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{{Short description|British pop rock band}}
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'''Hepburn''' were a four-piece ] ] ] ]. The band released an album and three singles between 1999 and 2000, but were best known for their first single, "I Quit", which reached #8 on the UK charts,<ref name="argus1">{{cite news | url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/1999/05/25/The+Argus+Archive/6799537.JAMIE_S_BORN_TO_BE_A_STAR/ | title= Jamie's born to be a star | author= | publisher='']'' | date= 25 May 1999 | accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> and was best known to American audiences when it appeared on the ] to the TV series, '']'' (although the track never actually appeared in an episode). The band was made up of Jamie Benson (vocals), Lisa Lister (guitar), Sarah Davies (bass), Beverley Fullen (drums), Lisa Gordon (Drums, replacement for Fullen), and Tasha Baylis (drums, replacement for Gordon). '''Hepburn''' were a four-piece ] ] ] band. The band released an album and three singles between 1999 and 2000, but were best known for their first single "]", which reached number 8 on the UK charts.<ref name="argus1">{{cite news | url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/1999/05/25/The+Argus+Archive/6799537.JAMIE_S_BORN_TO_BE_A_STAR/ | title= Jamie's born to be a star | work=] | date= 25 May 1999 | accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> Hepburn was best known to American audiences when they appeared on the ] to the TV series '']''. The band was made up of Jamie Benson (vocals), Lisa Lister (guitar), Sarah Davies (bass), Beverley Fullen (drums), Lisa Gordon (drums, replacement for Fullen), and Tasha Baylis (drums, replacement for Gordon).


==Background== ==Background==


The band's genesis began in 1997 when singer Jamie Benson met Lisa Lister at a party.<ref name="argus1"/><ref name="birmy1">{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60496650.html|title=Post Style: INTERVIEW Personality-wise it's a bug's life; Of all girl bands, Hepburn appear least manufactured and most likely to succeed|author= Gould, Phil|publisher='']''|date=25 August 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> Drummer Fullen knew Jamie from music school, and Davies was added to complete the lineup.<ref name="birmy1"/> Their name was inspired by the ], ].<ref name="fhm1">{{cite news|title=It's Play Time: A girl band that doesn't do jerky dance routines, and can play their instruments? Here comes Hepburn...|url=http://musicplace.screaming.net/Hepburn/int_fm_1099.html|author=Peake, Mike|publisher='']''|date=October 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> and to a lesser extent, ]. The band began in 1997 when singer Jamie Benson met Lisa Lister at a party.<ref name="argus1"/><ref name="birmy1">{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60496650|title=Post Style: INTERVIEW Personality-wise it's a bug's life; Of all girl bands, Hepburn appear least manufactured and most likely to succeed|author= Gould, Phil|newspaper=]|date=25 August 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> Drummer Fullen knew Jamie from music school, and Davies was added to complete the lineup.<ref name="birmy1"/> Their name was inspired by the actress ].<ref name="fhm1">{{cite magazine|title=It's Play Time: A girl band that doesn't do jerky dance routines, and can play their instruments? Here comes Hepburn...|url=http://musicplace.screaming.net/Hepburn/int_fm_1099.html|author=Peake, Mike|magazine=]|date=October 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref>


] ]
Their first single, "I Quit", was a song co-written by ].<ref name="99notes">{{cite news|title=Production notes|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-55300745/production-notes.html|publisher='']''|date=17 July 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> Thornalley had recently had major chart success with "]", which made ] a huge success, and Imbruglia reportedly had declined to record "I Quit."<ref name="birmy1"/> "I Quit" was released by Hepburn in May 1999 and peaked at #8 on the ].<ref name="argus1"/> Their first single, "]", was a song co-written by ].<ref name="99notes">{{cite magazine|title=Production notes|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-55300745/production-notes.html|magazine=]|date=17 July 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> Thornalley had recently had major chart success with "]", which made ] a huge success, and Imbruglia reportedly had declined to record "I Quit."<ref name="birmy1"/> "I Quit" was released by Hepburn in May 1999 and peaked at number 8 on the ].<ref name="argus1"/>


Though a ] accompanied the release of the single, later in the year, a new video for "I Quit" shot using scenes from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', including scenes of the band on the sets of the show, and also with the band acting like ]s at ]. The track appeared on the official ''Buffy'' soundtrack and was pushed to radio as a key track with the CD release,<ref name="buffy11">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20#v=onepage&q&f=falsel|title=Soundtracks and Film Score News|author=Olsen, Catherine Applefeld|publisher='']''|date=23 October 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> despite the fact that the song never appeared on the show (reportedly it was supposed to appear on the show with the band playing the background scenes, some of which appear in the video, but never did). The music video also appears on the Region 2 DVD release of the first season of '']''. Though a ] accompanied the release of the single, later in the year, a new video for "I Quit" shot using scenes from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', including scenes of the band on the sets of the show, and also with the band acting like ]s at The Bronze. The track appeared on the official ''Buffy'' soundtrack and was pushed to radio as a key track with the CD release,<ref name="buffy11">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|title=Soundtracks and Film Score News|author=Olsen, Catherine Applefeld|magazine=]|date=23 October 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> despite the fact that the song never appeared on the show (reportedly it was supposed to appear on the show with the band playing the background scenes, some of which appear in the video, but never did). The music video also appears on the Region 2 and 4 DVD release of the first season of '']''.


In September 1999, drummer Beverly Fullen left and was replaced by Lisa Gordon, and then Tasha Baylis.<ref name="tvhits">{{cite news|title=She's Quit!|url=http://musicplace.screaming.net/Hepburn/int_tvh_1199.html|publisher='']''|date=November 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> According to bassist Davies, Fullen left when her boyfriend, band co-manager Ashen Datchler, resigned. Datchler is brother of former ] singer ], and friends with Thornalley, who was also a member of Johnny Hates Jazz in its later years.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830080106/http://www.sarahdavies.me.uk/hepburn/default.asp |date=30 August 2010 }}, Sarah Davies website, Retrieved 6 July 2010</ref> In September 1999, drummer Beverly Fullen left and was replaced by Lisa Gordon, and then Tasha Baylis.<ref name="tvhits">{{cite news|title=She's Quit!|url=http://musicplace.screaming.net/Hepburn/int_tvh_1199.html|work=]|date=November 1999|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> According to bassist Davies, Fullen left when her boyfriend, band co-manager Ashen Datchler, resigned. Datchler is brother of former ] singer ], and friends with Thornalley, who was also a member of Johnny Hates Jazz in its later years.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830080106/http://www.sarahdavies.me.uk/hepburn/default.asp |date=30 August 2010 }}, Sarah Davies website, Retrieved 6 July 2010</ref>


Hepburn disbanded in the summer of 2000 after being dropped by their ] ], having released a total of three singles, all of which went top 20 in the UK, and one ].<ref name="drop1">{{cite news|title=Oh boy! boy!; Pop singer Jamie Benson is definitely all woman - despite having a man's name|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Oh+boy!+boy!%3B+Pop+singer+Jamie+Benson+is+definitely+all+woman+-...-a087407590|author=Stokes, Ali|publisher='']''|date=15 June 2002|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="jamie2">{{cite news|title=Article: Dropped Jamie bounces back!|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-87001220.html|author=Coleman, Andy|publisher='']''|date=7 June 2002|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> The album reached the UK Top 30 Albums despite receiving a vindictive review from ].<ref name="NME Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/1299|title='Hepburn|publisher='']''|date= 12 September 2005|accessdate=6 July 2016}}</ref> Hepburn disbanded in the summer of 2000 after being dropped by ], having released a total of three singles, all of which went top 20 in the UK, and one album.<ref name="drop1">{{cite news|title=Oh boy! boy!; Pop singer Jamie Benson is definitely all woman - despite having a man's name|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Oh+boy!+boy!%3B+Pop+singer+Jamie+Benson+is+definitely+all+woman+-...-a087407590|author=Stokes, Ali|work=]|date=15 June 2002|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="jamie2">{{cite news|title=Article: Dropped Jamie bounces back!|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-87001220|author=Coleman, Andy|newspaper=]|date=7 June 2002|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> The album reached the UK Top 30 Albums despite receiving a scathing review from ].<ref name="NME Review">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/1299|title='Hepburn|work=]|date= 12 September 2005|accessdate=6 July 2016}}</ref>

===Members===
*Jamie Benson (born 27 September 1978) from ], ] - vocals
*Lisa Lister (born 24 July 1981) from ], ] - guitars
*Sarah Davies (born 22 January 1981) from ] - bass
*Beverley Fullen (born 9 October 1978) from ], ] - drums
*Lisa Gordon (born 5 January 1980) from Walsall, West Midlands - drums
*Tasha Baylis (born 27 Dec 1974) from ] - drums


==Afterwards== ==Afterwards==
After the breakup, Jamie Benson released a solo album in 2002 called ''Jamie Benson - My Confession''.<ref name="drop1"/> The album had four singles recorded for it, but only one was released commercially being "Invincible", which was released in mid-2001, but only charted in the top 100. Her current activity is unknown, with Sarah Louise Davies also unaware of her, as reported in an update on her message board forum, which has been inactive since 2002. Davies herself, after a long time away from the public eye, appeared as a guest on the identity parade segment of '']'' on 10 January 2008. ]' team failed to correctly identify Davies, while ] (the guest team member), totally ruled out Davies as a possible correct answer from the beginning. Davies is now a ] with Nottinghamshire Police.<ref></ref> After the breakup, Jamie Benson released a solo album in 2002 called ''Jamie Benson - My Confession''.<ref name="drop1"/> The album had four singles recorded for it, but only one was released commercially: "Invincible,” which was released in mid-2001, but only charted in the top 100. Davies herself, after a long time away from the public eye, appeared as a guest on the identity parade segment of '']'' on 10 January 2008. ]' team failed to correctly identify Davies, while ] (the guest team member), totally ruled out Davies as a possible correct answer from the beginning. Davies is now a ] with Nottinghamshire Police.<ref></ref>


==Members==
Drummer Beverley Fullen now DJs alongside Peter Gordon on 96.4 Eagle Radio's Breakfast Show, broadcast throughout Surrey and Hampshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.964eagle.co.uk/breakfastbev.php |title=Eagle Radio - The Station that Loves Surrey and Hampshire - breakfastbev |publisher=964eagle.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-05-22}}</ref>
*Jamie Benson - vocals
*Lisa Lister - guitars
*Sarah Davies - bass
*Beverley Fullen - drums
*Lisa Gordon - drums
*Tasha Baylis - drums


==Discography== ==Discography==
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Details
|-
| ''Hepburn''
|
*Released: 30 August 1999
*Charts: #28 (UK)
*Label: ]
|}

===Singles=== ===Singles===
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! Details ! Details
|- |-
| "I Quit" | "]"
| |
*Released: 17 May 1999 *Released: 17 May 1999
*Charts: #8 (UK) *Charts: #8 (UK)
*B-Sides: *B-Sides:
**''Sleeping Beauty'' **"Sleeping Beauty"
**''Butterfly'' **"Butterfly"
**''Cold World'' **"Cold World"
**"I Quit (Dave Sears 'On Time Mix')"
|- |-
| "Bugs" | "Bugs"
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*Charts: #14 (UK) *Charts: #14 (UK)
*B-Sides: *B-Sides:
**"Bugs (The Wiseguys Remix)"
**''Alibi For Life''
**"Alibi for Life"
**''In Case You Forget''
**"Bugs (Dave Sears' Reaching Out Vocal)"
**"In Case You Forget"
|- |-
| Deep Deep Down | Deep Deep Down
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*Charts: #16 (UK) *Charts: #16 (UK)
*B-Sides: *B-Sides:
**''I Quit (Acoustic Version)'' **"I Quit (Acoustic Version)"
**"Deep Deep Down (Ray Roc's Soul Latin Club Mix)"
**"Deep Deep Down (Dave's Way Down Mix)"
**"Deep Deep Down (Attica Blues Remix)"
|} |}


===Albums=== ===Compilations===
* ''Hepburn'' (Columbia, 1999) - five-track sampler
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Details
|-
| ''Hepburn''
|
*Released: 30 August 1999
*Charts: #28 (UK)
*Label: ]
|}

===Album track listing===
* "I Quit" 3:50
* "Deep Deep Down" 3:27
* "Here Comes Napoleon" 3:41
* "Bugs" 3:05
* "My Old Love" 3:23
* "Next Life" 3:27
* "Out Of Sight" 3:57
* "See The Girl With The World In Her Eyes" 3:32
* "Waiting For God" 3:17
* "I Can't Cry" 3:32
* "I Got The News" 3:38
* "Tomorrow's Girl" 3:54

===B-sides===
* "Sleeping Beauty" - "I Quit" 3:20
* "Butterfly" - "I Quit" 3:34
* "Cold World" - "I Quit" 5:35
* "Alibi For Life" - "Bugs" 3:32
* "In Case You Forget" - "Bugs" 5:05


===Mixes and others=== ===Video compilation appearances===
* ''124606'' 8" Lasersdisk (Diamond Time Ltd) - "Deep Deep Down"
* "I Quit" (Acoustic Version)
* "I Quit" (New Radio Mix)
* "I Quit" (New Radio Mix Instrumental)
* "I Quit" (Dave Sears' On Time Mix - Radio Edit)
* "I Quit" (Dave Sears' On Time Mix)
* "I Quit" (Pump Friction & Precious Paul's Club Mix)
* "I Quit" (Bold & The Beautiful Glamourmix)
* "Bugs" (The Wiseguys Remix - Radio Edit)
* "Bugs" (The Wiseguys Remix)
* "Bugs" (Dave Sears' Reaching Out Vocal)
* "Bugs" (Dave Sears' Reaching Out Instrumental)
* "Deep Deep Down" (Radio Edit)
* "Deep Deep Down" (Ray Roc's Soul Latin Radio Edit)
* "Deep Deep Down" (Ray Roc's Soul Latin Club Mix)
* "Deep Deep Down" (Ray Roc's Soul Latin Club Dub)
* "Deep Deep Down" (Dave's Way Down Radio Edit)
* "Deep Deep Down" (Dave's Way Down Mix)
* "Deep Deep Down" (Dave Sears Instrumental Mix)
* "Deep Deep Down" (Attica Blues Remix)


==References== ==References==
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British pop rock band

Hepburn
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresPop rock, pop punk
Years active1997–2000
LabelsColumbia
Past members
  • Jamie Benson
  • Lisa Lister
  • Sarah Davies
  • Beverley Fullen
  • Lisa Gordon
  • Tasha Baylis

Hepburn were a four-piece British all-female pop rock band. The band released an album and three singles between 1999 and 2000, but were best known for their first single "I Quit", which reached number 8 on the UK charts. Hepburn was best known to American audiences when they appeared on the soundtrack to the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The band was made up of Jamie Benson (vocals), Lisa Lister (guitar), Sarah Davies (bass), Beverley Fullen (drums), Lisa Gordon (drums, replacement for Fullen), and Tasha Baylis (drums, replacement for Gordon).

Background

The band began in 1997 when singer Jamie Benson met Lisa Lister at a party. Drummer Fullen knew Jamie from music school, and Davies was added to complete the lineup. Their name was inspired by the actress Audrey Hepburn.

The cover art for 'I Quit', the band's best-known single.

Their first single, "I Quit", was a song co-written by Phil Thornalley. Thornalley had recently had major chart success with "Torn", which made Natalie Imbruglia a huge success, and Imbruglia reportedly had declined to record "I Quit." "I Quit" was released by Hepburn in May 1999 and peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

Though a music video accompanied the release of the single, later in the year, a new video for "I Quit" shot using scenes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, including scenes of the band on the sets of the show, and also with the band acting like vampires at The Bronze. The track appeared on the official Buffy soundtrack and was pushed to radio as a key track with the CD release, despite the fact that the song never appeared on the show (reportedly it was supposed to appear on the show with the band playing the background scenes, some of which appear in the video, but never did). The music video also appears on the Region 2 and 4 DVD release of the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

In September 1999, drummer Beverly Fullen left and was replaced by Lisa Gordon, and then Tasha Baylis. According to bassist Davies, Fullen left when her boyfriend, band co-manager Ashen Datchler, resigned. Datchler is brother of former Johnny Hates Jazz singer Clark Datchler, and friends with Thornalley, who was also a member of Johnny Hates Jazz in its later years.

Hepburn disbanded in the summer of 2000 after being dropped by Columbia Records, having released a total of three singles, all of which went top 20 in the UK, and one album. The album reached the UK Top 30 Albums despite receiving a scathing review from NME.

Afterwards

After the breakup, Jamie Benson released a solo album in 2002 called Jamie Benson - My Confession. The album had four singles recorded for it, but only one was released commercially: "Invincible,” which was released in mid-2001, but only charted in the top 100. Davies herself, after a long time away from the public eye, appeared as a guest on the identity parade segment of Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 10 January 2008. Phill Jupitus' team failed to correctly identify Davies, while Lauren Laverne (the guest team member), totally ruled out Davies as a possible correct answer from the beginning. Davies is now a detective constable with Nottinghamshire Police.

Members

  • Jamie Benson - vocals
  • Lisa Lister - guitars
  • Sarah Davies - bass
  • Beverley Fullen - drums
  • Lisa Gordon - drums
  • Tasha Baylis - drums

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Hepburn
  • Released: 30 August 1999
  • Charts: #28 (UK)
  • Label: Columbia

Singles

Title Details
"I Quit"
  • Released: 17 May 1999
  • Charts: #8 (UK)
  • B-Sides:
    • "Sleeping Beauty"
    • "Butterfly"
    • "Cold World"
    • "I Quit (Dave Sears 'On Time Mix')"
"Bugs"
  • Released: 16 August 1999
  • Charts: #14 (UK)
  • B-Sides:
    • "Bugs (The Wiseguys Remix)"
    • "Alibi for Life"
    • "Bugs (Dave Sears' Reaching Out Vocal)"
    • "In Case You Forget"
Deep Deep Down
  • Released: 7 February 2000
  • Charts: #16 (UK)
  • B-Sides:
    • "I Quit (Acoustic Version)"
    • "Deep Deep Down (Ray Roc's Soul Latin Club Mix)"
    • "Deep Deep Down (Dave's Way Down Mix)"
    • "Deep Deep Down (Attica Blues Remix)"

Compilations

  • Hepburn (Columbia, 1999) - five-track sampler

Video compilation appearances

  • 124606 8" Lasersdisk (Diamond Time Ltd) - "Deep Deep Down"

References

  1. ^ "Jamie's born to be a star". The Argus. 25 May 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  2. ^ Gould, Phil (25 August 1999). "Post Style: INTERVIEW Personality-wise it's a bug's life; Of all girl bands, Hepburn appear least manufactured and most likely to succeed". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  3. Peake, Mike (October 1999). "It's Play Time: A girl band that doesn't do jerky dance routines, and can play their instruments? Here comes Hepburn..." FHM. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  4. "Production notes". Music Week. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  5. Olsen, Catherine Applefeld (23 October 1999). "Soundtracks and Film Score News". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  6. "She's Quit!". TV Hits. November 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  7. Hepburn--The Story Archived 30 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Sarah Davies website, Retrieved 6 July 2010
  8. ^ Stokes, Ali (15 June 2002). "Oh boy! boy!; Pop singer Jamie Benson is definitely all woman - despite having a man's name". South Wales Echo. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  9. Coleman, Andy (7 June 2002). "Article: Dropped Jamie bounces back!". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  10. "'Hepburn". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  11. BBC.co.uk

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