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Pretend To Be Nice by Josie And The Pussycats

Josie And The Pussycats

Artist Biography For Josie And The Pussycats

Josie And The Pussycats Are A Fictitious Rock Band Created In 1969 By Dan DeCarlo For An Archie Comics Publication Of The Same Name. The Three Characters Who Form The Band Include Leader Josie McCoy Vocals Guitar Valerie Brown Vocals Bass Tambourine And Melody Valentine Vocals Drums . "Josie And The Pussycats" Evolved From DeCarlo's "She's Josie" Comic First Published By Archie In 1963. The Change In Format Came About As A Result Of The Success Of The Archies In The Books On Television And On The Pop Charts. When "Josie And The Pussycats" Migrated To A Saturday Morning Cartoon In 1970 Courtesy Of Hanna-Barbera Productions A Full Pussycats Album And Several Singles Were Released On Captiol Records. These Recordings Feature Cathy Doguher As The Singing Voice Of Josie With Patrice Holloway Sister Of Motown Singer Brenda Holloway As Valerie And Cherie Moor Later Cheryl Ladd As Melody. While The Pussycats' Songs Were Featured Heavily In The Cartoon Series They Were Not Successes On The Pop Charts As The Archies' Recordings Had Been. Producer Danny Janssen Gave The Pussycats A Pop-Soul Sound With All Three Women Sharing Lead Vocals. Three Decades Later Universal Pictures And MGM Produced A Live-Action "Josie And The Pussycats" Feature Film Directed By Deborah Kaplan And Harry Elfont And Released In April 2001. R&B/pop Producer Babyface An Executive Producer For The Film Supervised A Soundtrack Of New Pussycats Recordings Done In A Modern Pop Rock Style. Kay Hanley From The Band Letters To Cleo Provides The Singing Voice Of Josie And Sings Lead On All Ten Pussycats Songs. Rachael Leigh Cook Tara Reid And Rosario Dawson Who Appear In The Film As Josie Melody And Valerie Respectively Provide Some Of The Background Vocals On The Soundtrack Recordings. Unlike The 1970 Album The 2001 Soundtrack Charted On The Billboard 200 Albums Chart Peaking At Number 16.