Doreen Chanter - Chanter Sisters

Chanter Sisters

Chanter started as a member of a group called the Chanters in 1967 with her sister Irene Chanter and her five brothers, releasing four singles which failed to chart. In 1968, the Chanter sisters became a duo initially known as Birds of a Feather.

The duo released four singles between 1967 and 1972 but none of them achieved chart success. Their first album was Birds of a Feather released in 1970 and featured Elton John playing piano. The Chanter sisters had appeared as backing singers for Elton John in a Radio 1 session.

Long John Baldry asked the sisters to join his live band in 1973. They also featured on June 1, 1974 a live album featuring Nico, Brian Eno, Kevin Ayers and John Cale and appeared on a Chris Farlowe album BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert. Both sisters are credited on the 1974 John Cale album, Fear. They are both also credited on Ron Wood's album I've Got My Own Album to Do in the same year. Other creditations include Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, Solar Fire (1973), Nightingales and Bombers (1975), The Roaring Silence (1976), Watch (1978); plus John Entwistle's, Mad Dog (1975); Justin Hayward's, Night Flight (1980); Chris Rea's, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (1978);

On Phil Manzanera's first solo album Diamond Head (1975), John Wetton and Doreen sang duo on the track, "Same Time, Next Week".

In 1976, Polydor released their second album First Flight although it failed to make any lasting impression. They sang live with John Miles and appeared on a live album. The sisters released two albums in 1978 through Safari Records which failed to chart.