Guys 'n' Dolls

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Guys' n 'Dolls , also Guys' n Dolls and Guys & Dolls , was a British vocal and pop group that was particularly successful in the Netherlands , in addition to its home country .

Band history

The singing group Guys 'n' Dolls was founded in late 1974 and initially consisted of the singers Thereza Bazar, Martine Howard and Julie Forsyth as well as the singers David van Day, Dominic Grant and Paul Griggs. The 1975 album Guys 'n' Dolls was a small success in England , the accompanying single There’s a Whole Lot of Loving made it to number 2 there and number 7 in the Netherlands. The following single, Here I Go Again, placed in the top 40 in the UK. Then Bazar and van Day left the band and founded the pop duo Dollar .

The remaining four members released the album The Good Times in 1976 , which reached number 4 on the Dutch charts. The released song You Don't Have to Say You Love Me rose there, but also in the top 10 in England. Stoney Ground then only made it into the UK top 40.

In 1977, Together , another top 10 album was released in the Netherlands. The single You're My World even climbed to the top of the NL charts. Mamacita on rank 5 and Angel of the Morning on rank 14 were other hits there in the same year. With How Do You Mend a Broken Heart (1979) and Broken Dreams (1982) the band reached the Dutch Top 20 again, Our Song (1980) was one of the last top 10 successes there.

Martine Howard, who had separated from the formation in 1981, henceforth worked with the singer Rob de Nijs. Later releases of the Guys 'n' Dolls could not build on earlier successes. Then the group separated in December 1985. Julie Forsyth and Dominic Grant formed the duo Grant & Forsyth , Paul Griggs became a soloist and founded a music publishing company .

Members

  • Thereza Bazar (born May 23, 1955 in Canada ) - until 1975
  • David van Day (born November 28, 1956 in Brighton , Sussex , actually David Paul Day ) - until 1975
  • Martine Zillah Howard (born April 14, 1956 in Cardiff , Wales ) - until 1981
  • Julie Forsyth (born April 4, 1958 in Watford , Hertfordshire ) - until 1985
  • Dominic Grant (born August 21, 1949 in London , England ) - until 1985
  • Paul David Griggs (born November 20, 1948 in Hatfield , Hertfordshire ) - until 1985

Discography

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK NL NL
1975 Guys 'n' Dolls / There's a Whole Lot of Loving (NL) - UK43 (1 week)
UK 		-
1976 The Good Times - UK-
silver
silver
UK 		NL4 (16 weeks)
NL
1977 Together - - NL8th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)NL
1980 Our songs - - NL23 (4 weeks)
NL

More albums

  • 1975: First album
  • 1977: We're All in the Same Boat
  • 1982: Happy Together

Compilations

  • 1978: The Best of the Guys' n Dolls
  • 1980: You're My World
  • 1980: The Guys 'n' Dolls
  • 1980: There's a Whole Lot of Loving
  • 1982: Greatest hits
  • 1993: The Very Best of Guys 'n' Dolls
  • 1996: The Guys 'n' Dolls
  • 1996: There's a Whole Lot of Loving
  • 1998: The Very Best of Guys 'n' Dolls
  • 2001: The Singles

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK NL NL
1975 There's a Whole Lot of Loving
Guys 'n' Dolls 		- UK2
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK 		NL7 (10 weeks)
NL
Here I Go Again
Guys 'n' Dolls 		- UK33 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
1976 You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
The Good Times 		- UK5 (8 weeks)
UK 		NL10 (9 weeks)
NL
Chart entry in NL only in September 1977
Stoney Ground
The Good Times 		- UK38 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
1977 You're My World
Together 		DE48 (1 week)
DE 		- NL1 (15 weeks)
NL
Mamacita
The Best of the Guys' n Dolls 		- - NL5 (10 weeks)
NL
Angel of the Morning
Together 		- - NL14 (8 weeks)
NL
1978 Only Loving Does It
The Best of the Guys' n Dolls 		- UK42 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
1979 How Do You Mend a Broken Heart
The Best of the Guys' n Dolls 		- - NL15 (7 weeks)
NL
1980 Our Song
Our Songs 		- - NL7 (9 weeks)
NL
Love Lost in a Day
Our Songs 		- - NL21 (8 weeks)
NL
1981 I Got the Fire in Me
Happy Together 		- - NL26 (7 weeks)
NL
1982 Broken Dreams
Happy Together 		- - NL12 (7 weeks)
NL

More singles

  • 1975: Thomas J. Cricker
  • 1975: Let's All Get Together
  • 1976: If Only for the Good Times
  • 1977: Let's Make Love
  • 1978: Somethings Gotten Hold of My Heart
  • 1978: Same Old Way
  • 1980: Starship of Love
  • 1982: I Heard It on the Radio
  • 1983: Glory to the Beautiful People
  • 1983: Technics Commercial Song
  • 1984: I Feel Like Cryin '
  • 1985: Phoney People

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE UK NL singles NL albums
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK NL

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