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"Afternoon Delight" is a song recorded by Starland Vocal Band. It was written by band member Bill Danoff . In the US, it became a #1 single on July 10, 1976, [ 4 ] and earned a gold record .
Starland Vocal Band also included Jon Carroll (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Margot Chapman (vocals). [2] Carroll and Chapman also became a couple, marrying in 1978. [4] The group's debut album was the self-titled Starland Vocal Band and included "Afternoon Delight". The song was a US number one hit [4] and the album also charted.
Starland Vocal Band is the self-titled debut album by American pop band Starland Vocal Band. It was released in January 1976 [5] by John Denver's label, Windsong Records. [3] The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200, [6] and features the band's most well-known song, "Afternoon Delight," which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1976 ...
On the strength of their track record as songwriters, Danoff and Taffy Nivert recorded several albums before forming the Starland Vocal Band with local musicians Jon Carroll and Margot Chapman. The group recorded "Afternoon Delight" which became a hit in July 1976, reaching #1 on the Hot 100 on July 10.
The group quickly released a follow-up single ("Dancing For Pennies", which was a non-novelty pop/R&B tune.) An Afternoon Delights album called General Hospi-Tale was also released, which was a straight pop/R&B release, aside from the title track. These both failed to chart, and the group quickly disbanded.
John David Carver (born November 24, 1940) [1] is an American country music artist. Between 1968 and 1977, he charted 15 Top 40 hits on the Billboard country chart. His highest-charting single was a cover of Tony Orlando's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", a cover that reached No. 1 for him in 1974.
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band 11 "Sara Smile" Hall & Oates: 12 "Afternoon Delight" Starland Vocal Band: 13 "I Write the Songs" Barry Manilow: 14 "Fly, Robin, Fly" Silver Convention: 15 "Love Hangover" Diana Ross: 16 "Get Closer" Seals and Crofts: 17 "More, More, More" Andrea True Connection: 18 "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen: 19 "Misty Blue ...
Afternoon Delight" is a 1976 song by Starland Vocal Band. Afternoon Delight may also refer to: "Afternoon Delight", an episode of Arrested Development; Afternoon Delight, a 2013 film; Afternoon Delight, a 1979–1983 Canadian television series