Fatal Charm - Second Album

Second Album

In 1990, the band's second album, This Strange Attraction was greeted by critical acclaim from most quarters and another radio session arranged for Radio 1's Bob Harris. Tired of all the record company misadventures, this time the recording was on their own label - "Really Great Records". Presumably the name paid homage to, or was a parody of, the East Midlands based "Dead Good Records" later re-released on Native Records. Mansfield's B-Movie included 3 Fatal Charm tracks on the 1979 compilation album East.

By now, there had been many Radio 1 sessions, for some of the station's most respected DJs, including Janice Long, Andy Peebles, Annie Nightingale and Simon Mayo.

In the wake of the second album, there was considerable media interest in the band and they were offered financial backing, a new management deal and (eventually) a contract with major label RCA Records. Consequently, the Fatal Charm name was shelved, in recognition of a new beginning, based on a more ambient dance/pop style of music. State of Grace was born in 1991 and ran through to 1998.