When the Cat's Away is a New Zealand female vocal group/supergroup/covers band formed in 1985 by Annie Crummer, Debbie Harwood, Kim Willoughby, Dianne Swann and Margaret Urlich. They are best known for their cover of the Blue Mink assimilationist song "Melting Pot", which became a New Zealand number one hit for them in 1988. The band went into hiatus in 1990 and reformed (minus Dianne Swann) in 2001. The group has not toured since 2002. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.