Cherry

Cherry was an all-Australian girl pop music group. It was one of the first girl bands to emerge since the loss of the successful early 90's girl-group Girlfriend. Cherry consisted of Zoe, Hayley, Camielle, Gerri and Amy, and was formed in 1998. The debut single 'SOS' was produced by well known industry producer/song writer Michael Szumowski, and released on Columbia and Sony Music Entertainment. The single did not chart, so the label reworked the band's image, deciding on a more edgy approach. This resulted in the group covering the Transvision Vamp hit 'I Want Your Love'. The B-side single featured the track 'The way you do' penned by Szumowski and local artist Toni Pearen. Once again, it did not meet with success, and the label went back to the drawing board, spending more time on promotion in local teen magazines and local appearances. The group also embarked on a club tour around Australia, mostly at gay venues. The group then went onto release their third single written by well-known song writer Diane Warren, a ballad titled 'Saddest Song' Originally by American r&b/soul girl group For Real with the title being "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard".