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Bio
by
Toby Walker
Rosie sang
lead vocals with the San Francisco-based group Flash before signing to Epic as
a solo artist in 1985.
Here she
released 'Caring', including 'Good Times', followed in 1987 by the Patrick
Moten penned / produced single 'Crazy'.
This single
was later withdrawn while her second album for Epic, entitled 'No Sweeter
Love', was shelved.
As a
songwriter she co-wrote 'You' on the Curtis Ohlson album 'So Fast', on which
she also sang the title cut (1987)
A second
Curtis Ohlson album, entitled 'Better Than Ever', enjoyed Rosie Gaines
attention with her excellent vocals outstanding on 'A Thousand Years'.
In 1990 she
toured as part of Prince's
band.
She also
sang backgrounds with
Narada
Michael Walden and Michael Jeffries, while in 1991 'Crazy' was issued in
the UK for the first time on CBS compilation album 'Soul Souvenirs'.
She
continued releasing one off 12" singles including 'One More Night' in 1991 on
the Gema label.
Later in
1991, the UK based About Time label released a three track EP containing one
of Rosie Gaines finest moments in 'I Only Wanna Be In Your Arms'.
Gaines also
released 'After The Rain' in 1993 for the same label with Kevin 'The Loveman'
Nash.
In 1995,
Gaines found success with her Motown album 'Closer Than Close'. The title
track was later remixed in the UK and became a major Top 10 hit.
In 1997,
she released an album, entitled 'Arrival', that was solely for sale from her
website, obviously irritated by the sizeable profits taken by the major
labels.
"The whole reason I'm doing the Web site is
so that I can artistically express myself in the way that I want to, and not
get forced into a box," says Rosie. "I want to branch out and do different
styles of music."
The project
was to have been originally entitled 'Honesty' but was later re-titled.
This album
later became available from MP3.com.
Rosie
Gaines is held in high regard, in the UK, amongst the soul purists as a fine
singer / songwriter in the same league as
Brenda Russell,
Roberta Flack
etc.
As a
typical twist in the career of this singer songwriter, Expansion Records in
the UK have secured the rights to release the 'No Sweeter Love' album.
what would
we do without Ralph Tee and the good people at Expansion.
The album
was released in 2000. A fine tribute to the late
Patrick Moten.
Fantastic.
...why not
take a listen to 'Wake Up', taken from the album 'Caring', right here...
... or take
a listen to 'Crazy' taken from Rosie Gaines' album 'No Sweeter Love', right
here.
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