Liquid gold

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Liquid Gold was a British disco band that was active from 1977 to 1984. Her biggest hit is the song Dance Yourself Dizzy from 1980.

biography

The band was put together in 1977 by producer and songwriter Adrian Baker. In addition to the singer Ellie Hope, who had previously been a member of Babe Ruth , guitarist Syd Twynham, bassist Ray Knott and drummer Wally Rothe were among the founding members. The first single Anyway You Do It rose to the UK charts in December 1978 and made it to number 41. With the track My Baby's Baby , the group reached number 45 in the US singles charts in 1979 and even number 5 in dance music there / Club play singles.

Dance Yourself Dizzy rose to number 26 on the dance charts in the USA in 1980, but climbed to number 2 in the English charts, was liquid gold's greatest success and was awarded a silver record . With substitutes another top 10 hit followed in May of the year at number eight in the UK. The only album named after the band that was released in Germany under the title Dance Yourself Dizzy and on which all previous hits can be found, made it to number 34 in the UK charts in August.

With The Night the Wine and the Roses (1980), Don't Panic (1981) and Where Did We Go Wrong? (1982) made it three more singles to the bottom of the UK charts. The band 's last hit was What's She Got . The single came in 1983 in the United States to number 23 on the Dance Music / Club Play Singles and number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. After the Hi-NRG- style single Turn the Tables went unnoticed, Liquid Gold split in 1984.

Ellie Hope and Ray Knott later married. You now own a pine furniture store in Reigate in the south of England.

Members

  • Ellie Hope - vocals
  • Ray Knott - bass
  • Syd Twynham - guitar (until 1983)
  • Wally Rothe - drums (until 1983)
  • Tom Marshall - Keyboard (1980 only)
  • Franco Morruzzi - Keyboard (from 1981)

Discography

album

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1980 Liquid gold UK34 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
alternative album title: Dance Yourself Dizzy
Producer: Adrian Baker

Singles

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1978 Anyway You Do It UK41 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
1979 My baby's baby - US45 (9 weeks)
US
1980 Dance Yourself Dizzy UK2
silver
silver

(14 weeks)UK 		-
Substitutes UK8 (9 weeks)
UK 		-
The Night the Wine and the Roses UK32 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
1981 Don't panic UK42 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
1982 Where Did We Go Wrong? UK56 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
1983 What's She Got - US86 (4 weeks)
US

More singles

  • 1979: Mr. Groovy (It Feels so Nice)
  • 1981: One of Us Fell in Love
  • 1984: Turn the Tables

literature

swell

  1. ^ Top of the Pops Announcement , Twitter
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK
  3. ↑ a b UK gold / platinum database

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