The Passions (British band)

The Passions
Also known asThe Youngsters
The Rivers of Passion Barbara Gogan and The Passions
OriginShepherd's Bush, London, England
GenresPost-punk, new wave
Years active1978–1983
LabelsSoho, Fiction, Polydor
Past membersBarbara Gogan
Claire Bidwell
Richard Williams
Dack Dyde
Mitch Barker
Clive Timperley
David Agar
Kevin Armstrong
Jeff Smith
Penny Tobin (keyboards)
Stephen Wright (guitar)
Websitethepassions.co.uk (archived)

The Passions were a British-Irish post-punk/new wave band which formed in 1978 and disbanded in 1983. The Passions' music was grounded mainly in Barbara Gogan's voice and Clive Timperley's delicate Echoplex guitar work. They were considered a one-hit wonder due to their early 1981 single "I'm in Love with a German Film Star".