Who were Lime-really?

[nrgbeat]

Here's another site which poses the same question.

I'll bet the couple on the album cover on the left is the real Lime. They don't look like models.

http://www.geocities.com/limelepage/models.html

[markydefad]

Hmmm...well Dale Bozzio after the rain ruined her teased to hell New Wavy hairdo!!!!! Not exactly what I remembered...BUT age does tend to make us remember some things a tad vaguely!!! :roll:

They look as DORKY as Captain & Tennille!!!!! :lol:

[markydefad]

Here's the key to the mystery:

Sometime around 1982 or 1983 Lime had become so successful that demands for personal appearances was enormous. Denis and Denyse chose not to tour for several reasons. Their age was one factor, neither cared to schlep around the globe doing one-night stands. Another was that though both are attractive for their age group their looks weren't exactly in-sync with their audiences. After lengthy auditions two attractive blondes with similar vocal ranges were recruited to tour as Lime. Joy Dorris and Chris Marsh fit the bill and although I had the pleasure of meeting and working with them in 1984 I can offer no formal information on the two,



By 1989's release "Brand New Day" the husband and wife team had created an empire that had a life of it's own. Denis and Denyse did contribute to the album but had already distanced themselves from the whole scene and turned the production over to Richard Buck. Vocals were also split with Joy and Chris for the actual recordings. This was about to be the end of the road for Joy and Chris as well as Lime as hitmakers. Two 12" singles "Please Say You Will" backed with "Brand New Day" and "Sentimentally Yours" were released on Karisma Records and would both chart high on club playlists. The album did not enjoy the same attention and was not picked up for American release. Perhaps it was the lack of total commitment from LePage or the uneveness of the material and singers but in any event it slid into the cut-out bins quickly. During this period Jeff Streger and several rotating females toured as Lime. The first female Kim Cermank is now married to Art Garfunkel. With the lack of any solid hits, touring for the faux pas Lime quickly dried up and they were soon off the circuit.
Denis and Denyse returned wholeheartedly in 1991 to write. perform and produce the groups nineth album "Caroline." This would be their last hit of any note. The oddley sounding "Caroline" was done in the current New-Jack sound and despite several versions it failed to capture the glory of their heyday. The album had other strong material as well. Tasty selections like "Never Say Never" and "Web Of Desire" fortified the albums sales. But tastes and styles had changed and Lime was no longer the group de jour.
As of 2002 they have released a new album "Love Fury." I have not had a chance to review it personally but with titles like "Dance, Dance, Dance," "No Other Love (I Need It Bad)" and "Takin' The Night" it sounds promising. Fortunately Unidisc, the parent company of Matra, has re-released their entire catalogue on compact disc. These treasures contain the complete original albums plus each release has the remixed 12" single versions of the albums hits. Though a bit pricey at around $18.00 a disc it's a solid investment for any high energy disco fan. Perhaps with their new release we'll see more Lime in the future. Denis still continues to arrange and work with other artists most notably Los Del Mar and Ouba.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I'm always amazed at the viewers of my website......it's so cool! JOY.... what a classy lady!

Message From Joy Dorris/Lime

I just came across your web site and thought I would email you myself and say hello. My years spent touring as Lime were some of the funniest,totally craziest years of my life. I am curious as to who you are and where we met.
Regardless, we had the pleasure of working with some great dj's in some terrific clubs. I'm glad you were there for the ride.
Best wishes,
Joy Dorris

[paul]

Interesting piece Marky.
Just on thing though. My old fart brain is not sure who's speaking here. Are the first 3 or so paragraphs yours? Can you guide me?

[markydefad]

No, I just cut & pasted from the second link nrgbeat typed. I don't know who the writer actually is either.

Bottomline though...the real LIME stopped touring and the LIME imposters were hired around 82-83.

[BrunoRepublic]

Inane trivial correction: the site reads "The album was their first to be completely recorded with Roland, Juno and Jupiter synthesizers"...

That should read "Roland Juno and Jupiter". Roland is the synth company, the Juno 60 and Jupiter 8 (or 6) were the synths.

[paul]

Thanks.

[markydefad]

Can you imagine the auditions to replace LIME????

Wanted: One hot blonde chick who sings in a high-pitched nasally screech and one Euro-trash dude who sings like he learned English phonetically in a raspy, grating growl.

"Sorry, you're just NOT AWFUL ENUF to replace the real Lime!!!"

"NEXT!!!!!" :lol:

[ladyboygrimsby]

Originally Posted by markydefad

OK, so it really WAS Denis (sorry for adding that exta "n") and Denyse who were RESPONSIBLE fopr those vocals???

Speaking of John Luongo (one of my fave remixers)--what's he up to these days???? (I hate to admit it, but I sorta thought/hoped he was gay...don't ask me why...just his musical sensibility that made my feet wanna dance). :roll:

John's well and living in a small upstate NY town. I'm going over to interview him (and a few other guys) in a few weeks.

[disco1999]

Found very interesting info on the site suggested above about Denise LePage

here's an eMail from her and recent picture de Denise
she explains why we wouldn't see their pics associated with Matra records.

www.geocities.com/limelepage/denyse.html

[NickNack]

Thanks, Disco1999. Denyse was one of the singers for "Dancin' The Night Away" by Vogue? Man, what a total shift in sound. There's nothing screachy about that song. I used to wonder if the equalizers during the Lime recordings were pegged or something :D . I mean every now and then her voice just hurt the ears. But, unlike Marky, I was a big Lime fan and always played their music. "Agent 406" was a great instrumental club piece.

[Voyage]

Interesting information about Lime :) I'm a big fan of them too :P Agent 406 is a very cool track, did they have other instrumental tracks?

Voyage:P

[disco1999]

As you probably aware of this track from Kat Mandu - The break, it sounds just about the same as "Agent 406", they're from same producer: Denis Le Page.

[Marcio**]

Behind the maximum credits, Dennis Lepage did the strings and horns arrangements on U.N. produced by Tony Green (Prelude Records). I thought they were brother and sister but they are just husband/wife :-? .

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[DiscoTony]

Thats very interesting that you say they are husband and Wife, I heard that Denis and Denyse LePage were actually brother and sister. I have always been curious about Lime and what they were all about. I actually have a video (Babe we're gonna love tonight) that I recorded off of some late night show, of the real Denis and Denise LePage and lets just say I understand why they do not do the live appearances themselves.

The couple that did the tours in the 80's were ok but nothing compared to the original 2.