Girls Next Door (band)
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Girls Next Door is an American
country music
group formed in Nashville, Tennessee
in 1982 and disbanded in 1991. The group consisted of Doris King, Cindy Nixon, Diane Williams, and Tammy Stephens. They were previously known as Belle and Wildflower. Girls Next Door recorded two albums for MTM Records
and one for Atlantic Records
, in addition to charting nine singles on the U.S. country charts.
The original four members reunited in 2011.
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country music
Country music
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group formed in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in 1982 and disbanded in 1991. The group consisted of Doris King, Cindy Nixon, Diane Williams, and Tammy Stephens. They were previously known as Belle and Wildflower. Girls Next Door recorded two albums for MTM Records
MTM Records
MTM Records was an American independent record label specializing in country music. It was founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of the production company of the same name, a company owned by actress Mary Tyler Moore. After MTM Enterprises was sold in late 1988, the label was absorbed into Capitol Records...
and one for Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, in addition to charting nine singles on the U.S. country charts.
The original four members reunited in 2011.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Girls Next Door | 30 | MTM |
| 1987 | What a Girl Next Door Could Do | 42 | |
| 1990 | How 'Bout Us | 69 | Atlantic |
Singles
| Year | Single | US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Love Will Get You Through Times With No Money" | 14 | The Girls Next Door |
| "Slow Boat to China Slow Boat to China "Slow Boat to China" is the title of a song written by Mike Ragogna and recorded by American country music group Girls Next Door. It was released in May 1986 as the second single from their album The Girls Next Door. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart... " |
8 | ||
| "Baby I Want It" | 26 | ||
| 1987 | "Walk Me in the Rain" | 28 | |
| "What a Girl Next Door Could Do" | 43 | What a Girl Next Door Could Do | |
| "Easy to Find" | 57 | ||
| 1988 | "Love and Other Fairy Tales" | 73 | Single only |
| 1989 | "He's Gotta Have Me" | 54 | How 'Bout Us |
| 1990 | "How 'Bout Us" | 71 |