Embrace (British band)

Embrace come from the Leeds–Huddersfield–Bradford area in the north of England, and to date have released four studio albums and one singles album. Its members include the McNamara brothers, Danny and Richard, bassist Steve Firth, drummer Mike Heaton, and keyboardist Mickey Dale.

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Leeds - Huddersfield - Bradford - England - Album - Singles - Keyboardist

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After building a following through their EP releases, their debut album The Good Will Out went to number 1 in the British charts in 1998. However, the sales for their subsequent releases, Drawn from Memory (2000) and If You've Never Been (2001) were disappointing and the band were dropped by Hut Records in 2002.

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The Good Will Out - 1998 - Drawn from Memory - 2000 - If You've Never Been - 2001 - Hut Records - 2002

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They were signed by the Independiente label and produced a successful comeback album Out of Nothing, which reached number 1 in the UK in 2004.

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Independiente - Out of Nothing - 2004

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Although they are still relatively unknown outside of Britain, their single Ashes is one of the featured "EA Trax" on EA Sports's console-spanning FIFA Soccer 2006, promising them further exposure.

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Ashes - EA Sports - FIFA Soccer 2006

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