Joy (Austrian band)

Joy, also known as Schweitzer's Joy, was a Austrian euro-disco pop band, known for the songs Touch by Touch and Valerie. It was founded in 1984 by Andy Schweitzer, Alfred Jaklitsch and Manfred Temmel.

Joy
Origin	Austria
Genres	Dance Pop Europop Euro disco
Years active	1984–present
Labels	OK-Musica, TELDEC, BMG, Polydor, Warner Music Group Germany, Major Babies, AMD Records (United States)
Members	Andy Schweitzer, Michael Scheickl, Leo Bei
Past member(s)	Johannes Groebl, Hans Morawitz, Freddy Jaklitsch, Manfred Temmel

Discography

Albums

• 1986 - Hello
• 1986 - Joy and Tears
• 1989 - Joy
• 2011 - Enjoy

Singles

• 1985 - "Lost in Hong Kong" (OK/AMD)
• 1985 - "Touch by Touch" (OK/TELDEC)
• 1986 - "Hello" (OK/Polydor)
• 1986 - "Japanese Girls" (OK)
• 1986 - "Touch Me My Dear" (OK)
• 1987 - "Destination Heartbeat" (OK)
• 1987 - "It Happens Tonight" (OK)
• 1987 - "Black Is Black" (Remix)
• 1988 - "Kissin' Like Friends" (Polydor)
• 1989 - "She's Dancing Alone" (Polydor)
• 1990 - "Born to Sing a Lovesong" (Polydor)
• 1994 - "Hello, Mrs. Johnson" (BMG Ariola)
• 1995 - "Felicidad" (Ariola)
• 1995 - "Touch by Touch (The Remake)" (vs. Area 51!) (Turnaround Records)
• 1998 - "Touch by Touch 98" (BMG Ariola Austria)
• 2010 - "Touch by Touch 2011" (Major Babies)
• 2011 - "Love Is All Around" (promo) (Major Babies)
• 2011 - "Sunshine Boogie" (Major Babies)
• 2013 - "Megamix 2014" (Transalpin Music)
• 2017 - "Lunapark" (Melltom)
• 2020 - "Mas, Mas, Mas" (Melltom)
• 2021 - "Moonlight Romance Cadillac" (Melltom)

Compilations

• 1986 - Best (OK)
• 1987 - The Very Best of Joy (Hong Kong) (Pacific Music)
• 1987 - Touch Re-Mix 87 (Hong Kong) (Face Records)
• 1991 - Best of Joy (China) (Face One Records)
• 2000 - Best of Joy (EAMS)
• 2011 - Hits & More - Best Of (Hargent Media)
• 2011 - Hits & More - The Remixes & Rarities (Hargent Media)
• 2015 - The Original Maxi-Singles Collection and B-Sides (Pokorny Music Solutions)