Tony Sherman is a Dutch singer who had a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He began with the top ten hit "Tonight".
Background Tony Sherman was originally from Curaçao.Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Tony Sherman From the 1970s onwards, he was based in Holland.Cash Box, August 31, 1974 - Page 45 cash box/ international news, Belgium He was a member of the early 1970s funk group Reality. On their record album he was billed as Renold Shearman. Going solo, he released his album in 1973. His song "Tonight" which was released on the BASF label was a hit for him.Freenotes - Sherman, TonyCash Box, August 31, 1974 - Page 45 cash box/ international news, Belgium
He is the father of musical artist Andy Sherman who was the lead singer of the group Artful Dodger.ADE - Andy Sherman (NL) His son Andy along with daughter Dorothy make up the duo Shermanology.About Time, - ABOUT TIME: YOU MET ELECTRONIC DUO SHERMANOLOGY BY ANGELICA MALIN
Solo career 1970s to 1980s Tony Sherman's first hit in the Netherlands was "Tonight" which got to no. 10 in 1974 and spent a total of nine weeks in the chart.Dutch Charts - TONY SHERMAN, TONY SHERMAN IN DUTCH CHARTS, Singles Competing with a song of the same name by The Rubettes, it got into the Top Ten in Belgium where it peaked at no. 6 in September.Cash Box, September 28, 1974 - Page 53 cash box / international bestsellers, Belgium, TW 6, LW 6Cash Box, October 5, 1974 - Page 35 cash box / international bestsellers Also that year he released a disco single "I Wrote You a Letter".Disco Savvy - Disco Music released during 1974: Tony Sherman (a.k.a. Renold Shearman) - "I Wrote You A Letter" It peaked at no. 12 and spent a total of seven weeks in the Dutch Top 40.Nederlandse Top 40 - I WROTE YOU A LETTER, tony sherman
In 1975 he released the single "Sing With Me" b which entered the Dutch charts on 24 May 1975 It peaked at no. 11 and spent a total of five weeks in the chart.Dutch Charts - TONY SHERMAN, TONY SHERMAN IN DUTCH CHARTS, Singles It also made the Top Ten in Belgium where it got to no. 9 in July.Cash Box, July 12, 1975 - Page 43 cashbox / international bestsellers, Belgium, TW 9, LW 12Cash Box, July 19, 1975 - Page 32 cashbox/international bestsellers, Belgium With the song being his third hit, he also had his first album released which got a good reception. He had also acquired the nickname the Dutch Stevie Wonder.Cash Box, July 5, 1975 - Page 39 cashbox / international news, Belgium
In 1978 he had a single, "You Love Me Too" issued on the Demand label (cat# 45-003), a small label which also issued recordings by Johnny Porrazzo, Brown Sugar, Freddie Cole and Anita Ortez.Record World, March 25, 1978 - Page 81 DEMAND RECORDSDiscogs - Demand (5)
In 1982, he had a hit with "Ellovee-Ee" which got to no. 49 and spent a week in the Dutch charts.Dutch Charts - TONY SHERMAN, TONY SHERMAN IN DUTCH CHARTS, Singles It would later be used in The Really Wild Show.Gadget Show Competition Prizes - The Really Wild Roadshow, Theme
1990s to 2000s He had a maxi single, "Who's the One for Me" released in 1990.
In 2009, he had a maxi single, "Only Love Can Save Me" released.Freenotes - Sherman, Tony
The Sherman Brothers The group had an album The Best of Tony Sherman & the Sherman Brothers released in 1976..Offizielle Deutsche Charts - TONY SHERMAN &THE SHERMAN BROTHERS, THE BEST OF TONY SHERMAN & THE SHERMAN BROTHERS
A single "I Wrote a Letter" bw "Tonight" credited to Tony Sherman & the Sherman Brothers was released in 1978. It was also released in Australia on the M7 label, cat# MS 268.NFSA - Page 343 Australian Popular Music Catalogue – Vinyl Records, Collection guide: N-T, Tony SHERMAN & The Sherman Brothers
One of their albums, a self-titled release on the Mir label was issued in Venezuela, cat# 18443 in 1986.Popsike - THE SHERMAN BROTHERS- DUTCH PRIVATE FUNK SOUL LP- (REALITY)
References
External links 45Cat - Tony Sherman - Discography Discogs - Tony Sherman Dutch Charts - TONY SHERMAN TopPop channel, Mar 28, 2013 - TOPPOP: Tony Sherman - Tonight (video) Danno Five-O channel, Jun 26, 2022 - Tony Sherman - Sing With Me (video) Tony Sherman TV channel, Apr 14, 2021 - Tony sherman Ft Rey John- "I just called to say I love you" (video) Tony Sherman TV channel, Dec 22, 2023 - Pasku Sin Bo - Tony Shearman (video)