played songs at the time of the film's release.[verification needed]

After break-up

Group frontman Martin Page went on to achieve success as a songwriter and (eventual) solo artist, co-writing several hit songs of the 1980s, including the number one hits "We Built This City" (Starship) and "These Dreams" (Heart), and collaborating with artists as diverse as Earth, Wind & Fire, Kim Carnes, Lee Ritenour, and Neil Diamond. He has frequently collaborated with fellow Q-Feel alumnus Brian Fairweather on songwriting and performing with other musicians.

Following Q-Feel's dissolution, the band's keyboardist Chris Richardson embarked on a lengthy career directing church choirs in London, deliberately avoiding the spotlight and refusing offers to stay involved in the contemporary music scene. Richardson died in 2019.

Personnel

Studio personnel

Discography

Albums

Singles

Charts

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1982 "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" US Club Play Singles 18
U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 10
1989 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 44
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75

References

  1. ↑ Zaleski, Annie (16 August 2014). "The 12 best '80s high school movie jams". Salon. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Page Finds Writing with Top Artists a Must". American Songwriter. 1989. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Radio & Records newspaper, 1985 archives
  4. ↑ Dale Kawashima (21 July 2017). "Martin Page Discusses His Career As A Hit Pop Songwriter (The #1 Hits "We Built This City" and "These Dreams") and Singer/Songwriter". songwriteruniverse.com. Songwriter Universe. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Martin Page (3 March 2021). "In Memoriam - Remembering my Q.Feel band mate and friend Chris Richardson". Facebook. Retrieved 23 October 2026. A kind of testimony seems the least and only thing I can do to acknowledge our special friendship and somehow respond to the grief of his passing.... albeit over two years ago. Because - to me - it has only just happened.
  6. ↑ Q-Feel- Q-Feel album @Discogs.com Retrieved 29 September 2012
  7. ↑ Allmusic.com – Charts & Awards