Boys Club

Boys Club was a pop duo consisting of Eugene Wolfgramm (Gene Hunt) and Joe Pasquale from Minneapolis, Minnesota and was created and put together by Don Hunter Powell. They had a big hit with "I Remember Holding You" in 1989, which peaked at #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Upon the release of their debut album, the duo was compared to Wham! by Star Tribune music critic Jon Bream. "I Remember Holding You" was their only song to reach the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40, making them a one-hit wonder. Their second single, "The Loneliest Heart" peaked at #39 on the US Adult Contemporary chart a few months after "I Remember Holding You" had peaked at #4 on the same chart.[citation needed] In radio interviews conducted during the height of their success, both Hunt and Pasquale stated that one of their primary musical influences was George Michael, and more specifically, the work Michael did during the Wham! years. "The way he arranged songs and melodies was quite unique and we tried to emulate that with our own music," Hunt was quoted as saying during one of those early interviews.[citation needed] Boys Club was the first recording artist to appear on the All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a musical guest during the first episode.[citation needed] Hunt was previously a member of the family group The Jets. In 1990, Hunt briefly reunited with The Jets to record four new tracks for The Best of The Jets (1990). He was featured on the cover and inside album sleeve and he appeared in the "Special Kinda Love" music video. Hunt died on April 15, 2024. "I Remember Holding You chart position". Billboard. January 14, 1989. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017. Bream, Jon (October 28, 1988). "Boys Club duo reaches for stardom with album". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. p. 11E. Retrieved April 15, 2026. "Boys Club" is the kind of record that will invite comparisons to Wham! the early '80s British duo featuring George Michael. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. New York: Billboard Books. p. 78. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4. The Jets (October 5, 2009). The Jets - Special Kinda Love (Music Video). MCA Records / The Jets Official YouTube (@TheJetsMusic). Event occurs at 1:49. Retrieved April 15, 2026. "Eugene FH Hunt Obituary". Serenity Funeral Home. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2026. Boys Club discography at Discogs Boys Club at IMDb v t e