Alannah Myles, ah, Alannah Myles... Canadian Rock Chick, born 1958 and daughter of Canadian broadcasting pioneer William Douglas Byles, began writing songs at the tender age of 9! She sang in a group for the Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto at 12 and by the time she was a teenager, began performing solo gigs in Southern Ontario. She eventually met Christopher Ward, a recording artist and songwriter who helped her to form her own band, and performed cover versions of Aretha Franklin, T Rex, AC/DC, Bob Seger, the Rolling Stones, and the Pretenders. By the time she was in her early mid-twenties, she and Christopher began collaborating with David Tyson to produce her self-titled debut album.
In May 1989, Warner Music in Canada released it. It produced four Top40 tracks, including 'Love Is' and 'Black Velvet', which became a number one hit worldwide and was named the most played song on radio for 1989 & 1990. It received the ASCAP Millionaire Award for having received over 5 million airplays at radio. 'Black Velvet' won Alannah a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance in 1991.
Alannah Myles - Love Is (1989)
AUS#12, CAN#16, US#19, N#32, UK#61
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet (1989)
US#1, CH#1, SWE#1, NOR#1, DE#2, CAN#2, UK#2, AT#2, NZ#2, NL#3, AUS#3, DK#29
Alannah Myles - Who Loves You? (1989)
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