Red Box

Red Box was British pop group active in the 1980s. It was led by Simon Toulson-Clarke and Julian Close. The group was originally a five-piece band, and released its debut single "Chenko" on Cherry Red Records in 1983. Following t

Red Box was British pop group active in the 1980s. It was led by Simon Toulson-Clarke and Julian Close. The group was originally a five-piece band, and released its debut single "Chenko" on Cherry Red Records in 1983. Following this, the band slimmed down to a duo, and took on a more synthpop direction. Their second single "Saskatchewan" (a cover of the Buffy Sainte-Marie song) brought them to the attention of WEA, who signed the duo.

In 1985 they enjoyed their first UK hit single, "Lean On me (Ah-Li-Ayo)", an anthemic song which was promoted with an unusual video in which a British sign language interpreter provided a translation of the song's lyrics. The following year, Red Box (with the help of numerous guest musicians) released the album The Circle and the Square.