First time on CD. Produced by Vanda &Young. Includes I bonus track and a 12 page booklet with lyrics and rare pictures. The Hammond sisters, Chrissie and Lyndsay, were born in London and migrated to Australia in the early sixties. Starting their music careers as session vocalists, they appeared on many Australian albums including Jo Jo Zep, Jon English, Marc Hunter, Flash and the Pan and as a vocal duo toured with Stevie Wright, Norman Gunston, Daryl Braithwaite. Chrissie first came to prominence in the role of Mary Magdalene in the stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar. In 1975 she worked with the original lineup of Air Supply, before embarking on a career with her sister. Lyndsay fronted a group called Skintight for three years and toured with Renee Geyer before forming Cheetah with Chrissie. In 1977, Philips issued the single Love Ain't Easy To Come By and the following year Ian 'Molly' Meldrum produced Walking In The Rain for EMI, which reached #12 on the Australian charts in October 1978. Deeper Than Love (February 1979) also produced by Ian 'Molly' Meldrum, was the duo's follow up single for EMI. The record immediately charted in Germany and went on to sell 100,000 copies across Europe. Producers Vanda and Young turned the Hammond sisters on to AC/DC-styled hard rock. Their highly successful debut album, Rock & Roll Women, yielded a string of rock singles; Spend The Night (Sept 1980), Love You To The Limit (Feb 1981), Bang Bang (Aug 1981), and My Man (April 1982). Cheetah toured across Australia, the UK and Europe including appearances at Roskilde in Holland, the Nuremburg and Weisbaden Festivals in Germany and a show at the 1982 Reading Festival with Iron Maiden to an audience of 120,000 people. Chrissie and Lyndsay subsequently settled in London and although signed to a record contract with Atlantic in the USA, they were unable to capitilise on it. Lyndsay recorded and toured with Word of Honour and the Vagabonds and eventually returned to Australia to record her solo albums, The Raven and Red Dust Diva. Chrissie remained in London where she recorded and toured extensively with keyboard genius Rick Wakeman. She also played lead roles in Cats and Chicago in the West End. The current Cheetah revival has brought the sisters together again to tour Australia with the Countdown Spectacular in 2006 and Europe in 2007.
S**S
A surprisingly good album
The two sisters fronting this band were even better looking than the ‘Wilsons’ at their prime and this pair could really belt out a rock number. Why they only released this one record at the time (1982) is a bit of a mystery, as they seemed to have everything going for them. They were another Australian band fronted by those who had immigrated there from the UK when they were children. While in a similar genre to ‘Heart’, but not sounding like them, if you like what they do then you might well appreciate this band. There is just under 41 mins playing time.
A**R
great cd
had this on a cassette years ago so was great to get cd great rock music love listening to it when i am driving would reco mend it
M**H
Great album that my dad had years ago
Great album that my dad had years ago. Vocals are very good from both ladies. Pity we didn't get more from them.
P**G
Dated but still underated
I have this on viynl a very underated group good songs well worth a listen or two relive the 80's
A**N
Four Stars
Well worth a listen good rocking album
P**K
1980's ROCK AT IT'S BEST
TWO OF AUSTRALIA'S FINEST ROCK DUO - VERY UNDERRATED! WOULD I RECOMMEND IT! ONLY TO THOSE WHO KNOW OF THEM - CHEETAH THE SEXIEST ROCK CHICKS EVER - DON'T CARE BEING MCP BUT THAT'S THEY WAY IT WAS.
P**K
old school rock 'n' roll
Now this is what you call music not the garbage hear today good old classic rock from Australia too bad this had not been released in Australia
D**R
Great album I have the vinyl copy of the CD ...
Great album I have the vinyl copy of the CD and have been looking for the CD version for years
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