The Bangles

The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000. After rumors of legal action and a preemptive countersuit, the group disbanded and released Level II in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The Japanese version of the album features as bonus tracks both sides of their debut single. Personnel shifts wracked the group and contributed to the relative failure of Finally (1999, 1999 in music) and Blackstreet soon broke up. The title track was written by Elvis Costello. It won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal by a Duo or Group and went four times platinum in the United States. Doll Revolution, featuring such songs as "Stealing Rosemary", "Ride the Ride", "Nickel Romeo", and the single "Something That You Said", was released in early 2003. Dre).

A cover version of "Eternal Flame" was a 2001 UK #1 for Atomic Kitten. The follow-up, 1996's Another Level (see 1996 in music) was a breakthrough success due to the top single "No Diggity" (with Dr. In 2000 they reformed to tour, and in 2001-2002 recorded a new record. Their debut, Blackstreet, was a moderate success due to singles like "Before I Let You Go". 1988's Everything was another multi-platinum smash, and included their biggest selling single in the soft ballad "Eternal Flame", but working relationships within the band had broken down and they split shortly after, with Hoffs embarking on a solo career and Vicki Peterson touring as a member of The Go-Gos and the Continental Drifters. Blackstreet was an American R&B and soul group founded in 1994 (see 1994 in music) by Teddy Riley, a New Jack Swing pioneer known for his work as a member of Guy. They soon had another #2 hit with a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade Of Winter," from the soundtrack of the film "Less Than Zero.".

The accompanying album Different Light (1986) was more polished than its predecessor and, with the help of the worldwide #1 hit "Walk Like An Egyptian", saw the band firmly in the mainstream as FM radio and MTV stalwarts. The Bangles' debut album on Columbia, All Over The Place (1984) captured their power-pop roots, and attracted the attention of Prince, who wrote "Manic Monday", a US #2 hit, for the group. Zilinskas left in 1983 and was replaced with Michael Steele, formerly of The Runaways. This lineup put out the Bangles EP that same year.

The original lineup was Susanna Hoffs (guitar, vocals), Debbi Peterson (drums, vocals, bass), and Vicki Peterson (guitar, vocals, bass); this lineup made one 45, "Getting out of Hand" b/w "Call on Me." Annette Zilinskas took over bass duties in 1982 and also played harmonica. They were forced to change their name to The Bangles when a band from New Jersey, also named The Bangs, threatened to sue. The band was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 as The Supersonic Bangs, later shortened to The Bangs. The Bangles are a popular American pop band started in the mid-1980s, one of the new generation of independent all-women bands that followed The Go-Gos.