Tonic, alternative rock artist from Los Angeles
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About · Tonic

Formed 1993 · Los Angeles · alternative rock · Polydor Records

Tonic is an American rock band, formed in 1993 by Emerson Hart and Jeff Russo. Later members have included Dan Lavery, Kevin Shepard, Pierce Bowers and Dan Rothchild. The band signed with Polydor Records in 1995, through which they released their debut studio album Lemon Parade (1996). Despite lukewarm critical and commercial response, it spawned the singles "Open Up Your Eyes" and "If You Could Only See" in 1997, which significantly entered several Billboard charts, including Adult Alternative Airplay, Radio Songs, Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock. The album received platinum… via Wikipedia

Band Members: Emerson Hart

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Discography

Tonic’s studio albums / EPs · 8

Tonic – Lemon Parade Revisited (2016) album cover Lemon Parade Revisited 2016
Tonic – Tonic (2010) album cover Tonic 2010
Tonic – Head on Straight (2002) album cover Head on Straight 2002
Tonic – Sugar (1999) album cover Sugar 1999
Tonic – If You Could Only See (1997) album cover If You Could Only See EP 1997
Tonic – Lemon Parade (1996) album cover Lemon Parade 1996
Tonic – Sampler album cover Sampler EP
Tonic – You Wanted More / Sugar album cover You Wanted More / Sugar EP

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Artists who shaped Tonic’s sound

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