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from

Oshawa Oshawa ( , also ; 2021 population 175,383; CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately east of Downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the ...

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, Canada. They scored a

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on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1974 with their

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of the

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Last Kiss "Last Kiss" is a song released by Wayne Cochran in 1961 on the Gala label. It failed to do well on the charts. Cochran subsequently re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963. It was revived by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, who to ...

", which peaked at #34. That same year, they were nominated for the Canadian

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for Most Promising Group. The single reached #2 in Canada and #1 on the Canadian Billboard 100. A follow-up single, a remake of " Teen Angel", was their final chart single in America. The parent album, entitled ''Last Kiss'', was released on

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in Canada, Sussex Records in the U.S., and

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throughout the rest of the world. The group continued with success in Canada, before and after changing their name to Wenzday in 1976. They scored their second biggest hit with an

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cover, " Loving You Baby". It reached #6 in Canada. The band reunited briefly in 2003 and 2017 for a few successful concerts. Paul Andrew Smith went on to record several solo albums - ''A Stranger in My Own World'', ''Above the Stars'', ''AGO'', ''Masks and Mummeries'', ''Time'', ''The Power of Schnoz'' on Moondog Records under Black Violet Project. On December 20, 2022, drummer Randy Begg died of a heart attack at his home.

Members

*Mike O'Neil - guitar, banjo, vocals *Paul Andrew Smith - guitar, keyboards, vocals *John (Jose) Dufek - bass, harmonica *Randy Begg - drums, vocals (died 2022) *Jeremy Thornton - keyboards, vocals

Discography

Albums

*1974 - ''Last Kiss'' - Ampex AC-10152 **Side 1: "Last Kiss" - "Teen Angel" - "Roses Are Red" - "Tell Laura I Love Her" - "Gloria" Side 2: "What's on My Mind" - "Ride" - "Taking Me Home" - "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" - "Good Time Girl" *1976 - ''Loving You Baby'' - Skyline SKY 10160 **Side 1: "Thinking of You" - "Doin' the Best That I Can" - "Loving You Baby" - "Fly Away" - "Send a Little Love" Side 2: "Could You Refuse Her" - "Don't Let It Get You Down" - "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" - "Melody Moon" - "I'm Coming Home" - "The Show Will Never End" *1977 - ''Nearly Made It'' (as Wenzday) - Skyline SKY 10164-V **Side 1: "Ride Me" - "Now You're a Lady" - "Fancy Pants" - "Through Your Head" - "Ruby Baby" Side 2: "Dream Queen" - "I Was Built for Comfort" - "Honey" - "I Nearly Made It" *2003 - "The Singles" - Moondog Records EMC 0403 ** "Hang On Girl" - "Last Kiss" - Teen Angel" - "Roses Are Red" - "Fly Away" - "She's a Woman" - "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" - "Loving You Baby" - "Doin' The Best That I Can" - "Ruby Baby" - "Fancy Pants" - " Ride Me" - "Now Your a Lady" - "Sheila" - "Eleanor" *2003 - "Limited Edition" Moondog Records EMC 0402 ** "Last Kiss" - "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" - "Doin' the Best That I Can" - "Fly Away" - "Loving You Baby" - "Ride Me" - "Now Your a Lady" - "Dream Queen" - "I'm Comin' Home" - "Sheila" - "Eleanor" *2004 - "The Singles" - A collection of single releases including all charted material. *2017 - "Afterlight" - A best of compilation

Singles

*1971 - "Hang On Girl" / "Velvet Colours" - Ampex AC-1304 *1973 - "

" / "Without You" - Ampex AC-1325 AN #2, US #34, AUS #68*1974 - " Teen Angel" / "Taking Me Home" - Ampex AC-1355 AN #15, US #79*1974 - " Roses Are Red" / "Ride" - Ampex AC-1362 AN #43*1974 - "Fly Away" / "Good Time Girl" - Ampex AC-1365 AN #21*1975 - "

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" / "Good Time Girl" - Ampex AC-1370 *1975 - "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" / "What's on My Mind" - Skyline SKY 001X AN #49*1975 - " Loving You Baby" / "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" - Skyline SKY 003X AN #6ref> *1976 - "Doing the Best That I Can" / "Could You Refuse Her" - Skyline SKY 006X AN #52as Wenzday: *1976 - "

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" / "Melody Moon" - Skyline SKY 011X AN #36*1977 - "Fancy Pants" / "Through Your Head" - Skyline SKY 012X *1977 - "Ride Me" / "Nearly Made It" - Skyline SKY 014X AN #47*1977 - "Now You're a Lady" / "Dream Queen" - Skyline SKY 016X *1981 - "

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" / "Sheila"

References

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