| Voice of the Beehive | |
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| Origin | London, UK |
| Genres | Alternative, pop rock |
| Years active | 1986–1996 |
| Labels | Food, London, East West, Discovery |
| Associated acts | Madness, That Petrol Emotion |
| Website | voiceofthebeehive.com |
| Past members | |
| Tracey Bryn Melissa Brooke Belland Mike Jones Mark Bedford Daniel Woodgate Martin Brett Brad Nack Tom Fenner |
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Voice of the Beehive is an Anglo-American alternative pop rock band formed in London in 1986 by Californian sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland, daughters of The Four Preps singer, Bruce Belland.
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Voice of the Beehive was formed in 1986 by sisters Tracey Belland (vocals/guitar) and Melissa Belland (vocals) with UK band members Martin Brett (bass guitar), Daniel Woodgate (drums) and Mike Jones (guitar). The band's initial success came in the UK, US and Australia. The band had five Top 40 singles from two albums in the UK.[1]
Their biggest commercial success came with the singles, "Don't Call Me Baby", "Monsters and Angels", "I Think I Love You", "I Walk The Earth" and "I Say Nothing" from their first two albums Let It Bee and Honey Lingers. In 1996, the band released a third album Sex & Misery. The band reformed in 2003 to play a two-week UK tour averaging 5,000 seats per night. Tracey Belland is a teacher in Laguna Beach, California. Melissa Belland runs her own company "Made In Heaven", also in Laguna Beach. Martin Brett runs Brett Dempsey Music Productions in London and joined I, Ludicrous on bass guitar in 2008. He also trained to become a facial hair specialist for Film, Theatre & TV in 2010. In 2011, he released his first solo single "Lover's Lane" under his original punk name Brett Martini. Daniel Woodgate still plays drums in Madness. Mike Jones lives in Norwich, England and still plays guitar.
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[1] | US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | AUS | |||
| 1987 | "Just a City" | — | — | — | — | Let It Bee |
| "I Say Nothing" | 45 | — | — | 73 | ||
| 1988 | "I Walk the Earth" | 42 | — | — | — | |
| "Don't Call Me Baby" | 15 | — | — | 48 | ||
| "I Say Nothing" (re-issue) | 22 | — | 11 | — | ||
| "I Walk the Earth" (re-issue) | 46 | — | — | — | ||
| "Man in the Moon" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Monsters and Angels" | 17 | 74 | 8 | 72 | Honey Lingers |
| "I Think I Love You" | 25 | — | — | 12 | ||
| "Perfect Place" | 37 | — | — | 31 | ||
| 1995 | "Angel Come Down" | — | — | — | — | Sex & Misery |
| 1996 | "Scary Kisses" | — | 77 | — | — | |
| "Heavenly" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "So Hard" | — | — | — | — | ||
Voice of the Beehive provided harmonies on Bill Drummond's album, The Man (1986).
An early version of "Beat of Love" was featured on the London Records compilation Giant (1987).
Melissa and Tracey contributed a cover of "Three Feet High and Rising" to the Johnny Cash tribute album Til Things Are Brighter (1988).