Saint Tropez was a disco group active during the 1970s and 1980s who had success with the single, "One More Minute". They also had other hits as well as album chart success. Background Saint Tropez was a creation of producers, W. Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder. It featured female vocalists that included Pat Feener, Debra Pratt and Nancy Texidor, and occasionally Jean-Paul Vignon.Record World, February 3, 1979 - Page 22 RECORD WORLD DISCO, Disco File By BRIAN CHIN
The group's hit period lasted from 1977 to 1983 with the hits "Je t'aime / Violation / On a rien à perdre", "One More Minute", " Fill My Life with Love", "I Want to Do Something Freaky to You", medley; "The Love Stealers" / "I've Been Watching You" / "I Want to Do Something Freaky to You", "Femmes Fatales" and "Morning Music".MusicVF.com - Saint Tropez Top Songs, Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography
Career 1970s The group recorded for the Butterfly Records label. With the label being just six months old, it had released two albums, Je T'Aime by Saint Tropez and Just Folks ... A Firesign Chat by Firesign Theatre.Cash Box, September 24, 1977 - Page 14 3 Join Butterfly Records In Expansion
Belle de Jour album The group's follow up album was Belle De Jour was released in 1978.Discogs - Saint Tropez – Belle De Jour It was mentioned by Brian Chin in the 3 February 1979 issue of Record World. He noted Jean-Paul Vignon's vocals on the slower Barry White-influenced tracks as well as the three female vocalists, Pat Feener, Debra Pratt and Nancy Texidor who were highlighted on the prime disco tracks. He singled out the tracks, "Fill My Life", mentioning the bongo, tambourine and occasional synthesizer rumbles, and "One More Minute" with its up-front jumpy clavinet and wah-wah alternation.Record World, February 3, 1979 - Page 22 RECORD WORLD DISCO, Disco File By BRIAN CHIN
One track on the album, "Hold on to Love" was originally by Page Three (band) and a hit for them in 1977.Who Sampled - Saint Tropez > Hold on to LoveRecord Mirror, August 27, 1977 - Page 2 Star Breakers, HOLD ON TO LOVE, Page Three Warner BrothersMusic Week, August 27, 1977 - Page 49 STAR BREAKERS, HOLD ON TO LOVE, Page Three, Warner Brothers K16976
"One More Minute" "Fill My Life with Love" / "One More Minute" debuted at no. 23 in the Record World Disco File Top 30 chart for the week of 24 February 1979.Record World, February 24, 1979 - Page 23 Disco File Top 30, TW 23, LW _, FILL MY LIIFE WITH LOVE/ONE MORE MINUTEE - ST. TROPEZ -Butterfly (disco disc/Ip cut) For the week of 17 March, the chart had changed its name to Disco File Top 40. "Fill My Life with Love" / "One More Minute" was at its second week at no. 16.Record World, March 17, 1979 - Page 20 DISCO FILE TOP 40, MARCH 17, 1979, TW 16, LW 16, FILL MY LIFE WITH LOVE/ONE MORE MINUTE-ST. TROPEZ-Butterfly (disco disc/lp cut)
For the week of 16 April, "One More Minute" / "Fill My Life" peaked at no. 7 on the RMR Weekly Disco Clubs chart.RMR Weekly, Number 825 April 16, 1979 - Page 39 Disco Clubs Chart, THREE WEEKS AGO 18, TWO WEEKS AGO 15, LAST WEEK 11, THIS WEEK 7, One More Minute/Fill My Life..St. Tropez (Butt), Source 12"/lp, Beats Per Minute 36-139/126RMR Weekly, Issue Number 826 April 23, 1979 - Page 39 Disco Clubs Chart, THREE WEEKS AGO 15, TWO WEEKS AGO 11, LAST WEEK 7, THIS WEEK 11, One More Minute/Fill My Life..St. Tropez (Butt), Source 12"/lp, Beats Per Minute 36-139/126
For the week of 21 April with "One More Minute" on its own, and with the Record World chart now called Disco File Top 50, it was at no. 15.Record World, April 21, 1979 - Page 25 Disco File Top 50 APRIL 21, 1979, APR. 21 15, APR. 14 18, ONE MORE MINUTE-ST. TROPEZ-Butterfly (12"★) Fly 016
"One More Minute" was one of the Record World Single Picks in the magazine's 21 April issue. The reviewer said that the Dave Jordan and Barry Blue composition kicked off Saint Tropez' new album with great style, and with the female vocals being the focal point, the disc was ready for radio and disco action.Record World, April 21, 1979 - Page 18 Record World Single Picks, B.O.S./Pop , SAINT TROPEZ-Butterfly 41080 (MCA) ONE MORE MINUTE
For the week of 5 May, "One More Minute" debuted at no. 89 in the Record World singles chart.Record World, May 12, 1979 - Page 35 Record World Singles, MAY 12, 1979, MAY 12 78, MAY 5 89 ONE MORE MINUTE SAINT TROPEZ/Butterfly 41080 (MCA), WKS. ON CHART 2 By 26 May it was at no. 60.Record World, May 26, 1979 - Page 45 Record World Singles MAY 26, 1979, MAY 26 70, MAY 74, ONE MORE MINUTE SAINT TROPEZ/Butterfly 41080 (MCA), WKS. ON CHART 4
Further activities The girls from Saint Tropez had been pictured on the cover of the March 1979 issue of Oui magazine and were featured in a ten-page spread.Cash Box, July 19, 1982 - Page 2 CONTENTS, ON THE COVER
It was reported in the 29 June 1979 issue of Radio & Record News that Chrysalis was handling the releases of Saint Tropez albums, Je T'Aime and Belle de Jour which was currently a hit album in the US. The group's single, "One More Minute" was released in the US in both 7" and 12" formats. The publicity for the release was enhanced when the male member of the group, Jean Paul Vignon joined the female members of the group in a spicy photo shoot described by the writer as "Look at my suntan".Radio & Records, June 29, 1979 - Page 10 Chrysalis: San Tropez double 1980s In January 1982 the group released their Hot and Nasty album, which was produced by W. Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder for Rinlew Productions.Record World, January 23, 1982 - Page 10 "Take Me To Destiny..." The Mysterious Woman Commanded., St Tropez
The female members of the ensemble were pictured on the front cover of the 10 July 1982 issue of Cash Box. According to the magazine, the group looked as sultry as a Helmut Newton photograph. They had also caused quite a stir with the racey cover of their album which was released on the Destiny label.Cash Box, July 19, 1982 - Page 2 CONTENTS, ON THE COVER References
External links Discogs - Saint Tropez Saint Tropez - Topic channel, Jun 20, 2019 - One More Minute (feat. J.P. Vignon) (audio) Saint Tropez - Topic channel, Jun 20, 2019 - Hold On to Love (feat. J.P. Vignon) (audio)