Brother Beyond star Eg White may have been a teen heartthrob in his band’s 80s heyday, but he’s since become one of the most in-demand songwriters in the UK
Once a teenage heartthrob in one of the original British boy bands, Eg White from Brother Beyond has subtly become one of the masterminds behind some of the biggest pop hits of recent times.
Although his face may no longer be at the forefront of these hits, his lyrics are still interwoven into songs from the likes of Adele, Celine Dion and James Blunt.
Rewinding over three decades back to the late 1980s, Brother Beyond released classic catchy pop songs filled with quintessential 80s synth.
The band was formed in 1985 and swiftly released a series of singles including their classic songs, Should Have Lied, How Many Times, Chain-Gang Smile and Can You Keep a Secret?
While some of their initial songs managed to chart, it wasn’t quite the immediate success they had hoped for. However, their first album Get Even, proved to be the hit they were seeking, with The Harder I Try reaching number two in the charts and He Ain’t No Competition reaching number six, reports the Daily Record.
However, after a more subdued response to their second album, Trust, the band lost much of their momentum and took a break from the industry before performing some live shows in the early 2000s.
Despite the fluctuating success of Brother Beyond, the band’s bassist Eg White chose to embark on a very different musical journey.
Eg, the mastermind behind many of the original band’s hits, naturally continued his songwriting journey, crafting tunes for a host of big-name artists.
One of his earliest and most influential hits came in 2003 when he collaborated with the newly crowned inaugural Pop Idol winner Will Young on the track “Leave Right Now”. The song was a massive success, rocketing to number one and remains Young’s most streamed song to this day.
However, Young wasn’t the only one to gain recognition from the song, as Eg bagged an Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for his contribution to the hit.
In 2008, he joined forces with Adele to create three songs on her debut album 19, including one of her first major hits, Chasing Pavements. The duo would also team up two years later to create Take It All, which featured on her follow-up album 21.
A year later, he launched his own record label, Spilt Milk Records, where he worked as both a writer and producer.
Source: Mirror
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