Contemporary Pop-Jazz Singer Basia Is On The Rise Once Again With "Clear Horizon: The Best of Basia".NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--October 27, 1998-- International Superstar Shines On Her Fifth Album, Collecting The Best of Her Studio and Live Performances With New and Previously Unreleased Songs: First Single Is Brand-New Track - "Clear Horizon" Featuring highlights from her best-selling albums Time And Tide, London Warsaw New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , The Sweetest Illusion and Basia On Broadway, the 17-song collection includes her two Top 30 Pop hits ("Time And Tide" and "Cruising For Bruising") and a pair of scintillating scin·til·late v. scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing, scin·til·lates v.intr. 1. To throw off sparks; flash. 2. To sparkle or shine. See Synonyms at flash. 3. live numbers recorded in late 1994 during Basia's sold-out 11-night stand on Broadway. The title track and first single "Clear Horizon," mixed by Dave Bascombe (Oleta Adams, Tears For Fears Tears for Fears are an English pop band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, which emerged after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate. , Depeche Mode), and "Go For You" are brand new songs co-written and co-produced by Basia and her long-time creative partner Danny White specially for this release. A native of Poland and resident of London, Basia Trzetrzelewska (che-che-LEV-ska) made a huge splash stateside in 1987 with the release of her solo debut Time And Tide (Epic). The album spun off two Number One Adult Contemporary hits -- "Promises" and "New Day For You" -- and was certified platinum in 1989. Her follow-up London Warsaw New York (Epic) went gold within two weeks of its release in early 1990, "floating along on those sleek, intoxicating in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. Brazilian rhythms," as it was hailed by the LA Times, to platinum status in 1992. After a year of international touring, Basia recorded The Sweetest Illusion (Epic), her third gold record, and began a North American tour shortly after its May 1994 release. The tour culminated in an electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. sold-out run at the Neil Simon Theatre The Neil Simon Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 250 West 52nd Street in midtown-Manhattan. Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, the theatre was built by producers Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley, who combined their first names to christen it the in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. -- a heightened mood of confidence and energy captured on her live album Basia On Broadway. And if all the highlights and new material somehow weren't enough for Basia fans, Clear Horizon also contains some unreleased rarities: a lively version of Brazilian jazz legend Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova "Waters Of March" and the dreamily rendered closing track "Angels Blush". Clear Horizon: The Best Of Basia marks a completely new horizon for an established singing star. Watch for it on November 17th from Sony 550 Music. For interviews, artwork and further information, please contact: |
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