CHANTOOZIES

Chantoozies are an Australian pop group, the band featured four female lead vocals singers: Eve von Bibra, Angie La Bozzetta, Ally Fowler and Tottie Goldsmith and four male musicians Brett Goldsmith (bass guitars, keyboards, programming), Scott Griffiths (keyboards, programming), Frank McCoy (guitars, vocals) and David Reyne (drums, backing vocals). Their name is an intentional mispronunciation of the French word for female singer "chanteuse".

 
Chantoozies formed in 1986 as a good time covers band to play at Tottie Goldsmith's 25th birthday party. The band's debut club gig attracted 600 people, which was encouragement enough for the musicians to continue and the group signed a record deal with Mushroom Records. In January 1987, the group released their debut single; a cover of Redbone's "Witch Queen" which peaked at #4 on the national singles chart. The second single was a cover of John Kongos' "He's Gonna Step On You Again" and was released in June 1987, vying with The Party Boys' hard rock version of the same song for a place on the charts simultaneously. The Chantoozie's version peaked at number #36. Chantoozies third single, "Wanna Be Up", written by Brett Goldsmith and von Bibra, was released in May 1988 and peaked at #6 on the national singles chart in July 1988. "Kiss'n' Tell", was released in September 1988 and peaked at #25 in November. By that time, Greg Millikan had replaced Griffiths on keyboards. Chantoozies toured with James Reyne and Daryl Braithwaite, supporting their self-titled, top ten debut studio album released in August 1988.

In November 1989, the group released "Come Back to Me". In mid-1990, Griffiths and Goldsmith left the band. In October 1990, the group released "Walk On" and their version of The Angels' "My Boyfriend's Back" was included on the 1990 film The Crossing's soundtrack. In February 1991, The Chantoozies released a cover of Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With" as the second single from their second studio album 'Gild the Lily'. The song peaked at #21 on the singles chart.A cover of Jackson Five's "I'll Be There" was released later in 1991, before the group disbanded.

In 2012 the Chantoozies travelled to Adelaide to perform alongside Leo Sayer, Mondo Rock, Uncanny X Men and Pseudo Echo at the Adelaide Clipsal 500. They played alongside Rick Astley on his Australian Tour and were an energetic and glamorous addition to the 2012 Carols by Candlelight at the Myer Music Bowl as part of the ‘Legends of Rock’. On 25 April 2014, The Chantoozies released their first new recording in 23 years, a cover of the Promises hit "Baby It's You". In May 2015 the group became a trio after the departure of Angie La Bozzetta due to family reasons. On 17 July 2019 they performed on the second day of the Big Red Bash at Birdsville, Queensland.

Tottie Goldsmith left the Chantoozies for the second time in February 2020, reducing them to a duo of Fowler and von Bibra. Later that year, they released 'Compilation', a compilation of most of the singles from their albums (excluding "Come Back"), album track "Slightest Notion", the non-album track "I'll Be There" and most of their post-reformation non-album singles (sans "Black and Blue"), as well as a new song entitled "No Fool for You", which would be released as a single on its own the following year.

Members

Eve von Bibra (vocals), Angie La Bozzetta (vocals), Ally Fowler (vocals), Tottie Goldsmith (vocals)  Brett Goldsmith (bass, keyboards, programming), Scott Griffiths (keyboards, programming), Frank McCoy (guitar) and David Reyne (drums), Greg Millikan (keyboards)

SINGLES

Witch Queen

9 MAR '87

#4

He's Gonna Step on You Again

22 JUN '87

#36

Wanna Be Up

6 JUN '88

#6

Kiss 'N' Tell

17 OCT '88

#25

Come Back to Me

4 DEC '89

#97

Walk On

18 NOV '90

#96

Love the One You're With

24 MAR '91

#21

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantoozies

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/