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The Sweet's Biggest Hits is a 1972 greatest hits album by Sweet. It contains their six hit singles which made the UK chart in 1971/72, the 'B' sides to the first four and an album track, "Chop Chop" which was released as a single in some countries but not in the UK. The album reached number three in Finland. [1]
Title Album details Live at the Marquee: Released: March 1989; Label: SPV, Maze; Formats: CD, 2×LP; Rock & Roll Disgrace – Live in Japan: Released: November 1992
In 1990 this line-up was again reunited for the promotion of a music documentary entitled Sweet's Ballroom Blitz. This UK video release, which contained UK television performances from the 1970s and current-day interviews, was released at Tower Records, London. Sweet were interviewed by Power Hour, Super Channel, and spoke of a possible reunion.
The Golden Greats is a greatest hits album by the British glam rock band Sweet, released in 1977. [1] Their second UK compilation album after The Sweet's Biggest Hits which featured their hits in 1971/72, this album features all of their UK singles from 1973 to 1977 although the last three, "Lost Angels", "Fever of Love" and "Stairway to the Stars" failed to chart in the UK or the US.
It was the first single from their debut album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be and became their first chart hit, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. [3] Robin Carmody of Freaky Trigger described the "particularly fine" song as the strongest example of the Sweet's early bubblegum sound, before the group's music became heavier. [1]
Sweet and his wife Lisa have resided in Omaha, Nebraska since 2013. [24] He was married at least once before; a 1989 divorce strongly inspired the songs on Sweet's commercial breakthrough album Girlfriend. [35] Sweet is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism. [36]
"Love Is Like Oxygen" is a song by the British band Sweet and released in January 1978. It was co-written by the group's guitarist Andy Scott, and Trevor Griffin, a musician who had played with various unsuccessful bands before becoming a roadie and sound engineer. [6]
Brian Francis Connolly (5 October 1945 – 9 February 1997) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of glam rock band Sweet between 1968 and 1979 and known for his charismatic stage presence and distinctive voice.