Drift Away - Music

The Nylons Are An A Cappella Group Founded In 1978 In Toronto Ontario Canada Best Known For Their Covers Of The Turtles' "Happy Together" Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" And The Tokens' Version Of The Traditional "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". The Origins Of The Nylons Date Back To 1978 When Four Experienced Toronto Stage Actors Connors Cooper Morrison And Simpson Used To Get Together In The Back Of A Delicatessen To Sing Doo-Wop Together. They Took Their Ensemble To Parties And Friend's Houses And Constant Comments From People Convinced Them To Take Their Unique A Cappella Act Into The Clubs. An Acquaintence Met At A Party Was About To Open A New Cabaret And Invited Them To Debut There. They Played There For Six Weeks Garnering Rave Critical And Audience Reviews. In 1979 Simpson Retired From The Group And Cole Was Brought On Board. They Very Quickly Established Themselves As One Of The Area's Classiest And Most Original Ensembles And Caught The Attention Of Attic Records. Their First Album Eventually Went Platinum In Canada 100 000 Copies And There Followed Four More Releases On Attic That All Sold At Least Gold In Canada 50 000 Copies . They Received The Equivalent Of A Dutch Grammy Award And A Gold Disc For The One Size Fits All Album And The Best Singer Award At 1986's Tokyo Music Festival. In 1987 Disney Used Their Song That Kind Of Man In Their Feature The Tin Man And Their Version Of Up The Ladder To The Roof Was Used In The Movie Made In Heaven. They Also Scored A Second Appearance On The Taft Broadcasting Television Show Throb After Writing The Theme Song And A Previous Appearance On The Program. In February 1991 Founding Member Connors Left The Group And In March Of That Year Died Of Viral Pneumonia. A New Deal In 1991 With Scotti Brothers In The US And BMG In Canada Saw The Release Of Three More Albums And Constant Touring On Either Side Of The Border. Over The Years Various Member Changes Have Led To Today's Lineup Of Morrison Robinson Mosbaugh And Cassius. In 1997 They Signed With Shoreline Records In The US A Label Primarily Devoted To Vocal Groups And Released The Fabric Of Life. Today They Continue To Tour The World To Audience And Critical Acclaim. Singles
1982 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Attic 1983 Silhouettes Attic 1983 That Kind Of Man Attic 1984 Take Me To Your Heart Attic 1984 Perpetual Emotion Attic 1984 Stepping Stone Attic 1984 Combat Zone Attic 1987 Kiss Him Goodbye Attic 1987 Happy Together Attic 1987 Chain Gang Attic 1989 Wild Fire Attic 1989 Drift Away Attic 1991 Call My Name Attic 1991 One Fine Day Attic 1992 Don't Look Any Further Scotti Brothers Albums
1982 The Nylons Attic 1982 One Size Fits All Attic 1984 Seamless Attic 1987 Happy Together Attic 1989 Rockapella Attic 1991 Four On The Floor Attic 1992 Live To Love BMG 1993 Illustrious A Collection Of Classic Hits Attic 1994 Harmony - The Christmas Songs BMG 1994 Because... BMG 1996 Run For Cover BMG 1997 Fabric Of Life Shoreline 1997 Perfect Fit Windham Hill Re-Release Of 1993's Illustrious Marc Connors Baritone RIP 1991 Paul Cooper Tenor Claude Morrison Tenor Dennis Simpson Bass Ralph Cole Bass Replaced Simpson 1979 Arnold Robinson Bass Replaced Cole 1981 Micah Barnes Tenor Replaced Cooper 1991 Billy Newton-Davis Baritone Replaced Connors 1992 Garth Mosbaugh Tenor Replaced Barnes 1994 Gavin Hope Baritone Replaced Newton-Davis 1994 Mark Cassius Baritone Replaced Hope 1997 read less