All Sports Band

American pop/rock group

All Sports Band

Genres| Rock, pop, Power pop
Years active| 1981 (1981)–1982 (1982)
Labels| Radio Records
Past members|

* Alfonso Carey
* Jimmy Clark
* Cy Sulak
* Chuck Kentis
* Michael John Toste

All Sports Band was an American pop/rock musical group who saw minor chart success in the early 1980s. The band was founded by Tracy Coats, who sought to appeal to a youthful market by dressing the band members as sports figures.[1] Coats spent 18 months auditioning tapes before selecting the band members.[1] The represented sports were auto racing, baseball, boxing, football, and martial arts.[1][2][3] The band appeared on both Solid Gold and American Bandstand.[1][2]

## Personnel

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* Alfonso Carey (bass; dressed as a football player)
* "The Boxer" (real name Jimmy Clark; drums)
* Cy Sulak (guitar; baseball player)
* Chuck Kentis (keyboards; race-car driver)
* Michael-John Toste (vocals; martial artist)

## Discography

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All of the ASB's oeuvre appeared on Radio Records, a short-lived imprint of Atlantic Records.

### Album

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All Sports Band

* Released: 1981
* Format: LP
* Label: Radio Records
* Writers: Alfonso Carey, Jimmy Clark, Chuck Kentis, Cy Sulak, Michael John Toste
* Producer: Joey Carbone and Richie Zito
* Tracks: 10
* Singles: "I'm Your Superman", "Opposites Do Attract"

### Singles

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Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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1981  | "I'm Your Superman"  | 93  | All Sports Band
"Opposites Do Attract"  | 78
1982  | "Givin' Your Love To Me"  | —  | Non-album single
1982  | "Jet Set"  | \-  | Non-album single  | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Nite, Norm N. (1985). Rock On - The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock n' Roll. New York: Harper & Row. pp. 8–9\. ISBN 0-06-181644-2.8-9&rft.pub=Harper+&+Row&rft.date=1985&rft.isbn=0-06-181644-2&rft.aulast=Nite&rft.aufirst=Norm+N.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:All+Sports+Band" class="Z3988">
2. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 12\. ISBN 0-89820-139-X.
3. ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100". Billboard. November 14, 1981. Retrieved May 31, 2016.