A Taste of Honey (band)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
For other uses, see A Taste of Honey (disambiguation).

A Taste of Honey
Origin
R&B
Years active1972–1983
LabelsOne Way, Capitol
MembersJanice-Marie Johnson
Past membersCarlita Dorhan
Perry Kibble (deceased)
Donald Johnson
Hazel Payne
Suzanne "Minnie" Thomas (deceased)
Websitehttp://www.atasteofhoneymusic.com

A Taste of Honey is an American recording act, formed in

PBS specials Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion
and My Music: Funky Soul Superstars. In 2022, A Taste of Honey featuring Janice-Marie kicked off the celebration of 50 years of impact in the music and entertainment industries. A Taste of Honey now consists of Janice-Marie Johnson and other accomplished musicians.

Biography

The band was formed in 1972, A Taste of Honey hailed from

Gregory Walker
also replaced the lead singer (unnamed), who had left the band just prior to the successful 1978 release of "Boogie Oogie Oogie".

A Taste of Honey began to improve its sound over a period of six years prior to being discovered by

duo consisting of Johnson and Payne.[1]

When recording their cover version of the Kyu Sakamoto song "Sukiyaki", from their third album, Twice as Sweet (1980), they resisted suggestions to turn it into a dance tune. As a ballad it brought them their second and final major hit of their careers in 1981, when it reached number one on the Billboard R&B and Adult Contemporary charts and number 3 on the Hot 100.[1]

A Taste of Honey released their fourth and final album, Ladies of the Eighties in 1982. It featured their final Billboard Hot 100 single, "I'll Try Something New" (number 41).

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
hit from 1962 also went to number 9 on the R&B charts and number 29 on the Adult Contemporary.

While preparing to record their fifth album in 1983, Payne left the group and Janice-Marie Johnson went on to record as a solo artist to fulfill contractual obligations, releasing One Taste of Honey, which produced the single "Love Me Tonight", a minor hit on the R&B chart. Payne went on to become an international stage actress.[2]

Upon moving to

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in the early 1990s to play in local night clubs and to write music for a television production, Kibble married a local music teacher, Anne-Marie LaMonde, in 1993, and became stepfather to her three children, Natalie, Marci and Gregory Pilkington. Kibble died in February 1999 of heart failure, at the age of 49.[6] Donald Ray Johnson continues to live and play blues in Calgary, where he also married a local. Johnson released several blues albums under his own name. The following year, Janice-Marie Johnson released her second solo album, Hiatus of the Heart. In 2004, Payne and Janice-Marie Johnson reunited for the first time in over twenty years to perform on the PBS specials[2] Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion
and My Music: Funky Soul Superstars.

Janice-Marie Johnson was inducted in the Native American Music Association Hall of Fame in 2008.[6]

Guitarist Suzanne "Minnie" Thomas died on June 15, 2015, at the age of 60.[6][7]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions
Certifications
 Record label
US
[5] 		US
R&B
[5] 		AUS
[8] 		CAN
[9]
1978 A Taste of Honey 6 2 81 7 Capitol
1979 Another Taste 59 26 — —
1980 Twice as Sweet 36 12 — —
1982 Ladies of the Eighties 73 14 — —
1984 One Taste of Honey (Janice-Marie Johnson) — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions
Certifications
 Album
US
[5]
US R&B
[5]
US
Dan
[5]
US
A/C
[5]
 AUS
[8] 		CAN
[9] 		GER
[12] 		NL
[13] 		NZ
[14]
UK
[15]
1978 "Boogie Oogie Oogie" 1 1 1 — 18 2 40 32 2 3 A Taste of Honey
"Distant" — — — — — — — — — —
1979 "Disco Dancin'" — 69 — — — — — — — —
"Do It Good" 79 13 72 — — — — — — — Another Taste
"Race" — — — — — — — — — —
1980 "Rescue Me" — 16 77 — — — — — — — Twice as Sweet
"I'm Talkin' 'Bout You" — 64 — — — — — — — —
1981 "Sukiyaki" 3 1 — 1 24 4 — — 3 —
1982 "I'll Try Something New" 41 9 — 29 — — — — — — Ladies of the Eighties
"We've Got the Groove" — 75 — — — — — — — —
"Sayonara" — — — — — — — — — —
1984 "Love Me Tonight" — 67 — — — — — — — — One Taste of Honey (Janice-Marie Johnson)
"She's So Popular" — — — — — — — — — —
"Boogie Oogie Oogie" (remix) — — — — — — — — — 59 Golden Honey
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-85112-939-0
    .
  2. ^ a b c d Hogan, Ed. "A Taste of Honey Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  4. ^ Mitchell, Gail (June 26, 1999). "Taste of Honey's Johnson Back in the Game". Billboard. p. 26. Retrieved August 19, 2012. Thank God [former Capitol executive] Larkin Arnold made sure we had our publishing.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "US Charts > A Taste of Honey". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "A Taste of Honey Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Rizik, Chris. "R.I.P. A Taste of Honey guitarist Suzanne "Minnie" Thomas". SoulTracks.
  8. ^
    ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  9. ^ a b "CAN Charts > A Taste of Honey". RPM. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "US Certifications > A Taste of Honey". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "CAN Certifications > A Taste of Honey". Music Canada. February 1979. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  12. GfK Entertainment
    . Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  13. ^ "NL Charts > A Taste of Honey". Dutch Charts. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "NZ Charts > A Taste of Honey". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "UK Charts > A Taste of Honey". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  16. ^ "A Taste of Honey: Boogie Oogie Oogie". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Taste_of_Honey_(band)&oldid=1211824991"