Sweet (band)
Sweet (referred to as "The Sweet" on one album) were a popular
British glam rock group of the
1970s. They had many UK hits, including:
- Teenage Rampage
- Hell Raiser
- Little Willy
- Fox on the Run
- Co-Co
- The Ballroom Blitz
- Blockbuster!
- Poppa Joe
- Love is Like Oxygen
- Wig-Wam Bam
Sweet consisted of singer Brian Connolly, drummer Mick Tucker, bassist Steve Priest, and guitarist Andy Scott. A product of the very successful Chinnichap songwriting team (Nicky Chinn/ Mike Chapman), Sweet are perhaps best remembered for their outrageous stage gear - glitter and platform boots and heavy makeup - practically defining the camp extreme of the glam rock look. Sweet had strong songs that are still frequently heard on oldies radio shows, but their career was founded on the ephemeral young teenage market, and was fairly short-lived,
Love is Like Oxygen being their last UK hit in
1978. Fox on the Run, The Ballroom Blitz, and Love is Like Oxygen were by far their biggest hits in the
US.
In 1979 Brian Connolly left the band under acrimonious circumstances and neither he nor the band recovered - drug addiction taking a heavy toll. Brian died in 1997.