Hurrah! were a British jangle pop band formed in the early 1980s and active until 1991. Two band members traded off lead vocals on track-by-track basis, giving the band two distinctly different sounds. Band history Line-up Formed in the early 1980s and originally known as the Green-Eyed Children, Hurrah! initially consisted of Paul Handyside (born 28 September 1960, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; guitar/vocals), David 'Taffy' Hughes (born 16 March 1961, Southmoor, Northumberland; guitar/vocals), David Porthouse (born 17 August 1961, Gateshead;(bass), and Mark Sim (drums). Sim was soon replaced by Damien Mahoney. When Mahoney left in 1986 to join the police force, after exhaustive auditions, the band eventually recruited Steve Price (born 27 June 1965, Newport; drums) as a permanent replacement drummer. Adrian Evans (born 6 March 1963, County Durham, England) became the band's fourth drummer when Steve Price left the band and emigrated to America. Releases Hurrah! were one of the first acts signed to Kitchenware Records, who issued the band's debut single, "The Sun Shines Here", in 1982. Second single "Hip Hip" was released the following year, and gave the band an indie chart hit, reaching No. 21. The third single, "Who'd Have Thought," was another indie hit in 1984, reaching No. 7 on the UK chart. After one more single, "Gloria" – produced by Jimmy Miller, the band's early recordings were compiled on the Boxed album in 1985. Hurrah! signed to Arista Records via Kitchenware's deal with the major label, and the Tell God I'm Here album was re-released by the record company. On Arista's release, the future single "How Many Rivers" was re-recorded with new drummer Steve Price, and produced by Steve Brown. In 1986, Hurrah! released their first major-label album and the single, "Sweet Sanity," in the UK and the US. The video for the song, which featured two women holding hands, was banned from some American television stations for being too controversial. Hurrah's major label debut album, Tell God I'm Here, reached No. 71 in the UK Albums Chart in 1987. Towards the end of 1987, a live album, Way Ahead, was released on the Esurient label. In 1989, the band released their second major-label album, The Beautiful, produced by Simon Hanhart and Chris Kimsey. The tracks were primarily recorded over six weeks in 1988 at Ridge Farm, a picturesque residential recording studio in Surrey, England. The only single from this album was "Big Sky." Arista released Hurrah!