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When 'New Beginning' reached No. 8 for 2 weeks in late June/early July 1986, it became their biggest hit for 4 years. Bucks Fizz are still one of a very select few to have had 3 No. 1's from their first 5 single releases.
It's hard to see how they could have left that oddly-specific group, but of course it has grown in the last 25 years: newcomers since then have included Billie Piper and Britney Spears, as well as everyone who's topped the chart with all their first three singles. But we digress.
The title 'New Beginning' was obviously a hopeful one, as well as a reflection of events in their career - Shelley Preston had replaced original member Jay Aston and this was their first release for new label Polydor. Unfortunately for them, the title of the ensuing album Writing On The Wall proved more of an omen as this was their last ever Top 40 single and they split not long afterwards, before embarking on the endless cycle of reunions, fueds and reconciliations that seem to be the fate of such acts. Curiously enough, I have no recollection of this number from the time - but I do remember the cover version of 'Love The One You're With' that unsuccessfully followed this and from which their career never seemed to recover. It turns out not to be as terrible a record as it might have been, but a rather pompous one, with a subtitle in Swahili to give it that fashionable global feel.
Available on: 80s Triple Set
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