Category: FIONA

Completing the first 3 studio albums by FIONA ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ by Rock Candy Records, here’s “Beyond The Pale“, featuring 2 bonus tracks.
Fiona’s self-titled debut album certainly introduced a sensational new talent to the world of femme fronted rock. Her striking looks and gilded vocals made for a fascinating combination, giving her an edge comparable to the anthemic styles of Pat Benatar, Patty Smyth and Heart.
The debut album made a sure footed impact, nicely setting up her next long playing foray.
For “Beyond The Pale”, Atlantic Records teamed her up with fast rising production talent Beau Hill, a man who made waves producing hard rock act Ratt. It was Beau who recruited a top selection of gifted musicians including Nile Rodgers, Kip Winger and Reb Beach, as well as sourcing a number of key songwriters, including material from the pens of Billy Steinberg, Bob Halligan Jr. and Peter Wolf…

The ’80s, first 3 albums by ‘the girl with a crystal voice‘ FIONA Flanagan have been remastered by Rock Candy Records. All are wonderful slices of Melodic Rock sporting fantastic production and terrific musicians involved.
Of Irish origin, Fiona was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey after her parents moved from Dublin to the United States. At school, when she was a teenager, even when she was offered a grant to attend the University School of Drama in New York, she chose a musical career instead.
Containing a blistering selection of quality tracks, Fiona’s strong and confident vocals ram home the message that she was one of the few female vocalists ready to take on the competition at their own game.
Check out tracks such as the unforgettable “Love Makes You Blind” (included into the No Small Affair movie soundtrack), the AOR gold of “Hang Your Heart On Me”, or the anthemic, Robin Beck-like “You’re No Angel” (awesome solo by Messano)…

Here comes another gem remastered by Rock Candy Records; “Heart Like A Gun” by FIONA. Originally issued in 1989, the album exudes class and quality, a tremendous example of rugged yet melodic hard rock, with a polished and accessible sheen.
You can take the girl out of the East Coast but you can’t take the East Coast out of the girl. For Fiona’s third album the diminutive singer was transported lock, stock and barrel to Los Angeles in an effort to give her a creative makeover.
It was a move that shaped her label’s (Atlantic Records) deep rooted belief in her potential, after recording two albums of top drawer melodic rock that indicated she was on the verge of a major breakthrough.
“Heart Like A Gun” was primarily produced by studio wizard Keith Olsen, a man who’d notched up several platinum plus selling albums from a string of artists, including Loverboy, Whitesnake and Journey. The belief was that Olsen’s magic touch…