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Sweet
Origin United Kingdom
Genre(s) Hard rock, glam rock, pop-rock, Heavy Metal
Years active 1968–1981
1985–1991
Label(s) RCA, Capitol, Polydor
Members
Andy Scott
Steve Priest
Brian Connolly
Mick Tucker
Former members
See: Sweet members section

Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975) were a popular 1970s British band. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975 were a popular 1970s British band. Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975 were a popular 1970s British band. Brian Francis Connolly ( 5 October 1945 – 9 February 1997) was a Scottish rock vocalist, best known as the Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975 were a popular 1970s British band. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music.

Contents

History

Origins

Sweet's origins go back to 1965, with UK soul band "Wainwright's Gentlemen", which included drummer Mick Tucker and vocalist Ian Gillan. See also Events January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Ian Gillan (born 19 August, 1945 in Hounslow, London) is an English Rock music Vocalist and Songwriter The group were limited to small UK clubs playing a mixture of R&B and psychedelia. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic Gillan quit in May 1965 to join Episode Six, and, later, Deep Purple. Episode Six was a British rock group during the mid-sixties The band wasn't well known but foreshadowed the arrival of Deep Purple in late 1960s Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Gillan's eventual replacement was vocalist Brian Connolly. Brian Francis Connolly ( 5 October 1945 – 9 February 1997) was a Scottish rock vocalist, best known as the Tucker and Connolly remained with Wainwright's Gentlemen until early 1968.

Early years

In January 1968, Brian Connolly and Mick Tucker left Wainwright's Gentlemen to form another band, calling themselves The Sweetshop. They recruited a bass guitarist/lead vocalist named Steve Priest from a local band called 'The Army', having previously played with another local band 'The Countdowns'. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song Frank Torpey, a friend of Tucker's, was recruited to play guitar. It did not take long for Sweetshop to develop a following on the pub circuit, and they were signed to the Fontana record label. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music At the time, another UK band released a single under the same name Sweetshop, so the band shortened the name to The Sweet. Their debut single "Slow Motion" (July 1968) failed to chart. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time Sweet was released from the recording contract, and Frank Torpey left. A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a Record label and a Recording artist (or group where the artist Steve Priest in his autobiography says Gordon Fairminer was approached to play for them when Torpey decided to leave but turned the job down as they were only receiving £15. 00 per week at the time.

New line-up and new record deal

In 1969 guitarist Mick Stewart joined, and Sweet signed a new record contract with EMI's Parlophone label. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. Three more bubblegum pop singles were released, "Lollipop Man" (September 1969), "All You'll Ever Get From Me" (January 1970), and a cover version of Archies, "Get On The Line" (June, 1970), which all failed to chart. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released For the self-titled syndicated version of the 1968-1978 animated television franchise of which The Archies were a part please see The Archie Show. Stewart then quit, and was replaced by ex-Scaffold, Mayfield's Mule, and Elastic Band guitarist Andy Scott.

Out of all the members, Scott had the most professional experience. As a member of the Elastic Band, he had played guitar on two singles for Decca "Think Of You Baby" and "Do Unto Others". Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. He also appeared on the band's lone album release, Expansions On Life.

With the new line-up now in place, a management deal was secured with a newly formed, and unknown song writing team, consisting of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Nicky Chinn (born Nicholas Barry Chinn, 16 May 1945, London, England) is an English Songwriter and Record Mike Chapman (born Michael Chapman 15 April 1947, Nambour, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian born Record producer Phil Wainman was the executive producer. Phil Wainman is a British Record producer and Songwriter, primarily active in the 1970s This management deal also included a worldwide (except U.S.) record contract with RCA Records. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment.

Sweet initially attempted to combine various musical influences, including 1960s bubblegum pop groups such as The Archies and The Monkees, with more heavy rock-oriented groups such as The Who. For the self-titled syndicated version of the 1968-1978 animated television franchise of which The Archies were a part please see The Archie Show. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Sweet adopted the rich vocal harmony style of The Hollies, with distorted guitars and a heavy rhythm section. The Hollies are an English Rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. This fusion of pop and hard rock would remain a central trademark of Sweet's music.

Another influence on Sweet's music was 1960s drummer Sandy Nelson, who partially influenced Mick Tucker's drumming style. Sandy Nelson (born Sander L Nelson 1 December 1938, in Santa Monica, California) is a Drummer. In particular, Sweet tracks such as "Ballroom Blitz" and "Man With The Golden Arm" contain elements of Sandy Nelson's 1961 U. " Ballroom Blitz " is a Song written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and originally recorded by the Glam rock band Sweet S. Top 10 hit, "Let There Be Drums". The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. A Hit record is a Sound recording, usually in the form of a single or Album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or

First album appearance

Sweet's first album appearance was on a Music For Pleasure release, but The Sweet had one side only, The Pipkins (after whose sole hit, "Gimme Dat Ding", the LP was titled) had the other. Music for Pleasure redirects here For the album by The Damned, see Music for Pleasure (album. Gimme Dat Ding (1971 is a Split album by Sweet (side one and The Pipkins (side two released on EMI 's budget Record label, MFP The LP features the A-side and B-sides of the three commercially unsuccessful Parlophone singles before Sweet finally found success with "Funny Funny", which was the band's first single release for RCA. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Despite the album cover shot of The Sweet featuring Andy Scott, he was not actually a band member until "Funny Funny" and does not feature on any of these recordings. The band's guitarist then was Mick Stewart and wrote two of the featured B-sides on this compilation. The official release date was December, 1970.

In January 1971, Sweet made their UK television debut on a pop show called Lift Off, performing "Funny Funny".

International success

In March 1971, "Funny Funny" became their first international hit, climbing to the Top 20 on many of the world's charts. Although the next single, "All You'll Ever Get From Me" (May 1971) failed to chart, "Co-Co" (June 1971) became a hit (UK #2). But the following single, "Alexander Graham Bell" (October, 1971) was only a minor hit (UK #33).

Sweet's first official full-size LP album entitled Funny How Sweet Coco Can Be was released towards the end of 1971, and failed to chart. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be was Sweet 's first official album released in 1971 on RCA Records in the UK. An oddly endearing collection of Chinn/Chapman novelty tunes (including "Chop Chop" and "TomTom Turnaround") and ill-fitting pop covers (such as the Lovin' Spoonful's "Daydream" and The Supremes' "Reflections"), the album on reflection stands fairly well now for devoted Sweet fans, but on release was not a serious contender on the charts, although RCA did press 10,000 copies. The Lovin' Spoonful is an American Pop rock band of the 1960s named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 " Daydream " or " Day Dream In Blue " is a song originally recorded in 1968 by the Belgian band Wallace Collection. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes As the LP faded into obscurity, Sweet found themselves being labelled by music critics as nothing more than a Top 40 singles band. Furthermore, Chinn and Chapman hindered the band's chance of respectability by bringing in session musicians, a la The Monkees, to play on the records, even though the members of Sweet were competent musically. Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right A gramophone

The relationship between Sweet and Chinn / Chapman was becoming increasingly tense. One major reason was that Sweet were not happy with the 'bubblegum' image that was being cast on them. At the band's insistence and as a conscious contrast, their B-sides got heavier with each release; for example, "Done Me Wrong All Right", the self-penned B-side of "Co-Co" amazed some listeners who had hated the pop sound but loved their rock style and realised there was more to the band than they had thought. This dichotomy of bubblegum A-sides and heavy rock B-sides only served to confuse their teenage fan following. Indeed, The Sweet's live performances consisted of B-sides, album tracks and various medleys of rock and roll classics; rarely were the singles played live. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African

In February 1972, "Poppa Joe" was released and stopped at the gates of the United Kingdom Top 10, at number 11. The next two singles of the year, "Little Willy" and "Wig-Wam Bam" both peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Although "Wig-Wam Bam" remained largely true to the style of Sweet's previous recordings, the vocals and guitars had a harder, more rock-oriented sound - largely because it was the first Sweet single on which the real members of Sweet played. It was in many ways, a transition single, paving the way for the change of musical emphasis that came in January 1973 with "Block Buster!" (an imperative to "Block Buster", later falsely often contracted to "Blockbuster", alluding with wailing siren sounds to Blockbuster bombs of World War II), Sweet's first chart-topping single, which quickly reached #1 on the UK chart. " Block Buster! " is a popular song by Sweet. Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and produced by Phil Wainman "Block Buster!" Blockbuster or cookie was the name given to several of the largest conventional Bombs used in World War II by the Royal Air Force (RAF World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including "Hell Raiser" was released in May and reached position #2, the success of which was repeated by the subsequent singles, "Ballroom Blitz" (September, 1973) and "Teenage Rampage" (January, 1974). " Ballroom Blitz " is a Song written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and originally recorded by the Glam rock band Sweet

As the group's popularity grew, Sweet put in a heavy schedule of UK and European TV promotional appearances, including numerous Top Of The Pops and Supersonic slots. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast Sweet soon picked up a large teenage audience. In one performance of "Block Buster!" on Top of the Pops, Priest aroused complaints after he appeared wearing a Nazi uniform and displaying a swastika armband. The band also capitalised on the glam rock explosion, rivalling Gary Glitter, T. Rex, Queen, Wizzard, and Slade for outrageous stage clothing. Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944 is an English Glam rock Singer and Songwriter, and is better known by his Stage name Gary TRex (occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex) were an English rock band fronted by guitarist singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Wizzard were a Birmingham -based band formed by Roy Wood, former member of The Move and co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular

Forming a new image

By 1974, Sweet had grown tired of the artistic control Chinn and Chapman exerted over their career, hence the group and Phil Wainman decided to record without the duo. Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Phil Wainman is a British Record producer and Songwriter, primarily active in the 1970s The resulting album, Sweet Fanny Adams, was their first Top 40 entry in the UK Albums Chart. Sweet Fanny Adams is the first of two 1974 Albums by Sweet (also their first LP record simply as Sweet) The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Sweet's technical proficiency was demonstrated for the first time on self-penned hard rock tracks such as "Sweet FA" and "Set Me Free". Sweet also dropped their glam rock image in favour of a more conventional hard rock appearance. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In response to UK music critics, Sweet concentrated on proving their musical talents with self-written tracks. Music journalism is criticism and reportage about Music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as ' Classical music '

The Sweet Fanny Adams album (first for the band as Sweet) also featured compressed high-pitched backing vocal harmonies, which was a trend that continued on all of Sweet's albums. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. Sweet, and contemporary UK band Queen, were both recognised as one of the main exponents of high-pitched harmonies during the 1970s. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist During sessions for the album Brian Connolly was injured in a fight in Staines High Street. His throat was badly injured and his ability to sing severely limited. Priest and Scott filled in on lead vocals on some tracks ("Into The Night" and "Restless") and Connolly under treatment from a Harley Street specialist managed to complete the album. The band did not publicise the incident and told the press that subsequent cancelled shows were due to Connolly having a throat infection.

Desolation Boulevard

In early 1974 Sweet had received public praise from The Who's guitarist, Pete Townshend. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Sweet had also frequently cited The Who as being one of their main influences and played a medley of their tracks in their live set for many years. At Townshend's invitation, Sweet were invited to support The Who, who were playing at Charlton Athletic's football ground, The Valley in June 1974. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of The Valley is a 27111-capacity sports Stadium in Charlton London, England. Connolly's badly bruised throat kept them from fulfilling the role. Some critics maintain that Connolly's voice never really recovered after this incident, and he was unable to sing with the strength and purity he had on their album and single releases.

A second album was released during 1974 called Desolation Boulevard. Desolation Boulevard, released in 1974 is the second album by Sweet that year One of the tracks off this album was a cover of The Who's "My Generation" (not on the U. My Generation is the debut album by the English rock band The Who, released in the UK in December of 1965 S. version of the album). This album, produced by Mike Chapman in place of the now-departed Phil Wainman, was recorded in a mere six days and featured a rawer 'live' sound. Mike Chapman (born Michael Chapman 15 April 1947, Nambour, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian born Record producer

The first single from the LP, the heavy-melodic "The Six Teens" (July, 1974) was a Top 10 hit in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands However, the subsequent single release, "Turn It Down" (November, 1974) reached only #41 on the UK chart. "Turn It Down" received minimal airplay on UK radio and was banned by some radio stations because of certain lyrical content - "god-awful sound" and "For god's sakes, turn it down" - which were deemed 'unsuitable for family listening'. Airplay (noun The broadcasting of an audio (eg a piece of music or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation.

The Sweet Singles Album and Strung Up

In 1975, RCA released a compilation album entitled The Sweet Singles Album (Australia and New Zealand only). A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of The Sweet Singles Album is a 1975 compilation album by Sweet released on RCA Records for Australia and New Zealand only For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island This LP featured 1972-73 single recordings, including the hits "Ballroom Blitz", "Teenage Rampage", "Block Buster" and "Hell Raiser". Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end " Ballroom Blitz " is a Song written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and originally recorded by the Glam rock band Sweet The album coincided with their Australian tour and was a big seller. A double album, Strung Up was released in November (except USA), which contained one, and first for the band live disc, recorded in the UK in December 1973, and the other disc being a compilation of previously released A and B side singles (plus a new song by Chinn and Chapman - "I Wanna Be Committed"). A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. Strung Up is a 1975 double compilation Album by Sweet released by RCA Records in 1975 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Also at the end of the year Andy Scott released his first solo single titled "Lady Starlight". This was accompanied by a solo video clip of Scott playing the song (A subsequent alternative version was later added to the Japanese and U. S. versions of the 1976 Give Us A Wink album, and to the Andy Scott 30 Years CD with an alternate version. Give Us a Wink is an album released in March 1976 by the British rock band Sweet. This song also appeared on the Desolation Boulevard album, but with a softer remix). A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version

Writing their own material

In 1975, Sweet went back into the studio to re-arrange and record a more pop oriented version of track "Fox on the Run", which originally appeared on the 1974 Desolation Boulevard LP. Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound Desolation Boulevard, released in 1974 is the second album by Sweet that year Sweet's first self-written and produced single, "Fox on the Run" (March, 1975) was released worldwide and instantly became their biggest selling hit, reaching number one in Germany and Australia, number two in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and number five in the U. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. S. (1976 release). The following single issue, "Action" (July, 1975) peaked at UK #15 (Since 1975, all subsequent RCA and Polydor single releases were now referred to as simply Sweet).

Now confident in their own songwriting and production abilities, Sweet spent the latter half of 1975 in Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany, where they recorded the Give Us a Wink album with German sound engineer Reinhold Mack, who later recorded with Electric Light Orchestra and co-produced Queen. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Give Us a Wink is an album released in March 1976 by the British rock band Sweet. Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means Reinhold Mack (aka Mack) is a German Record producer and Sound engineer, mostly known for his collaborations Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist

Decline in popularity

January 1976 saw the release of "The Lies In Your Eyes". Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton This single was not very successful around the world, except parts of Europe and Australia. As a result of its success, Australia was the only country to get the follow up single "4th Of July". Give Us A Wink, Sweet's first fully produced and written LP was released in March 1976.

During 1976, Sweet attempted to gain popularity in America by promoting new material from their Give Us A Wink album, with a heavy schedule of more than fifty concert dates. During an appearance at Santa Monica Civic Center on 24 March, Sweet played "All Right Now" with Ritchie Blackmore as a tribute to mark the death of Free guitarist Paul Kossoff. " All Right Now " is a rock single by the English band Free. For the rugby league footballer of the same name see Richie Blackmore (rugby league Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born Free were an English Rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song " All Right Now " Paul Francis Kossoff (14 September 1950 in Hampstead, North West London, England –19 March 1976 was a rock The second single from the LP, The Lies In Your Eyes went into the Top 10 in Germany, the Netherlands, and Australia, but only reached #35 on the UK charts.

Between October 1976 and January 1977, Sweet wrote and recorded new material at Kingsway Recorders and Audio International London studios for their next album. Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The first single from the yet to be released album was "Lost Angels". This single was only a hit in Germany. In April 1977, Off The Record was released, which was Sweet's final RCA album release. The next single from the album, "Fever of Love", represented the band heading in a somewhat more Europop hard rock direction. On this album, Sweet again worked with Give Us A Wink engineer Louis Austin, who would later engineer Def Leppard's On Through The Night 1980 debut album. On Through the Night is the debut Album by British Heavy metal band Def Leppard, released in 1980

The 1976 and 1977 years featured Sweet as a more album oriented, glam metal act. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Albums such as Give Us a Wink and Off the Record were undoubtedly Sweet's heaviest studio albums. Indeed, U. S. Top 20 chart entry "Action" was the group's hardest rocking hit single. "Stairway To The Stars" was Sweet's final single release for RCA.

Split from RCA

Sweet split from RCA in late 1977. The first album for new label Polydor, Level Headed, found Sweet experimenting by combining rock and classical sounds "a-la clavesin", an approach similar to UK band ELO - indeed "Love Is Like Oxygen" is often wrongly credited to ELO. The resulting Level Headed album represented a new musical direction with its Led Zeppelin influenced rock style, interspersed with ballads accompanied by a 30-piece orchestra. Led Zeppelin were With the addition of session and touring musicians keyboardist Gary Moberley and guitarist Nico Ramsden, Sweet undertook a short European and Scandinavian tour followed by single British concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon on 24 February 1978. However, "Love Is Like Oxygen" (January 1978) was their last UK, U. S. and German Top 10 hit. Scott was also nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for co-composing "Love Is Like Oxygen". The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are Awards for Songwriting and Composing. One more single from the album, "California Nights" (May, 1978) only peaked at #23 on the German charts.

Departure of Brian Connolly

Between March and May 1978 Sweet extensively toured the USA. On this occasion, however, they had been reduced in status to support act for Bob Seger. A calamitous gig in Birmigham, Alabama, in which Brian Connolly's incoherent performance and collapse on stage saw his future in the group uncertain at best. The band regrouped in England before resuming the US tour in late May supporting Seger and other acts including Foghat and Alice Cooper until they returned to the UK in early July 1978. The band began work on their next album in mid-August with writing sessions at Clearwell Castle. Unfortunately, Brian's erratic behaviour and alcoholism was steadily becoming a greater issue. The band left Clearwell in late September with some promising material.

In late October 1978, Sweet arrived at The Town House studio, Shepherds Bush, London, to write and record new material for their next album. Shepherd's Bush (also Shepherds Bush) is a district of West London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A number of tracks featuring Brian on vocals were recorded but were deemed unsatisfactory and an ouster occurred. Just before Connolly announced his departure, his vocals were erased from the recorded material for the ensuing album Cut Above The Rest. Cut Above The Rest is an album by Sweet, released via Polydor Records in October 1979 Two album tracks titled "That Girl" and "Stay With Me" featuring Connolly on lead vocals remain from the late 1978 Cut Above The Rest recording sessions.

On February 23, 1979, Brian Connolly's departure from Sweet was announced. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Publicly, Connolly was said to be pursuing a solo career with an interest in recording country rock. Privately, Brian was suffering from the effects of heavy alcohol drinking which had compromised his professional ability. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon Although all the Sweet members lived the extreme rock lifestyle during the 70s - with alcohol, drugs, and women, among other things - the others were not as severely affected as Connolly. Andy Scott told Mojo magazine in 2008: "I think we'd known there was a problem [with Brian] as far back as the first U. Mojo is a popular Music Magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. S. tour in 1975. We'd say: 'Let's try having a non-drinking day', but it was hard. " After Connolly's departure, Sweet continued as a trio, with Scott and Priest now both handling lead vocals. keyboard player Gary Moberley completed the four-piece line-up. An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of Keyboard instrument. Two more studio albums, Water's Edge, and Identity Crisis were recorded in 1979 and 1980 before the group finally disbanded in 1981. " Water's Edge " is a song by Seven Mary Three and the second single from their second album American Standard. Identity Crisis is a 1982 Album by Sweet. Track listing "Identity Crisis" ( Scott / Sweet performed their last live show at Glasgow University on 20 March 1981. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom In 1982, Identity Crisis was only released in Germany.

Connolly's solo career

After leaving Sweet in 1979, Connolly issued two solo singles for Polydor in Germany, and "Take Away The Music" and "Don't You Know A Lady" were both minor hits there in 1980. Connolly's other single was titled "Hypnotised", released in 1982 on the Carrere label in the UK and RCA in Germany.

Scott's solo career

Scott releases his second solo single titled "Krugerrands". This 1983 release failed to chart, except in South Africa where it was a top 10 hit[1]. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa In 1984, Scott released two more solo singles, "Let Her Dance" and "Invisible". His only real solo musical achievement was "Lady Starlight".

Reformation

In 1985, Scott and Tucker re-formed Sweet with various new vocalists and bass players, the most notable being a 1985 reunion featuring Paul Mario Day (very early singer of Iron Maiden), keyboardist Phil Lanzon, and bass player Malcolm McNulty (who is now lead singer for fellow glam rock band Slade). Paul Day may refer to Paul Day (musician Paul Day (sculptor For other uses see Iron maiden. Phil Lanzon (born March 23, 1950) is the keyboardist for British progressive rock group Uriah Heep since 1986 Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular Priest was asked to join Tucker and Scott for the 1985 Australian tour, but declined at the last moment. Vocalist and bass player Jeff Brown joined in 1988. In 1991, Tucker departed due to ill health, leaving Scott as the only original member. He was replaced by the German, Bodo Schopf. After Tucker's departure, Scott changed the band's name to 'Andy Scott's Sweet'. In 2003, Tony O'Hora replaced Jeff Brown as lead vocalist, who left to join BC Sweet along with Sweet's touring keyboard player Gary Moberley. Both Gary Moberley and Jeff Brown left BC Sweet by the end of 2005, with Kevin Moore replacing Brown (who joined The Tremeloes) as lead vocalist. The Tremeloes are a British Rock and roll band founded in the late 1950s in Dagenham, Essex. As of 2006, the line-up consists of Andy Scott, Bruce Bisland, Steve Grant and ex-Sailor vocalist Peter Lincoln. Sailor were a British pop group mostly famous in the 1970s Career Much of the best material revolved around sailors' adventures on

Despite serious health problems (including tremors), Connolly toured the UK and European circuit on a regular basis during the 1980s and 1990s, backed by his 'New Sweet' and 'Brian Connolly's Sweet' backing bands, playing a mixture of Sweet hits and cover versions.

Final reunions

In 1988, Connolly, Scott, Priest, and Tucker briefly reformed to record music for the first time in nine years. Some reworked studio versions of "Action", and "Ballroom Blitz", were recorded in Los Angeles. " Ballroom Blitz " is a Song written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and originally recorded by the Glam rock band Sweet However, Connolly's vocals were deemed unsatisfactory by the three other group members, hence the reunion was brief.

In 1990, all four members were again re-united for the promotion of a video music documentary, titled Sweet's Ballroom Blitz. This UK release, which contained UK television performances from the 1970s, including current-day interviews, was released at Tower Records, London.

Brian Francis [McManus] Connolly died from liver failure and repeated heart attacks, attributed to his chronic alcoholism, on 9 February 1997, aged 51, having been content in his final years to appear in retrospective documentaries demonstrating the damage he had inflicted upon himself. The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He was cremated after a ceremony at Most Holy Name Roman Catholic Church at Old Mill Lane, Denham, Buckinghamshire and his ashes were scattered over the water by his adult daughters Nicola and Michelle. Denham is a Village and Civil parish within South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England north west of Uxbridge, to Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. He also left an ex-wife, Marilyn, and a two-year-old son called Brian Junior (BJ) by his girlfriend Jean.

Michael Thomas (Mick) Tucker died 14 February 2002 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire from leukemia, aged 54; his funeral took place 25 February 2002. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Welwyn Garden City is a Town in Hertfordshire, England. Welwyn Garden City is also referred to in Council parlance as WGC or less correctly Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood He is buried in an un-named grave in Chorleywood House cemetery. It is marked by a sleeping angel. A wooden bench with a brass plaque funded by fans as a dedication to Mick is also positioned in the grave's vicinity. [2] He left behind a widow, Jan, and a daughter Ayston from his first marriage to Pauline (†1979). According to Steve Priest: "He was the most underrated drummer that ever came out of England. He was the powerhouse of the band. He was technically marvellous. His timing was impeccable, but he had a lot of soul as well and he really felt what he was playing. "

At least one of Sweet's two remaining members is still active in the music industry. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big Andy Scott currently continues to tour as 'Andy Scott's Sweet'. February 2006 saw the release of a new Suzi Quatro album, Back To The Drive, which was produced by Scott. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatronella, June 3 1950, Detroit, Michigan) is an American Singer-songwriter, March 2006 saw the U. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English S. release of a new AS Sweet album, Sweetlife (from 2002). [3] [4] In October 2006, Scott staged a performance of AS Sweet to help save his home town football team, which was experiencing serious financial difficulty. [5]

Priest resides with his family in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He has published his autobiography, Are You Ready Steve?, which was a raw expose of his time with Sweet and in 2006 released Priest's Precious Poems, a CD of tracks largely comprised of his more recent material. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

Sweet today

From 26 April to 13 May 2007 AS Sweet played in Germany, Belgium, Austria and Italy. On this tour AS Sweet played songs from Sweet Fanny Adams, including some of their other hits.

At this moment, May 2008, there are two versions of The Sweet. Andy Scott's Sweet who at present are doing a British tour along side The Rubettes & Showaddywaddy in the UK and the new Steve Priest's Sweet who are about to embark on a series of dates in Canada & the US.

Members

The Sweet and Related band members
Sweetshop
(1968 - 1969)
  • Brian Connolly - lead vocals
  • Frank Torpey - lead guitar
  • Steve Priest - bass
  • Mick Tucker - drums
Sweet
(1969 - 1970)
  • Brian Connolly - lead vocals
  • Mick Stewart - lead guitar
  • Steve Priest - bass
  • Mick Tucker - drums
Sweet
(1970 - 1979)
  • Brian Connolly - lead vocals
  • Andy Scott - lead guitar
  • Steve Priest - bass
  • Mick Tucker - drums
Sweet
(1979 - 1981)
  • Andy Scott - lead guitar
  • Steve Priest - bass/lead vocals
  • Mick Tucker - drums
Sweet
(1981 - 1985)

Band split
Sweet
(1985 - 1988)
  • Paul Mario Day - lead vocals
  • Andy Scott - lead guitar
  • Malcolm McNulty - bass
  • Mick Tucker - drums
  • Phil Lanzon - Keyboards (1985-1988)
  • Malcom Pearson - Keyboards (1988)
Sweet
(1988 - 1991)
  • Jeff Brown - bass, vocals
  • Andy Scott - lead guitar
  • Mick Tucker - drums
  • Mal McNulty - Lead Vocals
  • Bodo Schopf - Drums (replaced Tucker in 1991-1992)
  • Steve Mann - Keyboards
Andy Scott's Sweet
(1993 - 1996)
  • Mal Mc Nulty - Lead Vocals (till 1994)
  • Jeff Brown - bass,vocals (Lead vocals 1998 - 2003)
  • Andy Scott - lead guitar
  • Steve Mann - keyboard, guitar (till 1996)
  • Bruce Bisland - drums
  • Chad Brown - Lead vocals (1994 - 1998)
  • Steve Grant - Keyboards, guitar (1996 - present)
Andy Scott's Sweet
(2003 - 2006)
  • Tony Mills - Lead vocal (short period 2006)
  • Tony O'Hora - bass, lead vocals
  • Andy Scott - lead guitar
  • Bruce Bisland - drums
  • Steve Grant - keyboard, guitar
Andy Scott's Sweet
(2006 - )
  • Peter Lincoln - bass, lead vocals
  • Andy Scott - lead guitar
  • Steve Grant - keyboard, guitar
  • Bruce Bisland - drums

Session and touring musicians

Discography

Hit singles/Albums (up to 1985)

Year Album UK Singles AUS GER NE NOR US
1971 "Funny Funny" 13 93 5 1 2 -
1971 "Co-Co" 2 42 1 3 2 99
1971 "Alexander Graham Bell" 33 - 24 38 - -
1972 "Poppa Joe" 11 70 3 1 2 -
1972 "Little Willy" 4 65 1 7 7 3

(1973)
1972 "Wig Wam Bam" 4 15 1 6 6 -
1973 "Block Buster" 1 29 1 1 3 73
1973 "Hell Raiser" 2 49 1 4 5 -
1973 "Ballroom Blitz" 2 1 1 4 2 5

(1975)
1974 "Teenage Rampage" 2 10 1 11 2 -
1974 "The Six Teens" 9 48 4 7 7 -
1974 "Turn It Down" 41 - 4 - 4 -
1974 "Peppermint Twist/Rebel Rouser" - 1 - - - -
1975 "Fox On The Run" 2 1 1 2 2 5

(1976)
1975 "Action" 15 4 2 6 2 20

(1976)
1976 "The Lies In Your Eyes" 35 14 5 9 11 -
1976 "4th Of July" - - - - - -
1976 "Lost Angels" - 74 13 - - -
1977 "Funk It Up" - - - - - 79
1977 "Stairway To The Stars" - - 15 - - -
1978 "Love Is Like Oxygen" 9 9 10 16 - 8
1978 "California Nights" - - 23 - - -
1979 "Call Me" - - 29 - - -
1979 "Big Apple Waltz" - - - - - -
1980 "Give The Lady Some Respect" - - - - - -
1980 "Sixties Man" - - - - - -
1981 "Love Is The Cure" - - - - - -
1984 "The Sixteens/Action" - - - - - -
1984 "It's. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA is a Trade group representing the Australian recording industry Top100 Singles or VIVA Top 100 are the German official single charts Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it . . It's. . . The Sweet Mix" 45 - - - - -
1985 "Sweet 2th - The Wigwam Willy Mix" 85 - - - - -

Cover versions of Sweet material

Famous cover versions

References

  1. ^ Youtube.com
  2. ^ Sweetlife.dk biography 1
  3. ^ Thesweet.com
  4. ^ Sweetlife.dk biography 2
  5. ^ Sweetlife.dk biography 3

External links

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