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Tight Fit
Tight Fit in their most famous line-up (1982)
Tight Fit in their most famous line-up (1982)
Background information
Origin United Kingdom
Genre(s) Pop, Dance, MOR
Years active 1981–1983
Label(s) Jive Records

Tight Fit were a British pop group who had a number of hits in the early 1980s, including a UK number 1 (for three weeks) with their cover version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1982. 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 Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Jive Records is a British record label based in New York City, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, and operates as a quarter of the Zomba Label The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released " The Lion Sleeps Tonight " began as a 1939 African Popular music hit " Mbube " that in modified versions also became a hit in the The group had two completely different line-ups - the first (a group of session singers) in 1981 and a male/female trio in 1982.

Contents

Band membership

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History

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Later in the year record producer Tim Friese-Greene recorded the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with another group of session singers. Timothy Alan Friese-Greene is an English Musician and producer. The song was released in early 1982 again under the ttle Tight Fit. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The song gained instant attention and so a group was formed to front it. Male model Steve Grant was teamed up with female singers Denise Gyngell and Julie Harris. The song reached No. 1 in the UK for three weeks and the line-up were catapulted into sudden and unexpected stardom. [2]

Satisfied that this line-up could actually sing in their own right, Friese-Greene produced their next single, "Fantasy Island" - a song which had been in the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest heats. The song, in a very similar vein to pop group ABBA, also became a success and reached No. 5 in May. [3]

The group then set about recording an album as well as rehearsing for their first tour. A third single was released in August. "Secret Heart" wasn't as big as a success as the previous two and stalled at No. 41. [4] The debut album was released soon after, but co-incided with both Harris and Gyngell leaving the group. Both unhappy with their contract, they claimed that they weren't receiving any royalties from their hits and were being paid a paltry wage to tour the world as well as recording sessions, TV appearances and magazine interviews. Swiftly, two new female singers were employed to take their place and the group released another single, "I'm Undecided" - a song from the album, with new vocals. The song failed to make the UK Charts and this signalled the end of Tight Fit's brief pop stardom. In an interview, Harris stated that the public didn't take to the new line-up and had she and Gyngell been still with the group, it would have likely been a hit.

The following year, Tight Fit released one more single - a cover of Stephen Stills' "Love The One You're With". Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945 is an American Guitarist and Singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and "Love the One You're With" is a 1970 single by folk rocker Stephen Stills. Under the banner Steve Grant with Tight Fit, the song completely missed the chart and the group duly split-up.

Grant, Harris and Gyngell all tried to launch music careers outside Tight Fit following their departrures. Harris released two singles in 1983: "One Two Three" (a song she originally sang on the "Tight Fit" album), under the name Julie and the Jems and "Escargot a la Bongo" under the name Chopper Harris. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Gyngell teamed up with her two brothers under the name He, She, Him and released a single "Try A Little Tenderness". Grant released some solo singles and in 1986 joined a male three-piece group Splash!. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) They released a single "Que-est ce que C'est", but like the others, also a failed to find any success.

Discography

Singles:

Albums:


Conviction (with Earlene Bentley) Run For Cover (solo)


Confusion

The band are sometimes confused with an American group formed in 1982, originally under the name Fallen Angel. Doctor in Distress is a Pop music single related to the BBC television programme Doctor Who. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the They changed their name to Tight Fit in 1987. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Members include original guitarist Joe Locke, original lead vocalist Jane Bassett, guitarist Augie Miller, drummer Jimi Ray (joined 1988), bassist Jay Carr (joined 1989) and keyboardist Tzer (Michael Tabaczka). A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists


References

  1. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=9475
  2. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=9763
  3. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=9918
  4. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=10076
  5. ^ http://www.millenniumeffect.co.uk/audio/tributes/index2.html

Links

[3]Tight Fit fan site

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