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Biography

The London group Central Line were among the better English soul ensembles of the early '80s. Vocalist/percussionist Linton Breckles, bassist/vocalist Camelle Hinds, keyboardist Lipson Francis, and guitarist Henry Defoe had a number of moderately successful releases on Mercury, with their biggest American hit, "Walking Into Sunshine," in 1981. It made the R&B Top 20, peaking at 14. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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Central Line
Origin UK, London
Genres Britfunk, Electropop, Synth-pop, New Wave, Post-disco, Jazz-funk, Soul, Pop, R&B
Years active 1980s [1]
Labels Mercury Records
Members
Camelle Hinds, Henri Defoe, Linton Beckles, Lipson Francis

Central Line were a pop and jazz-funk group based out of London, England. They recorded several albums for Mercury Records in the 1980s and had two hits in the United States,[2] as well as one in their native country.

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Members

  • Linton Beckles - vocals, percussion
  • Camelle Hinds - vocals, bass
  • Lipson Francis - keyboards
  • Henry Defoe - guitar

Discography

  • Central Line (Mercury Records, 1981) U.S. #145[3]
  • Breaking Point (Mercury, 1982)
  • Choice (Mercury, 1984)

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions[4][5]
U.S. Pop Singles U.S. Black Singles U.S. Club Play Singles UK Singles Chart
1981 "Walking into Sunshine" 84 14 5 -
1983 "Nature Boy" - - - 21
"You've Said Enough" - 54 11 -

References

  1. ^ allmusic.com
  2. ^ Ron Wynn, Central Line at Allmusic
  3. ^ Billboard, Allmusic
  4. ^ Billboard. Allmusic.com.
  5. ^ Search for "Central Line" performed at Everyhit.com database on August 1, 2008.

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