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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 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 and would give Ricky their only week in the Top 40.
In 2006, they released "We Are England", a football song, which reached number 54 in the UK pop chart; 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
References
- "RICKY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
- "AMSTERDAM/RICKY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
- "England Songs 2006: We Are England: Ricky".
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.