Maywood was a Dutch singing duo consisting of sisters Aaltje ("Alie") and Doetje ("Edith") de Vries. They each took on a stage name for the project: Alie, a blonde, (songwriting, background and harmony vocals, keyboards) became "Alice May" (Alice Maywood) and the dark-haired Edith (lead vocals) became Caren Wood.
The duo were active as recording artists between 1978 and 1992, and their best known songs are "Late At Night" (a #1 hit in the Netherlands, and a significant chart hit in several other nations), "Give Me Back My Love", and "Rio". All but one of their singles were written solely by Alice May; "Kom In Mijn Armen", a #33 hit from 1989, was co-written by May and Aad Klaris. Through 1986, their material was produced and arranged by Pim Koopman; later records were produced by Koopman, Klaris, or Ton Scherpenzeel. They represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Ik wil alles met je delen" (I Want to Share Everything With You), which finished in fifteenth place. The group split up in 1995,Maywood - Answers.com but re-formed for a series of Gerard Joling concerts with whom they performed a medley of their hit songs including "Mother, How Are You Today" (it became one of their most popular songs in Indonesia), in October 2013.Verzoening Maywood voor concerten Gerard Joling, nu.nl, 6 August 2013 In 2006 Alice announced her return without her sister Caren, but with an unknown artist named Rose Louwers. Their first performance was in Antwerp, Belgium, in December 2006.
Discography
Albums 1980 - Maywood 1981 - Different Worlds 1982 - Colour My Rainbow 1982 - Cantado En Español 1983 - Het beste van Maywood (compilation) 1987 - Beside You 1990 - Achter De Horizon 1991 - 6 Of The Thirties 1991 - Walking Back To Happiness 1992 - De Hits Van Maywood (compilation) 1994 - More Maywood 1996 - Good For Gold (compilation) 2006 - Alle 40 Goed (Box Set 4 CD Collection) (compilation, Netherlands) 2008 - Hollandse Sterren Collectie (compilation)
Singles YearTitleChart positionsNLAUSGERSASWED1978Since I Met You —1979You Treated Me Wrong 35—Mother How Are You Today 10—1980Late At Night 1 72 18 11 7Give Me Back My Love 7— 27 21981Distant Love 14—— 16Rio3———Mano 101982Get Away 17—Star 17I Believe in Love——1983Ask for Tina —Show Me the Way To Paradise 431984Standing In The Twilight231985It Takes A Lifetime —Lonely Nights —1986When I Look Into Your Eyes—1987Help The Children Of Brazil —If You Need A Friend 86Break Away—1989Kom In Mijn Armen 33Hey Hey Hey —1990Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen42—Ik Blijf Naar Jou Verlangen —1991Da Doo Ron Ron1994Blue Sundaymorning
References
External links
Biografie van Maywood op het Popinstituut www.maywood-online.de (with permission of Alice Maywood). Diese Seite besteht nicht mehr. Biography