The Party (band)
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| The Party | |
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| Origin | Orlando, Florida, USA |
| Genre(s) | Pop Dance R&B |
| Years active | 1990 – 1993 |
| Label(s) | Hollywood Records |
| Associated acts | MMC |
| Former members | |
| Albert Fields Tiffini Hale Chase Hampton Deedee Magno Damon Pampolina |
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The Party was an American pop band. The group consisted of Albert Fields, Tiffini Hale, Chase Hampton, Deedee Magno, and Damon Pampolina, all cast members of The All New Mickey Mouse Club.
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[edit] History
In 1990, the Disney Channel formed a pop band by selecting then current cast members of The All New Mickey Mouse Club (known as MMC)'. As part of the promotion for the band, a "Name the Band" contest was held. The result was "The Party", which is an acronym for "Positive Attitude Reflecting Today's Youth."[citation needed]
[edit] Success
The self-titled debut album was released in August 1990 on Hollywood Records. The first single, Summer Vacation saw moderate success, peaking at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100. The following singles "I Found Love" and "That's Why" (which brought the group into a much bigger audience) peaked at #79 and #55, respectively. The album also charted at #116 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. During this time the Disney Channel produced a special, "The Party: In Concert." Their success landed them opening act spots on major concert tours with the likes of Taylor Dayne and Vanilla Ice. The group also appeared on various shows like Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Into The Night starring Rick Dees and The Party Machine with Nia Peeples. In 1991, the covers and remixes EP In The Meantime, In Between Time was released, it was supposed to have kept fans occupied until The Party finished their next album, but the EP took on a life of its own. The cover of the Dokken song "In My Dreams" ended up being the band's biggest hit on the charts, peaking at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. "In My Dreams" would land the group an appearance on Club MTV, a return to the MMC, another Disney Channel special entitled, "Go Party!" and another concert tour opening for Hi-Five.
[edit] Disbanding
In 1992 with the release of their second studio album, Free, the band had shown growth with their changing sound and more adult lyrics. Teddy Riley wrote 3 songs for this album including the New Jack Swing-tinged title song, "Free." Dr. Dre produced the song "Let's Get Right Down To It", and the group themselves also got involved in the writing and producing of the album. The album would once again land them another concert tour opening spot with Color Me Badd, their last special for the Disney Channel, "All About The Party" and an appearance on Blossom. However, the album was not as successful on the charts as previous ones prompting Damon Pampolina to leave the group. In 1993, Hollywood Records released The Party's Over...Thanks For Coming with little advance notice. This farewell album consisted of some outtakes from the Free recording sessions and previously recorded songs before the group disbanded. In 1997, Hollywood Records released a greatest hits album of The Party, but was soon overshadowed by the success of other former Mouseketeers such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez of *NSYNC.
[edit] After The Party
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[edit] Albert Fields
Albert Fields recorded a solo album under the moniker Jeune (which is half of his middle name, JeunePierre) entitled Back To Reality and continues to perform and record on the indie circuit. Albert Fields and Damon Pampolina have formed their own group called, "N Decent Proposal".
[edit] Chase Hampton
In 1994, Chase Hampton returned to host the final year of the New Mickey Mouse Club. Chase Hampton has also continued to perform with musician Mike Vizcarra in the band Buzzfly; incidentally Vizcarra was one of the producers on The Party's farewell album. May 2007 Chasen released his latest cd called "Chasen Hampton" "Something To Believe" again with partner Mike Vizcarra. www.buzzfly.com
[edit] Deedee Magno
Deedee Magno, now Deedee Magno Hall, went on to perform in musical theater, most notable was her role of Kim in Miss Saigon on Broadway. She is currently married and recently had her first child and is rumored to be recording her first solo album. She can currently be seen in the traveling version of Wicked. She plays Nessarose. Her husband, Cliffton Hall, also in the production, plays the role of Fiyero.
[edit] Tiffini Hale
In 1994, Tiffini Hale returned to host the final year of the New Mickey Mouse Club. After the show ended the whereabouts of Tiffini Hale are virtually non-existent. The internet is plagued with rumors of her true whereabouts, including unconfirmed rumors of mental illness and drug abuse. Eventually, it was reported that Tiffini was residing in Oceanside, California and had recently married. This information has also never been confirmed.
[edit] Damon Pampolina
Damon Pampolina dabbled in acting and most recently hosted a program on the Playboy Channel. He left show business for a while to work in the field of real estate in Southern California. According to Damon on the recent E! True Hollywood Story chronicling MMC, he is also behind StreetNetwork.TV, a Myspace inspired website for artists waiting to be discovered, he also wants to get back into acting as well. Albert Fields and Damon Pampolina have formed their own group called, "N Decent Proposal".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Album | Peak positions[2] | |||
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| 1990 | "Summer Vacation" | The Party | 72 | 21 | ||
| "I Found Love" | 79 | - | ||||
| "That's Why" | 55 | - | ||||
| 1991 | "In My Dreams" | In The Mean Time, In Between Time | 34 | 35 | ||
| 1991 | "Peace, Love And Understanding" | In The Mean Time, In Between Time | ||||
| 1992 | "Free" | Free | 40 | — | ||
| 1993 | "All About Love | Free | —
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The Party's albums chart positions:
- Editors from Allmusic.com. The Party — Billboard Albums. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- Editors from Allmusic.com. The Party — Billboard Albums. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ The Party's singles chart positions:
- Editors from Allmusic.com. The Party — Billboard Singles. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- Editors from Allmusic.com. The Party — Billboard Singles. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
[edit] External links
- The Party MP3s
- The Party Ain't Over Yet Yahoo! group
- Buzzfly Chasen Hampton's band on MySpace
- StreetNetwork.Tv
