“The Outfield” was an English rock band based in London, England, predominately playing in a pop rock/new wave style and occasionally crossing into arena and progressive rock. They are known mostly for “Your Love” off of their debut album, “Play Deep”, which reached number 6 on the US Billboard singles chart and 9 on the Billboard albums chart respectively.

The band have repeatedly been mistaken for an American group on account of their musical similarities to bands like Foreigner and Journey, plus their references to baseball in several album and compilation titles (and of course the band name itself). Subsequently, they’ve had far more chart success in America than in the UK.

The band’s lineup consisted of the late guitarist & primary songwriter John Spinks, lead-vocalist and bassist Tony Lewis, and drummer Alan Jackman, whilst also having Simon Dawson on drums (1989-2009).

It was until the 2014 death of guitarist and John Spinks from liver cancer officially put an end to the band. Tony Lewis later died unexpectedly in 2020, likely making the 2021 compilation Final Innings their last ever release.