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All Sports Band

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All Sports Band
GenresRock, pop, Power pop
Years active1981 (1981)–1982 (1982)
LabelsRadio Records
Past members
  • Alfonso Carey
  • Jimmy Clark
  • Cy Sulak
  • Chuck Kentis
  • Michael John Toste

All Sports Band was an American pop/rock musical group who saw minor chart success in the early 1980s. The band was founded by Tracy Coats, who sought to appeal to a youthful market by dressing the band members as sports figures.[1] Coats spent 18 months auditioning tapes before selecting the band members.[1] The represented sports were auto racing, baseball, boxing, football, and martial arts.[1][2][3] The band appeared on both Solid Gold and American Bandstand.[1][2]

Personnel

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  • Alfonso Carey (bass; dressed as a football player)
  • "The Boxer" (real name Jimmy Clark; drums)
  • Cy Sulak (guitar; baseball player)
  • Chuck Kentis (keyboards; race-car driver)
  • Michael-John Toste (vocals; martial artist)

Discography

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All of the ASB's oeuvre appeared on Radio Records, a short-lived imprint of Atlantic Records.

Album

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All Sports Band

  • Released: 1981
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Radio Records
  • Writers: Alfonso Carey, Jimmy Clark, Chuck Kentis, Cy Sulak, Michael John Toste
  • Producer: Joey Carbone and Richie Zito
  • Tracks: 10
  • Singles: "I'm Your Superman", "Opposites Do Attract"

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
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1981 "I'm Your Superman" 93 All Sports Band
"Opposites Do Attract" 78
1982 "Givin' Your Love To Me" Non-album single
1982 "Jet Set" - Non-album single "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Nite, Norm N. (1985). Rock On - The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock n' Roll. New York: Harper & Row. pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-06-181644-2.
  2. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 12. ISBN 0-89820-139-X.
  3. ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100". Billboard. November 14, 1981. Retrieved May 31, 2016.