Messin' with the Boys.

About Messin' with the Boys

Messin' with the Boys (1980) is the second album by American singer Cherie Currie, and the first to feature her sister Marie Currie as a major contributor. Their band was called Cherie and Marie Currie. Marie was a guest vocalist on Cherie's first album, so Marie went on tour with Cherie to support her first album, Beauty's Only Skin Deep. When Marie would join Cherie on stage to sing the encores, the audience would go wild. Cherie then ran with the idea that two blonds are better than one. The idea paid off because Messin' with the Boys received more radio play than Beauty's Only Skin Deep, and their song "Since You Been Gone" made it to 95 on US charts. The single "This Time" and the album Messin' with the Boys made the top 200 on U.S. charts. This makes Messin' with the Boys Cherie Currie's most successful solo album. "I Just Love the Feeling" originally surfaced on the 1976 album, S.S. Fools by the group of the same name. Cherie duetted with that group's and Toto's lead singer, Bobby Kimball, and wrote the additional lyrics in the second verse. The album also features much contribution from members of Toto, as she was in a relationship with guitarist Steve Lukather at the time. Toto founder David Paich wrote the song "Elaine".