The Kane Gang - Respect Yourself • TopPop

The Kane Gang were a pop trio from North East England that scored several UK and US hits in the 1980s. Named alluding to the movie Citizen Kane, the trio recorded for the record label Kitchenware, which was also home to Prefab Sprout. Vocalists Martin Brammer (born 13 May 1957, Seaham, County Durham) and Paul Woods, with multi-instrumentalist Dave Brewis, formed the trio in 1982, after meeting while in small local bands, and signed to a small record label, which led to a deal with London Records in 1984. Their debut album, ’The Bad and Lowdown World of the Kane Gang’ (released in the US as ’Lowdown’), was released the following year. It spawned two UK hit singles: “Closest Thing to Heaven“ (No. 12) and a cover of The Staples Singers’ “Respect Yourself“ (No. 21). The latter was also a hit in Australia, reaching No. 19 and un the Netherlands where it reached no. 31 in the Dutch Top 40 on January 26, 1985. The album was produced by Pete Wingfield, and feature