JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
BRENDA RUSSELL
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| Born Brenda Gordon, Russell is a soul singer, composer, and keyboardist. Her family moved to Toronto when she was 12. Eventually, she and her husband, Brian Russell, hosted the Canadian TV series Music Machine. They moved to Los Angeles in 1973 where they both worked as session musicians. They recorded together under the name Brian & Brenda in 1978, but their music was not received well. After the couple's divorce, Brenda embarked on a solo career. She signed with A&M and released two albums, Brenda Russell (1979) and Love Life (1981). Then she switched to Warner Bros. and put out Two Eyes in 1983. Returning to A&M, she released her most popular album, Get Here (1988), which featured the Top Ten single "Piano in the Dark" sung with Joe Esposito of Brooklyn Dreams. She received 1988 Grammy nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo Performance (for "Piano in the Dark"), as well as best Pop Female Vocal (for Get Here). After a final A&M album, 1990's Kiss Me With the Wind, she signed with EMI in 1991 and released Soul Talkin' in 1993. But the association lasted for only one album, and she went without a recording contract for the next seven years, re-emerging in July 2000 with Paris Rain on Hidden Beach. She has done session work for Barbra Streisand, Elton John, and Bette Midler, and her songs have been recorded by Streisand, Luther Vandross, and Donna Summer, among others. -- Steve Huey of All Music Guide. |
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1979 Brenda Russell | |||
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01. So Good, So Right 02. In The Thick Of It 03. If Only For One Night 04. Way Back When |
05. A Little Bit Of Love 06. You're Free 07. Think It Over 08. God Bless You | ||
1981 Love Life | |||
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01. Love Life 02. Rainbow 03. Something I Like To Do 04. Lucky |
05. Sensitive Man 06. Deep Dark And Mysterious 07. If You Love 08. Thank You | ||
1983 Two Eyes | |||
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01. I Want Love To Find Me 02. It's Something! 03. Hello People 04. Two Eyes 05. Stay Close |
06. Jarreau 07. New York Bars 08. I'll See You Again 09. Look Down, Young Soldier | ||
1988 Get Here | |||
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01. Gravity 02. Just A Believer 03. Piano In The Dark 04. This Time I Need You |
05. Make My Day 06. Le Restaurant 07. Midnight Eyes 08. Get Here | ||
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1990 Kiss Me With The Wind | |||
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01. Kiss Me With The Wind 02. Stupid Love 03. All American 04. Stop Running Away 05. Waiting For You 06. Justice In Truth |
07. Dinner With Gershwin 08. Good For Love 09. Night Train To Leningrad 10. Drive My Car ('Til Sunset) 11. On Your Side | ||
1993 Soul Talkin' | |||
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01. Matters Of The Heart 02. Soul Talkin' 03. In Over My Heart 04. No Time For Time 05. You'll Fall In Love Again |
06. 10,000 Words 07. Life Is Waiting 08. Got To Love 09. The Universe Is Calling You 10. Who Are You? | ||
2000 Paris Rain | |||
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01. Ideal World 02. She's In Love 03. Catch On 04. Walkin' In New York 05. Love And Paris Rain 06. Expect A Miracle |
07. Please Felipe 08. You Can't Hide Your Heart From Me 09. Move The Moon 10. Something About Your Love 11. Baby Eyes | ||
2004 Between The Sun And Moon | |||
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01. Make You Smile 02. Too Cool For The Room 03. The Message 04. Between The Sun and the Moon (feat Patti Austin) 05. I Know You By Heart 06. When You Comin' Back To Me |
07. Let Somebody Know 08. The Tracks Of My Tears (feat Lee Ritenour) 09. Different Eyes 10. Ain't No Smoke 11. You Know Our Day Will Come 12. It's A Jazz Day | ||
