Ricky (band) explained

Ricky was an English indie rock band.

Career

Ricky formed in Portsmouth, England in the autumn of 2000. The band's first release was a self-funded mini-album, released in January 2002, titled You Set The Scene, named after the last track on Forever Changes, an album by Love.

Between 2004 and 2006, they had a number of small chart hits^[1] on the Garcia and Beat Crazy record labels, including a Top 40 hit in January 2005 with "Stop Knocking The Walls Down". This song was a double-A sided single, backed with "The Journey" by Ian Prowse's band Amsterdam^[2] and would give Ricky their only week in the Top 40.

In 2006, they released "We Are England", a football song^[3], which reached number 54 in the UK pop chart^[4] ; later in 2006 Ricky disbanded.

Discography

Albums

• You Set the Scene (January 2002)
• The Summer Sun Still Echoes (March 2004), re-released (October 2004)
• 'High Speed Silence' (recorded but unreleased - although promotional CD's do exist)

Singles

• "Sunset View" (March 2003)
• "That Extra Mile" / "Beat Out the Best In Me" (September 2004) - #50 UK; #10 UK Indie
• "Stop Knocking The Walls Down" (January 2005 - split single with Amsterdam) - #32 UK; #8 UK Indie
• "We Are England" (June 2006) - #54 UK; #3 UK Indie

Notes and References

1. Web site: RICKY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. OfficialCharts.com.
2. Web site: AMSTERDAM/RICKY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. OfficialCharts.com.
3. Web site: England Songs 2006: We Are England: Ricky.
4. Web site: Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company. OfficialCharts.com.