Giuffria

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Giuffria was an AOR band that appeared in the wake of Journey's success. Despite bearing a similar sound, Giuffria never duplicated their success and disappeared after a minor hit, "Call to the Heart", in 1984.

Giuffria was formed in the early ’80s, by keyboardist Gregg Giuffria with Steve Perry-esque vocalist David Glen Eisley, guitarist Craig Goldy, bassist Chuck Wright, and drummer Alan Krigger. They signed to MCA Records in 1984. Giuffria's self-titled debut soon followed, and spawned one hit single, "Call to the Heart," and peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200.

Their next album, Silk + Steel, came out two years later, following some lineup changes (Goldy was replaced by guitarist Lanny Cordola, and Wright was replaced by bassist David Sikes). This time however a Top 40 hit was not forthcoming and the album only managed to struggle up to #60 on the Billboard 200. Giuffria was soon dropped by MCA, and quietly disbanded.

Gregg Giuffria went on to form another band called the House of Lords. Giuffria has since left the music business and now owns a business in Las Vegas.

One of their songs also received play on a Spongebob Squarepants episode entitled Band Geeks. The song was called "Sweet Victory" and was included at the end sequence after having been previously released as stock music.

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Giuffria released two studio albums:

• Giuffria (1984)
• Silk + Steel (1986)