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Not to be confused with the late '80s American dance act of the same name, Sweet Sensation were an eight-man British soul band from Manchester, England, cast very much in the then-popular mold of the Philly sound, who broke through in 1974 following an appearance on the television talent show New Faces. There they were discovered by British pop impresario Tony Hatch, a panelist on the show. It was Hatch who landed the group a deal with Pye Records but, despite his patronage, the group's first single, "Snow Fire," was a total non-starter. In September 1974, however, "Sad Sweet Dreamer" -- co-produced by Hatch and songwriter Desmond Parton -- rocketed to the top of the U.K. chart and also cracked the U.S. Top 20. A soaring soul ballad heavily influenced by the Stylistics, and led by lead vocalist Marcel King's ethereal falsetto, "Sad Sweet Dreamer" was quickly followed by "Purely by Coincidence," which rose to number 11 in the New Year. However, an eponymous debut album failed to move in Britain (it made number 163 in America), and the group's next single, "Hide Away From the Sun," certainly lived up to at least half of own title. Undeterred, Sweet Sensation released a string of further singles, including "Mr Cool," "Sweet Regrets," and "Mail Train" during 1975-1976, while 1977 saw the group competing to represent the U.K. in that year's Eurovision Song Contest. Out of a dozen acts, "You're My Sweet Sensation" finished in a lowly eighth place in the British final. That was very much the group's last hurrah, and they were dropped by Pye soon after. ~ Amy Hanson, All Music Guide
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This article is about the American dance music trio. For the unrelated 1970s British soul group, see Sweet Sensation (band).
Sweet Sensation
Origin Bronx, New York, United States
Genres Pop music
Dance music
R&B
Freestyle
Adult contemporary music
Latin music
Years active 1986–1991, 2005–2009
Labels Next Plateau Records, Atco/Atlantic Records
Associated acts The Boogie Boys
Website [1]
Members
Betty LeBron
Margie Fernandez
Sheila Vega
Former members
Mari Fernandez

Sweet Sensation was a female freestyle-dance music trio from the Bronx, New York.

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History

Formed in 1986, the original group members were Betty LeBron (lead) and sisters Margie and Mari Fernandez. Originally on Next Plateau Records, in 1988 they were picked up by Atco and their debut album, Take It While It's Hot was released. Take It While It's Hot went to #63 on the Billboard pop albums chart and spawned five hit singles: "Hooked on You", "Victim of Love", "Take It While It's Hot", "Never Let You Go" (which hit number one), and "Sincerely Yours". In 1989, Mari was replaced by Sheila Vega (the artwork of the group's debut album was also altered when the personnel replacement was made). In 1990 their second album Love Child was released, and the group earned its biggest hit with the ballad "If Wishes Came True", which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1991 a final album featuring remixes was released, Not long after Margie & Sheila were replaced by 3 new members, Belle, Maya, & Jenae, making them a quartet. They did a few shows together, and then Betty Dee was said to go solo. By 1992 Sweet Sensation seemed to just disappear, & was never heard of again.

In 2005, the dance single "My Body Tu Cuerpo," credited as Dynamix Presents Sweet Sensation, was released on Kult Records (with LeBron on lead vocals, now under the moniker of Betty Dee) and produced by Eddie Cumana and Beppe Savoni of Dynamix.

In 2004 Sweet Sensation ranked #391 on Top 500 Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Single Peak positions[1][2][3]
US Hot Dance/Club Play Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
1987 "Hooked On You" 64 - - -
"Victim Of Love" - 44 - -
1988 "Take It While It's Hot" 57 14 7 -
"Never Let You Go" 58 1 1 -
"Sincerely Yours" 14 30 - -
1989 "Hooked On You" 23 - - —
"Love Child" 13 15 6 -
1990 "If Wishes Came True" 1 - - 8
1990 "Each And Every Time" 51 - - -
1991 "One Good Man" 72 - - -

References

  1. ^ "Jennifer Lopez: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:abfyxqljldhe~T51. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  2. ^ "UK Top 40 Hit Database". EveryHit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  3. ^ "Australian ARIA Singles Chart". Australian-Charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Lopez&titel=If+You+Had+My+Love&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 

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