Breakways

After many years of recording with the highly successful group the Vernons Girls, Margot Quantrell, Vicki Haseman, Betty Prescott, and Jean Ryder all left that group for different reasons. Still remaining friends, the gals decided they wanted to give the music business another try. The Breakaways went on to become the premiere session singers in Britain.

Formed in 1962, The Breakaways recorded a handful of little-known but superb girl group singles. They went on to sing on literally hundreds of sessions in support of acts including Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black and Lulu, additionally touring England behind American stars like Little Richard and Sam Cooke and regularly appearing on the hit television series Ready, Steady, Go.

In 1964, "That Boy of Mine," written by Petula Clark’s famous producer Tony Hatch, was their first release as a group on Pye Records. The single became a minor hit, before "He Doesn’t Love Me," and "That’s How It Goes," created the real Breakaway sound.

In 1965 the trio assumed vocal duties on the Burt Bacharach smash "Trains and Boats and Planes," although the label was credited to simply Bacharach and Chorus, with no mention of the Breakaways in sight; 1968's psychedelic-flavored "Sacred Love" was their final official single, although their session work continued for several more years.

In all the Breakaways recorded six singles during the sixties, but in 1968, "Sacred Love" a psychedelic number became their greatest achievement, musically. As the British invasion faded, and American artist returned with force to the British charts the group was no longer in demand. They continued to do studio work for the rest of the time they remained together.

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