All Sports Band

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All Sports Band
Genres Rock, pop, Power pop
Years active1981 (1981)–1982 (1982)
Labels Radio Records
Past members
  • Alfonso Carey
  • Jimmy Clark
  • Cy Sulak
  • Chuck Kentis
  • Michael John Toste

All Sports Band was an American pop/rock musical group who saw minor chart success in the early 1980s. The band was founded by Tracy Coats, who sought to appeal to a youthful market by dressing the band members as sports figures. [1] Coats spent 18 months auditioning tapes before selecting the band members. [1] The represented sports were auto racing, baseball, boxing, football, and martial arts. [1] [2] [3] The band appeared on both Solid Gold and American Bandstand. [1] [2]

Contents

Coats explained his concept for the band, saying, "Most of the athletes I've known were closet rock 'n' rollers, and most of [the] musicians I've known were closet athletes. It seemed only natural to combine the two obsessions." [4]

Personnel

Discography

All of the band's recordings appeared on Radio Records, a short-lived imprint of Atlantic Records.

Album

All Sports Band

  • Released: 1981
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Radio Records
  • Writers: Alfonso Carey, Jimmy Clark, Chuck Kentis, Cy Sulak, Michael John Toste
  • Producer: Joey Carbone and Richie Zito
  • Tracks: 10
  • Singles: "I'm Your Superman", "Opposites Do Attract"

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[2]
1981"I'm Your Superman"93All Sports Band
"Opposites Do Attract"78
1982"Givin' Your Love To Me"—Non-album single
1982"Jet Set"—Non-album single

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nite, Norm N. (1985). Rock On - The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock n' Roll. New York: Harper & Row. pp. 8–9. ISBN   0-06-181644-2.
  2. 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 12. ISBN   0-89820-139-X.
  3. ↑ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100". Billboard. November 14, 1981. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ressner, Jeffrey (March 6, 1982). "Points West". Cash Box . p. 14.
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