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 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] a b "Billboard Artists / Voice of the Beehive: Alternative Songs". Billboard . Retrieved 7 October 2015.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. In the mid 80s, armed with a only a suitcase of songs, Californian sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland escaped the American music industry in search of the vibrant British indie scene, finding recently split Madness band member Daniel ‘Woody’ Woodgate, who together with guitarist Mike Jones and bassist Martin Brett would form ‘the Beehive Boys’. 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.

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"Signing with London Records, they recorded ‘Let It Bee’, its sunny exterior of sparkling indie guitars, energetic rhythms matched with lyrics and melodies that revealed both hope and an occasionally cutting cynicism.

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 ] Top 50 ( ARIA) peaks: "australian-charts.com > Voice of the Beehive in Australian Charts". Hung Medien . Retrieved 18 November 2019.Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.588. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. The powerful live chops of the Beehive Boys, combined with the harmonies, energy and stage presence of Tracey and Melissa, made Voice of the Beehive indie darlings and one of the hottest live acts on the London scene. 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.