The Stars from the Commitments


The Stars From The Commitments is a nine-piece Dublin based soul band. Featuring original cast members and musicians from the BAFTA Winner, Golden Globe & Oscar® nominated smash hit Sir Alan Parker film The Commitments and multimillion selling sound track.

History of the band

The band was formed shortly after the release of the film, which itself was based on the Roddy Doyle novel of the same name. Since 1993 The Stars From The Commitments have toured extensively across Canada, USA, South America, Europe, Scandinavia, Africa, Asia and Australia. They have entertained and enthralled audiences for over 20 years at festivals, clubs, theatres, high-profile corporate events and VIP parties, including a US President! The Stars From The Commitments have continued to spread the word of Dublin Soul receiving rave reviews from fans, music critics and promoters worldwide.
Original Cast members: guitarist Kenneth McCluskey Aka Derek "The Meat Man" Scully, Piano Player Michael Aherne Aka "Steven The Soul Surgeon" Clifford, Ronan Dooney, Trumpet. The following members: Plus Myles Hyland, Andreas Nolan, Sandra Hyland and Antoinette Dunleavy, Abraham Hampton and Serge Stavila – Saxophone, joined later.
Their open air concert at the Party in the Park in São Paulo, Brazill were attended by over 100,000 people where they were performing with legendary with blues guitarist and singer B. B. King. The soundtracks to the Alan Parker film such as In The Midnight Hour, Try a Little Tenderness and Mustang Sally became famous in one night and, 12 million copies of them were sold since the film issuing.
The original members of the group, Dick Massey and Kenneth McCluskey, since the film release have formed their own band called "The Commitments",
but only two of them remained from the original staff of the band. All the others made their own personal careers.
After the film success Andrew Strong, the lead singer, was performing with the likes of Elton John, Bryan Adams, Ray Charles and The Rolling Stones, and signed a solo record deal with MCA Records worth of half a million dollars. He continued touring before moving to Copenhagen where in 2000 his single cover of Ain’t No Mountain High Enough became hit number one.

Discography

YearTitleRecording companyNotes
1991I Never Loved A Man / In The Midnight Hour MCA Records, Beacon Records-
1991Destination Anywhere / I Can't Stand The RainMCA Records, Beacon Records-
1991Try A Little TendernessMCA Records-
1991Mustang SallyMCA Records-
1991Bye Bye Bye / Slip AwayMCA Records, Beacon Records-
1991The Dark End Of The Street / Chain Of FooMCA Records, Beacon Records-
1991Treat Her RightMCA Records-
1991Treat Her Right MCA RecordsCOM 1
1991Medley \\MCA RecordsCD45 2107
1992Hard To HandleMCA Records-
UnknownI Never Loved A Man / Slip Away Collectables, MCA Special Markets & ProductsCOL-90077, MSS-35704
UnknownChain Of Fools / Treat Her Right Collectables, MCA Special Markets & ProductsCOL-90119, MSS-35865