Song 145 - Good enough by Dodgy

Written by band member Nigel Clark, Good Enough was Dodgy's biggest hit in the 1990s, reaching number 4 in July 1996.  Taken from the album Free Peace Sweet, the song became a summer  anthem and was used in the film Sliding Doors.

Free Peace Sweet was released in June 1996 and debut at number 7 in the charts and in its first year of release sold in the region of 400,000 copies. It was Dodgy's third album and released by their new record label A&M. The band had previously worked with Mercury but due to difference between the label and the band's outlook, the two parted company before the album was released.

The band was formed in the late 1980s, when Nigel Clark and Matthew Priest joined up with David Griffith and became famous for their live performances. Their debut album The Dodgy Album was produced by Ian Broudie, from the Lightning Seeds, charted at number 75. Concerned with the social issues around them, they supported causes like youth democracy campaigns and War Child. They were the second UK band to return to Sarajevo after the lifting of the siege, giving a concert at Kuk Club in August 1996. They returned to Bosnia in 1997 to film.

Between 1998 - 2007, Clark took a break from the band to pursue solo projects but returned in 2007, where the band has continued to play live to raise awareness of social issues around the UK, including taking part in the Shelter campaign of hidden gigs in 2009.

They have always been a band Good Enough for me.

To listen to their 1996,
Good Enough by Dodgy

Written by Nigel Clark
Released: July 1996
Album: Free Peace Sweet.