The Toys
The Toys was an American girl group from the 1960s .
history
The three girls already met at Woodrow Wilson High School and made their first attempts at singing together. After finishing school they got their first appearances as background singers, then they got a record contract. The first song to be published in 1965 was A Lover's Concerto , an adaptation of the minuet in G major, ascribed to Christian Petzold , from the little music book for Anna Magdalena Bach . It became the first and only million seller of the girls' trio.
They then got numerous appearances on TV shows and played in the feature film The Girl in Daddy's Bikini , but disappeared again in late 1966.
Members
- Barbara Harris (born August 18, 1945 in Elizabeth / New Jersey , USA )
- Barbara Parritt (born October 1, 1944 in Wilmington / North Carolina , USA)
- June Monteiro (born July 1, 1946 in Jamaica , New York , USA)
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1965 | The Toys Sing "A Lover's Concerto" and "Attack! |
US92 (8 weeks) US |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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US
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| 1965 | A lover's concerto |
UK5 (13 weeks) UK |
US2  (15 weeks)US |
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| 1966 | Attack |
UK36 (4 weeks) UK |
US18 (9 weeks) US |
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| May My Heart Be Cast into Stone |
- |
US85 (3 weeks) US |
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| Baby toys |
- |
US76 (4 weeks) US |
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Web links
- The Toys on Doo Wop Heaven
- The Toys at Discogs (English)