Romeo's Daughter
| Romeo's Daughter | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Album-oriented rock |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Jive Records Music for Nations Rock Candy Records (reissue) Riff City Records (2009–present) |
| Associated acts | Robert John "Mutt" Lange John Parr |
| Website | RomeosDaughter.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Leigh Matty Craig Joiner Anthony Mitman Ed Poole Andy Wells |
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Romeo's Daughter are a British AOR mainstream rock band with Leigh Matty, Craig Joiner, Anthony Mitman. The band released two albums in 1988 and 1993 respectively. The band then reformed in 2009 and plan to release new material.
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[edit] History
The manager of the band was Olga Lange, then the wife of Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Mutt Lange was impressed by their song-writing abilities and agreed to produce (part of) their debut album. Hence, Romeo's Daughter was often seen as protégés of Mutt Lange.
The first album contained the singles "Don't Break My Heart", "I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night", covered by Bonnie Tyler and "Heaven in the Back Seat", the latter from the Nightmare on Elm Street Part V soundtrack. The album was produced by Mutt Lange and John Parr. "Wild Child" (written by Mutt Lange) was later covered by Heart on the Brigade album, and "Heaven in the Back Seat" was covered by Eddie Money on his 1991 album, Right Here, which was also produced by Mutt Lange.
The second album, Delectable was a more mature affair, although it was released on the smaller Music for Nations label so got less exposure. Mitman went on to work with FM and other bands while the band quietly broke up in the mid 1990s.
[edit] Recent history
On 25 February 2008, Romeo's Daughter's first studio album was reissued by Rock Candy Records on CD with bonus material, a 16-page full colour booklet with original and new artwork, etc. After this reissue Romeo's Daughter reformed and are performing shows. These appearances included a small warm up gig on 13 October 2009, and their main event of 2009 was Firefest VI at Nottingham Rock City on 24 October 2009.[1]
The band will be releasing new material through Riff City Records in the near future.[2] The band played some dates during Summer 2010 and performed new material. The band's second album, Delectable, was reissued in July 2011.
On 22 October 2011, Romeo's Daughter released a 3 Track live EP available via download sites such as iTunes. During 2012 the band is to release a new album.
[edit] Members
- Leigh Matty - Lead vocals and background vocals
- Craig Joiner - Guitars and background vocals
- Anthony Mitman - Keyboards and background vocals
On the second album they were joined by:
- Ed Poole - bass
- Andy Wells - drums and background vocals
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Romeo's Daughter (1988)
- Delectable (1993)
- Rapture (2012)
[edit] Singles
- "Don't Break My Heart" (1988)
- "I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night" (1988)
- "Heaven in the Back Seat" (1989)
- "Attracted to the Animal" (1993)
[edit] EPs
- Live EP (2011)
[edit] Contributions to Soundtracks
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Soundtrack (1989)
[edit] References
- ^ "Firefest 6". Melodic.net. 2009-02-26. http://www.melodic.net/newsOne.asp?newsId=12666. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Romeo's Daughter". Riff City Records. http://riffcityrecords.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110:romeos-daughter&catid=46:artists&Itemid=104. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
[edit] External links
- RomeosDaughter.co.uk Official band website
- Romeo's Daughter on Twitter
