"Keeping Up the Love Thing" is the debut single and sole release by New Zealand novelty group The Katene Sisters, consisting of singer Annie Crummer alongside actresses Nancy Brunning and Lisa Crittenden.
Created as part of a 1993 storyline in the soap opera Shortland Street, a show in which Brunning and Crittenden played major roles, the song was later released commercially through WMG and reached the top 3 of the New Zealand singles chart in August 1993.
[1][2][3][4] Brunning and Crittenden belonged to the sixteen original cast members of Shortland Street present from its 1992 inception.
[1][2][3] Plans for the trio to reunite for a talent show at a bar were put into jeopardy, however, when the other cousin fell ill at the last minute.
Burton took her place for the group's performance of "Keeping Up the Love Thing," a past hit of theirs, though they wound up ultimately not winning the contest.