![]() ![]() Jennifer Rush’s juggernaut ballad “The Power of Love” (predating Celine Dion’sįollowing the release of her final album, 1993’s OVER MY (which was later covered by Stevie Nicks), and her emotionally raw take on Supposed to Live Without You” (penned by pre-fame Michael Bolton), “Cry Wolf” Unfortunately, Branigan’s career was marked by material that rarely rose to theĬaliber of her magnificent voice, with a few notable exceptions like “How Am I With “Solitaire”, “Self Control”, “Spanish Eddie”, and “Shattered Glass.” As European synthpop took hold of the decade, more Top 40 hits came Subsequent releases proved the singer more than a one-hit Forīetter or for worse, “Gloria” would become the singer’s signature hit. Landing Branigan her first and only Grammy nomination as a solo artist. Then-record 36 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number two and “Gloria.” That song would eventually go on to be certified platinum and spend a Would finally come by way of a reworked cover of an Italian love song, When her nine-track debut album-uninspiringly titledīRANIGAN-was finally released in 1982, the singer’s elusive breakout success ![]() Of disco and the second British invasion not yet landing ashore in America,īranigan’s booming four-octave voice actually worked against her during thoseĮarly days at Atlantic, with the label’s A&R folks scrambling to position Records, in 1979, her first album-SILVER DREAMS-went unreleased despite theįirst single making a blip on the BILLBOARD dance chart. In the late 1970s, several years after attending theĪmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, Branigan got her first break-touringĮurope as a backing vocalist for Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen.Īlthough she signed as a solo artist with Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder of Atlantic ![]()
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