(AOR/Melodic Rock) Josette (Josette Miles) - Josette - 1998, MP3 , 128 kbps

Category: AOR/Melodic Rock
Year: 1998
Label: Escape Music (UK)
Catalog Number: ESM025

Personnel
Josette Miles - Vocals
Roger Fisher - Guitar
Kjell Benner - Bass
Jon Lorance - Guitar
Jerry Hludzik - Guitar
Eli Hludzik - Drums

Produced by Jerry Hludzik
Engineered by Joe Weglezki & Rick Manwiller

Josette Miles is vocalist and songwriter based in Pennsylvania, USA and for all those lovers of the female rock vocalist then this is a dream come true. If you sorely crave for the Heart sound when they were releasing albums like “Heart” and “Bad Animals” with vocals akin to the great Pat Benatar, then look no further than this, the debut album by Josette Miles.

Josette may be a new name to most people, but she has huge studio experience and has appeared on nationally syndicated TV shows, such as “Star Search” as well as the International TV show “The World Is Calling” , on Tokyo broadcasting systems. Her studio experience includes work on several albums and demo’s with session work on both the East and West coasts. Some of the people she has worked with include Gina Schock (Go Go’s), Roger Fisher (Heart, Sherrif), Mike Derosier (Heart, Richard Marx), Rod Morgenstein (Winger), Andy West (Dregs), Steve Morse (Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple, Solo artist), Eddy Offord (Producer for Yes) and Kjell Benner (Quiet Riot). In addition she has more recently been working with Dakota’s Jerry G. Hludzik, the ideal man to produce this album.

Moving on to the music, songs like “Closer” (a song used in the “Star Search” competition), “All I want is you” and “Wicked Child” are all typical examples of bombasting hard edged rock from this young lady. However, Josette is just at home on the slower numbers, like “Heading Home” and “When Love Begins” but it’s when things start to liven up that she excels. One listen to the song “Believe In Me” and you will be hooked, this lady knows how to rock. Anyone who loves the Pat Benatar era around “Hit me with your best shot” and “Treat Me Right” are going to fall in love with Josette from the first chord.

Josette has nothing but the best people involved on the album: Roger Fisher (Co-founder and lead guitarist of Heart, co-writer of the hit single “Barracuda”, and recently playing with Sherrif), Kjell Benner (Bassist for Quiet Riot) and Jon Lorance (Guitarist and songwriter who has played with Jimmy Harnen and Synch (also with Harnen), a very much respected band that released an album in the eighties. Jon has worked with some huge names, Kevin Cronin, Mike Baird, Steve Lukather and Randy Jackson to name but a few. His most recent appearance is on the Dakota album “The Last Standing Man”). Last, but not least, Dakota men Manwiller and Hludzik are the icing on the cake, the latter producing the album in his own unique way to bring out the best in one very talented lady.

Источники: escape-music.com и heavyharmonies.com