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The Chantoozies are an Australian pop group, formed in 1986. The group featured four female vocalists: Eve von Bibra, Angie La Bozzetta, Ally Fowler and Tottie Goldsmith, and four male musicians: Brett Goldsmith (bass guitars, keyboards, programming), Scott Griffiths (keyboards, programming), Frank McCoy (guitars, vocals) and David Reyne (drums, backing vocals).[1][2][3] Their name is an intentional mispronunciation of the French word for a female singer, "chanteuse".
Chantoozies | |
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Origin | Australia |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 1986–1992, 2012–present (one-off reunions in 1998 and 2006) |
Labels | Mushroom |
Members | Ally Fowler Eve von Bibra Tim Henwood Vashti Sivell Will Dickens |
Past members | Angelica La Bozzetta Brett Goldsmith David Reyne Frank McCoy Scott Griffiths Tottie Goldsmith |
Chantoozies' first single, "Witch Queen", was released on Mushroom Records in January 1987 and peaked at number 4 on the Australian singles chart. The group went on to sell 300,000 records, achieving Gold and Platinum status throughout the '80s and '90s in Australia.[4]
In early 2014, the Chantoozies released their first single in 23 years, called "Baby It's You". It was produced by Pseudo Echo frontman Brian Canham. The video co-starred Australian actors Hugh Jackman, Anthony LaPaglia and Eric Bana.
Chantoozies formed as a good-time covers band to play at Tottie Goldsmith's 24th birthday party. The band's debut club gig attracted 600 people, which was encouragement enough for the musicians to continue and the group signed a record deal with Mushroom Records.[1] In January 1987, the group released their debut single: a cover of Redbone's "Witch Queen",[13] which peaked at number 4 on the national singles chart.[14] The second single was a cover of John Kongos' "He's Gonna Step On You Again" and was released in June 1987, vying with The Party Boys' hard rock version of the same song for a place on the charts simultaneously. The Chantoozies' version peaked at number No. 36.[14] Chantoozies' third single, "Wanna Be Up", written by Brett Goldsmith and von Bibra,[13] was released in May 1988 and peaked at number 6 on the national singles chart in July 1988.[15] "Kiss'n' Tell", was released in September 1988 and peaked at No. 25 in November.[15] By that time, Greg Millikan had replaced Griffiths on keyboards.[1] Chantoozies toured with James Reyne and Daryl Braithwaite, supporting their self-titled, top ten debut studio album released in August 1988.
In 1989, Griffiths and Tottie Goldsmith left the band. Griffiths was replaced by Greg Millikan. That November, the group released "Come Back to Me". In October 1990, the group released "Walk On", and their version of The Angels' "My Boyfriend's Back" was included on the soundtrack of the 1990 film The Crossing.[16][17]
In February 1991, The Chantoozies released a cover of Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With" as the second single from their second studio album. The song peaked at number 21 on the singles chart.[15] In April, The Chantoozies released their sophomore album, Gild the Lily. A cover of Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" was released later in 1991, before the group disbanded.
In 1998, Fowler, von Bibra and LaBozzetta performed "Wanna Be Up" as the Chantoozies at the Mushroom 25 concert, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mushroom Records.
All four female lead vocalists briefly re-formed Chantoozies for the June to August 2006 Countdown Spectacular Tour, where they performed "Wanna Be Up".[20]
In 2012 the Chantoozies traveled to Adelaide to perform alongside Leo Sayer, Mondo Rock, Uncanny X-Men and Pseudo Echo at the Adelaide Clipsal 500. They played alongside Rick Astley on his Australian Tour and also performed at the 2012 Carols by Candlelight at the Myer Music Bowl as part of the ‘Legends of Rock’.[21] On 25 April 2014, The Chantoozies released their first new recording in 23 years, a cover of the Promises hit "Baby It's You".[22] In May 2015 the group became a trio after the departure of LaBozzetta (now Angela Arnott) due to family reasons.[23] On 17 July 2019 they performed on the second day of the Big Red Bash at Birdsville, Queensland.
Tottie Goldsmith left the Chantoozies for the second time in February 2020, reducing the group to a duo of Fowler and von Bibra. Later that year, they released Compilation, a compilation of most of the singles from their albums (excluding "Come Back"), album track "Slightest Notion", the non-album track "I'll Be There" and most of their post-reformation non-album singles (sans "Black and Blue"), as well as a new song entitled "No Fool for You", which would be released as a single on its own the following year. This was followed up with "Every Night" in early 2023.
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [15] | ||
1988 | Chantoozies
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8 |
1991 | Gild the Lily
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71 |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [15] | |||
1987 | "Witch Queen" | 4 | Chantoozies |
"He's Gonna Step on You Again" | 36 | ||
1988 | "Wanna Be Up" | 6 | |
"Kiss 'n' Tell" | 25 | ||
1989 | "Come Back to Me" | 72 | Gild the Lily |
1990 | "Walk On" | 96 | |
1991 | "Love the One You're With" | 21 | |
"I'll Be There" | 167 | non-album single | |
2014 | "Baby It's You"[26] | — | |
2015 | "Black and Blue"[27] | — | |
2019 | "Take Me in Your Arms"[28] | — | |
2021 | "No Fool for You"[29] | — | Compilation |
2023 | "Every Night"[30] | — | non-album single |
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