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American vocal duo

Peaches & Herb is an American vocal duo. Herb Fame (born October 1, 1941) has remained a constant as "Herb" since the duo was created in 1966; seven different women have filled the role of "Peaches", most notably Francine Edna "Peaches" Hurd Barker (April 28, 1947 – August 13, 2005), the original "Peaches" who lent her nickname to the duo, and Linda Greene Tavani, the third "Peaches", who appeared on the duo's biggest hits "Shake Your Groove Thing" (1978) and "Reunited" (1979).

Peaches & Herb lay dormant until Fame decided to re enter the music business in 1976. In his search for a new "Peaches", Herb again enlisted the assistance of Van McCoy, who suggested that Linda Greene would be suitable for the position. Fame met Greene and concurred, thereby leading to formation of the most successful of the "Peaches & Herb" incarnations to date. Linda's early musical training (while growing up in Washington, D. C.) was at The Sewell Music Conservatory. Fame and Greene recorded seven albums altogether, including one album released only in Argentina. Their first album, Peaches & Herb, was recorded for MCA Records and produced by Van McCoy, but it generated only one charted hit, "We're Still Together". Peaches & Herb signed with MVP/Polydor and under the management of Paul J. Cohn, released 2 Hot, which went gold. The album's first single, "Shake Your Groove Thing", went gold and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1979. The follow up single, viewed as the album's "secret weapon" by producer/songwriter Freddie Perren, was the triple platinum hit "Reunited". Formerly Greene, Linda now goes by Linda Peaches Tavani.

While remaining employed at the court, Fame again revived the brand in 1990. For the fourth "Peaches" he chose Patrice Hawthorne, fresh from television exposure on the Natalie Cole hosted talent show Big Break. The duo appeared infrequently in concerts and did not release any recordings. Due to unpaid royalties, Fame's financial state was far from wealthy despite years of hits and selling nine million records with Greene. Thus, in 2001, Fame and Greene hired attorneys Oren Warshavsky and Steven Ames Brown through Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation. The attorneys brought a lawsuit against MVP Records, then headed by Christine Perren. Perren's testimony at trial revealed a series of contradictions in MVP's defense, with the result that Fame and Greene received royalties, income, and a reaffirmation of their artists' rights. Those rights have since been vigorously defended. Having financial security, Fame would then have been able to leave the court and focus solely on his music career. Instead, he banked significant funds and continued enjoying the work. and in 2008 they were reported to be planning a recording together. Together, Fame and Negre recorded Colors of Love, the first album from Peaches & Herb since 1983. Colors of Love was released in May 2009 by Imagen Records, approximately three months after Negre's stage debut as "Peaches". Fame has since returned to touring with Wanda Tolson.

Year Title Details US Billboard 200 US R&B UK NLD NZ 1967 "Close Your Eyes" b/w "I Will Watch Over You" 8 4 — — — — Francine Barker "For Your Love" b/w "I Need Your Love So Desperately" 20 10 — — — — "Two Little Kids" b/w "We've Got to Love One Another" 31 25 — — — — "Let's Fall in Love" b/w "We're in This Thing Together" 21 11 — — — — "Love Is Strange" b/w "It's True I Love You" 13 16 — — — — 1968 "United" b/w "Thank You" 46 11 — — — — "Let's Make a Promise" b/w "Me & You" 75 34 — — — — "The Ten Commandments of Love" b/w "What a Lovely Way (To Say Goodnight)" 55 25 — — — — 1969 "Let Me Be the One" b/w "I Need Your Love So Desperately" 74 40 — — — — "When He Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters)" 49 10 — — — —"Darling How Long" b/w "Cupid" — — — — — — 1970 "The Sound of Silence" 100 — — — — — "It's Just a Game, Love" b/w "Satisfy My Hunger" 110 50 — — — — 1971 "God Save This World" — — — — — — 1977 "I'm Counting on You" — — — — — — Linda Greene "We're Still Together" 107 98 — — — — 1978 "Shake Your Groove Thing" 5 4 13 26 22 — "Reunited" b/w "Easy as Pie" 1 1 8 4 2 — BPI: Silver "Reunited" b/w "We've Got Love" — — — — — — "We've Got Love" b/w "Four's a Traffic Jam" 44 25 — — 14 — 1979 "Roller Skatin' Mate" 66 30 — — — — "I Pledge My Love" b/w "(I Want Us) Back Together" 19 37 73 — — 1 "Howzabout Some Love" b/w "Put It There" — — — — — — "Sacude Tu Alegria" b/w "Todo Tu Amor" — — — — — — 1980"Funtime" — 37 — — — — "All Night Celebration" — — — — — — "One Child of Love" b/w "Hearsay" — 51 — — — — 1981 "Freeway" b/w "Picking Up the Pieces" — 37 — — — — "Bluer Than Blue" b/w "Go with the Flow" — 45 — — — — 1983 "Remember" — 35 — — — — "In My World" b/w "Keep On Smiling" — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

The disco song "Shake Your Groove Thing" has featured prominently in many films such as An Extremely Goofy Movie, Monster, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Connie and Carla, Marock, Sausage Party and The Country Bears, as well as in an advertisement campaign by Intel in the late 1990s. In June 2009, rock band Faith No More opened their set at Brixton Academy with their own cover of "Reunited"; the song alluding to the band's own eleven year break up and subsequent reunion. They subsequently did the same for their headlining slot at Download Festival on June 12, 2009.