Belly (band)

Belly in 2017. Clockwise from upper left: Chris Gorman (drums), Thomas Gorman (lead guitar, backing vocals), Tanya Donelly (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gail Greenwood (bass, backing vocals).

Belly is an alternative rock band. Tanya Donelly made it in Rhode Island in 1991. At first, Donelly sang and played guitar, Fred Abong played the bass guitar, Tom Gorman played the guitar and Chris Gorman played the drums. The band released two albums during the early 1990s before breaking up in 1995. They got back together in 2016 and played at concerts in the United States and United Kingdom that year.

In 1993, their first album Star was released. Its first single "Feed the Tree" would be Belly's biggest hit song. It was number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 95 on the Hot 100.[1][2] Many other singles from the album were also on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Shortly after the release of Star, Abong left the group. Gail Greenwood replaced him. The band released their second album, King, in early 1995. This album was not as successful as Star. The band broke up at the end of that year.[3] Donelly started a long solo career. She reformed Belly in 2016 with the same lineup that had recorded King.[4] Belly's third album, Dove, was released in 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Alternative Airplay charts for March 6, 1993". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 charts for May 22, 1993". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  3. ↑ Stubbs, Dan (December 2007). "Where Are They Now? – Belly". Q Magazine: 35.
  4. ↑ Sheley, Matt. "Together again: Rock band Belly set to tour 20 years after breakup". The Newport Daily News. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
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