A Taste Of Honey

Real Name:Janice Mary Johnson, Hazel Payne
Profile:Popular disco/R&B group of the late '70s and early '80s, A Taste Of Honey was formed in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1972 when an earlier band featuring Janice Marie Johnson (vocals/guitar/bass) and Perry Kimble (keyboards) disbanded. After numerous personnel changes the group solidified as a quartet featuring Johnson, Kimble, Hazel Payne (guitar/vocals) and Donald Johnson (drums). The group was signed to Capitol Records and in 1978 recorded the US number 1 and UK number 3 dance single, Boogie Oogie Oogie. The self-titled album from which the single was drawn reached the US Top 10 and was certified platinum. They became the first black group to win a Best New Artist Grammy at the 1979 awards. In 1980 they were reduced to a duo of Johnson and Payne. A remake of the 1963 Kyu Sakamoto hit Sukiyaki, with new English words completely unrelated to the original Japanese lyric, became their only other major US chart hit, reaching number 3 in 1981. The pair split up in 1984, although they did briefly revisit the UK charts in 1985 with a remix version of their initial hit.
Members:Donald R. Johnson, Hazel P. Payne, Janice M. Johnson, Perry Kibble
Name Variations: All | A Taste Of Honey | Taste Of Honey
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Releases:
A Taste Of Honey (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Capitol Records 1978
Boogie Oogie Oogie (Single, Maxi) ◄ (22 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1978
Boogie Oogie Oogie / World Spin (7")   Capitol Records 1978
Bring On The Love (Why Can't We Be Friends Again) / Boogie Oogie Oogie (12", Promo)   Capitol Records 1978
Disco Dancin' / Sky High (12", Promo)   Capitol Records 1978
Sun Is Here / Boogie Oogie Oogie (12", Single)   Capitol Records 1978
Another Taste (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Capitol Records 1979
Do It Good (12", Promo)   Capitol Records 1979
Do It Good (7", Promo, Mono, Single)   Capitol Records 1979
Do It Good / I Love You (7")   Capitol Records 1979
Race (12", Promo)   Capitol Records 1979
Take The Boogae Or Leave It (12", Promo)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1979
Rescue Me (Single) ◄ (6 versions)   Capitol Records 1980
Sukiyaki (7", S/Sided, Promo, Shape)   Capitol Records 1980
Sukiyaki ◄ (4 versions)   Capitol Records 1980
Twice As Sweet (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1980
I'll Try Something New / Good-Bye Baby (7")   Capitol Records 1982
Ladies Of The Eighties (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1982
Golden Honey (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1984
Anthology (CD)   Capitol Records 1995
Beauty And The Boogie (CD, Comp)   EMI Records, EMI Records 1997
Classic Masters (CD, Comp)   Capitol Records 2002
Love Jet EP (12", EP)   Tresor 2002
We All Need Love / Boogie Oogie Oogie (12")   Unidisc  
Appears On:
Gentle Fire (LP, Album)   MCA Records 1983
Shot Of Love (Album) ◄ (2 versions) LOVEJET/Boogie Oogie O... Tresor 2003
Tracks Appear On:
15 Hit Sounds Vol. 2 (LP) Boogie Oogie Philips, Phonogram S.A.I.C. 1978
A Taste Of Tower (LP, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Capitol Records 1978
Joepie's Top 40 Of 1978 (2xLP, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI Music (Netherlands) 1978
Jovem Pan FM Forever (LP, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI Odeon (Brazil) 1978
Disco 20 (LP, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI Electrola GmbH 1979
Disco Dancing (2xLP, Mixed) Boogie Oogie Oogie Precision Records 1979
Disco Nights (LP) Boogie Oogie Oogie K-Tel 1979
Disco Super Hits (LP, P/Mixed) Boogie Oogie Oogie Ronco 1979
Do It Good / Radiation Level (12") Do It Good Capitol Records 1979
Golden Top Hits (Vinyl, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie, Do... EMI (Hong Kong) Limited 1979
Hot Nights & City Lights (2x12") Boogie Oogie Oogie K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1979
Red Hot Disco Express (LP, red) Boogie Oogie Oogie Tee Vee Records 1979
The Hitter (Music From The Motion Picture) (LP) Distant, You're In Goo... Capitol Records 1979
The World Is Full Of Married Men (2xLP, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Ronco 1979
Winners (LP) Boogie Oogie Oogie Ronco 1979
Z-Club - Geld, Geld, Geld, Geld, Geld, Geld (LP, Comp, Promo) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI Columbia 1979
In Concert '80 (LP) Do It Good K-Tel Do Brasil Comercial LTDA. 1980
Hit Parade 2 (LP) Sukiyaki CBS 1982
Jovem Pan 2 (LP) I'll Try Something New EMI 1982
The Dance Decade 1973-1983 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Boogie Oogie Oogie Street Sounds 1983
Disco 70 Collection (3xLP, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Casablanca Records 1987
Capitol Classics Volume 1 (LP) Boogie Oogie Oogie Capitol Records 1988
February 88 - Mixes 1 (12") Boogie Oogie Ooogie DMC 1988
20 Years Of Solid Gold Groups: 1960 - 1979 (4xCD, RM) Boogie Oogie Oogie Reader's Digest, BMG Music Canada INC. 1989
Hits Of The Seventies (Cass) Boogie Oogie Oogie Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1989
Disco 70 Collection (2xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Casablanca Records 1990
The Disco Years, Vol. 1: Turn The Beat Around (1974-1978) (LP, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Rhino Records (2) 1990
Dance Club Volume 2 (LP, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Sony Music Entertainment (Italy) S.p.a., Columbia 1991
Rhythm Divine 2 (2xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Dino Entertainment 1991
Rhythm Divine 2 (2xLP) Boogie Oogie Oogie Dino Entertainment 1991
Blame It On The Boogie (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Boogie Oogie Oogie Polydor ... 1992
Disco Classics Volume II (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie BMG 1992
Do The Funk Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (France) 1992
Sabado Noche 2 (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie BMG Ariola 1992
Sounds Of The Seventies - Dance Fever (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1992
Culture Dance Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Sony Music Entertainment (France) 1993
Dance Classics - The Hits VIII (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Unidisc 1993
Dance Dance Dance Gold (2xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Arcade 1993
Discomania (CD, Album, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1993
Capitol Rare (CD, Comp) I Love You Blue Note 1994
Capitol Rare (2xLP, Comp) I Love You Blue Note 1994
Culture Dance Vol. 1 (Special Club) (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Boogie Oogie Oogie Versailles, Sony Music Entertainment (France) 1994
Disco Hits Vol. 6 (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie (7"... Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Disco Nights Vol. 4: Greatest Disco Groups (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Rebound Records (2) 1994
Do The Funk Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (France) 1994
Rewinds - It's A Disco World (CD, Comp, Mixed) Boogie Oogie Oogie PolyTel 1995
Dance Floor Divas: The 70's (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Rhino Entertainment Company 1996
Disco Dance Classics (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1996
Eighties Soul Weekender (Comp, Album) ◄ (2 versions) Boogie Oogie Oogie Dino Entertainment ... 1996
Remix Culture 165 (2x12") The Lover That You Are... DMC 1996
Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection Volume 7 (CD, Comp) Sukiyaki Rhino Entertainment Company, Sony Music Special Products 1996
Sounds Of The Eighties - The Early '80s: Take Two (CD) Sukiyaki Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 1996
Black Party Grooves Vol. 1 (2xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Sony Music Media (Germany) 1997
Boogie Fever Volume 1 (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI Music (Australia) 1997
DJ's Club Dance Oldies 2 (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Magic Productions 1997
Disco Fever (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie SPG Music Productions Ltd. 1997
Disco Mania (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Crimson 1997
Disco Mania (Cass) Boogie Oogie Oogie Crimson 1997
Simply The Best Disco (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Warner.ESP 1997
The Best Disco Album In The World ...Ever! (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Virgin, Virgin 1997
12" Disco Classics (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Sequel Records 1998
Disco Nights Volume 5 (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Unidisc 1998
Disco Swing Classics 2 (2xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie ARS Productions 1998
La Légende Des Tubes Volume 34 (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie PolyGram - Kiosks 1998
Pure Disco 3 (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Polydor 1998
Sky High (CD) Boogie, Oogie, Oogie Blue Note 1998
The Best Disco On The Dancefloor (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 1998
The Best Ever Disco Album (2xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Virgin Records (Australia) 1998
Boogie Down (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI 1999
Dancemania Club Classics (CD, Mixed) Boogie Oogie Oogie Toshiba EMI Ltd 1999
The Disco Box (4xCD, Comp + Box) Boogie Oogie Oogie Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
The Tom Joyner Morning Show Presents: Old School Mix (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Wow That Was The 70's (8xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 1999
Corné Klijn's Disco Classics Party 2 (2xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie WEA, Warner Music (Benelux) 2000
Dancemania Club Classics II (CD, Mixed) Rescue Me Toshiba EMI Ltd 2000
Disco @ Planet Earth (2xCD, Mixed) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2000
Disco Box Vol. 3 - Beat Goes On (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disco Box 2000
Entertainment Weekly - Greatest Hits 1978 (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Buddha Records (2) 2000
Greatest Hits Of Soul And R&B (8xCD, Comp + Box) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2000
Greatest Hits Of The 70's (8xCD, Comp + Box) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2000
Greatest Hits Of The 70's 4 (2xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2000
Step Back & Boogie (4xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie L&D Records 2000
70's Disco Generation - Beat Goes On (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2001
Big Hits (DVD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2001
Disco Breaks Mastercuts (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Boogie Oogie Oogie (Or... Mastercuts 2001
Disco Generation (3xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2001
Greatest Hits Of The 70's (DVD, PAL, 4:3) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2001
MAXImum 70's (4xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2001
Original (CD, Comp, Mixed) Sad And Blue Not On Label 2001
Totally Do You Wanna Get Funky (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie CMC Entertainment 2001
Dance Collection - Good Time (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie DeAgostini 2002
Disco Days Vol. 2 - L'epoca D'oro Dello Studio 54 (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie La Repubblica 2002
Grandmix - The Disco Edition (3xCD, Mixed) Boogie Oogie Oogie Sony Music Media (Netherlands) 2002
Let's Party (3xCD, Comp + Box) Boogie Oogie Oogie Crimson 2002
Monster Disco (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Razor & Tie 2002
Tender Feelin's (3xLP) I Love You Blue Note 2002
Tender Feelin's (CD, Comp) I Love You Blue Note 2002
Tender Feelin's (CD, Comp) I Love You EMI France 2002
Blue Note Trip - Saturday Night / Sunday Morning (2xCD, Mixed) I Love You Blue Note 2003
Blue Note Trip - Sunday Morning (2xLP, Comp) I Love You Blue Note 2003
Greatest Hits Of The 70's CD 8 (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2003
Shot Of Love (Album) ◄ (2 versions) LOVEJET/Boogie Oogie O... Tresor 2003
Ferry Maat's Soulshow Presents Nighttime Lovers (2xCD, Ltd, RM) Sayonara (Extended Mix) PTG Records 2004
Joey @ 92.3 - I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI (Philippines) 2004
Over The Rainbow (54 Original Hi-Energy Classics) (3xCD, Comp + Box) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2004
Promo Only Dance Mix Video: August 04 (DVD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Promo Only 2004
Rolling Back The Years 1978-1979 (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Prism Leisure 2004
Dance Machine '76 '77 '78 (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Atlantis Records (Italy) 2005
I Love Music 1975-1979 (3xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Disky 2005
Music Mafia Presents Disco Viking Megamix (CD, Mixed, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Toshiba EMI Ltd 2005
70s Maximum (3xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie (Jo... Disky 2006
Blue Note Trip - Jazzanova - Mashed (2xLP, Comp) I Love You Blue Note 2006
Blue Note Trip - Jazzanova - Scrambled / Mashed (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) I Love You Blue Note 2006
Blue Note Trip - Jazzanova - Scrambled / Mashed (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) I Love You Blue Note 2006
Disco (2xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI, EMI Music (France) 2006
Disco Club - The Finest Dancefloor Disco Tunes From 70's & 80's (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Dig) Boogie Oogie Oogie Wagram 2006
Extended Seventies - The Dawning Of The 12 Inch Era (3xCD) Boogie Oogie Oogie Optimum Sounds 2006
Ferry Maat's Soulshow "Soul Show 4 Ever" (3xCD, Comp) Sayonara Disky 2006
Funky Grooves (2xCD, Comp) Disco Dancin' Disky 2006
Hits Of The 80s (2xCD, Comp) Sukiyaki Ground Floor (2), Demon Music Group 2006
Made To Move Music Collection - Disco (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI Catalogue Marketing (Netherlands) 2006
Mazoom Le Plasir Presents Gold & Silver - The Sound Of Sitting Room (4xCD, Unm) Boogie Oogie Oogie Halidon 2006
Party Starter: Funk (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Universal Music Special Markets 2006
Capitol Disco (2xCD, Comp) Do It Good Stateside 2007
Grand 12-Inches 4 (4xCD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie (12... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands) 2007
Mashed! (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Music EMI Music (Canada) 2007
Unthugged : 2 Electric Boogaloo (CD, Comp, Mixed) Rescue Me Unthugged Classics 2007
DJ Selection 212: 70 Mi Da Tanto 2nd Party (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Do It Yourself Entertainment Strategic Marketing 2008
Gilles Peterson In The House (2xCD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp, Dig) Boogie Oogie Oogie ITH Records 2008
The Original Masters - Disco Vol. 4 (CD, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie Milestone Records Ltd 2009
Don't Walk, Boogie (LP, Comp) Boogie Oogie Oogie EMI Records  
The No.1 Hits - 1978 (CD) Boogie Oogie Oogie SR International  
The Very Best Of Raw Records Vol-1 (3x12") I Love You Raw Records (3)  
Untitled (2x10", Promo, Comp, Gat) Jump The Gun Capitol Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Hunks & Chunks Vol. 11 (12", Mixed) Boogie Oogie Oogie Mix Master 1980
Another One Madly '81 / Disco Tops Part 1 & 2 (12") Boogie Oogie Oogie Disco Special 1981
Rare Funk Volume 10 - Mo' Female Funk (LP) Rescue Me Cobalt Records 1999
Boogie Oogie Oogie 03' (12")   Not On Label (Shorty The Pimp), Not On Label (A Taste Of Honey) 2003
Ooogie Boogie / Your Dub Is A Life Saver (12", Promo) Ooogie Boogie Disco Classics Limited 2006
The Sunshine Years 1977-1982 Vol 1, 2, 3 (3xCD, Ltd + CD, Ltd) Boogie Oogie Oogie Not On Label 2007
Best Of... (12")   House Party  
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