Work on her solo debut was held up by a breach of contract lawsuit that resulted from her changing her management. As a result, she landed a recording contract with Atlantic. She won an audition and spent the remainder of the decade touring the world with him. By the mid-'70s, Branigan had been accepted at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and in the latter part of the decade she auditioned to be a backing vocalist for Leonard Cohen. It wasn't until her senior year in high school that she considered pursuing a musical career after landing the lead role in a school musical. She continued to work in theater and film, and to record with other artists, until her death due to a brain aneurysm in 2004.īranigan was born in 1952 in the upstate New York town of Brewster. Branigan placed five singles in the upper reaches of the Hot 100, six albums in the Top 200, and two-dozen songs split between the dance music and adult contemporary charts. Her place in pop culture was so prevalent, two of her songs were selected for the soundtracks of a pair of the decade's most iconic films, Flashdance and Ghostbusters. Her chart successes mirrored those of other '80s female icons such as Sade, Kim Wilde, and Kim Carnes.
From her clear-throated, fist-pumping post-disco singles like "Gloria" to the sultry, Roland 808 vamps and drum machine loops in "Self-Control" and beyond, Branigan was a singles artist whose career arc coincided with the rise of the MTV era. Her cinematic, synth-driven, club-friendly dance pop and groundbreaking music videos sent her singles and albums to the top rungs of the charts and made her a huge concert attraction. Laura Branigan was a Grammy-nominated pop singer/songwriter and actress. This is an Allied Record Company pressing as indicated by the matrix numbers with AR suffix on labels with a connection to Europadisk as indicated in runouts.Laura Branigan Language available : english "I Wish I Could Be Alone" appears on sleeve "I Wish We Could Be Alone" appears on label. The Atlantic team for their faith and friendship, Larry for his never ending support, Carlo Menotti, THE BRANIGANS and all my family and Mario Fiorella, I know you're watching. My producers, Jack White and Greg Mathieson for a beautiful production engineer Juergen Koppers, Paul Cooper. Steve Lukather appears courtesy of Columbia Records.Īhmet Ertegün, Doug Morris, Sheldon Vogel.Īlso my manager Sid Bernstein, Abe Margolies, my pals Nay, Marilyn and little Jeffrey. Blendingwell Music, Inc., ASCAP.ī5: Slapshot Music / Mighty Mathieson, Ala Bianca S.R.L., BMI. c/o Interworld Music, BMI / Goosebump Music, ASCAP.ī4: Fourth Floor Music, Inc. Nicklaus Publishing / Careers Music, Inc., BMI.ī1: Edition Sunrise Publishing, Inc. Morganic Music Co., BMI / Sweet Jenny Music Co., ASCAP.Ī4: Dick St. Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering, Hollywood, California.Ī1: Special Music / Old Sock Music, ASCAP.Ī2: Sugar Song Publications, Inc., BMI administered by MCA.Ī3, B2: Big 7 Music Co. Recorded and mixed at Rusk Sound Studios, Hollywood, California for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1982 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc.
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