No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, founded in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album, No Doubt, failed to make waves due to the popularity of the grunge movement at the time.
The band's diamond-certified album Tragic Kingdom helped to launch the ska revival of the 1990s, and "Don't Speak", the third single from the album, set a record when it spent sixteen weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. The group released its next album, Return of Saturn, four years later, but despite positive reviews, the album was considered a commercial failure. Fifteen months later, the band reappeared with Rock Steady, which incorporated reggae and dancehall music into their work. The album was primarily recorded in Jamaica and featured collaborations with Jamaican artists Bounty Killer, Sly and Robbie, and Lady Saw. The album produced two Grammy-winning singles, "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All". No Doubt released the compilation The Singles 1992–2003 and box set Boom Box in 2003, both of which contained a cover version of the Talk Talk synthpop song "It's My Life". Frontwoman Gwen Stefani launched her solo career the next year with several collaborations, including bandmate Tony Kanal and Neptune Pharrell Williams, while guitarist Tom Dumont began his side project, Invincible Overlord. During its career, the band has won two Grammy Awards and sold 27 million records worldwide to date. The band will embark on a national tour throughout the summer of 2009.
With Stefani promoting her second solo album, No Doubt began initial work on a new album without her & planned to complete it after Stefani's tour was finished. In March 2008, the band started making posts concerning the progression of the album on their official fan forum. Stefani made a post on March 28, 2008 stating that songwriting had commenced but was slow on her end because she was, at the time, pregnant with her second child. Manager Jim Guerinot said the yet-untitled album is being produced by Mark "Spike" Stent, who helped produce and mix Rock Steady. Between Stefani's pregnancy and recording, No Doubt did not tour in 2008 but, Guerinot promised, they plan to hit the road hard in 2009 for their first full-fledged band tour in nearly five years. "The Singles 92-03" was released on Dec. 9th for the Rock Band video game series. All members of No Doubt except for Stefani are appearing as Scott Weiland's backing band on the upcoming album Happy In Galoshes. Kanal produced two tracks called "Sober" and "Funhouse" on Pink's album, Funhouse. No Doubt announced on their official website that they will tour in the summer of 2009 with Paramore, The Sounds, Janelle Monáe, and Bedouin Soundclash while finishing their upcoming album, which is set for release in 2010. Tickets for the tour go on sale March 7, 2009. As a special promotion for the tour, the band is giving away their entire music catalog free as a digital download with purchase of top tier seating.
Members
Current
* Gwen Stefani – vocals
* Tom Dumont – guitar, keyboards
* Tony Kanal – bass guitar
* Adrian Young – drums, percussion
Touring band:
* Stephen Bradley – keyboards, trumpet, back-up vocals
* Gabrial McNair – keyboards, trombone, back-up vocals
Former
* Eric Carpenter – saxophone (1988–1994)
* Paul Caseley – trombone (1987–1990)
* Gabriel Gonzalez – trumpet (1986–1989)
* Don Hammerstedt – trumpet (1990–1992)
* Alex Henderson – trombone (1991–1993)
* Phil Jordan - trumpet (1992-1995)
* Chris Leal – bass guitar (1986–1987)
* Jerry McMahon – guitar (1986–1988)
* Alan Meade – trumpet, co-lead vocals (1986–1988)
* Tony Meade – saxophone (1986–1988)
* Chris Webb – drums (1986–1989)
* John Spence – original lead vocals (1986–1987)
* Eric Stefani – keyboards, guitar (1986–1995)
Discography
* No Doubt (1992)
* The Beacon Street Collection (1995)
* Tragic Kingdom (1995)
* Return of Saturn (2000)
* Rock Steady (2001)
* TBA (2010)
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