Tight Fit 2009
In 1981, record producer Ken Gold came up with the idea to record a single made up of a medley of 1960s songs. The medley trend was in full swing at this time, following the success of Starsound and their Stars on 45 singles. He put together a group of male/female session singers and released "Back to the 60s" under the group title, Tight Fit. The song became a hit in the summer and reached No.4 in the UK Singles Chart. A follow-up, "Back to the 60s Part 2" was released soon after and also hit the UK Top 40.
Later in the year record producer Tim Friese-Greene recorded the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with another group of session singers. The song was released in early 1982, again under the title Tight Fit. The song gained instant attention and so a group was formed to front it. Dancer, singer and male model Steve Grant was teamed up with female singers Denise Gyngell and Julie Harris. The song reached No.1 in the UK and remained there for three weeks.
Friese-Greene produced their next single, "Fantasy Island" - a song that had been in the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest heats. The song, in a very similar vein to pop group ABBA, also became a success and reached No.5 in May.
Tight Fit have now re-formed with the three original members. They are currently back in the studio recording new material with a renown producer, and plan to embark on a variety of gigs in the UK and abroad before the end of the year.
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