Mania (group)

Mania were a British pop duo composed of Niara Scarlett and Giselle Sommerville.^[1] The two met while contributing songwriting for the British pop production house Xenomania, and formed Mania in 2004. Mania was a joint venture between the record producer Brian Higgins and BMG.^[2]

They released only one single, "Looking for a Place" which was to be the lead single of their debut album, however due to its No. 29 UK Singles Chart placing,^[1] the planned album Do You Know Your Daughter's on the Roof? was never released. Several of their songs, including "Money in My Pocket" and "I'm Not Shy", were covered by the girl group Frank. All of their songs were produced by Higgins and the Xenomania team.

Discography

• Looking for a Place (sampler):

1. "Looking for a Place"
2. "Close"
3. "Money in My Pocket"
4. "L.O.V."
5. "Baby When You Go"
6. "I'm Not Shy"

Two other songs, "DNA" and "If You Need a Good Girl", were released on the group's official website and on the "Looking for a Place" single respectively.

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 346. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. Ben Thompson (14 July 2004). "Heart of the country, home of the hits". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 11 February 2009.

External links

• Just Like Candy blog entry
• July 2004 Observer article