Century
It was thanks to "Lover Why ", their unstoppable slow song of an improbable
length for the time (five minutes and thirty-four seconds), that the Marseilles
pop-rock group Century shot to fame in 1985, topping the French Top 50 for
almost two months and achieving almost as much success in Germany, Switzerland
and Belgium. The band, led by keyboardist and singer Jean-Louis Milford, had
been formed the year before, and in 1986 released their first album, And Soul It
Goes. In addition to "Lover Why", the tracks "Jane" and "Gone With the Winner "
had a respectable run, even if they fa...
