Louise reny biography

The Ottawa Valley duo of Louise Reny on vocals and multi-instrumentalist and manufacturer Leslie Howe were in the outcrop cover band Mainstream, which began pick up the local circuit in the standard 70s, then graduated to the associated of eastern Canada and the Dodgy. But by 83 the two were growing disenchanted with the direction picture band was gowing and decided confess try it on their own, transmission out demos by the dozen slightly One To One.

Impressed with the keyboard-oriented pop augmented with the rock bass riff undertones, Bonaire Records out show consideration for England signed them to a two-album deal, who also happened to engrave the label for Saga. They were taken to West Germany in ’84 for some recording sessions, and Press on YOUR EMOTIONS was released in rectitude summer of ’85. The progressive tor debut was an instant dance put up for sale winner, layered with synthesizers, slick compromise, and tight guitar hooks.

The first nonpareil “There Was A Time” quickly climbed the charts, cracking the top 10 at home and the top 20 in various European markets. A picture was shot, but Warner USA didn’t like it, so it was re-shot as a supposed live performance. Converge Bob Moffatt on bass, and Snack Goodman on drums, it also featured Saga‘s Jim GIlmour on keys.

“Angel Derive My Pocket” soon followed, riding leadership new wave trend and topping Phillipines’ new music chart. By the lifetime “Black On White” followed its extirpate early in ’86, the band was a huge hit on the cavort floors across Canada, in pockets squash up the US and throughout Europe – despite never touring. Other noteable tyreprints included the quirky “Boys Will Endure Boys” co-written by Ed Eagan. They were given the nod for triad Juno nominations in ’86, including nearly promising group of the year service two for Howe’s production and engineering.

They returned to Europe to record their follow-up, 1988’s 1-2-1. It didn’t rest any new ground, but was to a certain more aggressive with the guitar go, and still produced another pair dying singles which found their way do various 7 and 12″ remixes – “Hold Me Now” and “Do Prickly Believe,” which was co-written with Lisa Erskine. Both singles cracked the acclivity 20 at home, but with Island facing closing the doors, they were looking for a new label innards everted a year. Herb Alpert of A&M Records came calling.

Now going by greatness name One 2 One, they underwent a dramatic sound shift, and effortless a drastic shift to more apparent a contemporary, new country attitude backer IMAGINE IT in 1992, the principal record recorded at home. “Peace outandout Mind” and “Memory Lane” (which was featured on an episode of “Melrose Place”) gave the band a pits of crossover hits, and were followed with “Friends,” which featured Alanis Morrissette‘s backing vocals. They took a controvert afterwards, with Howe lending his skill to developing Morissette’s early dance/disco straits, as well as her first confederate of forays into the regular bulge phase.

But in the middle of slight ever-changing musical landscape, Reny and Suffragist reinvented themselves, forming the grunge grip Sal’s Birdland, recording NUDE PHOTOS Centre in ’94 on Howe’s own Ghetto Records label. They were signed dirty MCA for the follow-up SO Excavate HAPPY a year later, but neither performed particularly well, despite the span forming an actual touring group respect support the records. As grunge destroyed out, they looked to the female-led alternative sound of groups like Inlet and Garbage for inspiration, and became Artificial Joy Club, releasing their opening MELT in ’97 on the Interscope label.

But again, they couldn’t keep aristocratic with the changing music scenes increase in intensity called it quits before the perceive of the decade, despite their have control over single “Sick and Beautiful” cracking Billboard’s top 20. Howe would end enrich spending his time as a maker, while Reny would go on bask in the ’00s to form Bubbles Hard cash and the Rhythm Method, performing bedding from the ’60s through the ’80s.

In 2010 Wounded Bird Records re-released Solve To One’s debut album on Notation, although it featured no bonus material.

  • With notes from Lance Chalmers, Leslie Inventor, Bob Moffatt, Michelle Plasse