Tight Fit
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Tight Fit | |
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | New wave, dance |
Years active | 1981–1983 2008–present |
Labels | Jive (1981–1983, 2008–2011) Epic (2011–2016) Almighty (2016–present) |
Members | Steve Grant Denise Gyngell Julie Harris |
Past members | Richard Scarfe Martin Page Brian Fairweather Vicky Pemberton Carol Stevens Silvio Gigante Alex Naylor |
Tight Fit are an English pop group who had several
History
In 1981, record producer Ken Gold came up with the idea to
Later in the year, record producer Tim Friese-Greene recorded a version of the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with another group of session singers. The singer was Roy Ward, the former drummer and percussionist from the British 1970s band City Boy. The song was released in early 1982, again under the name Tight Fit. The song gained instant attention, and so a new group was formed to front it. Dancer, singer, and model Steve Grant was teamed with female singers Denise Gyngell and Julie Harris. The song reached No.1 in the UK for three weeks in March 1982, catapulting Tight Fit into sudden and unexpected stardom.[4]
Satisfied this line-up could actually sing in their own right, Friese-Greene produced their next single, "
The group then set about recording an album as well as rehearsing for their first
The following year, Tight Fit released one more single – a cover of Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With". Under the name Steve Grant with Tight Fit, the song completely missed the chart and the group duly split up.
After Tight Fit
Grant, Harris and Gyngell all tried to launch music careers outside Tight Fit following their departures. Harris released two singles in 1983: "123" (not the same song as "One Two Three" which she sang on the Tight Fit album), under the name Julie and the Jems, and "Escargot a la Bongo" under the name Chopper Harris. Chopper Harris were contestants on The Freddie Starr Showcase and won their heat with that song. They were second in the final with the song "The Dolphin Dive". Gyngell teamed up with her two brothers under the name He She Him, and released a single, "Try a Little Tenderness". Grant released solo singles "Conviction" (with Earlene Bentley) and "Run for Cover", and in 1986 joined a male three-piece group, Splash!.
Signed for a two-single deal by Elton John's Rocket Records after a chance meeting with Splash!'s manager at PWL Studios, Grant and Splash! released the Stock Aitken Waterman-produced single "Qu'est-ce que c'est".[7] A second single, "European Boy" was recorded with Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek from Bronski Beat.[7]
Grant and Harris both appeared on the charity single "
Grant's background was in musical theatre, to which he returned afterwards. In the 1980s, he appeared in productions of
Reformation
In 2008, members Denise Gyngell and Julie Harris reformed Tight Fit as a touring band, playing in
On the band's website it is stated Grant, Gyngell and Harris hold the trademark to the name Tight Fit in relation to all music and publishing.[14]
Members
- Current members
- Steve Grant (born 26 February 1960) (1982–1983, 2009–present)
- Denise Gyngell (born 30 August 1961) (1982, 2008–present)
- Julie Harris (born 15 August 1958) (1982, 2008–present)
- Former members
- Lowri-Ann Richards (1981)
- Robert Pereno (1981)
- Richard Scarfe (1981)
- Martin Page (1981)
- Brian Fairweather (1981)[15]
- Vicky Pemberton (1982–1983)
- Carol Stevens (1982–1983)
- Alex Naylor (2008–2009)
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
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UK [16] | ||||||
1981 | Back to the 60's |
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38 | |||
1982 | Tight Fit |
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87 | |||
1994 | Greatest Hits |
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— | |||
1995 | The Best of Tight Fit |
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— | |||
2016 | Together |
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— | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications
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AUS [17] |
AUT [18] |
BE (FLA) [19] |
GER [20] |
IRE [21] |
NL [22] |
NZ [23] |
SUI [24] |
SWE [25] |
UK
[16] |
US [26] |
US Dance [27] | |||||
1981 | "Back to the 60's" | 71 | — | — | 50 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 89 | 63 | |||
"Back to the 60's Part 2" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | ||||
1982 | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 1 | — | — | |||
"Fantasy Island" | 49 | — | — | 23 | 3 | — | 33 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
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"Secret Heart" | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | ||||
"I'm Undecided" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1983 | "Love the One You're With" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2010 | "Fantasy Island" (Promotional Only Almighty Remixes)[1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2021 | "Fallout" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Cambodia | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "It's a Fit Up". Smash Hits (18 March 1982): 16. 1982.
- ^ "i love a man in uniform | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "i know there's something going on | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "you've said enough | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 13: I Can Prove It to More Than Physical on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.millenniumeffect.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Featured Content on Myspace". 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Back to the 80s Show". www.tightfitlive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Tight Fit - Together: new album from the 80s chart-topping band". Pressreleases.responsesource.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Tight Fit return with comeback single 'Fallout'". 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Tight Fit announce comeback single 'Fallout', new album for 2022". 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Tight Fit". Tightfitofficial.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Tight Fit". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b "TIGHT FIT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Tight Fit". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Tight Fit". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Tight Fit - Fantasy Island". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2022.