When the Cat's Away (band)

When the Cat's Away
Origin	Auckland, New Zealand
Genres	Pop
Years active	1986–present
Labels	CBS, Peach
Associated acts	Sharon O'Neill

Members	Annie Crummer Margaret Urlich Debbie Harwood Kim Willoughby

Past members	Dianne Swann

When the Cat's Away is a New Zealand female vocal group, supergroup and covers band. They are best known for their cover of the Blue Mink assimilationist song "Melting Pot", which became a New Zealand number one hit for them in 1988.^[1]

The group originally consisted of five members: Annie Crummer, Debbie Harwood, Dianne Swann, Margaret Urlich and Kim Willoughby, forming at the New Zealand Music Awards in 1986. All five singers were each well known and successful in their own right.

The group had hits with "Melting Pot" and "Free Ride" in the late 1980s and toured extensively, becoming one of the biggest live acts in New Zealand at that time.^[2]

In the 1990s, Swann officially left the group, and the other members pursued solo careers and other projects.

In 2001 they reformed and released a cover version of Sharon O'Neill's 1980 single "Asian Paradise". Shortly after that, O'Neill returned their gesture by teaming with them for a nationwide tour. A live album recorded during that tour "Live in Paradise" went platinum.^[3]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales threshold)^[4]
Year	Title	Details	NZ^[5]	Certifications (sales threshold)^[4]
1987	When the Cat's Away: Live	Label: CBS Catalogue: CAT LP001	39
2001	Live In Paradise Attributed to: When The Cat's Away & Sharon O'Neill	Label: Peach Records Catalogue: 537030 2	7	NZL: Platinum

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales threshold)^[1]	Album
Year	Title	NZ^[5]	Certifications (sales threshold)^[1]	Album
1987	"Sanctified"	—		Non-album single
1988	"Melting Pot"	1	NZL: Gold	Non-album single
1990	"Free Ride"	12		Non-album single
2001	"Asian Paradise"	16		Non-album single

Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
1988	When The Cat's Away	Listener Television Awards - Entertainment Programme	Won^[6]
1989	When The Cat's Away	New Zealand Music Awards - Best Group	Won^[7]
1989	Ross McDermott/Annie Crummer ("Melting Pot")	New Zealand Music Awards - Best Producer	Nominated^[7]

References

1 2 "When The Cat's Away". Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "When The Cat's Away". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "Class of 81". Eventfinder. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "Debbie Harwood bio". Debbie Harwood. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
1 2 "When The Cat's Away discography". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
↑ "1988 Winners - Listener Television Awards". Kiwi TV. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
1 2 "1989 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

External links

Margaret Urlich

Studio albums	Safety in Numbers (1989) Chameleon Dreams (1992) Live (1994) The Deepest Blue (1995) Second Nature (1999)

Singles	"Escaping" "Only My Heart Calling" "Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)" "Guilty People" "Boy in the Moon" "Human Race" "(I Don't Want to Be) Second Best" "Burnt Sienna" "Where Is the Love" (with Rick Price) "I Don't Know How to Love Him" "All By Myself" "Gonna Make You Mine" "Every Little Thing" "All For The Love"

Related articles	New Zealand Music Awards ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Album Jesus Christ Superstar Peking Man (band) "Room That Echoes" When the Cat's Away (band) "The Horses" Kate Ceberano and Friends Rick Price Columbia Records Sony Music Australia

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