Song:Summer Girls
Album:LFO
The 1999 single Summer Girls was one of two top ten hits for LFO. Fans may remember the song but LFO only recorded two albums before splitting up. They were from New Bedford, MA. Rich Cronin and Brad Fischetti met Brian "Brizz" Gillis in 1995. They called themselves Lyte Funkie Ones. They released a couple of singles on Lou Pearlman's Trans Continental label that had modest success in Europe. Pearlman also managed The Backstreet Boys. Gillis left to go solo in 1999 and eventually worked for BMG as a promo man. After auditions, Devin Lima joined and suggested the group name be shortened to LFO. They recorded an album and Trans Continental licensed it to Arista. Summer Girls reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Girl on TV reached #10. The album was certified Platinum. At the time, LFO was perceived as a boy band similar to The Backstreet Boys because they were on the same label. But Cronin wrote all the songs including Summer Girls and he produced with Dow Brain and Brad Young of Underground Productions. Cronin wrote Summer Girls as a joke. It was only supposed to be a demo. But it leaked out and much to Cronin's surprise, the song became a hit. The song was notable for all the pop culture references. LFO released the 2001 album Life Is Good. It didn't do as well as the first album. There were no hit singles. LFO thought music tastes were changing so they decided to split up. After a couple of bands didn't work out, Cronin was in the cast of the 2007 VH1 show Mission: Man Band. He was diagnosed with leukemia in 2005. Cronin released a 2008 solo album. Lima released a couple of singles and formed Cadbury Diesel in 2008. LFO reunited for a brief tour in 2009. Cronin died on Sept. 8, 2010 at age 36. Fischetti and Lima reunited in 2017 and released a single. They planned to record an album as LFO. But then Lima was diagnosed with cancer and he died on Nov. 20, 2018 at age 41. So a sad end to a band that scored a hit with a fun single. Here's the video for Summer Girls by LFO.
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