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Character -Check Mate cd

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Character was originally formed by guitarist Chris Dunnett and drummer Jim Russell. Ironically, they got the name of the band off the back of a whiskey bottle. We were looking for a simple name that had class and style and could develop into various images. We were reading the ingredients and saw the word. So Character was born. That version was primarily a recording project and never performed but did pen most of the songs on the Running For Success demo. That version of Character went thru various singers and bassists and eventually folded. Dunnett ended up joining a band called The Seventh Seal while working on his ideas for Character. When he found drummer Brian Hurst, bassist Curt Hanks and singer Lee Gypsy Foster who played with Salem, then he knew it was time to give Character a rebirth. But this Cincinnati act had, just like most bands, a line-up of members that was not without personality differences and eventually Lee left mutually. Around the same time, Curt decided to move to Florida. So Character went thru a few bassists and singers before stabilizing with Dan Ahrman on vocals and Derrick Hughes on bass. What you hear on the Check Mate album is actually material from both versions of Character. Character garnered much praise in the way of press and radio play in Germany, Italy, Japan, Greece, The U.K. and the US. The track I Am Willing To Do was co-produced by Stevie Blaze of Lillian Axe and also features him on back up vocals. Character was on a roll and things were looking good as labels were taking interest etc…then came Grunge, end of story. Life goes on but often bands don’t.

Track list:
1. Stranger
2. Ready For It All
3. I Am Willing To Do
4. Nowhere To Be Found
5. The Best Is Yet To Come
6. Dara
7. I Know I Can Make It
8. When You’re Away
9. Pawn In The Game
10. Last Goodbye
11. Too Far Gone
12. School’s Out, Summers In
13. Stranger-demo
14. Ready For It All-demo
15. I Am Willing To Do-acoustic mix

Additional information

Label

FnA Records

Release Year

2009

Catalogue Number

247365-002-2