![]() Singer and songwriter Paul Roberts went on to make two solo albums for Sonet Records: City Without Walls (1985) and Kettle Drum Blues (1987). Again no hits were spun off from these albums, and after having been dropped by Chiswick Records, the group broke up in 1983. This five piece line-up (Roberts, Davidson, Lane, South and Taylor) recorded two albums: Love/Action (1981), and Ride Blue Divide (1982). He decided to press on, and recruited Les Davidson as the group's new guitarist and added Jamie Lane as the permanent drummer. This left Roberts as the sole remaining original member of Sniff 'n' The Tears. The Game's Up yielded no hits, and Netto left the group to establish a solo career, taking Dyche with him. At this point the group had no permanent drummer, and a variety of session drummers were used. ![]() The 1980s įor the group's second album, 1980's The Game's Up, the band line-up consisted of Roberts, Netto, Dyche, South, and new keyboard player Mike Taylor. On tour, Sniff 'n' The Tears were augmented by drummer Paul Robinson and keyboardist Keith Miller (who, as a guest musician, had played the Moogsolo on "Driver's Seat"). Nick South took over on bass, and would become a permanent member of the band. However, Sniff 'n' The Tears fractured almost immediately after the album's release in a matter of months, Birkin, Fealdman and Salvoni all left the group to pursue other interests. The band then had a substantial international hit with Fickle Heart's lead single "Driver's Seat" in 1979. Though recorded in 1978, the album sat unreleased for over a year because Chiswick were in the process of changing their distribution. This line-up recorded the band's first album, Fickle Heart, which was produced by Salvoni. Sniff 'n' The Tears subsequently debuted in 1977 as a six piece band, consisting of Paul Roberts (vocals, acoustic guitar), Loz Netto (guitars), Mick Dyche (guitars), Chris Birkin (bass and my maths teacher omg im laughing so hard ahh), Alan Fealdman (keyboards), and Luigi Salvoni (drums & percussion). Hearing some potential in them, he contacted Roberts about approaching Chiswick Records for a deal. ![]() Ī few years later, the drummer from a band called Moon, Luigi Salvoni, listened to some demos that he and Roberts had cut in about 1975 for a French record label. They were unable to land a record deal, and the band's singer/songwriter Paul Roberts decided to dissolve the group and move to France. * 1 Formation and initial success (1973-1979)įormation and initial success (1973-1979) Īn early version of Sniff 'n' The Tears had been gigging in England as early as 1973. 2 Formation and initial success (1973-1979). ![]()
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