Tom Springfield was a songwriter and arranger with a wide knowledge of folk music and the group had strong vocal harmonies as well as Dusty's powerful lead.
Occupying a musical sphere comparable with that of the contemporary Peter, Paul and Mary, they were signed to Philips Records in London by producer Johnny Franz.
[8] In December 1962, Tom's composition "Island of Dreams", his first recording made with Mike Hurst,[1] debuted on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for 26 weeks.
However, Dusty Springfield felt limited by the group's folk act and Tom's lead role within the trio, and she decided to leave for a solo career.
She and Tom announced that the group was to be disbanded on the TV variety show Sunday Night at the London Palladium in October 1963.
[9] Tom Springfield subsequently wrote a number of songs for Australian pop-folk band the Seekers, including the two UK number-one hits "I'll Never Find Another You" and "The Carnival Is Over", as well as the Oscar-nominated "Georgy Girl", which he wrote with actor-singer Jim Dale and which hit big on both sides of the Atlantic.
Mike Hurst found himself at a loose end after the breakup, but was not surprised by it: "I always recognised Dusty's power on stage.
This group supported the Osmonds on tour and made two albums for Polydor in the UK and one for MGM in the US, but without any chart success.