Voice of the Beehive

Voice of the Beehive
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active1986 (1986)–1996 (1996) (reunions: 2003, 2017)
Labels
Past membersTracey Bryn
Melissa Brooke Belland
Mike Jones
Mark Bedford
Daniel Woodgate
Martin Brett
Brad Nack
Tom Fenner
Websitevoiceofthebeehive.com

Voice of the Beehive were an Anglo-American alternative pop rock band formed in London in 1986.

The group featured Californian lead vocalist sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland (daughters of The Four Preps singer Bruce Belland). They teamed with British musicians Mike Jones, Martin Brett, and Daniel Woodgate and Mark Bedford – former members of Madness. The band took their name from the Greek meaning of the name Melissa, meaning honey bee.

Career

The band had five Top 40 singles from two albums in the UK. Their biggest commercial success came with the singles "I Say Nothing", "Don't Call Me Baby", "Monsters and Angels" and "I Think I Love You", taken from albums Let It Bee and Honey Lingers. Sex & Misery, a third album, was released in 1996; by this point sisters Tracey and Melissa were the sole group members. The band reformed in 2003 to play a two-week UK tour.

In October 2017, Bryn and Belland reformed with the original line-up to play a pair of concert dates in London, including the '80s/'90s revival show Indie Daze 4.

Band members

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
 AUS
 NZ
 SCO
Let It Bee
  • Released: 20 June 1988
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape
 13 53 40 52
Honey Lingers
  • Released: 12 August 1991
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 17 68 — 26
Sex & Misery — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
Don't Call Me Baby
  • Released: July 2008
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: CD
Access All Areas
  • Released: 25 September 2015
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download

Compilation albums

Title Album details
A Portrait
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD
  • Canada-only release
The Best of Voice of the Beehive
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: London
  • Formats: CD
Bee-Sides
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
  • Limited release only available through the band's website

Video albums

Title Album details
Don't Call Me Baby – Live
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Secret Films
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

Title EP details
The Radio 1 Sessions – The Evening Show
  • Released: January 1989
  • Label: Strange Fruit/Nighttracks
  • Formats: 12", CD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
 UK Indie
 AUS
 CAN
 IRE
 NZ
 US
 US Alt
"Just a City" 1987 154 20 — — — — — — Let It Bee
"I Say Nothing" 45 — 73 — — — — —
"I Walk the Earth" 1988 42 — — — — — — —
"Don't Call Me Baby" 15 — 48 — 15 25 — —
"I Say Nothing" (reissue) 22 — — — — — — 11
"I Walk the Earth" (reissue) 46 — — — — — — —
"Man in the Moon" 93 — — — — — — —
"Monsters and Angels" 1991 17 — 72 — — — 74 8 Honey Lingers
"I Think I Love You" 25 — 12 — — — — —
"Perfect Place" 37 — 31 — — — — —
"Angel Come Down" 1995 86 — — — — — — — Sex & Misery
"Scary Kisses" 1996 — — — 35 — — 77 —
"Heavenly" — — — — — — — —
"So Hard" — — — 66 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Stuff (from Number One magazine, 25 April 1987)". Shane Marais. p. 4. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 588. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1221. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  4. ↑ "Five In Five with Tracey Belland of Anglo-American Pop Rock Band 'Voice Of The Beehive'". Flickofthefinger.co.uk. 31 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Indie Daze (@IndieDazeTM) | Twitter". twitter.com.
  6. ↑ "Voice Of The Beehive (@VOTB_Official) | Twitter". Twitter.com.
  7. 1 2 3 "Official Charts > Voice of the Beehive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 Australian chart peaks:
  9. 1 2 "charts.org.nz > Voice of the Beehive in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  11. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Billboard > Voice of the Beehive Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  15. ↑ "Billboard > Voice of the Beehive Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "Official Charts > Gimme Shelter (EP)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2019.