Imagination (band)

Imagination were an English three piece band, who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They had hits in 28 countries, earning four platinum discs, nine gold discs and more than a dozen silver discs around the world between 1981 and 1983.
== History ==
=== Background ===
Singer/keyboardist Leee John (born 23 June 1957, Hackney, London) was working as a backing vocalist for the Delfonics, Chairmen of the Board, the Velvelettes and the Elgins when he met Ashley Ingram, a guitarist/bassist (born 27 November 1960, Northampton). John and Ingram formed a songwriting partnership, resolving to start their own 'slinky, sexy and erotic' group, working in a short-lived band called Fizzz. Whilst they were auditioning for another short-lived band, Midnight Express, they met drummer Errol Kennedy (born 9 June 1953, Montego Bay, Jamaica) who, at a very young age, had learned to drum in the Boys' Brigade and Air Training Corps. Kennedy was a member of the London-based soul-funk band TFB (Typical Funk Band) later known as Central Line, prior to co-founding Midnight Express.
=== Career ===
Formed in early 1981, the trio took a demo tape of a track called "Body Talk" to producers Jolley & Swain. It was released as a single in April 1981 under the group name Imagination, a name that the group chose as a tribute to John Lennon. The track reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1981, selling 250,000 copies in the UK and spending eighteen weeks in the Top 50. They had two more hit singles that year, "In and Out of Love" (September) and "Flashback" (November), both of which peaked at number 16, all from their debut album, also called Body Talk.
Their biggest hit, "Just an Illusion", peaked at number two in March 1982 ("Just an Illusion" would later be used as the end title song to the 1986 film, F/X); followed by "Music and Lights" (number five in June), "In the Heat of the Night" (number 22 in September, also the name of their second album) and "Changes" (number 31 in December). This was accompanied by a sell-out concert tour of Europe, with 22 dates in the UK. The trio frequently appeared on BBC Television's Top of the Pops, and other pop music television programmes, with a distinctive exoticstyle, reminiscent of Roman senators, harem orderlies and slaves. John made a guest appearance on Doctor Who in 1983. They were also known for their esoteric album sleeve notes.
Following this the success of the group in the UK waned, but they continued to perform, tour and record. In 1987, they were signed to RCA Records, but by the end of that year Ingram and Kennedy left the band. John with new members, Nat Augustin and Peter Royer continued and recorded a last album Fascination of the Physical, in 1992. The band split in 1992.
John went back to acting, but re-surfaced as a singer in the reality television show, Reborn in the USA. Ingram also enjoyed success as a songwriter for Des'ree.
== Successor ==
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== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
Year	Album details 	Peak positions	Peak positions	Peak positions	Peak positions	Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Year	Album details 	UK 	NLD 	NO 	SWE 	Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1981	Body Talk 	20 	– 	21 	7 	
* UK: Gold
1982	In the Heat of the Night 	7 	12 	26 	16 	
* UK: Gold
1983	Night Dubbing 	9 	24 	– 	– 	
* UK: Gold
1983	Scandalous(re-titled New Dimension for the US market)	25 	16 	– 	– 	
* UK: Gold
1986	Trilogy 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1987	Closer 	– 	70 	– 	– 	
1989	Imagination – All The Hits 	4 	– 	– 	– 	
* UK: Gold
1992	The Fascination of the Physical 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
2014	Night Dubbing II 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
2016	Retropia (feat. Leee John) 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
=== Singles ===
Year	Title 	Peak positions	Peak positions	Peak positions	Peak positions	Peak positions	Peak positions
Year	Title 	UK 	US R&B 	US Dance 	GER 	NLD 	
1981	"Body Talk" 	4 	– 	– 	– 	11 	
1981	"In and Out of Love" 	16 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1981	"Flashback" 	16 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1982	"Just an Illusion" 	2 	27 	15 	7 	8 	
1982	"Music and Lights" 	5 	52 	– 	18 	12 	
1982	"In the Heat of the Night" 	22 	– 	– 	48 	14 	
1982	"Burnin' Up" 	– 	68 	6 	 	 	
1982	"Changes" 	31 	46 	66 	43 	23 	
1983	"Looking at Midnight" 	29 	64 	– 	– 	– 	
1983	"New Dimension" 	56 	– 	– 	61 	12 	
1984	"State of Love" 	67 	– 	13 	– 	– 	
1984	"This Means War (Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee)"	– 	29 	22 	– 	– 	
1984	"Thank You My Love" 	22 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1985	"Found My Girl" 	83 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1985	"Last Days of Summer" 	99 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1986	"Sunshine" 	87 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1987	"The Last Time" 	93 	88 	– 	– 	– 	
1987	"I Know What Love Is" 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1988	"Instinctual" 	62 	– 	1 	– 	– 	
1988	"Hold Me in Your Arms" 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1989	"Love's Taking Over" 	100 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1990	"I Like It" 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
1991	"Call on Me" 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	
== See also ==
* List of Billboard number-one dance hits
* List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart