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Floy Joy (band) Songs
Floy Joy may refer to: *Floy Joy (band) Floy Joy was an English group formed in Sheffield, England, who recorded two albums and had minor success with several singles. History Floy Joy was formed in Sheffield in 1982 by brothers Michael (horns) and Shaun Ward (keyboards, bass and gu ..., a 1980s Synthpop band * "Floy Joy" (song), a 1971 song by The Supremes * ''Floy Joy'' (album), a 1972 album by The Supremes {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floy Joy (band)
Floy Joy was an English group formed in Sheffield, England, who recorded two albums and had minor success with several singles. History Floy Joy was formed in Sheffield in 1982 by brothers Michael (horns) and Shaun Ward (keyboards, bass and guitar). With Elana Harris as the vocalist, the band's debut single, "Answer Through Me", was released in May 1983 through Virgin. It was produced by Andy Hernandez. Harris left the band in 1983 and the Wards continued working on material together. Although they recorded with a few English producers, the output was shelved as they were not satisfied with their working relationships with the producers. The Wards admired the work of American musician and producer Don Was and were interested in working with him. They travelled to America to find the producer and, after tracking him down to a hotel in New York, played their demo tape to him. He responded favourably to the material and agreed to produce them at his studio in Detroit. The recordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floy Joy (song)
"Floy Joy" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and released as a single in December 1971 by popular Motown female singing group The Supremes. The song, built on a retro sixties vibe reminiscent of past Supremes songs, was recorded by the group's former mentor Robinson, marking his first production of a Supremes song since 1969's "The Composer". The song featured original Supreme Mary Wilson and early-seventies Supremes lead singer Jean Terrell on lead vocals, featuring the third lead vocals by Wilson on a Supremes hit single. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, number sixteen on the American pop singles chart and number nine on the UK Singles Chart. Personnel *Lead vocals by Mary Wilson and Jean Terrell *Background vocals by Mary Wilson, Jean Terrell, Cindy Birdsong *Additional vocals by The Andantes *Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers and Marv Tarplin of The Miracles *Produced and written by William "Smokey" Robinson William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |