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See you there!
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Hi everyone!!... sorry it's
been a little quiet around here lately (I promise to change
that),
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FIONA'S FIRST 3 ALBUMS
RE-RELEASED Rock Candy Records
have re-issued the first 3 Fiona albums. Each album has been remastered
with 24 bit sound FIONA
- FIONA “DURING THE 1980s women in rock were, in many respects, unfairly treated; often cast aside as little more than irrelevant eye candy whilst their male counterparts were lauded as golden gods. This was the environment that New Jersey born chanteuse Fiona found herself battling against when launching her career. Fortunately her voice and tenacity forced naysayers to admit that she was a major new talent in the making, one that would ultimately record a brace of albums and establish herself as in internationally known figure. Fiona’s path to a career in music started early, singing in night clubs all the time looking for that elusive break. It wasn’t until she hooked up with producer Eddie Offord and members of progressive rock band Dixie Dreggs that she got her first break recording a set of demos that won her a contract with Atlantic Records. This, her debut album, originally released in 1985, was produced by former Good Rats leader Peppi Castro and features a number of prominent East Coast backing musicians including Lou Gramm guitarist Bobby Messano. 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 ‘Love Makes You Blind’ and ‘Talk To me’ for FIONA
- BEYOND THE PALE “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 and Peter Wolf. This time around, the material was rockier and far more contemporary, without losing any of her rough hewn charm or bonhomie. Originally issued in 1986, the record successfully combined clean cut hi-tech production chops with sizeable blasts of anthemic rock, allowing her distinctive vocals to punch home the choruses like a hot knife through butter. Check out songs such as ‘Tragedy’, ‘Thunder & Lightning’ and the up tempo ‘You Better Wait’, for irrefutable proof.” FIONA
- HEART LIKE A GUN “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 and 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’, originally issued in 1989, 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 Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake and Journey. The belief was that Olsen’s magic touch would help craft an album that would catapult her into the spotlight. With help from a number of name players, including noted guitarists Brad Gillis, Mike Slamer, Tim Pierce and Dweezil Zappa, together with key song writing co-writes by Mark Mangold, Aldo Nova and Van Stephenson. 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. Look out
for the album standout, an anthemic duet with hard rock heart throb
Kip Winger,
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FIONA RETURNS WITH POWERFUL NEW CD After
a 20 year hiatus, international recording artist and actress Fiona
is back in action with a new CD, Unbroken,
Unbroken contains mostly all new
songs written by Fiona, James
Christian, Tommy Denander, Holly Knight, Marc Tanner It's hard to think of the 80’s
music scene without remembering Fiona’s duet with Kip
Winger “Everything You Do (You’re Sexing Me)
as Fans will embrace UNBROKEN’s intense melodic rock sound which is driven by guitarist/songwriter Tommy Denander and topped off with performances from original Fiona band member, Bobby Messano. “I have released this new CD
for two reasons... Very polite, albeit relentless hounding from
fans and the absolute joy of creating this particular music that
I miss so much. After raising a family and getting some sleep it
was clear that I was ready to sing again. www.fionarock.com LIFE ON THE MOON RECORDS
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LISTEN TO SAMPLES |
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**Fiona at Firefest 2012**
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** HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE**
2012 is going to be a rocking year
for Fiona with plenty of live gigs to support her amazing comeback
CD 'Unbroken'. Fiona with House of Lords click
here
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Hard Rock Cafe in Cologne will
feature Fiona on Valentines day February 14th 2012 doing an
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FIONA IS CLASSIC ROCK'S SONG OF THE
DAY Classic Rock have made 'This
Heart' from the new Fiona album
their 'track of the day' and
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Fiona Live Appearance Fiona
will be appearing live with House
of Lords at Mohegan
Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT
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AOR Heaven Rock For Japan Charity CD
We hope you will follow us in the
coming months to stay in touch with the latest on Fiona's
return to music.
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