A La Carte was a
disco
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girl group
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formed in 1978, and based in Germany. Producers
Tony Hendrik and
Karin Hartmann
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helped with the start up of the group. The trio originally included Scottish girls:
Patsy Fuller
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, Julia and Elaine. Their first song was ''
When the Boys Come Home
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1917 version
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'', released in March 1979. With a performance in the
Musikladen TV show, the group gained immense popularity in Germany. For unknown reasons, the line-ups often changed with the release of new singles. Jenny Renshaw became the only permanent member when she joined the group in October 1979. By 1981, the group was made up of
Jenny Renshaw
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,
Linda Daniels and
Joy Martin. Together, they released the album ''Viva''. The group underwent many more line-up changes afterwards also. In 1982, they recorded their "Rockin' Oldies" album, which included numerous covers of
1960s
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songs. The group disbanded in 1984. The final line-up featured Jenny Renshaw, Joy Martin and Katie Humble. Other women disco groups like ''A La Carte'' were very popular in
Europe at the time. Such as,
Arabesque, (also from Germany),
Luv' and
Maywood (both from the Netherlands) and
Baccara (from Spain). Popularity for the disco music genre as a whole declined with the development of newer music styles, which ultimately led to the girl groups breaking up.
Discography
Studio albums :
*1980:
Do Wah Diddy Diddy Round
*1981:
Viva
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*1983:
Rockin' Oldies
Singles
*1979: "
When The Boys Come Home
"When the Boys Come Home" is a World War I song. It was first published as sheet music in 1915 with music by Oley Speaks and lyrics by John Hay.
1917 version
Oley Speaks composed the song. John Hay wrote the lyrics. The piece was written for bo ...
" / "
Price Of Love"
*1979: "
Doctor Doctor (Help Me Please)" / "
It Was A Night Of Wonder"
*1980: "
Do Wah Diddy Diddy" / "
Farewell, Farewell To Carlingford"
*1980: "
Ring Me, Honey
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" / "
Jimmy Gimme Reggae"
*1981: "
You Get Me On The Run" / "
Red Indian Drums
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"
*1981: "
River Blue" / "
Morning Songbird"
*1981: "
Have You Forgotten (Wolga Song)" / "
Bananas"
*1982: "
Viva Torero" / "
Try A Little Tenderness"
*1982: "
In The Summer Sun Of Greece" / "
Cubatao"
*1982: "
Ahe Tamouré" / "
Wanted (Jean Le Voleur)"
*1983: "
Radio" / "
You're Still My Fantasy"
*1983: "
On Top Of Old Smokie
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" / "
Cotton Fields"
*1984: "
Jimmy Gimme Reggae" / "
Lightyears Away From Home"
References
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Links
Official page of A La Carte on FacebookOfficial page of A La Carte on vk*
Fan Club on Facebook*
1978 establishments in Germany
German girl groups
Musical groups established in 1978
Musical groups disestablished in 1985
German musical trios
German disco groups