Girls Next Door was an American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
group formed in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
, in 1982 and disbanded in 1991. The group consisted of Doris King, Cindy Nixon, Diane Williams, and Tammy Stephens. The group recorded three albums.
History
Girls Next Door was founded in 1982 by record producer
Tommy West, who suggested that studio backing vocalist Doris King form a four-woman vocal group. They were previously known as Belle and Wildflower. Girls Next Door recorded two albums for
MTM Records
MTM Records was an American independent record label specializing in country music. It was founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of the production company of the same name owned by actress Mary Tyler Moore.
Howard Stark was the label's President, and ...
and one for
Atlantic Records, in addition to charting nine singles on the U.S. country charts. Their most successful song was "
Slow Boat to China", which reached number 8 on the country charts in 1986.
The original four members reunited for one concert in 2011.
On August 1, 2022, the group's official Facebook page has announced that the group has reunited and is working on a new album and a tour.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
References
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Country music groups from Tennessee
American girl groups
Musical groups established in 1982
Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee
Atlantic Records artists
MTM Records artists
1982 establishments in Tennessee