Typically Tropical

Typically Tropical
OriginLondon
GenresPop, disco
Years active1974 (1974)–1981 (1981)
LabelsGull Records
Past members
  • Jeff Calvert
  • Max West

Typically Tropical were a British band comprising two Trojan Records audio engineers, Jeff Calvert and Max West.[1] They are best known for their 1975 number one hit record "Barbados"[2] and for writing the 1978 disco hit "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip.[3]

  1. ^ Ben Fong-Torres 'Rehearsals Really Wild for Rock Awards Show', Mansfield News Journal, 26 August 1975, p. 16
  2. ^ "Biography by Amy Hanson". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Sarah Brightman And Hot Gossip - I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.