In 1994, Wet Wet Wet became one of the biggest, most successful bands in the
world! They did a month long European tour at the start of the year. It was
known as the "Cheese and Ham Toastie European Tour" which meant it was a back to
basics tour. It was a huge success!
They had to decide which cover they would perform for that low budget movie,
Four weddings And A Funeral. The choices were - I Will Survive, Can't Smile
Without You and Love Is All Around. Apparently, all of the band members except
for Marti went for Love Is All Around! It was recorded at the Brill Building in
Glasgow with, "a crate of lager, never leave home without one, a pack of smokes
and a sense of humour" according to Marti! The band really didn't expect great
things from this song and in fact, they wanted it to be a b-side to I Can Give
You Everything. The record company had different ideas. Love Is All Around was
released on 9th May. It went to number 1 and stayed there for 15 weeks. It
reached the top of the charts in 14 countries. End of Part One also went to
number 1 in 7 countries including Britain.
The Summer Of Love Is All Around Tour took place during June and July.
After 15 weeks at the top, the Wets were tired of Love Is All Around and had it
taken out of production. It was finally knocked off the number one slot by an
unknown Scandinavian. Suddenly, Wet Wet Wet took on a new priority for
Phonogram. Finally, they could see their potential!
On 8th October, Wet Wet Wet performed It's Now Or Never at the Elvis Presley
Tribute show in Memphis. Wets were the only British band to take part and they
got a standing ovation!
On 13th March, Julia Says was released. This was actually written and recorded before Love Is All Around was released.
2nd April they did a one off gig at the Golders Green Symphony Hall to promote
their next album, Picture This which was released on 10th.