Happy Black Friday! Alannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter who’s best known for "Black Velvet," which earned her a Grammy (for Best Female Vocal Performance in 1991) and a Juno award (for Single of the Year in 1990). The song reached #1 in the US, Sweden, and Switzerland, #2 in the UK, Germany, and New Zealand, #3 in Australia and the Netherlands, and #10 in Canada.
I love this song – really lovely to listen to it today, thank you!
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Glad you liked it!
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I remember thinking she was destined for big things. I also recall getting her confused with Melissa Etheridge on the radio, who was new on the scene at the same time.
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They do sound alike, don’t they? Alannah had several more songs that did well on the Canadian AC chart, none of which crossed the border. Sad, really, because she had a hell of a voice…
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I had forgotten about this song, but I surely was fond of it when it was released.
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She had a good voice. I’m surprised that was her only hit here (she had several more in Canada).
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Happy Black Friday! It will be interesting to see if big box stores will survive this season.
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I’m sure the big box stores, especially the ones with websites, will be fine. The smaller businesses, not so much.
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