Indecent Obsession

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Indecent Obsession was an Australian boy band. They formed in 1987 in Brisbane.

Members (1987-1992): David Dixon (v), Andrew Coyne (g), Michael Szumowski (k), Daryl Sims (d).
Members (1993-1995) Richard Hennassey (v), Mark Gray (b), Graham Kearns (g), Michael Szumowski (k), Daryl Sims (d).

Australian music guru Molly Meldrum signed the band to his record label Melodian. It was an instant success with the single "Say Goodbye" hitting the Australian Top 10 in August 1989. The follow-up single "Tell Me Something" landed at #17 two months later, but would be the band's last Australian Top 20 single. "Tell Me Something" was also picked up by US radio in early 1990 and the song landed at #31 without the band ever setting foot in America. The retitled "Indecent Obession" album (for the American market) peaked at #148 in 1990.

"Indio" - the band's second album was more mature and featured the hit singles "Indio" (AUS#41) and "Kiss Me" (AUS#27). "Kiss Me" even landed at No.1 in South Africa for an amazing 27 weeks!

Lead singer David Dixon left the group in 1992 to pursue acting including the role of Joseph in the Australian version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. "Joseph Mega-mix" (for the Soundtrack) was released in Australia in mid-1993 - it peaked at AUS#53. In 1995, David recorded a solo single called "Faith, Love & Understanding".

Other facts about David Dixon: (1) he played Nathan Roberts in the Australian TV-soap Home & Away; (2) he worked on UK radio as a presenter; (3) he is a Ranger Pilot for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in South Australia; and (4) he is currently married with children.

Richard Hennassey replaced David Dixon on the 1994 album "Relativity" as the group's lead vocalist.

Michael Szumowski went on to produce music for other performers including Australian all-girl groups Cherry and Bardot. Plus songs for Guy Sebastian, Shannon Noll, Kate DeAraugo, and Australian dance projects Disco Montego and Thirstee.

Daryl Sims also had minor success with dance-outfit The Webb in the late 90s.

Discography

Singles

"Say Goodbye" (1989)
"Tell Me Something" (1989)
"Come Back To Me" (1990)
"Never Gonna Stop" (1990)
"Dream After Dream" (1991) - featured on the "Switch" Movie Soundtrack
"Kiss Me" (1992)
"Indio" (1992)

Albums

"Spoken Words" (1989) - Produced by Ross Inglis and Michael Szumowski.
"Indecent Obsession" (1990) - The US version of "Spoken Words".
"Indio" (1992) - Produced by Peter Wolf.
"Relativity" (1994) - Produced by Ian Richardson and Nick Coler.
"The Most Indecent Obsession" (1995)

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