HOLLY KNIGHT – Holly Knight (1988) *HQ*
She largely deserved it. Singer-songwriter HOLLY KNIGHT gave to the music industry huge hits and sales, and they let the New Yorker to record her own album. Still a quite unknown name for many rock fans, chances are you’ve been humming one of her melodies at least once.
Holly Knight is a Grammy Award-winning songwriter and musician, inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013. Some of her best-known written songs include: “The Best” by Tina Turner (co-written by Mike Chapman), “Obsession” by Animotion (co-written by Michael Des Barres), or “Love Is a Battlefield” by Pat Benatar. But also contributions for Heart, Cheap Trick, KISS, Aerosmith and hundreds more.
She’s charted 40 times (including 16 top 10 songs) between 1980 and 2011 on the U.S. and / or U.K. charts as a songwriter, and once as an artist. Her single from this solo album, “Heart Don’t Fail Me Now” reached #59 in 1988.
With some of the best involved into “Holly Knight” you can’t go wrong about quality: Nathan East on bass, Jon Robinson & Kenny Aronoff on drums, the guitars of the great Gene Black (his partner previously in Device) and even Nancy Wilson appearing as guest & co-writer, we have a wonderful collection of songs here, from AOR / melodic rock to rocking pop radio friendly, finely produced by one of our ’80s favs: Chris Lord-Alge.
Highly Recommended
01 – Heart Don’t Fail Me Now
02 – Every Man’s Fear
03 – Sexy Boy
04 – It’s Only Me
05 – Palace of Pleasure
06 – Why Dont’cha Luv Me (Like You Used To)
07 – Baby Me
08 – Love Is a Battlefield
09 – Nature of the Beast
10 – Howling at the Moon
Producer, Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Synths, Backing Vocals – Holly Knight
Bass – Nathan East (tracks: 3, 6)
Drums – Jon Robinson, Kenny Aronoff
Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Gene Black
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophone – Lou Cortelezzi (track: 3), Michael Brecker (track: 6)
Acoustic Guitar – Nancy Wilson (track: 4)
Backing Vocals – Chris Lord-Alge, Daryl Hall, Mark Rivera, Nancy Wilson, Pat Buchanan, Phil Roy
Co-produced & Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
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