Big Trouble (band)

Big Trouble
Left to right: bassist Julia Farey, keyboardist Rebecca Ryan, vocalist Bobbie Eakes and drummer Suzy Zarow
Background information
Origin	America
Genres	Pop, rock
Years active	1987–1988
Labels	Epic Records

Big Trouble was a female pop group formed in America, who recorded one album and released a total of two minor hit singles.

Like the formation of 60s group The Monkees, Big Trouble was an all female pop group put together by TV executive Fred Silverman. The group consisted of vocalist Bobbie Eakes, bassist Julia Farey, keyboardist Rebecca Ryan and drummer Suzy Zarow. Eakes was originally Miss Georgia in 1983.

After deciding on all band members except the vocalist, Silverman auditioned approximately five hundred vocalists, where Eakes was the one to win the part.

The band made their start on the Mack & Jamie comedy show, whilst they would often appear as the "house band" on the series Comedy Break, where Eakes would occasionally appear as a performer in the sketches.

The band signed to Epic Records in 1987, and recorded their first single - a Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock track titled "All I Need is You". It was released as a promotional single, and featured in the film Over the Top, starring Sylvester Stallone. The song was included on the official soundtrack release, which was released during the same year.

The band then recorded their self-titled album Big Trouble which was released in 1988. The album was produced by Grammy and Oscar winner Giorgio Moroder, whilst various other producers featured on certain tracks alongside him. Moroder co-wrote both album tracks that were released as singles. Today, the album, although on CD and vinyl, remains out-of-print.

Big Trouble had one chart entry in America, the single "Crazy World", released in 1987. The song, written by Moroder and Whitlock, peaked at No. 71. A music video was filmed for the song.

A second single followed in 1988, the Moroder-Whitlock song "When the Love is Good", which was also taken from the self-titled album, and featured the non-album b-side "Last Kiss". The song failed to make any impact in America, although it peaked at No. 83 in the UK. A music video was filmed for the song. The band's final release was the 1988 CD maxi-single "Crazy World", released in the UK only, which was backed by the two album tracks "Say Yes" and "Trains and Boats and Planes". The release attempted to follow the minor success of the previous single, where it peaked at No. 96. As a result of the small success, the group dissolved soon after.