Editing Baltimora (section)

===Success with "Tarzan Boy"===
Baltimora's first single, "[[Tarzan Boy]]", was released in April 1985, and became a huge European success, peaking at No. 6 on the Italian single chart and entering the top 5 in numerous European countries, including West Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, France, the Netherlands and Norway.<ref>{{cite web|title= Baltimora – Tarzan Boy |publisher= [[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |access-date= 7 November 2014 |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/4ea/Baltimora-Tarzan-Boy |language= nl}}</ref><ref name="Germany">{{cite web|title= Baltimora |publisher= Official Charts |url= http://www.officialcharts.de/ersuche.asp?kategorie=chart&interpret_suche=Baltimora&titel_suche=&jahr=&cat=s |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141107234135/http://www.officialcharts.de/ersuche.asp?kategorie=chart&interpret_suche=Baltimora&titel_suche=&jahr=&cat=s |archive-date= 7 November 2014 |url-status= dead |language= de}}</ref> The song eventually made it to the United Kingdom charts, where it reached No. 3 in August 1985.<ref name="UK"/><ref>{{cite news|first= Cheryl |last= Wanner |title= Baltimora: Living in the Background |newspaper= [[The Morning Call]] |page= 59 |date= 29 March 1986 |access-date= 3 January 2021 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65862488/the-morning-call-29-mar-1986/}}</ref>

"Tarzan Boy" was released in Canada in October 1985 and peaked on the Canadian charts at No. 5 by the end of the year.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= RPM 100 Singles |magazine= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume= 43 |issue= 15 |date= 21 December 1985 |access-date= 12 May 2016 |url= http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0614&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0614.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0614}}</ref> However, it took a while for the single to enter the Hot 100 single chart in the United States (where it was released on [[EMI]]). When it did, it remained on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart for six months, peaking at No. 13 in February 1986.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Singles |magazine= Billboard |date= 1 March 1986 |volume= 98 |issue= 9 |page= 66 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=NCQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22tarzan+boy%22&pg=PT68}}</ref> Baltimora performed on the American TV show ''[[Solid Gold (TV series)|Solid Gold]]'', which helped further their success in America. The second single, "[[Woody Boogie]]", which also gained notable success, entered the top 20 in West Germany, Switzerland and Sweden.<ref name="Germany"/><ref>{{cite web|title= Baltimora – Woody Boogie |publisher= [[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |access-date= 7 November 2014 |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/52b/Baltimora-Woody-Boogie}}</ref>

Baltimora's first album, ''[[Living in the Background (album)|Living in the Background]],'' was released in Europe at the end of 1985 and in United States in 1986. Despite the success of "Tarzan Boy", ''Living in the Background'' only charted moderately, entering the top 20 album charts only in a few countries in Europe, including Sweden,<ref>{{cite web|title= Baltimora – Living in the Background |publisher= Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien |access-date= 7 November 2014 |url= http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Baltimora&titel=Living+In+The+Background&cat=a}}</ref> reaching the no. 49 spot on the US charts.<ref name="US">{{cite web|title= Baltimora – Awards |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |access-date= 30 November 2010 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/baltimora-mn0000065000/awards}}</ref>

When Baltimora's second album, ''[[Survivor in Love]]'' (1987) and the single "[[Key Key Karimba]]" failed to chart, Baltimora lost label support and Bassi decided to disband.

Jimmy McShane died of an AIDS-related illness in March 1995.<ref>{{cite book|first= Nick |last= Talevski |year= 2006 |title= Rock Obituaries: Knocking on Heaven's Door |publisher= [[Omnibus Press]] |page= 18 |isbn= 978-1-84609-091-2 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DykffzkFALoC&pg=PA18}}</ref>