With Over 1.8 million records sold! WHEN IN ROME’S “The Promise” is known World wide as a Certified Hit. In both top 40 and AC charts around the Globe. Remember the closing scene from Napoleon-Dynamite, the film voted Best Picture at the 2005 MTV movie awards? As Napoleon finds some sort of resolution in his offbeat, own private Idaho, 80s-throwback lifestyle, a haunting synth chord from that electro-decade surges to the soundtrack’s surface and a classic piano phrase takes us into the end credits. The song is When In Rome’s “The Promise”, the signature tune for the movie and still getting regular airplay across the country 18 years after it hit the Billboard Top Ten. When In Rome The Promise was also number one #1 on the dance chart for 7 weeks, three more hits that reached the top 100 as well, “Heaven Knows”, “Wide, Wide Sea” and “Childs Play”, all Four hits released on their debut CD on Virgin records 1987-88 When in Rome was a electro-dance trio from England that had a world wide hit with the single, “The Promise,” in 1988. Composed of Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann on vocals, and Michael Floreale on keyboard, When in Rome released one self-titled album after the success of their debut single, that reached .#1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, before coming apart. The trio had previously been in a band named Leisure, with Corinne Drewery of Swing Out Sister. Floreale now lives in Dallas, Texas and is currently writing and recording a new When In Rome record: no title as of yet. record is slated to be released on Musicwerks. Finally! A new When In Rome Album and Tour! When In Rome’s Founding member, Michael Floreale,was approached by a major forcein the music business to reform When In Rome. Michael recruited Vocalist Jayden Frost, Electotic percussionist and Vocals Rob Juarez, former touring member of General Public and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (featuring Paul Humphrey) and keyboardist and Vocals Dave Schulz, former touring member of Goo Goo Dolls and The English Beat . The band toured in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. With the success of their first four tours in 2006-2009, sharing the stage with such acts like Devo, Bow Wow Wow, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Psychedelic Furs, Animotion Dramarama, General Public and many others. 2010 - 2011 will be Just as exciting as the band Is featured in one of this years highly anticipated U.S. tours, the “Lost 80′s Live” with live shows also in the US, Asia, Mexico and Lima Peru |
| Michael Floreale (Keyboards and Programming) Rob Juarez (Percussion Electronic Drum Pads and Vocals) John Ceravolo (Lead Vocals)
and on occasions Dave Schulz (Keyboards and Vocals) and on occasions David Noble (Guitar) learn more about the band, hear their Hits “past and present”, get concert and tour dates, receive special invites to events only for When In Rome fans. All this can be found on their Officail Myspace Page or visit their Officail Web Site for more When In Rome. |
