Real Life

The Australian new romantic music group TRUE TO LIFE formed in the first ’80s with a fresh wave-influenced sound much like Duran Duran. Composed of vocalist/guitarist David Sterry, drummer Danny Simcic, bassist Allan Johnson and key pad participant Richard Zatorski, the group obtained popular in Australia during 1983 with “Send Me an Angel,” off their debut record Heartland. The one became a global success by the finish of the entire year, and resolved at amount 29 in the American graphs. Real Life came back to the very best 40 early in 1984 with “Capture Me I’m Falling,” but dropped its Australian agreement two years afterwards after second record Fire was a industrial and important disappointment. The group continued to be on Curb/MCA in the us though, and acquired their biggest strike in 1989 whenever a remix of “Send Me an Angel” reached amount 26. By adding new keyboard participant Steve Williams, TRUE TO LIFE recorded Lifetime, nonetheless it as well failed, as well as the music group found themselves without contract in any way. Following a five-year hiatus, the group came back in 1996 using a self-released EP entitled Such as a Ghost.