Melissa and Tracey contributed a cover of " Five Feet High and Rising" to the Johnny Cash tribute album Til Things Are Brighter (1988), credited as Tracey & Melissa Beehive. The group featured Californian lead vocalist sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland (daughters of The Four Preps singer Bruce Belland). They teamed with British musicians Mike Jones, Martin Brett, Mark Bedford and Daniel Woodgate, the latter two of whom were former members of Madness. Bedford left after making formative contributions to the band and did not feature again, while Woodgate stayed for most of the band's main period of activity. The band took their name from the Greek meaning of the name Melissa, meaning honey bee. [1] Career [ edit ] Gimme Shelter" (ARIA) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 28 April 2017". Imgur.com . Retrieved 29 April 2017. Pete Collins – "The Beat of Love", "Sorrow Floats", "Don't Call Me Baby", "Man in the Moon", "I Walk the Earth", "Trust Me" and "I Say Nothing"

A remastered gatefold vinyl edition in transparent honey yellow, featuring new sleeve notes by the bands very own Tracey Belland. a b c d e f g h "Official Charts > Voice of the Beehive". The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 7 October 2015.

Elsewhere, the two additional versions of I Walk The Earth are proof of its durability, but it’s easy to understand why the rest was excluded from the original version. a b c d Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDFed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.295. a b c d e "Official Charts > Voice of the Beehive". The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 7 October 2015. Australian Charts > Voice of the Beehive". australian-charts.com Hung Medien . Retrieved 7 October 2015. In October 2017, Bryn and Belland reformed with the original line-up to play a pair of concert dates in London, including the '80s/'90s revival show Indie Daze 4. [4] [5] [6] Band members [ edit ]

The band had five Top 40 singles from two albums in the UK. [2] Their biggest commercial success came with the singles "I Say Nothing", " Don't Call Me Baby", "Monsters and Angels" and " I Think I Love You", taken from albums Let It Bee and Honey Lingers. Sex & Misery, a third album, was released in 1996; [3] by this point sisters Tracey and Melissa were the sole group members. The band reformed in 2003 to play a two-week UK tour. Billboard > Voice of the Beehive Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019 . Retrieved 18 November 2019. The entire album is brimmed with bright, sugary melodies that almost rot your teeth with their saccharine goodness. Playful, witty lyrics keep the album interesting at all levels, and help keep the "weaker," songs at a high quality. The singers put so much life and energy behind every lyric, it makes the album incredibly catchy. The title of the album is a play on the words of the sexual act of cunnilingus. The album includes a cover version of The Partridge Family's " I Think I Love You", which became their biggest hit in Australia, peaking at No. 12. [10]The most effective moment however was the tabooist Sorrow Floats, spotlighting the rarely touched on subject of female alcoholism but with a tenderness latterly thrown on its head by a pealing, guitar on guitar climax. It definitely shouldn’t have worked, but like the majority of its counterparts, it definitely did. Billboard > Voice of the Beehive Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019 . Retrieved 18 November 2019.

Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.588. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdfed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. The members of Voice of the Beehive have gone their separate ways. Tracey Bryn is a teacher in Laguna Beach, California. Melissa Belland runs her own company Made in Heaven, also in Laguna Beach. Martin Brett runs Brett Dempsey Music Productions in London and joined I, Ludicrous on bass guitar in 2008. In 2011, he released his first solo single "Lover's Lane" under his original punk name Brett Martini. He also trained to become a facial hair specialist for film, theatre, and television in 2010. Daniel "Woody" Woodgate still plays drums, together with Mark Bedford on bass, in Madness. Mike Jones lives in Norwich, England and still plays guitar. Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDFed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.295.Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Conciseed.). Virgin Books. p.1221. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.