ORPHAN – Lonely At Night [Rock Candy remastered] (2018)

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The first ORPHAN album “Lonely At Night“ has bees reissued, ‘Remastered & Reloaded’ at the end of 2018 by Rock Candy Records specialists.
Formed in Winnipeg from the ashes of a band called The Pumps (who had links to obscure RCA act Max Damian) the band quickly signed to the Portrait label, an offshoot of CBS records, who were bathing in the recent and unexpected success of fellow Canadian group Loverboy.

With the record label deeming their name to be too new wave leaning, they switched to Orphan, a more conventional and less restrictive moniker.
This pompy, keyboard filled radio-friendly beauty was recorded at the famous Power Station studios in New York. Co-produced by its owner Tony Bongiovi (cousin of Jon Bon Jovi) and Lance Quinn (Bon Jovi, Danger Danger), the album hits the melodic hard rock nail firmly on the head.

As one of the best Canadian albums of the era, the record embraces all the great elements that make for compelling listening; great hooks, unrelenting melody and musical ability that takes full advantage of clever arrangements.
Catchy, plenty of harmony vocals and contagious chrouses, “Lonely At Night” is a must for fans of the genre. It’s a similar, but not identical, sound to both Loverboy and Aldo Nova.

Title track owns that unmistakable first half of the ’80s feeling akin Honeymoon Suite or Steelheart, followed by the harder and sharp “What Kind Of Love Is This” which remembers Americans AORsters Preview.
The atmospheric midtempo “Miracle” recalls Arc Angel, but also has a lovable new wave touch, a characteristic that made Orphan so special. Then on “She Told Me” they sound typically Canadian, ala Loverboy. Those keyboards and chunky melodic guitar riffs… Love it.

“Any Time At All” is another gem in a disc full of them: heavenly synths and vocals to die for. An AOR diamond if you ask me. And if it’s epic widescreen songs you like then look no further than “Night Parade”.
On the faster “Hello” and the pompy “All Over The World” they sound more Americanized again, the latter bringing to mind Giuffria’s Angel or New England.

There’s something unique about ’80s Canadian rock bands songwriting and musical style that sets them apart from their cousins in the USA. Orphan are a perfect example of this special ingredient, lending their music a magical appeal and a sound quite unlike anybody else recording at the time.
There has been many bootleg versions of this album, now this official remastered reissue by Rock Candy makes justice to this cult LP.
Highly Recommended

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01 – Lonely at Night
02 – What Kind of Love Is This
03 – Miracle
04 – She Told Me
05 – Saved by the Bell
06 – Anytime at All
07 – Hello
08 – All Over the World
09 – Night Parade

Chris Burke-Gaffney – Bass, Lead Vocals
Steve McGovern – Guitar, Vocals
Brent Diamond – Keyboards, Vocals
Ron Boisvenue – Drums, Backing vocals

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