''Nolan Sisters'' is a 1979 album by the Irish sibling pop group

the Nolan Sisters The Nolans are an Anglo-Irish girl group who formed in Blackpool in 1974 as the Nolan Sisters, before changing their name in 1980. Often referred to as Ireland's ''First Family of Music'', they were the first Irish performing family to achiev ...

. It was their first album to be released on

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and contained a mixture of original material (composed for the group by Ben Findon, Mike Myers, and Robert Puzey) and cover versions of popular songs. Two singles, "Spirit Body and Soul" and " I'm In the Mood for Dancing", were released from the album, the latter becoming the group's best-known song, peaking at No.3 in the UK, while the former was also a top 40 hit. The release of that single also marked a group name change to the Nolans. The album entered the UK chart in January 1980 and peaked at number 15. It remained on the chart for 13 weeks. In Japan, the album was released under the name ''Dancing Sisters''. The album cover included, as well as the then line-up,

Coleen Nolan Coleen Patricia Nolan (born 12 March 1965) is an English singer, television personality, and author. She was a member of the girl group The Nolans from 1980 to 1994, in which she sang with her sisters. Since 2000, Nolan has been a regular panell ...

, who became an official member of the group after Anne left the group in 1980. The album was re-released on Compact Disc in June 2009 with the added bonus track "Harry My Honolulu Lover", which the group had entered into the heats for the 1979

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. Released by

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, it was packaged with the follow-up album, ''Making Waves''.Cherry Red Records, The Nolans

Track listing

Personnel

Bernie Nolan Bernadette Therese Nolan (17 October 1960 – 4 July 2013) was an Irish actress, singer and television personality, formerly lead vocalist of the girl group the Nolans. She was the second youngest of sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda and C ...

- vocals *

Linda Nolan Linda Nolan (born 23 February 1959) is an Irish singer, actress and television personality. After moving with her family to Blackpool, at the age of three in 1962, she attained fame as a member of the girl group The Nolans in 1974, along with h ...

- vocals *

Maureen Nolan The Nolans are an Anglo-Irish girl group who formed in Blackpool in 1974 as the Nolan Sisters, before changing their name in 1980. Often referred to as Ireland's ''First Family of Music'', they were the first Irish performing family to achie ...

- vocals * Anne Nolan - vocals *

- additional vocals (tracks 4 and 10) *Ben Findon - producer (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11, 12) *Mike Myers - assistant producer (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11, 12) *

Nicky Graham Nicholas Lynedoch Graham is a musician, songwriter and music producer from the UK. He was born in Durban, South Africa, in January 1945, before his family returned to the UK in 1960. His musical career began when joining UK band The End in 1965. ...

- producer (tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10) * Mike Hurst - producer (track 3) *Tim Young - mastering

Chart performance

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nolan Sisters (Album) 1979 albums The Nolans albums Epic Records albums