Category: LAURA BRANIGAN

Cherry Red Records finally made justice to LAURA BRANIGAN‘s classic 3rd studio album “Self Control” – originally appeared in 1984 on Atlantic Records – releasing its definitive version: a remastered expanded 2-CD set including 11 bonus tracks.
What? A poppy album on this blog? Well folks, if you ask me, this is more AOR than many recordings marketed as such in the ’80s. Call it Light AOR, radio friendly rock&pop, whatever… “Self Control” is pure Eighties and we love it.
Just take a quick look at the session musicians and then tell me if it ain’t AOR related: Michael Landau, Dann Huff, Robbie Buchanan, Tommy Funderburk, Richard Page, Tom Kelly, Joe Pizzulo, Bill Champlin… ha!
Add to that Buchanan producing and arranging alongside Top Gun composer Harold Faltermeyer. I can’t imagine a product more representative of an era.
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The wait is over: Other Half Entertainment, the late LAURA BRANIGAN’s production company, has recently reissued her 1983 sophomore album “Branigan 2” on CD in a new fully remastered edition expanded with one additional track, the 12-inch mix of the leadoff single ‘Solitaire’. This is strictly limited to 1.000 copies, and the two previous remaster – both featured at 0dayrox...

This a real pleasure to feature here: LAURA BRANIGAN‘s debut album “Branigan“, “Remastered & Expanded Edition“, the Gold Legion Records release approved by Branigan’s progeny. After a very long wait on the remastering, this CD was finally released (many delayed dates). Just like ‘Self Control’ (featured at 0dayrox) the remastering job is superb. I had been listening to the original...