The Toys

The Toys was an American female vocal group of the 1960s.

The three girls learned already on the high school know and took the first joint singing attempts. After graduation she got first appearances as background singers, then they got a record contract. The first song 1965 A Lover's Concerto was published, an adaptation of the Christian Petzold ascribed Minuet in G Major from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. It was the first and only million-seller of the girl trio.

They were then made ​​numerous appearances in television shows and played in the movie The Girl in bikini with Daddy's, but disappeared by the end of 1966 again into oblivion.

Members

  • Barbara Harris ( born August 18, 1945 in Elizabeth / New Jersey, USA)
  • Barbara Parritt ( born October 1, 1944 in Wilmington / North Carolina, United States)
  • June Monteiro ( born July 1, 1946 in Jamaica, New York, United States)

Singles

  • A Lover's Concerto 1965 ( U.S. # 2, UK # 5 )
  • Attack 1966 ( U.S. number 18, UK number 36 )
  • Baby Toys 1966 ( U.S. number 76 )
  • Silver Spoon " 1966 ( U.S. 111th )
  • May My Heart Be Cast into Stone 1966 ( U.S. number 85 )
  • Sealed with a Kiss 1968 ( USA Place 112 U.S. R & B No. 43 )

Albums

  • The Toys Sing " A Lover's Concerto " and " Attack! " 1966 ( U.S. number 92, Billboard Black Albums 9th place)
Christian Petzold (composer) Elizabeth (New Jersey)
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