European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wet wet wet Slicks path to  by Deedee Arrington Doke Deputy City editor teasing a greatest hits collection usually Caps Lizes a musical career with a series of Chart toppers but Scotland s Wei wet wet is doing it the other Way around plugging its latest album end of part h their greatest hits to launch a Campaign for new believers in the United states. It s a great Way for an introduction. To see what we re All about said Lead Singer Marti fellow last week in Frankfurt Germany. To Back up the wets As they re nicknamed at Home racked up an impressive collection of pop hits including wishing i was Lucky and Angel eyes in Britain and other european countries beginning in the late 80s. But indifference greeted the glaswegian in the United states. Some people s records go Gold ours went Lead and Sank said drummer Tommy Cunningham. Their Blue eyed soul and adamantly melodic songs made them hard to pigeonhole on strictly segmented radio formats Pellow said adding we re All Over the shop.". V so the wets stayed on friendlier Home turf where they popped out More hits and played sell put concert Tours. For the next five years we became so cynical about America about the Charm. And the Bull of the place that we turned our Back on it Cunningham said. In Frankfurt one Stop on their greatest hits tour the group s sold out concert last week at the Batsch Kapp was broadcast live on German radio station swf3. The four wets Are Cunningham Pellow bassist Graeme Clark and keyboard player Neil Mitchell. Backing them up onstage Are an assortment of Horn players and Graeme Duffin their permanent guitarist who also plays on their recordings but is not an official wet per be. Onstage Pellow assumes the role of official heartthrob casting out wicked smiles and meaningful glances which he emphasizes with a purposefully raised Eyebrow and tossing his Long dark hair. -. S4s a fun George Singer Marti Pellow Center struts to the music to the Delight of the crowd while at left bassist Graeme Clark plays along.  v a his mass seduction technique worked time and again goading exchanges of so Pony looks among much of the audience s female contingent. As Pellow wooed the audience the hits kept coming including Sweet surrender hold Back the River the beatles a Little help from my friends goodnight girl As Well As a new Cut cold cold heart and the old re Anthem Ain t no stopping us now. Putting the lid on the evening in spite of the audience s refusal to Clear out when the House lights went on were is Ken George Marti Pellow is wet wet wet s official heartthrob offering the audience a wicked smile. The romantic Angel eyes and the haunting Funk of wishing Iwa Slucky. Backstage at the Batsch Kapp Cunningham and Pellow reflected on the Glasgow musical tradition that has made its Way past the scottish Borders through a variety of different bands such As Texas teenage fan club Deacon Blue and the group the wets consider the closest to them in style the average White band the Horn driven soulters of the mid 70s. In Glasgow Cunningham said there s a songwriting philosophy a social sense of Melody. That comes up through your family. Your mum used to sing to you everyone s mum used to do this. All your aunties Are gathered round you at a wedding and after everyone s had a few whiskers and a bit drunk it s spin the bottle wherever it Points up that person has got to stand up and sing a song. Good bad it does t matter. This happens to everyone m  the tradition continues when a glaswegian grows up with everyone knowing someone in a band Pekow said. The wets Hope to repeat their own hit making tradition in the United states before Long but they recognize it s going to take work. Said Pellow " Well jump in the Back of a transit Van and tour for a very very very Long  top pop singles 1. The Power of love Celine Dion 2. All for love Bryan Adams Rod Stewart sting 3. Breathe again ton Braxton 4. Hero Marlah Carey 5. The sign Ace of base 6. Chatta Man Saft a Pepa featuring in Vogue 7. Getto Jam Domino 8. Linger the cranberries 9. Said i loved you. But i lied Michael Bolton 10. All that she wants Ace of base top albums 1. Jar of files Alice in chains 2. Music Box Marian Carey 3. Kick in it up John Michael Montgomery 4. Doggy style Snoop Doggy Dogg 5. Greatest hits Tom Petty & the heartbreaker 6. Diary of a mad band Jodeci 7. Very necessary Salt a Pepa 8. So far so Good Bryan Adams 9.12 play  10. Tool Braxton Toni Braxton country singles 1.1 swear John Michael Montgomery 2. State of mind Clint Black 3. A Little less talk and a lot More action Toby Keith 4. She d give anything boy Howdy 5. John Deere Green Joe Diffie 6. I d like to have that one Back George Strait 7. You will Patty Loveless 8.1 just wanted you to know Mark Chesnutt 9. We just disagree Billy Dean 10. Hey Cinderella Suzy Bogguss country albums 1. Klckln1 it up John Michael Montgomery 2. Common thread the songs of the eagles various artists 3. Greatest hits volume two Reba Mcentire 4. In pieces Garth Brooks 5. A lot about la Van and a Little bout love Alan Jackson 6. Easy come easy go George Strait 7.1 still believe in you Vince Gill 8. Clay Walker Clay Walker 9. This time Dwight Yoakam 10. Honky Tonk attitude Joe Diffie re singles 1. Understanding escape 2. Cry for you Jodeci 3. Groove thang Zhane 4. Lay your head on my Pillow tonittone5. Can we talk Tevin Campbell 6. Chatta Man Salt a Pepa 7. U Send me swing i mint cor8. Always on my mind Sov 9. Getto Jam Domino 10. Never keeping secrets 20 the stars and stripes Friday