The Woolpackers
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The Woolpackers | |
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| Origin | Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Country rock |
| Years active | 1996–97 |
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| Members | Steve Halliwell Billy Hartman Alun Lewis |
The Woolpackers were an English country rock trio of the 1990s, consisting of Steve Halliwell, Billy Hartman and Alun Lewis, all three of whom were stars of the ITV-produced soap opera Emmerdale, in an attempt to cash in on the popularity of line dancing at the time.
Despite numerous criticisms of their style, the group achieved a hit single with "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" in November 1996, reaching number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. The parent album Emmer Dance reached number 26 in the UK Albums Chart a few weeks later. A year later, the single "Line Dance Party" hit number 25 and their second album The Greatest Line Dancing Party reached number 48 in the UK.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Charts [1][2] |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 1996 | Emmer Dance | 26 
(11 wk.) |
First released: 2 December 1996 |
| 1997 | The Greatest Line Dancing Party Album | 48 (6 wk.) |
First released: 17 November 1997 |
Singles
| Year | Title Parent album |
Charts [1][2] | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 1996 | "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll"
Emmer Dance |
5 
(15 wk.) |
First released: 4 November 1996 |
| 1997 | "Line Dance Party"
The Greatest Line Dancing Party Album |
25
(12 wk.) |
First released: 17 November 1997 |
Videography
- 1996: Emmer Dance (UK:
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References
Further reading
- Frank Laufenberg: . Frank Laufenbergs rock and pop lexicon vol 2 , ISBN 3-612-26207-6
External links
- The Woolpackers at AllMusic
- The Woolpackers discography at Discogs
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