FEBRUARY 14TH 2018
ON THE RAY SHASHO SHOW
A L A N N A H
M Y L E S
THE QUEEN OF MEGA-HIT
"B L A C K V E L V E T"
Alannah Myles was born in Toronto, Canada listening to FM radio
stations that introduced her to an international compilation of music. She was
raised in the city of Toronto where she studied to become a graphic artist,
splitting time on her family’s ranch in Buckhorn, Ontario and spent her early
years competing as an equestrian on the Ontario A Circuit competing in Canada’s
prestigious Royal Winter Fair prior to deciding that she would make music her
calling. You may click on the link below to visit the family lodge.
Alannah appeared as an actor in TV commercials, modeled,
styled wardrobe for local celebrities, worked as a makeup artist and consultant
to pay for her early demo tapes in attempts to secure a record deal for her
team. Though she was born to a privileged family, she chose to
remain independent. After a decade of paying dues; performing
concert venues, drinking establishments, nightclubs, coffee houses and hotel
bars she spent five long years recording her debut album released by Atlantic
Records (Warner Music Group). Alannah was and will always be married to her music.
The ‘Alannah Myles’ first self titled album released in Canada in
the spring of 1989 produced four Top 40 hits, “Love Is”, “Black Velvet”, “Lover
of Mine”, and “Still Got This Thing”. Released internationally in 1990,
Atlantic records finally hit pay dirt with her number one international smash,
“Black Velvet”, winning a Grammy award for best female rock performance, along
with several Canadian Juno Awards, a Diamond award for sales in excess of one
million in Canada – the only artist who still retains this status for a debut
record. After it’s first year of release Black Velvet received the ASCAP award
for over one million radio plays and the ASCAP ‘Millionaire Award’ in 2005 for
over 5 million radio plays. SOCAN in Canada awarded the songs, “Black Velvet”
and “Lover Of Mine” each with an award for over 100,000 plays in Canada in 2005
with her #1 hit ‘Song Instead Of A Kiss” to follow.
Her follow-up multi-platinum album, Rockinghorse (1992) received a
Grammy nomination for the title track ‘Rockinghorse’ and three Canadian
Juno Awards. Prior to her third, 1995 ‘A Lan Nah’ album she signed
with manager, Miles Copeland after attending his annual songwriting retreats in
France. After the sale of over eight million records she concluded
her alliance with Atlantic Records and in 1997 Ark 21 Records released her
fourth record Arrival (1997), which saw the top 40, hit Bad 4 You.
Atlantic Records cemented Alannah’s release from her 7- 8
album deal with a parting gift, ‘The Very Best Of Alannah Myles (1999)
compilation released on WMC and internationally on Ark 21/EMI, re-released as
‘Myles & More’ (2000) on Ark21/Universal Music Group containing hits from
all four albums and is scheduled for termination.
Funds from an out of court settlement with a
national Canadian publication afforded Alannah the luxury of spending the time
required to record, executive produce and co-write 9 of the 11 tracks
for ‘Black Velvet’ leased to an indie label in Canada which has since
2013 been terminated. The album includes a contemporary remake of her classic
hit, co-produced with Torontonian Mike Borkosky and Veronica Ferraro from
France, mixed by renown producer Terry Brown.
The lease for Alannah’s independently owned 2009 CD, ‘Black
Velvet’ was terminated on Sept 1, 2013, repackaged, retitled ’85bpm’ with added
tracks including an original re-record of Black Velvet. Returned master
recordings of her 1997 ‘A Rival’ CD are now distributed by tunecore.com
re-released to all online digital stores and remixed in celebration of her 25th
Anniversary.
Expect to hear more music and news for her 28th Anniversary season
of 2018.
For more information about Alannah Myles visit www.alannahmyles.com
And visit her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AlannahMyles
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