Girl Bands in the 'pop' heyday

AllyJB

AllyJB

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pmas said:
Happy 25th birthday to one of the best debut tracks from a UK Girl Group ever.

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Still adore this track. I’ll never forget hearing it for the first time and loving it pretty much immediately, I think it was on some Saturday/Sunday Morning show like Live & Kicking or Fully Booked where they performed it.
 
Island

Island

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I find it fascinating how the Made in London album was seemingly pulled within a week or two of its release. Reviews were already out and yet the plug was pulled.

I guess the label was questioning if it would even chart after “Shut Your Mouth” squeaked in at #74. The Madasun album charted abysmally low and they were due the same week.
 
Christopher1985

Christopher1985

Island said:
I find it fascinating how the Made in London album was seemingly pulled within a week or two of its release. Reviews were already out and yet the plug was pulled.

I guess the label was questioning if it would even chart after “Shut Your Mouth” squeaked in at #74. The Madasun album charted abysmally low and they were due the same week.
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Apart from the two singles, there was only a few songs left that were decent. ‘I’m Not’, ‘Ain’t Another Love Song’, and ‘Believe’, being the best of the bunch.

It was all ok and nice, but nowhere as good as say Precious’ album, which was ‘all killer no filler’.
 
Island

Island

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Were there other UK/Irish Girl Group launches in 1997 besides the following:

N-Tyce
All Saints
Vanilla
First Class

I know Solid Harmonie launched in 1997, but their UK launch wasn’t until 1998.

And Cleopatra started opening for Louise in late 1997 before their debut single.
 
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MC

There was an Irish girl band called Chill, that I think were on the Smash Hits tour in 1997. They didn't release anything though. Not sure if you'd count that
 
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pmas

MC said:
There was an Irish girl band called Chill, that I think were on the Smash Hits tour in 1997. They didn't release anything though. Not sure if you'd count that
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How does this happen? Getting onto the Smash Hits Tour would have been a huge investment in money and effort, and to then not even get a single out? Was the audience feedback that terrible that the label pulled the plug?
 
AcerBenII

AcerBenII

pmas said:
How does this happen? Getting onto the Smash Hits Tour would have been a huge investment in money and effort, and to then not even get a single out? Was the audience feedback that terrible that the label pulled the plug?
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Liz Bonnin was a member. They did do a track on Dustin The Turkey's album (ha!)



Polydor said "We haven't received the right kind of single from Chill yet and we currently have no plans to release anything from them."

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CHILL+GO+INTO+DEEP+FREEZE+AS+POP+DREAM+ICES+OVER;+Girls+desperate+as...-a060675674

Oh and here they are at a Chidline concert

 
Island

Island

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AcerBenII said:
Liz Bonnin was a member. They did do a track on Dustin The Turkey's album (ha!)



Polydor said "We haven't received the right kind of single from Chill yet and we currently have no plans to release anything from them."

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CHILL+GO+INTO+DEEP+FREEZE+AS+POP+DREAM+ICES+OVER;+Girls+desperate+as...-a060675674

Oh and here they are at a Chidline concert

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Pretty interesting Backstreet Boys meets En Vogue sound. Sounds like it episode been a banger if officially released.
 
Island

Island

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Island said:
Were there other UK/Irish Girl Group launches in 1997 besides the following:

N-Tyce
All Saints
Vanilla
First Class

I know Solid Harmonie launched in 1997, but their UK launch wasn’t until 1998.

And Cleopatra started opening for Louise in late 1997 before their debut single.
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Ok let’s try 1998 when the boom took off. So far I have:

Solid Harmonie
Cleopatra
B*Witched
Honeyz
Paperdolls
Kleshay
Fierce


Also, does anyone have the Solid Harmonie album release dates for Continental Europe (NL/Germany??), Japan, and the UK?
 
aquaplex

aquaplex

Island said:
Ok let’s try 1998 when the boom took off. So far I have:

Solid Harmonie
Cleopatra
B*Witched
Honeyz
Paperdolls
Kleshay
Fierce


Also, does anyone have the Solid Harmonie album release dates for Continental Europe (NL/Germany??), Japan, and the UK?
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Blush!

One single in 1998 - Feel My Vibe
 
beautyneverlies

beautyneverlies

AcerBenII said:
Liz Bonnin was a member. They did do a track on Dustin The Turkey's album (ha!)



Polydor said "We haven't received the right kind of single from Chill yet and we currently have no plans to release anything from them."

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CHILL+GO+INTO+DEEP+FREEZE+AS+POP+DREAM+ICES+OVER;+Girls+desperate+as...-a060675674

Oh and here they are at a Chidline concert

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Thanks for posting this! I always wondered what happened to Chill. They look(ed) and sound(ed) good.
With a bit of tweaking (the melody) I think it would have been good enough to release.
 
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spicyhot

AcerBenII said:
Liz Bonnin was a member. They did do a track on Dustin The Turkey's album (ha!)



Polydor said "We haven't received the right kind of single from Chill yet and we currently have no plans to release anything from them."

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CHILL+GO+INTO+DEEP+FREEZE+AS+POP+DREAM+ICES+OVER;+Girls+desperate+as...-a060675674

Oh and here they are at a Chidline concert

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I like Chill - who do you love! Shame it never got released. Is there a promo out there?
 
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