About Human Nature
Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group, which formed in 1989, as a quartet featuring Toby Allen, Phil Burton and brothers, Andrew and Mike Tierney. Originally they were established as a doo-wop group, called the 4 Trax, when the members were schoolmates.
After signing with Sony Music as Human Nature, they released their debut album, Telling Everybody, in 1996. Four of their albums have reached number one on the ARIA Albums Charts, Counting Down , Reach Out: The Motown Record , Dancing in the Street: The Songs of Motown II and Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol II . Three other albums reached number two, Get Ready , Jukebox , and Romance of the Jukebox .
Their top 10 hits on the related ARIA Singles Chart are "Wishes" , "Don't Say Goodbye" , "Everytime You Cry" , "Don't Cry" , "Eternal Flame" , "He Don't Love You" and "When You Say You Love Me" . Three of their albums received multi-platinum certification from ARIA, while four others have received platinum, with a total shipment of over 1.6 million records in Australia, as of April 2011.
The group have toured both nationally and internationally including as a support act for Celine Dion on her Falling Into You Around the World Tour and Let's Talk About Love World Tour . They also opened for Michael Jackson on the HIStory World Tour . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 they won Highest Selling Album for Reach Out: The Motown Record. In May 2009 they began a residency performing a Motown-themed show on the Las Vegas Strip and in April 2014 they completed their 1000th show. In November 2019 Human Nature were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
Human Nature started as the 4 Trax in Sydney in late 1989 when Toby Allen and Phil Burton joined with brothers Andrew Tierney and Michael Tierney . They represented Hurlstone Agricultural High School as well as a public school in Sydneys west, in a combined regional schools concert at the Bankstown Town Hall, on 27 November 1989. All four members had choir backgrounds and were inspired by groups from the Motown era, including the Four Tops. In Bankstown, they had sung The Penguins' hit "Earth Angel". Andrew later told Megan Riggs of What's on Highway Radio that it was the only song they knew and they were encouraged to listen to more Motown groups.
After the elder three members had finished high school, Allen worked as a perfume salesman and studied courses in accounting and geology; Andrew studied physiotherapy for two years; and Burton was studying to be a music teacher. Mike, the youngest member of the group, was doing his Higher School Certificate in his final year of secondary school. The 4 Trax initially gave street performances in the doo-wop style, and after winning some talent quests, they began singing professionally in clubs and built a following. The group sent demo recordings to record labels. On a visit to Sony CEO, Denis Handlin, they performed an a cappella version of "People Get Ready", and landed a contract.
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