The Outfield

The Outfield

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London-born power-poppers The Outfield occupied a unique vantage point; they broke America but failed to generate notable success in the UK. Composed of guitarist John Spinks, vocalist and bassist Tony Lewis, and drummer Alan Jackman, the group signed to Columbia/CBS Records in 1984 on the strength of their live shows and demos, originally performing under the US-friendly name The Baseball Boys. Keeping in the same ballpark with their baseball-referencing new name, The Outfield stepped out with their William Wittman-produced debut album, Play Deep, in 1985 and yielded several hit singles in the US, including "Your Love", which reached Number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1986 and became the band's calling card. The Outfield's second album, Bangin', arrived the following year and spawned a Top 40 hit in "Since You've Been Gone". They issued another six albums during the '90s and '00s, including 2004's Any Time Now (also released in 2006 by Sidewinder Records). Founding drummer Alan Jackman – who had quit the band following the release of 1989's Voices of Babylon – returned to record the group's final album in 2011, Replay. John Spinks died from liver cancer on July 9, 2014 aged 60. On October 19, 2020, singer Tony Lewis died at his home near London.

Top tracks

05
Your Love
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:42
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
02
All The Love In The World
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:31
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
01
Your Love (Diplo Remix)
The Outfield
Your Love (Diplo Remix)
02:35
Writer: John Spinks - Thomas Wesley Pentz / Composers: John Spinks - Thomas Wesley Pentz
05
Say It Isn't So
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
03:48
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
08
Talk To Me
The Outfield
Play Deep
03:34
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
10
Nervous Alibi
The Outfield
Play Deep
03:52
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
03
Everytime You Cry (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
04:29
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
01
Your Love
The Outfield
Your Love
02:36
Writer: The Outfield / Composers: The Outfield
03
For You
The Outfield
Diamond Days
04:27
Composers: John Spinks
01
Voices Of Babylon (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:31
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
04
Since You've Been Gone (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
04:43
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
08
Reach Out (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:29
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
06
Say It Isn't So (Live at The Forum, Curitiba, Brazil, 2001)
The Outfield
Live in Brazil '01
04:11
Composers: John Spinks
07
Taken By Surprise (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:09
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
03
All the Love
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:22
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
03
Part Of Your Life (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:55
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
03
I Don't Need Her
The Outfield
Play Deep
03:51
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
01
Winning It All
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:22
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
05
61 Seconds
The Outfield
Play Deep
04:18
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
05
The Night Ain't Over (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
04:05
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
02
My Paradise (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:36
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
06
Mystery Man
The Outfield
Play Deep
04:04
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
07
Alone With You (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
03:17
Composers: John Spinks
14
Alone With You (Outtake Version)
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
03:09
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
08
Tonight You're Mine
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:39
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
05
Young Love
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:50
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
04
John Lennon
The Outfield
Diamond Days
03:27
Composers: John Spinks
09
Taking My Chances
The Outfield
Play Deep
03:37
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
01
Somewhere In America (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
04:12
Composers: John Spinks
06
Playground (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
04:59
Composers: John Spinks
04
Your Love
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:25
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
01
Sunday Morning
The Outfield
Final Innings
02:08
Composers: John Frederick Spinks - Grahame Alexander Leslie
05
Talk to Me
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:24
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
03
Colosseum
The Outfield
Final Innings
03:46
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
11
Since You've Been Gone
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
04:21
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
11
Going Back
The Outfield
Rockeye
04:38
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
13
Your Love (Live at The Forum, Curitiba, Brazil, 2001)
The Outfield
Live in Brazil '01
06:11
Composers: John Spinks
02
California Sun
The Outfield
Replay
04:00
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
02
Closer To Me
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:17
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
04
Shelter Me (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:50
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
07
Burning Blue
The Outfield
Diamond Days
03:38
Composers: John Spinks
09
Better Than Nothing (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
04:04
Composers: John Spinks
10
No Surrender (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
04:45
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
04
In Your Company
The Outfield
Replay
03:32
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
11
Somewhere In America '89 (Album Version)
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
03:49
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
10
Inside Your Skin (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:35
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
01
No Fear
The Outfield
Any Time Now
04:11
Composers: John Spinks
09
Bangin' On My Heart (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:55
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
08
Don't Forget Me (when I'm Gone)
The Outfield
Final Innings
04:24
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
04
Moving Target (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
04:18
Composers: John Spinks
06
No Point (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:02
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
10
After The Storm
The Outfield
Diamond Days
04:47
Composers: John Spinks
19
Looking for a Girl
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
04:29
Composers: John Frederick Spinks - X Geza
11
Disraeli Years
The Outfield
Replay
04:16
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
02
Rollercoaster
The Outfield
Final Innings
04:29
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
01
Take It All
The Outfield
Diamond Days
03:48
Composers: John Spinks
09
Say It Isn't So
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:53
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
12
Playground
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
04:32
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
03
A Long, Long Time Ago
The Outfield
Replay
04:24
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
07
Take Me Home
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:18
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
03
The Way It Should Be
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:40
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks

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  • Discography
Albums
Final Innings
(P) 2021 John Frederick Spinks
08-02-2021
Final Innings
01
Sunday Morning
The Outfield
Final Innings
02:08
Composers: John Frederick Spinks - Grahame Alexander Leslie
02
Rollercoaster
The Outfield
Final Innings
04:29
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
03
Colosseum
The Outfield
Final Innings
03:46
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
04
This Life Is Your Life
The Outfield
Final Innings
03:31
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
05
Look at Me Now
The Outfield
Final Innings
03:40
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
06
Secret World
The Outfield
Final Innings
04:24
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
07
Someone Like Me
The Outfield
Final Innings
04:20
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
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The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
(P) 2020 John Frederick Spinks
08-07-2020
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
01
61 Seconds
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
04:32
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
02
Mystery Man
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:45
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
03
All the Love
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:22
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
04
Your Love
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:25
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
05
Talk to Me
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:24
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
06
I Don't Need Her
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:18
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
07
Every Time You Cry
The Outfield
The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks
03:32
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
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Replay
(P) 2011 The Outfield
28-06-2011
Replay
01
Aladdin's Cave
The Outfield
Replay
04:32
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
02
California Sun
The Outfield
Replay
04:00
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
03
A Long, Long Time Ago
The Outfield
Replay
04:24
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
04
In Your Company
The Outfield
Replay
03:32
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
05
Who Would You Be
The Outfield
Replay
03:09
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks - John Frederick Spinks
06
Shake Your Thing
The Outfield
Replay
04:39
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
07
New York City
The Outfield
Replay
04:10
Composers: John Frederick Spinks
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Any Time Now
(P) 2006 John Spinks
21-03-2006
Any Time Now
01
No Fear
The Outfield
Any Time Now
04:11
Composers: John Spinks
02
Wasted
The Outfield
Any Time Now
03:56
Composers: John Spinks
03
This Love Affair
The Outfield
Any Time Now
04:11
Composers: John Spinks
04
Long Walk Back (From Nowhere)
The Outfield
Any Time Now
04:28
Composers: John Spinks
05
I Can't Wait
The Outfield
Any Time Now
03:47
Composers: John Spinks
06
It's All About Love
The Outfield
Any Time Now
04:20
Composers: John Spinks
07
There She Goes
The Outfield
Any Time Now
04:42
Composers: John Spinks
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Live in Brazil '01
(P) 2001 John Spinks
01-03-2001
Live in Brazil '01
01
Intro (Live at The Forum, Curitiba, Brazil, 2001)
The Outfield
Live in Brazil '01
01:21
Composers: John Spinks
02
Tiny Lights (Live at The Forum, Curitiba, Brazil, 2001)
The Outfield
Live in Brazil '01
04:58
Composers: John Spinks
03
61 Seconds (Live at The Forum, Curitiba, Brazil, 2001)
The Outfield
Live in Brazil '01
04:45
Composers: John Spinks
04
Certain Kind of Love (Live at The Forum, Curitiba, Brazil, 2001)
The Outfield
Live in Brazil '01
04:40
Composers: John Spinks
05
Closer to Me (Live at The Forum, Curitiba, Brazil, 2001)
The Outfield
Live in Brazil '01
04:39
Composers: John Spinks
06
Say It Isn't So (Live at The Forum, Curitiba, Brazil, 2001)
The Outfield
Live in Brazil '01
04:11
Composers: John Spinks
07
All the Love (Live at The Forum, Curitiba, Brazil, 2001)
The Outfield
Live in Brazil '01
04:28
Composers: John Spinks
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It Ain't Over
(P) 1999 John Spinks
01-09-1998
It Ain't Over
01
Kiss the Rain
The Outfield
It Ain't Over
03:52
Composers: John Spinks
02
Girl of Mine
The Outfield
It Ain't Over
04:10
Composers: John Spinks
03
It Ain't Over...
The Outfield
It Ain't Over
03:45
Composers: John Spinks
04
Midnight Moves
The Outfield
It Ain't Over
04:08
Composers: John Spinks
05
Dance (The Night Away)
The Outfield
It Ain't Over
04:16
Composers: John Spinks
06
Lay Down
The Outfield
It Ain't Over
03:26
Composers: John Spinks
07
Slow Motion
The Outfield
It Ain't Over
03:17
Composers: John Spinks
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Super Hits
1985, 1987, 1989, 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
03-07-1998
Super Hits
01
Voices Of Babylon (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:31
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
02
All The Love In The World
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:31
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
03
Everytime You Cry (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
04:29
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
04
Since You've Been Gone (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
04:43
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
05
Your Love
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:42
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
06
No Point (Album Version)
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:02
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
07
I Don't Need Her
The Outfield
Super Hits
03:52
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
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Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
1990, 1992 MCA Records, Inc., 1996 John Spinks, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
01-08-1996
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
01
Voices Of Babylon (Album Version)
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
03:30
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
02
For You (Album Version)
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
04:28
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
03
Your Love
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
03:36
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
04
It Should Have Been Me (Album Version)
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
03:19
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
05
Say It Isn't So
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
03:48
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
06
Winning It All (Album Version)
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
03:20
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
07
Everytime You Cry
The Outfield
Big Innings: The Best Of The Outfield
04:29
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
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Rockeye
℗ 1992 Geffen Records
30-11-1991
Rockeye
01
Winning It All
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:22
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
02
Closer To Me
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:17
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
03
The Way It Should Be
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:40
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
04
Under A Stone
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:13
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
05
Young Love
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:50
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
06
Jane
The Outfield
Rockeye
04:27
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
07
Take Me Home
The Outfield
Rockeye
03:18
Composers: John Fredrick Spinks
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Diamond Days
℗ 1990 Geffen Records
01-01-1990
Diamond Days
01
Take It All
The Outfield
Diamond Days
03:48
Composers: John Spinks
02
Eye To Eye
The Outfield
Diamond Days
02:59
Composers: John Spinks
03
For You
The Outfield
Diamond Days
04:27
Composers: John Spinks
04
John Lennon
The Outfield
Diamond Days
03:27
Composers: John Spinks
05
Magic Seed
The Outfield
Diamond Days
03:25
Composers: John Spinks
06
Unrespectable
The Outfield
Diamond Days
02:46
Composers: John Spinks
07
Burning Blue
The Outfield
Diamond Days
03:38
Composers: John Spinks
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Voices Of Babylon
1989 CBS Records Inc.
16-03-1989
Voices Of Babylon
01
Voices Of Babylon (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:31
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
02
My Paradise (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:36
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
03
Part Of Your Life (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:55
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
04
Shelter Me (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:50
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
05
The Night Ain't Over (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
04:05
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
06
No Point (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:03
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
07
Taken By Surprise (Album Version)
The Outfield
Voices Of Babylon
03:09
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
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Bangin'
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
01-01-1986
Bangin'
01
Somewhere In America (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
04:12
Composers: John Spinks
02
Bangin' On My Heart (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
03:57
Composers: John Spinks
03
No Surrender (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
04:47
Composers: John Spinks
04
Moving Target (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
04:18
Composers: John Spinks
05
Long Way Home (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
04:22
Composers: John Spinks - R. Difonzo
06
Playground (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
04:59
Composers: John Spinks
07
Alone With You (Album Version)
The Outfield
Bangin'
03:17
Composers: John Spinks
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Play Deep
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment
29-06-1985
Play Deep
01
Say It Isn't So
The Outfield
Play Deep
03:48
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
02
Your Love
The Outfield
Play Deep
03:36
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
03
I Don't Need Her
The Outfield
Play Deep
03:51
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
04
Everytime You Cry
The Outfield
Play Deep
04:29
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
05
61 Seconds
The Outfield
Play Deep
04:18
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
06
Mystery Man
The Outfield
Play Deep
04:04
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
07
All the Love in the World
The Outfield
Play Deep
03:32
Writer: John Spinks / Composers: John Spinks
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Singles
Your Love (Diplo Remix)
(P) 2024 Sony Music Entertainment
19-04-2024
Your Love (Diplo Remix)
01
Your Love (Diplo Remix)
The Outfield
Your Love (Diplo Remix)
02:35
Writer: John Spinks - Thomas Wesley Pentz / Composers: John Spinks - Thomas Wesley Pentz
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(P) 2024 Sony Music Entertainment
02-04-2024
70s 80s 90s Summer Roadtrip
01
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
Journey
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05:26
Writer: Jonathan Cain - Stephen Perry / Composers: Jonathan Cain - Stephen Perry
02
Surrender
Cheap Trick
70s 80s 90s Summer Roadtrip
04:14
Writer: R. Nielsen / Composers: R. Nielsen
03
Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & The Holding Company
70s 80s 90s Summer Roadtrip
04:13
Writer: Jerry Ragovoy - Bert Berns / Composers: Jerry Ragovoy - Bert Berns
04
We Didn't Start the Fire
Billy Joel
70s 80s 90s Summer Roadtrip
04:48
Writer: Billy Joel / Composers: Billy Joel
05
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
70s 80s 90s Summer Roadtrip
02:30
Writer: Bob Dylan / Composers: Bob Dylan
06
More Than a Feeling
Boston
70s 80s 90s Summer Roadtrip
04:44
Writer: T. Scholz / Composers: T. Scholz
07
Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
70s 80s 90s Summer Roadtrip
04:39
Writer: Bruce Springsteen / Composers: Bruce Springsteen
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