À La Carte (band)

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À la carte
General information
Genre (s) Disco
founding 1979
resolution 1985

À La Carte was a disco formation produced in Germany, which consisted of three changing singers.

Band history

À La Carte was produced by Tony Hendrik and his wife Karin van Haaren. Hendrik / van Haaren produced a total of 38 tracks for the trio. The women's trio initially consisted of Patsy Fuller, Julia and Elaine. In the following years, however, it was subject to strong staff fluctuation, which proved that those groups were arbitrarily interchangeable at that time. Vocal differences were smoothed out in the music productions in the Coconut sound studio by Hendrik / van Haaren. Julia and Elaine were replaced by Jenny Renshaw and Denise Distelle in the same year (1979). Denise Distelle was again replaced by Katie Humble in the same year. Katie was replaced by Linda Daniels for about a year and a half in 1980, but came back in 1982. Patsy was replaced by Joy Martin in 1980. The girls' band consisted most of the time: Jenny Renshaw, Joy Martin and Katie Humble (the three can also be seen on the cover of the last two albums). Their music consisted of catchy disco songs. Her most successful song was Do Wah Diddy , a cover version of the play of the same name by Manfred Mann . The song reached number 22 in the singles charts.

In 1985 the band was dissolved.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE
1989 ZaZaZabadak DE12 (4 weeks)
DE
First published: January 1989

More publishments:

  • 1980: Do Wah Diddy Diddy Round
  • 1981: Viva
  • 1983: Rockin 'Oldies
  • 1999: ... The Very Best '99
  • 2016: The Ultimate Best Of Album

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE
1979 When The Boys Come Home
Do Wah Diddy Diddy Round 		DE28 (11 weeks)
DE
First published: July 1979
Doctor Doctor (Help Me Please)
Do Wah Diddy Diddy Round 		DE28 (14 weeks)
DE
First published: December 1979
1980 Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Do Wah Diddy Diddy Round 		DE22 (17 weeks)
DE
First published: May 1980
Ring Me, Honey
Do Wah Diddy Diddy Round 		DE41 (14 weeks)
DE
First published: November 1980
1981 You Get Me On The Run
Viva 		DE41 (8 weeks)
DE
First published: March 1981
River Blue
Viva 		DE47 (11 weeks)
DE
First published: July 1981
Have You Forgotten
Viva 		DE57 (5 weeks)
DE
First published: October 1981
1982 Viva Torero
Viva 		DE29 (9 weeks)
DE
First published: February 1982
In The Summer Sun Of Greece
Viva 		DE65 (2 weeks)
DE
First published: June 1982
Ahe Tamoure DE62 (2 weeks)
DE
First published: October 1982

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