On November 5 1979 The Tourists entered the U.K. charts with their cover of Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want To Be With You", a single that would peak at #4 there and #83 in the United States. There's nothing remarkable about this new wave band except that it included future Eurythmics Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart.
On June 3, 1979 Nick Lowe's new single, "Cracking Up", entered the U.K. pop charts at #61. The Labour of Lust track , featuring Dave Edmunds on guitar and harmonies and dark lyrics about anxiety and paranoia, would peak at #34 . Only then would Lowe release his new version of "Cruel To Be Kind" upon the world.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers recorded a cover of "Cracking Up" which appeared on the Playback set.
The Tourists, a band made up of future Eurythmics Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, enter the U.K. charts with a live favorite "Blind Among the Flowers". The single would peak at U.K.#52. The band opened for Roxy Music on their Manifesto Tour before breaking up in late 1980.
