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DJ Steve Wright's all-time favourite record,
and also a favourite of mine. When I first
heard it, I did not realize it was from the
late 70's, as it still sounds fresh today.
Although a world-wide hit, amazingly it
failed to reach the UK Top 40, due to reasons
mentioned below.
Sniff 'n' the Tears is a British rock band
perhaps best known for their song "Driver's
Seat", a hit in many countries (including
number eleven on the American Billboard Hot
100 chart). The exception was the UK itself
where a problem with EMI's pressing plant
meant that the single was not available
following the band's appearance on Top of the
Pops and it peaked just outside the Top 40.
Fickle Heart, the album containing "Driver's
Seat", was followed by three more for the
Chiswick record label: The Game's Up (1980),
Love/Action (1981), and Ride Blue Divide
(1982). Singer and songwriter Paul Roberts
went on to make two solo albums for Sonet
Records, City Without Walls (1985) and Kettle
Drum Blues (1987).
When an advertising campaign saw "Driver's
Seat" top the Dutch charts in 1992, Roberts
took Sniff 'n' the Tears out on the road in
the Netherlands and Germany, followed by a
new album No Damage Done. Since then Roberts
put out one more record, 2001's Underground,
and is currently working on new material.
"Driver's Seat" was featured on the
soundtrack to the 1997 film, Boogie Nights.
The band has various musicians, but the
original member is lead singer and songwriter
Paul Roberts.
Tags : Pop Rock New Wave Sniff Tears Drivers Seat Fickle Heart Paul Roberts 1979 Boogie Nights |
