Rock & Roll Heart Attack
Rock & Roll Heart Attack is Cindy Valentine's debut album. The nine-year-old Canadian prodigy released Rock & Roll Heart Attack on vinyl with CBS Columbia Records in 1984. Valentine's subsequent work is featured in the title track of the film Repossessed (1990). Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991) features Valentine's single "Pick Up The Pieces (To My Heart)"; her song "Please" appears in the soundtrack of Love in Paris/Another 9½ Weeks (1997). Valentine starred as Shana the Rock Star in Teen Witch (1989), where she co-wrote and performed the songs "Never Gonna Be The Same Again" and "Finest Hour".[1][2]
Rock & Roll Heart Attack | ||||
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Studio album by Cindy Valentine | ||||
Released | 1984 and 2007 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 42:11 | |||
Label | CBS Columbia Records (Vinyl) Magada Records (CD re-release) | |||
Producer | Tony Green | |||
Cindy Valentine chronology | ||||
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Singles from Rock & Roll Heart Attack | ||||
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Valentine is Italian born and was raised in Canada. She is a classically trained, solo singer, composer, pianist and percussionist who is now a U.S. citizen and works as a composer in the film and television industry.
Background
Rock And Roll Heart Attack produced three singles: "Victim", "Make It Through the Night" and "Big Kiss". A music video titled Victim, starring Cindy Valentine and Michael Damian was produced to support the album.[3] Rock And Roll Heart Attack was re-released on CD in 2007 on Magada Records.[4]
Musicians
- Cindy Valentine – lead vocals
- Chris Wade – keyboards
- Rod Mcmanus – keyboards
- Davide Amadei – guitars
- Aubrey Dana – guitars
- Rick Rice – guitars
- Bryan Hughes – guitars
- Greg Steele – drums, percussion
- Asher Fisher – drums, percussion
- Lorne Ould – bass
- Nick Pregino – bass
Track list
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Victim" (Released as a single with "Using Me" on B-side) | Tony Green | 4:03 |
2. | "Fool in the Night" | B. Stanley, S. Trotter | 4:18 |
3. | "Big Kiss" (Released as a single with "Don't Waste Your Love" on B-side) | D. Ray | 3:44 |
4. | "Love Child" (Diana Ross cover) | Taylor, Wilson, Sawyer, Richards | 3:55 |
5. | "Power of Love" | Tony Green | 5:00 |
6. | "Living in the Fast Lane" | Tony Green | 4:31 |
7. | "Make It Through the Night" (Released as a single with "Love Child" on B-side) | C. Valentine, T. Green | 3:31 |
8. | "Using Me" | Cindy Valentine | 4:57 |
9. | "Lust" | C. Valentine, A. Dana, L. Ould, G. Steele, D. Amadei, C. Wade | 4:09 |
10. | "Don't Waste Your Love" | Tony Green | 4:03 |
References
- "Another 9 1/2 Weeks: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE [Soundtrack]". "Please" by Cindy Valentine. Amazon. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Cindy Valentine: Filmography". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Cindy Valentine — Victim ('80s Pop Rock Video featuring Michael Da". Victim. retrorhythms YouTube channel. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- "Releases". Cindy Valentine Rock and Roll Heart Attack. AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- "Overview". Cindy Valentine Rock and Roll Heart Attack. AllMusic.
- "Cindy Valentine". Rock and Roll Heart Attack. MTV. 1984. Retrieved 14 February 2013.