The Tourists

The Tourists were a post-punk music group formed in 1976 and active until 1980 when the group split up. They began to enjoy some critical success from 1978 and commercial success from late 1979, reaching no.4 in the UK with their cover version of I Only Want To Be With You, followed up in 1980 by another Top 10 single So Good To Be Back Home Again.

Their sophomore album Reality Effect reached no.23 in early 1980 although the follow-up Luminous Basement failed to chart.

Band members Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox went on to form more commercially successful group Eurythmics.

Top of the Pops

 * 07 June 1979 - Blind Among The Flowers (non chart)
 * 20 September 1979 - The Loneliest Man In The World (45)
 * 15 November 1979 - I Only Want To Be With You (44)
 * 29 November 1979 - I Only Want To Be With You (22)
 * 13 December 1979 - I Only Want To Be With You (4)
 * 07 February 1980 - So Good To Be Back Home Again (46)
 * 22 February 1980 - So Good To Be Back Home Again (10) (rpt.)