Curtie and the Boombox

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Curtie and the Boombox
OriginNetherlands
Genrespop
Years active1984-1986[1]
LabelsRCA Records,[1] Injection Disco Dance Label[1]
Past membersCurtie Fortune, Denise van der Hek, Judith Landry, Patricia Balrak[2]

Curtie and the Boombox were a Dutch pop group that scored two successful hits on the Dutch charts during the mid 1980s.[1] Notable songs include "Black Kisses (Never Make You Blue)" and "Let's Talk it over in the Ladies Room". The former of which also made it on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 81.[3] Both songs were performed by the group on the Dutch television show TopPop with "Black Kisses" being performed two different times.[4][5][6] Lead singer Curtie Fortune died in 2003.[7]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Black Kisses - 1985
  • Curtie and the Boombox - 1985

Singles and EP records[edit]

  • "Let's Talk it over in the Ladies Room" - 1984[8]
  • "Black Kisses (Never Make You Blue)" - 1985
  • "Chinchilla" - 1985
  • "A Bachelor's Bed (Is A Dangerous Place)" - 1985
  • "Killing Love" - 1986 (released as by Boom Box)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Curtie and the Boombox". Dutchcharts. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Curtie and The Boombox (Image of back album cover)". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 (August 10, 1985)". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  4. ^ TopPop (December 18, 2012). "Curtie and The Boombox - Let's Talk It Over In The Ladies Room (TopPop)". YouTube.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  5. ^ TopPop (April 5, 2022). "Curtie and The Boombox - Black Kisses (TopPop)". YouTube.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  6. ^ TopPop (February 23, 2022). "Curtie and The Boombox - Black Kisses (Never Make You Blue) (1985-04-20) (TopPop)". YouTube.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Curtie Fortune - ArtistInfo". music.metason.net. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Let's Talk it over in the Ladies Room". Discogs. 1984. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

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