Category: DESMOND CHILD & Rouge

DESMOND CHILD – Rarities [AOR Moon Collector’s] (2019) *EXCLUSIVE*

After the new DESMOND CHILD album featured here few days ago, you asked for more material of this hit-maker. Well, Japanese indie / club collectors label AOR Moon has just put out 2019 one of their own pressed CD’s with DESMOND CHILD solo material titled “Rarities”.
The collection, as happens with this bootleg label, appeared with different track order depending the ‘press’ (these are limited editions) and include Child’s solo versions of the hit ‘Living On A Prayer’, his vinyl-only single from 1982, his contribution to ‘Warriors’ / ‘Shocker’ movie soundtracks, and more rare unreleased material.

DESMOND CHILD – Discipline [Own CD]

With the recent DESMOND CHILD child album revisiting by himself his hits for other artists many of you asked for more Desmond. “Discipline” is the only solo full length album recorded by this gifted songwriter and producer. It was released on Elektra in 1991 and features his longer take on “Love on a Rooftop”, a song he wrote for Ronnie Spector’s album Unfinished Business in 1987, later included in Cher’s studio album Heart of Stone. Child’s version reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while the song “Obsession” peaked at number 19 on the Billboard AOR chart.
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora appears on the album; he co-wrote two tracks (“Discipline” and “According to the Gospel of Love”) also Bon Jovi’s drummer Tico Torres, Whitesnake / Def Leppard Vivian Campbell, Steve Lukather, and more.

DESMOND CHILD & Rouge ‎- Runners In The Night [Rock Candy remaster]

DESMOND CHILD & Rouge albums were repeatedly requested on this blog, even more with Desmond’s new album, so here it is their second and final record “Runners In The Night”, remastered by Rock Candy specialists with a pristine sound. As you may know, Desmond Child is the composer of numerous world wide smashes whose roll call of success includes songs...

DESMOND CHILD & Rouge ‎- Desmond Child & Rouge [Cherry Red / Lemon remaster]

DESMOND CHILD & Rouge albums were repeatedly requested on this blog, as both remastered CD reissues are pretty hard to find, especially this self-titled debut. “Desmond Child and Rouge” was remastered for the fist time (and it’s the only one) in 2004 by Cherry Red Records and released through their associated label Lemon, and now it’s out of print with...

DESMOND CHILD – Desmond Child Live ; The Hitmaker (2019)

Hit maker DESMOND CHILD — Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” to R. Martin “Livin’ La Vida Loca” to KISS “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” and Joan Jett “I Hate Myself for Loving You” — is releasing a live album with his own versions of these smash hits. This is Child’s first-ever live album ‘Desmond Child Live’, recorded at...