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The Sweet (also known as Sweet) is a British glam rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s. Their best known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker. The group was originally called Sweetshop.

The band was formed in London in 1968 and achieved their first hit, 'Funny Funny', in 1971 after teaming up with songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and record producer Phil Wainman. During 1971 and 1972, their musical style followed a marked progression from the Archies-like bubblegum style of 'Funny Funny' to a Who-influenced hard rock style supplemented by a striking use of high-pitched backing vocals.

The band first achieved success in the UK charts, with thirteen Top 20 hits during the 1970s alone, with 'Block Buster!' (1973) topping the chart, followed by three consecutive number two hits in 'Hell Raiser' (1973), 'The Ballroom Blitz' (1973) and 'Teenage Rampage' (1974). The band turned to a more hard rock style with their mid-career singles, like 1974's 'Turn It Down'. 'Fox on the Run' (1975) also reached number two on the UK charts. These results were topped in West Germany and other countries on the European mainland. They also achieved success and popularity in the US with the top ten hits 'Little Willy', 'The Ballroom Blitz' and 'Fox on the Run'.

Sweet had their last Top 10 hit in 1978 with 'Love Is Like Oxygen'. Connolly left the group in 1979 to start a solo career and the remaining members continued as a trio until disbanding in 1981. From the mid-1980s, Scott, Connolly and Priest each played with their own versions of Sweet at different times. Connolly died in 1997 and Tucker in 2002. The two surviving members are still active in their respective versions of the band; Scott's is based in the UK and Priest's in the US.

Personnel

Classic lineup

Mick Tucker - drums backing and lead vocals, percussion (1968–1981, 1985–1991)
Steve Priest - bass, backing and lead vocals (1968–1981)
Brian Connolly - lead vocals (1968–1979)
Andy Scott - guitars, backing and lead vocals, keyboards, synthesisers (1970–1982, 1985–1991)

Other members

Frank Torpey - guitars (1968–1969)
Mick Stewart - guitars (1969–1970)
Mal McNulty - bass, lead & backing vocals (1985–1991)
Paul Mario Day - lead vocals (1985–1989)
Phil Lanzon - keyboards, synthesisers, vocals (1985–1988)
Malcolm Pearson - keyboards, synthesisers (1988–1989)
Jeff Brown - bass, vocals (1989–1991)
Ian Gibbons - keyboards, synthesisers, vocals (1989)
Steve Mann - keyboards, synthesisers, vocals (1989–1991)

Touring musicians

Gary Moberley - keyboards, synthesizers (1978–1981)
Nico Ramsden - guitar (1978)
Ray McRiner - guitar (1979)
Gary Groves - drums (1970s)

Discography

Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be (1971)
Sweet Fanny Adams (1974)
Desolation Boulevard (1974)
Give Us a Wink (1976)
Off the Record (1977)
Level Headed (1978)
Cut Above the Rest (1979)
Waters Edge (titled Sweet VI with a different cover in the U.S.) (1980)
Identity Crisis (1982)

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