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In the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, the song is sung by the news crew in choir and referenced multiple times and came with a music video in the bonus disc. [7] "Afternoon Delight" has been featured in episodes of numerous TV shows, including The Simpsons and South Park. [8]
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 . They were nominated for four Grammy Awards in 1977 and won two: Best Arrangement for Voices and Best New Artist , the latter award over the group Boston . [ 5 ]
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.
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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.
In 1976, the couple paired with Jon Carroll and Margot Chapman to form the Starland Vocal Band. Signed to John Denver's record label Windsong Records, they were most famous for the hit song "Afternoon Delight". [7] The group released several albums before breaking up in 1981. Danoff and Nivert later divorced.
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.