During my senior year of high school, The Outfield was one of the hottest groups out there. "Your Love", a single from their 1985 premier album, Play Deep, was their hottest hit. It seemed like that song was everywhere those days.
Here's a non sequitur and personal factoid: I've only known one person in my life named Josie...
As a freshman at the University of South Alabama, I caught The Outfield when they played on campus. They were pushing their second album, Bangin. Unfortunately, it wasn't nearly as popular as their first effort. This played out in the audience reaction, which was pretty sedate for a college crowd. But when they launched into "Your Love", wow. The noise level doubled. I remember it being shrill, probably from all the sorority chicks.
Soon after, band members left, they tried a new sound, and basically stumbled around for a while. Recently, they reconstituted the original group and released a new album, Replay. Two singles off that record were released, and they both have a sound very reminiscent of the 80's. However, you'll have to track them down yourself since they're outside the pre-1989 cutoff of the Rock-tober ground rules.
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