Kennedy śpiewał wcześniej w jamajskich zespołach, a grać na perkusji uczył się w formacji The Boys Brigade i w orkiestrze szkoły lotniczej, występował też przez pewien czas w soulowej grupie Midnight Express. Johna i Ingrama poznał na początku 1981r - w rezultacie powstało trio Imagination. Formacja odniosła natychmiastowy sukces singlem "Body Talk”. Wkrótce ukazało się jeszcze kilka singli wyprodukowanych przez Tony’ego Twaina, m.in. „Just An Illusion” i „Music And Lights", które weszły do pierwszej piątki list brytyjskich.
Niestety, w 1984r źródło przebojów wyschło - John powrócił do kariery aktorskiej. Wystąpił zresztą już w 1983 w opowiadającej historię Dr Who produkcji ,Enlightenment. Po podpisaniu nowego kontraktu nagraniowego w 1986r z wytwórnią RCA Records, grupa powróciła jeszcze w 1988 z nowym singlem „Instinctual".
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Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [UK] |
Komentarz |
Body Talk | Imagination | 05.1981 | 4[18] | - | R & B Records RBS 201 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley] |
In And Out Of Love | Imagination | 09.1981 | 16[9] | - | R & B Records RBS 202 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Imagination][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley] |
Flashback/Burnin' Up | Imagination | 11.1981 | 16[15] | - | R & B Records RBS 206 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Imagination][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley][B:68[6].R&B Chart] |
Just An Illusion | Imagination | 03.1982 | 2[11] | - | R & B Records RBS 208 | [written by Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley][27[16].R&B Chart] |
Music And Lights | Imagination | 06.1982 | 5[9] | - | R & B Records RBS 210 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley][52[9].R&B Chart] |
In The Heat Of The Night | Imagination | 09.1982 | 22[8] | - | R & B Records RBS 211 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley] |
Changes/So Good So Right | Imagination | 12.1982 | 31[8] | - | R & B Records RBS 213 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley][46[7].R&B Chart] |
Looking At Midnight/Follow Me | Imagination | 06.1983 | 29[7] | - | R & B Records RBS 214 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley][64[6].R&B Chart] |
New Dimension/I'll Always Love You | Imagination | 11.1983 | 56[3] | - | R & B Records RBS 216 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley] |
This Means War (Shoobedoodah Dabba Doobee)/Wrong In Love | Imagination | 01.1984 | - | - | Elektra 69763 | [written by S. Jolley, T. Swain, L. John, A. Ingram][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley][29[11].R&B Chart] |
State Of Love/Wrong In Love | Imagination | 05.1984 | 67[3] | - | R & B Records RBS 218 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Tony Swain, Steve Jolley] |
Thank You My Love/Point Of No Return | Imagination | 11.1984 | 22[15] | - | R & B Records RBS 219 | [written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Nigel Wright, Imagination] |
Found My Girl/In And Out Of Love | Imagination | 05.1985 | 83[4] | - | R & B Records RBS 1800 | [written by Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Nigel Wright, Imagination] |
Last Days Of Summer/Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee | Imagination | 09.1985 | 99[1] | - | R & B Records RBS 1802 | [written by Peter Vale, Miles Waters][produced by Derek Bramble] |
Sunshine/Trilogy | Imagination | 05.1986 | 87[4] | - | R & B Records RBS 1804 | [written by Leee John, Ashley Ingram][produced by Richard James Burgess] |
The Last Time/ Touch | Imagination | 08.1987 | 93[2] | - | RCA PB 41471 | [written by Victor Burks][produced by Nick Martinelli][88[5].R&B Chart] |
Instinctual/Touch (Part Two) | Imagination | 01.1988 | 62[3] | - | RCA PB 41697 | [written by Arthur Baker, Paul Gurvitz][produced by Arthur Baker, Paul Gurvitz] |
Love's Taking Over | Imagination | 07.1989 | 100[1] | - | RCA PB 42659 | [written by John, Ingram, Vaz][produced by T-Coy] |
Albumy
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Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [UK] |
Komentarz |
Body Talk | Imagination | 10.1981 | 20[51] | - | R&B RBLP 1001 | [gold-UK][produced by Jolley & Swain] |
In the Heat of the Night | Imagination | 09.1982 | 7[28] | - | R&B RBLP 1002 | [gold-UK][produced by Jolley & Swain] |
Night Dubbing | Imagination | 05.1983 | 9[20] | - | R&B RBDUB 1 | [gold-UK][produced by Jolley & Swain] |
Scandalous | Imagination | 11.1983 | 25[8] | - | R&B RBLP 1004 | [gold-UK][produced by Jolley & Swain] |
Imagination – All The Hits | Imagination | 08.1989 | 4[12] | - | Stylus SMR 985 | [gold-UK] |
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