The Korgis

The Korgis

The Korgis are a British pop band from Bath, active from 1979 to the present. The group forms around James Warren and Andy Davis, who are the core members, and its sound sits across new wave, pop rock, soft rock and synth-pop. The band begins in the late 1970s and is originally made up of Warren and Davis, both former members of Stackridge, with Stuart Gordon and Phil Harrison also involved as unofficial members.

History

The Korgis have their most successful period through to 1982. During that time, some singles are released under the name The Korgis and are co-produced by Andy Davis. James Warren later issues a solo album, Burning Questions, in 1986.

The group reunites in 1990 and re-records “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime”. A later lineup of James Warren, Andy Davis and John Baker releases This World’s For Everyone in 1992. The band has some success in continental Europe and Japan before breaking up again.

In 2005, Warren, Davis and Baker reunite for a film shoot connected to the DVD and compilation Kollection, and they record the fourteen-track album Unplugged, which comes out on Angel Air the following year. The group splits again in 2007.

Later lineup and legacy

The Korgis remain active. In 2017, a new lineup forms with James Warren and John Baker joined by Al Steele on guitar and production, Paul Smith on drums, Nigel Hart on piano and arranging, and Jay Marshall, Ava Volante and Emmy Rivers on backing vocals.

The band’s biggest hit is “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime”, which is later covered by Beck, Zucchero, Erasure, Army of Lovers, Baby D under the title “I Need Your Loving”, and Krezip. A translated version also appears in the Drents dialect by Daniël Lohues.