World on Edge

World on Edge
OriginQuebec, Canada
GenrePop-rock
Years active1990s
Past members
  • Rob Meyer
  • Steph Thompson
  • Peter Hopkins
  • Jon Daniels

World On Edge were a Canadian pop-rock group from Quebec from the early 1990s. The four-some comprised Rob Meyer, Steph Thompson, Peter Hopkins, and Jon Daniels.

History

The World on Edge members worked together in (West) Germany with Christian Schudde, their co-producer. Their self-titled debut album World on Edge was released in 1991. It produced six singles which reached the Top 40 (based on a combination of charts from 'RPM 100 Singles' and 'The Record'); their best-known hit was "Still Beating".

In 1992, the band was nominated as "most promising group of the year" at the Juno Awards, but did not win.

The 1993 follow-up album, Against All Gods, received little air play and the video to the lead single "Who Shot Harry" was not aired by Muchmusic. Album sales were weak; the group disbanded soon after.

They toured with Roxette on the Canadian leg of that group's 1992 Canadian tour.

Singles

Year Song CAN
1990 "Still Beating" 16
1991 "Only the Lonely" 14
"Wash the Rain" 14
"Standing, Push and Fall" 22
"Little Lack of Love" 32
1992 "Love Like Candy" 89
"Goodbye" 39
1993 "Big Sky" -
1994 "Who Shot Harry" -

References

  1. ↑ Keith Tuber (July 1991). "Lamonte Dozier takes center stage". Orange Coast Magazine. Emmis Communications: 168–171. ISSN 0279-0483.
  2. ↑ "Awards and nominations, 1992". Juno Awards database at junoawards.ca
  3. ↑ "Complete list of Juno nominees", Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Feb 13, 1992 Page: B.1
  4. ↑ "Top 100 Singles", RPM, Volume 53, No. 6 Dec 22, 1990
  5. ↑ "Top 100 Singles". RPM, Volume 53, No. 11 Feb 16, 1991
  6. ↑ "'Do it for you' does it at the SOCAN Awards". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 48– 14 November 1992. ISSN 0006-2510.