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Artist Biography For A Taste Of Honey

A Taste Of Honey Though No Longer Currently Or Actively Recording Or Performing Is The Name Of The Grammy-Award Winning Best New Artist 1978 American Recording Act Which Scored One Of The Biggest Hits Of The Disco Era. The Group Formed In Los Angeles California And Originally Consisted Of Janice Marie Johnson Vocals Bass Hazel Payne Vocals Guitar Perry Kibble Keyboards And Donald Johnson Drums . Their First Single "Boogie Oogie Oogie " From Their Self-Titled Debut Album A Taste Of Honey Tapped Into The Popular Disco Style And Spent Three Weeks At Number One #1 On The Hot 100 In 1978. The Group Were Awarded A Platinum Record For This Single And Went On The Win The Grammy Award For Best New Artist As Was Previously Mentioned . Their Subsequent Disco Releases Such As "Do It Good" #79 In 1979 From Another Taste And "Rescue Me" 1980 Failed To Attract Attention And By 1980 The Group Had Reduced To A Duo Consisting Of Janice Marie Johnson And Hazel Payne. When Recording Their Cover Version Of The Kyu Sakamoto Song "Sukiyaki" From Their Third Album- Twice As Sweet Released In 1980 They Resisted Suggestions To Turn It Into A Dance Tune And As A Soft And Simple Ballad It Brought Them The Second And Final Major Hit Of Their Careers In 1981 When It Reached Number One #1 On The Billboard R&B And Adult Contemporary Charts And Number Three #3 On Hot 100. The Group Were Awarded A Gold Record For This Single. A Taste Of Honey Released Their Final Major Album Ladies Of The Eighties In 1982. It Featured Their Final Billboard Hot 100 Charting Single "I'll Try Something New" #41 . Although Their Popularity Waned In The Early 1980s And Beyond Both Janice Marie Johnson And Hazel Payne Have Remained Periodically Active In The Music Business And Each Of The Two Released Solo Albums After Their Group's Success.

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