Pussyfoot was a British recording act of the late 1970s. The act consisted of songwriter, producer and musician Mick Flinn, and vocalist Donna Jones. Flinn remained behind the scenes, and Jones was marketed as a solo artist.
Biography
Early 1970s
Flinn had been a member of Australian rock band The Mixtures from 1967 to 1972, which included the band's most successful period. With consecutive number 1 songs in Australia in 1970, "The Pushbike Song" and "In the Summertime". The Mixtures made the trip to England in January 1971, returned to Australia in November for a concert tour, and then returned to England in January 1972. Flinn left the band in May 1972, eventually settling permanently in the UK. In the UK, Flinn formed The Springfield Revival with Ray Martin and Donna Jones. Flinn subsequently became Jones' manager-writer-producer.
1975-1984: Pussyfoot
In 1975, Pussyfoot recorded the soft rock song "The Way That You Do It" which was released in June 1975, and first attracted public attention when the song's suggestive lyrics caused it to be banned by the BBC. The song was re-released under the title "Ooh Na Na Hiya" in 1976, but did not chart.
In Australia, the television show Countdown began playing the video clip, and exploited the British ban on playing the song. Over several months, Jones became a sensation and a sex symbol. The song was released as a single by EMI Australia in 1976 and spent seven weeks at number one on the singles chart from 31 January 1977. "The Way That You Do It" was the second highest single in Australia in 1977 promoting their debut studio album, Pussyfootin' Round... With Love.
In 1978, Pussyfoot released a second studio album, featuring the singles ""A Night to Remember" and "Dancer Dance", which reached number three on the British club charts.
Flinn formed the Mick Flinn Band in 1978; Jones joined The New Seekers in 1979.
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| 1975
| "The Way That You Do It"
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|rowspan=3 | Pussyfootin' Round... With Love
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|rowspan=2| 1977
| "Ooh Ja Ja"
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| "Sugartime"
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|rowspan=3| 1978
| "A Night to Remember"
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|rowspan=3 | Pussyfoot
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| "Dancer Dance"/"Baila Bailador"
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| "Disco Boogie"
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| 1979
| "Lay Your Love on the Line"
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| 1980
| "I Want to Be Me"
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| 1984
| "Mind Over Matter"
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