Sniff 'n' the Tears

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Sniff 'n' the Tears
Background information
Origin	London, England, UK
Years active	1978 –
Label(s)	Chiswick Records
Website	www.sniffnthetears.com

Sniff 'n' the Tears is a band perhaps best known for their 1978 song "Driver's Seat." But despite this being a hit in many countries including number eleven on the American Billboard chart, it only briefly entered the top forty in the UK. The band's appearance on Top of the Pops was followed by a problem with EMI's pressing plant which meant that no one in the UK could buy the single. The album containing Driver's Seat "Fickle Heart" was followed by three more for the Chiswick label The Game's Up 1980, Love/Action 1981 and Ride Blue Divide 1982. Singer and songwriter Paul Roberts went on to make two solo albums for Sonet Records, City Without walls 1985 and Kettle Drum Blues 1987.

When an advertising campaign saw Driver's Seat top the Dutch charts in 1992 Roberts took Sniff 'n' the Tears out on the road in the Netherlands and Germany followed by a new album No Damage Done. Since then Robert's put out one more record, 2001's Underground, and is currently working on new material.

"Driver's Seat" was featured on the soundtrack to the 1997 movie Boogie Nights.

The band has had plenty of musicians, but the original member is lead singer and songwriter Paul Roberts.