Título: The Sweet
Seção: Initial success and rise to fame
Background: The Sweet (also known as Sweet) is a British glam rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s. Their best known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker. The group was originally called Sweetshop. The band was formed in London in 1968 and achieved their first hit, "Funny Funny", in 1971 after teaming up with songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and record producer Phil Wainman.

Conteúdo: Guitarist Mick Stewart joined in 1969. Stewart had some rock pedigree, having previously worked with The (Ealing) Redcaps and Simon Scott & The All-Nite Workers in the mid-1960s. In late 1965, that band became The Phil Wainman Set when the future Sweet producer joined on drums and the group cut some singles with Errol Dixon. In early 1966, Stewart left and later worked with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates. The Sweet signed a new record contract with EMI's Parlophone label. Three bubblegum pop singles were released: "Lollipop Man" (September 1969), "All You'll Ever Get from Me" (January 1970), and a cover version of the Archies' "Get on the Line" (June 1970), all of which failed to chart. Stewart then quit, and was not replaced for some time. Connolly and Tucker had a chance meeting with Wainman, who was now producing, and knew of two aspiring songwriters, Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, who were looking for a group to sing over some demos they had written together. Connolly, Priest and Tucker provided the vocals on a track called "Funny Funny" which featured Pip Williams on guitar, John Roberts on bass and Wainman on drums. The latter began offering the track to various recording companies. The band held auditions for a replacement guitarist and settled on Welsh-born Andy Scott. He had most recently been playing with Mike McCartney (brother of Paul) in the Scaffold. As a member of the Elastic Band, he had played guitar on two singles for Decca, "Think of You Baby" and "Do Unto Others

user: How did they initially get started

assistant: Guitarist Mick Stewart joined in 1969.

user: who else is in the group

assistant: that band became The Phil Wainman Set when the future Sweet producer joined on drums and the group cut some singles with Errol Dixon.

user: Were there any other members

assistant: Connolly, Priest and Tucker provided the vocals on a track called "Funny Funny" which featured Pip Williams on guitar, John Roberts on bass and Wainman on drums.

user: what did the band first produce

assistant: Connolly, Priest and Tucker provided the vocals on a track called "Funny Funny" which featured Pip Williams on guitar, John Roberts on bass and Wainman on drums.

user: Were they popular

assistant: single, "Alexander Graham Bell" (October 1971), only went to #33.

user: Did they write some more songs

assistant: In March 1971 RCA issued "Funny Funny", written by Chinn and Chapman, which became the group's first international hit,

user: was that track a hit

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user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: In March 1971 RCA issued "Funny Funny", written by Chinn and Chapman, which became the group's first international hit,

user: what types of influences

assistant: including the Monkees and 1960s bubblegum pop groups such as the Archies, with more heavy rock-oriented groups

user: Did they succeed in combining the influences

assistant: The Sweet adopted the rich vocal harmony style of the Hollies, with distorted guitars and a heavy rhythm section.