Burst The Bubble Guy Chambers And The Lemon Trees, Guy Chambers

• 1 Lazy Days 04:32
• 2 I Can't Face The World Today 03:43
• 3 Love Is In Your Eyes 04:35
• 4 Child Of Love 03:59
• 5 Dream Girl 04:50
• 6 Everything's Going To Be Alright 03:34
• 7 Tanya 04:10
• 8 The Way I Feel 03:51
• 9 Nova 04:53
• 10 Burst The Bubble 04:25
• Total Runtime 42:32

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Celebrated songwriter Guy Chambers is reigniting the legacy of The Lemon Trees, his acclaimed band from the early '90s, as they prepare to release a new album, "Burst the Bubble," featuring a reworking of classic Lemon Trees songs 30 years after their original composition. They recently performed their first gig in over 20 years at the O2 Academy Islington with future dates to be announced.

"Burst the Bubble" is an album filled with vivid, technicolor '60s-influenced psychedelic pop songs and includes singles “Dream Girl” and "Lazy Days," which later became a hit in the hands of Guy's long-term collaborator Robbie Williams.

The third single, "I Can't Face the World," released on 29th February draws inspiration from musical giants like Bob Dylan, The Kinks, and the Beatles, embodying the essence of classic storytelling. The new latest rendition shines with the prowess of Paul Stacey ( Noel Gallagher, Black Crowes, Oasis) production, elevating the track to new heights. Guy reflects on its genesis, sharing, "It's essentially a reflection of a nihilistic perspective on life, tinged with anxiety and depression. I was around 28 when I penned it, grappling with feelings of loneliness and a bleak worldview.”

In the summer of 1992 with Brit Pop on the horizon, a musical journey took flight. Chambers, known for his contributions to the success of World Party, decided to explore his growing interest in songwriting. Together with fellow World Party member David Catlin Birch as the lead singer and bassist, and the musical talents of twins Paul and Jeremy Stacey on guitar and drums, they formed The Lemon Trees.

Guy's reputation in the music industry, thanks to his role in World Party, preceded The Lemon Trees, and they quickly secured a deal with Parlophone. However, complications arose when David, who had initially committed to leaving World Party, had a change of heart, taking everyone by surprise. As Guy expressed, "David was the voice I heard singing these songs when I wrote them; he was irreplaceable, and I guess if I'm honest now, I really knew that at the time."

Nonetheless, with a deal in place, The Lemon Trees pressed on, auditioning singers and ultimately enlisting Paul Holman to share vocal duties with Guy. Among many who auditioned unsuccessfully was Gavin Rossdale, who went on to sell twenty million records with Bush.

Their debut album, "Open Book," was released on 15th March 1993, and produced five charting singles. The album, now discussed in reverential terms online and referred to as a 'lost classic,' marked a defining moment in the early Britpop era. The band toured the UK, opening for Suzanne Vega and Jellyfish, and receiving support from The Jennifers, who would later become Supergrass.

This period laid the foundation for what would become the iconic Britpop movement, with "Open Book" as one of its overlooked gems. The band's sound, characterised by Guy's timeless songcraft and the Stacey Brothers' instrumental prowess, left an indelible mark on the music scene of the early '90s.

The late '90s saw a shift in the music landscape, with grunge bands like Nirvana dominating the US and UK music scene and The Lemon Trees' second album was never released by their label, leading to the band's disbandment.

Despite their relatively short-lived journey, The Lemon Trees left an indelible mark on the evolving landscape of British music, and their influence can still be felt in the sounds and styles of the bands that followed, including Oasis and others with a similar '60s influence who began to take over the UK music scene.

Facing an uncertain future, Chambers continued his songwriting journey. His path soon crossed with the "convincing frontman" Robbie Williams. David Catlin Birch became a session musician, performing with Eurythmics, Stevie Wonder, Ringo Starr, Joe Cocker, and Robbie Williams. Paul Stacey collaborated with Noel Gallagher, while Jeremy played with King Crimson, both establishing themselves as top-tier session players.

Guy Chambers became one of the UK's most successful living songwriters, the creative force behind numerous iconic hits, including Robbie Williams classics like 'Angels,' 'Let Me Entertain You,' 'Rock DJ,' 'Feel,' 'No Regrets,' and 'Millennium.'

Guy's relationship with Robbie is documented on the current Netflix documentary. Guy explained, "The Robbie documentary is a very honest look back at his extraordinary career and our friendship. It was a creative meeting when we were both at turning points in our careers and shows the journey that the two of us went on from the early excitement of writing Angels through to the challenges of touring and the tension of recording Escapology. "

Beyond his work with Williams, he has continued to co-write and produce for a diverse array of artists, including Katie Melua, Rufus Wainwright, James Blunt, Miles Kane, Kylie Minogue, and Beverley Knight.

In the three decades since The Lemon Trees formed, all four have continued to work together and play together whenever they can. They remain friends. But it was never enough for Guy Chambers to return to The Lemon Trees as a remaster or an exercise in nostalgia. "Burst the Bubble" isn't that at all. And it's not a 'best of' either. It's a new Lemon Trees record featuring old Lemon Trees songs, sung by David and played by him, Guy, Paul, and Jeremy.

The joyous sound of four supremely talented friends making the music they always knew they could make but somehow never quite got around to at the time.

Guy Chambers And The Lemon Trees

Guy Chambers
is one of the UK’s most successful living songwriters having worked with artists and writers including Tina Turner, Kyle Minogue, Will Young, Scissor Sisters, Busted, Melanie C, Diana Ross, Tom Jones, James Blunt, Marlon Roudette, Rufus Wainwright, Mark Ronson and many more. Guy is perhaps best known for his work with Robbie Williams, co-writing some of Williams’ most iconic hits including ‘Angels’, ‘Millennium’, ‘Feel’, ‘Let Me Entertain You’ and ‘Rock DJ’.

Guy is consistently seeking new creative endeavors and in 2019, Guy and Robbie Williams teamed up with Chris Heath to compose the music and lyrics for the RSC’s musical adaptation of David Walliams’ ‘The Boy in the Dress’. The show opened to five-star reviews (The Independent, What’s On Stage) at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon. This builds on the success of Guy’s children’s folk opera based on the Oscar Wilde short story ‘The Selfish Giant’ - which he dedicated to his late mother, Pat. The show premiered at The Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End in 2018.

Guy’s life as a musician began from an early age and at 16 his first band, Hambi and The Dance, were signed to Virgin Records, but it was at the Guildhall School of Music where he studied piano and composition that his love affair with the recording studio really began. After graduating, Guy worked as a session musician: playing piano at Hamiltons Gallery in Mayfair, touring Europe with the Waterboys, or adding fills to Aztec Camera’s ‘lounge’ cover of Van Halen’s ‘Jump’, before joining Karl Wallinger’s World Party. Guy left to form his own band The Lemon Trees and their first album ‘Open Book’ released in 1992 was critically well-received and all of its five singles entered the UK Top 100. However, the band never released a second album as they explored other musical ventures.

For Guy, his next collaboration would bring a new level of success as he teamed up with teen pop sensation Robbie Williams from Take That. Their first work together, ‘Life Thru A Lens’, was released in 1997, with singles ‘Angels’ and ‘Let Me Entertained You’ propelling the album into the UK No.1 spot. The pair co-wrote and released 5 UK no.1 albums in 5 years: ‘I’ve Been Expecting You’, ‘Sing When You’re Winning’, ‘Swing When You’re Winning’ and ‘Escapology’. All topped the UK album charts, and each variously scored number one spots in Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.

Guy was musical director for the multiple world stadium tours that accompanied their global chart success and this era saw Williams become not only the best-selling British born solo artist of all time in the UK, but also the best-selling, non-Latino solo artist of all time in Latin America. Guy has produced Robbie Williams’ most recent three albums, all of which became UK No. 1s including The Christmas Present in 2019 on which Guy also co-wrote the single ‘Time For Change’. To date, this brings the total of UK No.1 albums that Guy has produced for Robbie Williams to eight making their partnership one of the most successful collaborations in UK pop history.

As a songwriting polymath, Guy has turned his hand to collaborations that span the 21st Century pop canon throughout Europe. These co-writes include: Marlon Roudette’s single ‘New Age’ that went straight to No.1 in Germany and held the spot for 9 weeks whilst topping charts in Austria, Russia and Switzerland in 2011; ‘Tears in Rain’ with James Blunt that appears on Blunt’s iconic 2003 album ‘Back to Bedlam’ (which to date is the 18th best-selling album in UK chart history); ‘First Day of my Life’ by Spice Girl Melanie C which topped charts in Germany, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland and was covered by world-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli; to name a few.

In 2019 Guy released his debut solo piano album, ‘Go Gentle Into the Light’ - a collection of some of the best-loved songs that he and Robbie Williams have written together reimagined for solo piano, with the single ‘The Road To Mandalay’ reaching over 6 million streams. Guy is currently working on his 2nd solo album.

He has curated the Orgasmatron, presented TV series and gives his time to charities, including Save the Children. In 2019, Guy created and produced the BBC Children in Need album ‘Got it Covered’ featuring stars such as Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker and Helena Bonham Carter and reached Number 1 in the UK Charts. In 2012 he produced The Justice Collective’s cover of The Hollies hit ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ to raise funds for the Hillsborough families’ campaign for justice.

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