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Nina Kahle is an american singer/songwriter who achieved some success in 1981 with the album release of "Deep, Down and Real".
Nina Kahle is an american [[pop singer/songwriter]] who achieved some success in 1981 with the album release of "Deep, Down and Real".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/80s/HiFI-Stereo-Review-1981-12.pdf|title=BEST RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH|website=Stereo Review|access-date-December 1981}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==


Nina Kahle hails from Motown, which is evidenced in the stylistic components of her music. Displaying influences that range from Smokey Robinson and Laura Nyro, to Joni Mitchell and lastly Rogers & Hammerstein, she evolved into her own unique expressive style culminating in her Lifesong/CBS Records release "Deep, Down and Real". Her album, recorded in 1977 at the Hit Factory in New York with producers Cashman and West, was left unreleased to to conflicts between CBS and Lifesong Reacords.
Nina Kahle hails from Motown, which is evidenced in the stylistic components of her music. Displaying influences that range from Smokey Robinson and Laura Nyro, to Joni Mitchell and lastly Rogers & Hammerstein, she evolved into her own unique expressive style culminating in her Lifesong/CBS Records release "Deep, Down and Real". Her album, recorded in 1977 at the Hit Factory in New York with producers Cashman and West, was left unreleased to to conflicts between CBS and Lifesong Reacords.


What seemed like defeat took an unexpected turn when Nina was asked to sing for two television advertisements for Gillette's "Silkience" hair-care line. The album and it's title track "Deep, Down and Real" was released in 1981 and used to promote their hair shampoo product.
What seemed like defeat took an unexpected turn when Nina was asked to sing for two television advertisements for Gillette's "Silkience" hair-care line. The album and it's title track "Deep, Down and Real" was released in 1981 and used to promote their hair shampoo product. Reviews for the album were excellent and promising.


In 2024, Nina Kahle continues her artistic pursuits with additional recorded music.
In 2024, Nina Kahle continues her artistic pursuits with additional recorded music.

Revision as of 15:00, 19 April 2024

Nina Kahle is a singer songwriter of sorrowful confessionals and American pop. She is best known for her CBS/Lifesong album entitled "Deep, Down and Real" released in 1981.

Nina Kahle
OriginDetroit, Michigan,United States
GenresPop
LabelsLifesong Records, Inc
Websiteninakahle.weebly.com
File:Nina Kahle, close up.jpg
Nina Kahle

Nina Kahle is an american pop singer/songwriter who achieved some success in 1981 with the album release of "Deep, Down and Real".[1]

Background

Nina Kahle hails from Motown, which is evidenced in the stylistic components of her music. Displaying influences that range from Smokey Robinson and Laura Nyro, to Joni Mitchell and lastly Rogers & Hammerstein, she evolved into her own unique expressive style culminating in her Lifesong/CBS Records release "Deep, Down and Real". Her album, recorded in 1977 at the Hit Factory in New York with producers Cashman and West, was left unreleased to to conflicts between CBS and Lifesong Reacords.

What seemed like defeat took an unexpected turn when Nina was asked to sing for two television advertisements for Gillette's "Silkience" hair-care line. The album and it's title track "Deep, Down and Real" was released in 1981 and used to promote their hair shampoo product. Reviews for the album were excellent and promising.

In 2024, Nina Kahle continues her artistic pursuits with additional recorded music.

Personnel

  • Nina Kahle - main vocal, piano, dulcimer
  • Tony Levin - bass guitar
  • Will Lee - bass guitar
  • Rick Marotta - drums
  • Tommy Rossiter - drums
  • Geni Sackson - string and horn arrangements
  • Terence P. Minogue - woodwind arrangements
  • Ullanda McCulough - b/u vocals
  • Mary Street - b/u vocals
  • Vivian Cherry - b/u vocals
  • Tommy West - producer
  • Terry Cashman - co-producer
  • Bruce Teregen - recording and mixing engineer

Discography

  • Deep, Down and Real (1981)
  • Deep, Down and Real (2024)
  • The Cat




References

  1. ^ "BEST RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH" (PDF). Stereo Review. {{cite web}}: Text "access-date-December 1981" ignored (help)