The Singing Nolans

1972 - The Singing Nolans

The Nolan Sisters

1978 - 20 Giant Hits

1979 - Nolan Sisters

The Nolans

1980 - Making Waves

1982 - Portrait

1982 - Altogether

1984 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

1986 - Tenderly

1991 - Playback Part II

1991 - Rock And Rolling Idol

1991 - Tidal Wave

1992 - Colourful Nolans

1992 - The Hottest Place On Earth

1992 - It’s True What They Say

1992 - Please Don’t

1992 - Lost, Lonely Beaches

1996 - The Best Of The Nolans

1997 - Best Hits Collection

2005 - All About The Nolans

2009 - I’m In The Mood Again

The Singing Nolans

1972 - Blackpool/Apple Pie

1972 - Christmas EP

The Nolan Sisters

1974 - But I Do / Now I’m Stuck On You

1975 - Make a Little Sunshine Shine / Have Love Will Travel

1976 - Rain / Oh My Darling

1976 - Thanks For Calling / Oh My Darling

1976 - When You Are A King / Hey What A Day

1977 - Love Transformation / Oh My Darling

1977 - Love Bandit / Don't Take Your Love Away

1978 - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue / Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)

1978 - Harry My Honolulu Lover / Out Of Love With Love

1979 - Spirit Body & Soul / More To Love

1979 - The Nolans EP

The Nolans

1979 - I’m In The Mood For Dancing / Let’s Make Love

1980 - Don’t Make Waves / Don’t Let Me Be The Last To Know

1980 - Gotta Pull Myself Together / Directions Of Love

1980 - Who’s Gonna Rock You / Better Late Than Never

1981 - Attention To Me / Old Feelings Again

1981 - Sexy Music / Don’t Make Waves

1981 - Chemistry / Are You Thinking Of Me

1982 - Don't Love Me Too Hard / A Simple Case Of Loving You

1982 - Crashing Down / If It Takes Me All Night

1982 - Dragonfly / Every Little Thing

1983 - Dressed To Kill / It Could Have Been Your Love Too

1984 - EP: Miss You Nights, Thank You For The Music, Don't Make Waves, Chemistry, Bright Eyes, Lead Me On

1985 - Goodbye Nothin’ To Say / In Your Eyes

1985 - You'll Never Walk Alone / Messages (The Crowd)

1986 - Let's Spend The Night Together / When I Fall In Love

1987 - Let It Be / Let It Be (Gospel Jam Mix) Ferry Aid

1989 - I'm In The Mood For Dancing '89 / No Question

1991 - Rock And Rolling Idol

1991 - Take Me All

1991 - Tidal Wave

1992 - Mother Earth

1995 - I’m In The Mood For Dancing ‘95 / Somebody Loves You

1978 - Andy/Thanks For Calling (Coleen Nolan) Single

1979 - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word/ Holding YOu (Denise Nolan) Single

1981 - Don’t Do That (The Young And Moody Band) Single featuring guest vocals from Linda and Coleen

1981 - Don’t Ya Say It / Aching Heart (Denise Nolan) Single

1982 - Girls Do It Boys Do It / Just Can’t Stop The Feeling (Denise Nolan) Single

1982 - In Love With Love / My Mind’s Made Up On You (Denise Nolan) Single

2004 - Macushla (Bernie Nolan) Single

2005 - All By Myself (Bernie Nolan) Album

The Nolans - Tenderly

SPARTAN - SRTV 2

1986

Produced By Richard Myhill

UK Chart -

01. The Folks Who Live On The Hill

02. Autumn Leaves

03. Once In A While

04. Here’s That Rainy Day

05. I Get Along Without You

06. When I Fall In love

07. Embraceable You

08. In The Wee Small Hours (Of The Morning)

09. Tenderly

10. As Time Goes By

11. Try A Little Tenderness

12. All The Way

13. Someone To Watch Over Me

14. My Funny Valentine

15. Bewitched

16. Everytime Was Say Goodbye

The Nolans, still a four consisting of Bernie, Anne, Coleen and Maureen, would release their ‘Tenderly’ album in 1986.  

Regarded by many as their finest work, the girls show off their stunning vocals an harmonies, on this much softer album, unlike anything they had released prior.  ‘Tendery’ includes songs special to the girls themselves, including tracks composed by songwriting team Rodgers/Hart (‘My Funny Valentine’ and ‘Bewitched’) who were famous for their stage and musical productions in during the 1920’s and 1930’s onwards.  Other notable songs include ‘Tenderly’, made famous by Rosemary Clooney (1952), composed by Walter Lloyd Gross and Jack Lawrence; ‘The Folks Who Live On The Hill’ co written by Hammerstein II; ‘When I Fall In Love’ originally a hit for Doris Day, written by Victor Young and Edward Heyman; ‘As Time Goes By’, a song written for the 1931 Broadway music ‘Everybody’s Welcome’.

With four songs each, out of all, Anne most enjoyed recording this album.  Her voice was more suited to this style of music, rather than the upbeat disco tunes the girls had become famous for.  Anne would take lead vocals on ‘The Folks Who Live On The Hill’, opening the album, ‘I Get Along Without You’, ‘As Time Goes By’ and the a cappella version of ‘Everytime we Say Goodbye’.  Coleens, soft, tender and Innocent voice would deliver tracks like ‘My Funny Valentine’, ‘Autumn Leave’ ‘When I Fall In Love’ and ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ superbly.  Bernie would give stunning lead on ‘’Once In A While’, ‘In The Wee Small Hours’, ‘All The Way’ and ‘Bewitched’, while Maureen gave one of her finest vocal performances on ‘Here’s That Rainy Day’, ‘Embraceable You’, ‘Tenderly’ and ‘Someone To Watch Over You’.

The album includes two songs performed in a cappella, ‘When I Fall In Love’ and the closing track ‘Everytime We Say Goodbye’.

‘Tenderly’ failed to chart in the UK, and was released to coincide with the girls tour of Britain, which also proved to fail miserably.  Spartan Records are probably to blame, due to the lack of promotion.  One single was issued, a non album track, ‘Let’s Spend The Night Together’, ‘ backed with ‘When I Fall In Love’.  The single also failed to chart.

Overall, ‘Tenderly’ is a beautiful album, with perfect harmonies and excellent vocal performances.  If the promotion had been right, the girls could have quite possibly scored a rightful hit with the record.