Would any of you consider Tavares (70s group) a VOCAL GROUP like the Temptations, The Drifters, etc.? I ask because I see groups like the Tempations, The Spinners, The Andrew Sisters, and The Jackson 5 listed in the VOCAL GROUP HALL OF FAME, while Tavares isn't. I also looked up the term Vocal Group on Wikipedia and they gave a list of various bands considered vocal groups and once again Tavares isn't listed. Just wondering.

Were they a vocal group....yes

Were they as famous as The Temptations...no

Did they deserve a greater career and more recognition, yes but everybody who eventually gets a record contract thinks they deserve better and the truth is that there isn't enough room or time in life for everyone to have a No. 1 song and the world at your feet. I love their eighties classics You Are The Words & Penny For Your Thoughts , two beautiful songs that need to be pulled from the crates and played often.

They were a vocal group, but maybe not as popular (to some) as those you have listed. My favorite song from them is "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel"

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oh i'm not really asking about the popularity, I just listed a few examples who just happened to be more popular than them. The vocal group list I saw was:

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• Archie Bell & the Drells
• Backstreet Boys
• Boney M.
• Brisbane Birralee Voices
• Cliff Adams Singers
• Crosby Stills & Nash
• Danny & the Juniors
• Dion & the Belmonts
• Dixie Hummingbirds
• Earth Wind & Fire
• Exposé
• The 5th Dimension
• Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
• Gladys Knight & The Pips
• Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
• James Brown & The Famous Flames
• Human Nature
• Jay & the Americans
• Little Anthony & the Imperials
• Martha & the Vandellas
• New Kids on the Block
• Peter, Paul and Mary
• RichGirl
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• SONO
• The Ames Brothers
• The Andrews Sisters
• The Association
• The Bangles
• The Beach Boys
• The Boswell Sisters
• The Bee Gees
• The Chordettes
• The Chantels
• The Charioteers
• The Clovers
• The Coasters
• The Commodores
• The Crew-Cuts
• The Delta Rhythm Boys
• The Dramatics
• The Dream Weavers
• The Dreamers
• The Drifters
• The Eagles
• The Eagles (rhythm and blues group)
• The Emotions
• The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
• The Five Keys
• The Five Satins
• The Flamingos
• The Foundations
• The Four Aces
• The Four Freshmen
• The Four Knights
• The Four Lads
• The Four Seasons
• The Four Tops
• The Gaylords
• The Golden Gate Quartet
• The Harptones
• The Hilltoppers
• The Hi-Los
• The Impressions
• The Ink Spots
• The Isley Brothers
• The Jackson Five
• The Jordanaires
• The Kingston Trio
• The Lennon Sisters
• The Lettermen
• The Mamas & the Papas
• The Manhattan Transfer
• The Marcels
• The McGuire Sisters
• The Merry Macs
• The Mills Brothers
• The Modernaires
• The Moonglows
• The Oak Ridge Boys
• The Original Drifters
• The Orioles
• The Peerless Quartet
• The Pied Pipers
• The Platters
• The Playmates
• The Pointer Sisters
• The Ravens
• The Revelers
• The Roches
• The Seekers
• The Shirelles
• The Skylarks
• The Skyliners
• The Soul Stirrers
• The Spinners
• The Springfields
• The Statler Brothers
• The Supremes
• The Swan Silvertones
• The Temptations
• The Vogues
• The Weavers
• The Whispers
• Three Dog Night
• Voz Veis
• 78violet

The groups you've presented are quite varied and are from different times in music history, the only connecton is that they all have had a presence in the industry.

All I know is I love them

Eh who cares about labels? They recorded great songs that I grew up cherishing. Lately, I've been hoping they would tour so I could see them live.

Fave songs: Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

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Tavares is one of my favorite 70s vocal groups.I got all their albums.They had an incredible run that lasted from 1973-1983.