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Previously known as TROJAN,  the band were blessed with an extremely powerful vocalist in Tony Mills. Also on board was much revered guitarist Steve Harris, classically trained keyboards player Paddy Mckenna, bassist Mark Badrick, and the line up was completed by stix-man Alan Kelly. Original bass player Mark was replaced by ex-Trouble and Korea bass man Roy Davis when the band secured their first "Major" on signing to RCA.

The group's debut album, Once Bitten, Twice Shy was released on the Hull based Ebony label. After receiving great critical acclaim and some commercial success, the band left the confines of Ebony, and signed with RCA. The group toured the UK, supporting MAGNUM and TWELFTH NIGHT, promoting their new "Brave The Storm" major label debut. Further supports included UFO and TWISTED SISTER.

Their subsequent "Excess All Areas" (1987) was recorded in Holland with producer Neil Kernon (DOKKEN/ QUEENSRYCHE) and saw Shy touring extensively, opening for MEATLOAF, GARY MOORE and BON JOVI. The single lifted from the album, co-written with Don Dokken, saw Shy gain much valuable radio play.

Shortly after the 1987 Reading Festival, Shy changed labels to indie FM Revolver Records for the EP Just Love Me. The band performed a number of showcase gigs later that year and were duly signed to MCA Records.

The groups MCA album, "Misspent Youth" released in 1989, was recorded in Los Angeles with production by

Roy Thomas Baker. Shy promoted the album in America with guest slots to ENUFF Z NUFF and the SLEEZE BEEZ. 

Returning to Europe, the band opened for HUNTER/RONSON.

Shortly after, Tony Mills parted company with the band and was replaced by ex-XS / AFTER HOURS vocalist, Jon Francis. The band then billed themselves as BLACK CAT. This line-up and name change was exceedingly short lived, and was changed almost immediately. The band adopted the moniker CRAZY CRAZY for a solitary gig at London's Limelight club with the addition of former TROUBLE/SHAME vocalist John Ward. Ward had recently returned from LA where he had fronted HURRICANE, LONDON & MADAM X, previous to Sebastian Bach. With the line up now stable again it was time to return to the familiar moniker of SHY!

In 1994 the band signed to the new Birmingham based Granite label and once again touched base with Neil Kernon. The result was the critically acclaimed "Welcome To The Madhouse" album. The album saw a Japanese release through major label, Phonogram but failed to make in-roads elsewhere.

In 1998 SHY did a deal with Neat Records to release previously unreleased material and some new tracks. This also saw the return of Tony Mills into the fold!

It was just the spur the band needed to get them back into doing what they do best, write brilliant AOR music. With a new deal with Z Records the band are currently in the studio "demo-ing" material for the new album.

And the best news of all for SHY fans is that PHOENIX MUSIC has secured the right to re-release the "Madhouse" album. At last SHY fanatics will have the chance to have the COMPLETE SHY catalog in their collection.

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 ALBUMS:

Once Bitten, Twice Shy Ebony (1983)

Brave The Storm RCA (1985)

Excess All Areas RCA (1987)

Misspent Youth MCA (1989)

Welcome To The Madhouse Granite (1994)

Once Bitten, Twice Shy Neat Metal Records (1998)

Regeneration Neat Metal records (1999)

Live In Europe Neat Metal Records (1999)