Roman Holliday - Cookin' On the Roof

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Cookin'On the Roof, the first full length album by the British band Roman Holliday. It went to number 116 on the US Billboard Hot 200 and number 31 on the UK charts.

Roman Holliday - Roman Holliday EP

In the early 1980’s, the British band Roman Holliday formed. The line-up consisted of Steve Lambert (vocals), Brian Bonhomme (guitar and vocals), Simon Cohen (drums), Adrian York (piano), Jon Durno (bass), John Eacott (trumpet) and Rob Lambert (saxophone).

Before their first full album was released in the late Spring of 1983, the group put out a five song EP simply titled Roman Holliday; it peaked at number 142 on the US Billboard Hot 200. Today, we'll take a look at this one in honor of its thirtieth anniversary. Combining a mixture of pop and swing, they brought a lot of fun to the music scene.