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Refreshed link in comments sectionHere's another told post I'm brining back. The vocalist for La Vie En Rose was meant to be Teresa Wiater. Produced, arranged and remixed by the mighty Tom Moulton in 1977 it has become one of the definitive disco re-make classics. His muse Grace Jones knowing a good thing when she hears one convinced Tom to give it to her. The rest made history as it crossed over to pop all over Europe and other parts of the world.
Teresa unfortunately fell into the depths of obscurity. Although she managed to have one minor disco hit in 1979 with Once and For All. Grace on the other hand.....
And for those of you curious about the Edith Piaf original from 1945.
For fun in the zip I threw in the Nancy Martinez version. She's a chanteuse from Montreal who had a few cute dance hits in the 80's under several different monikers. LA VIE EN ZIP
Born Nancy Catherine Julia Martinez to John and Maureen Martinez from
Rosemount, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nancy's multi-cultural genes may
very well have had an influence on her natural talent. Her father was Spanish and her mother was of Welsh origin. However, although
her aspirations were to follow another career path she began to hone
her musical skills early in life. Vocal lessons and luck helped Nancy
land many jobs at clubs and parties. She eventually parlayed her talent
into the role of background singer. In 1980-81 she toured with
recording artist Chatelaine ("Take Me") as well as touring and studio
work with René and Nathalie Simard and disco sensation Kat Mandu ("The
Break") to name a few. It happens all the Time It happens all the Time was a release from 1987 on Disconet.
Quebec's very own Nancy Martinez! Nancy felt uncomfortable about signing as an artist. However, she agreed
to record for producer Domenic Sciullo but refused to use her real
name. Her first solo release was "Can't Believe" credited to Nancy
Martin. The song spread over Canada like wildfire eventually reaching
the U.S. where Atlantic Records picked it up for release. This was her
first American hit, but later that year she scored an even bigger
success internationally with "I'm Gonna Get Your Love" credited to Jade. Thanks to a
Disconet remix (U.S.A.) and versions on Polydor (Canada), Rams Horn
(Holland) and Dureco-Benelux (Netherlands) the song became a global
sensation. 1983 gave us several brilliant Nancy releases including So Excited and Take it Slowly both of which were staples at The Saint. cant believe and la vie in case the other link dies Can't Believe Nancy Martin was her first alias but she ended up using a few. The instrumentalTwelve Inch VocalSizzling Hot White Label Mix By far the best Nancy Martinez record is Can't Believe. It's cosmic, it's disco, it's dark, it's just the right groove. It was in 1982 and it is in 2011 too. It got picked up by Atlantic in the states and shot up to #5 on the U.S. Disco Charts. The 1984 release on Matra and J.C. Records Canada was sort of unusual. It was an attempt to capitalize on the fact that Laid Back's Sunshine Reggae was a huge hit all over the world yet not in North America. Then they thought to segue into her version of La Vie en Rose. She is of course fluent in French so why not? Believe it or not it works though. TAKE IT SLOWLY
I was a Freshman at University and I was first coming into contact with Hi NRG the clubs. Nancy's alias as Jade "I'm Gonna Get Your Love" was massive. It brings me back to such a time of sheer dancing joy. After a couple years break she went full-stop Freestyle with the massive "Move Out." MOVE OUT It hit #12 on the dance charts.
Her biggest hit was the 1986 freestyle smash "For Tonight" though likeable it was a far more commercial sound. It peaked at #2 on the dance charts. It's follow-up in 1987 "Can't Wait" took the sound one step further. I think it's a more hardcore dance record then "For Tonight" was. Freestyle was still the sound on that one. CAN'T WAIT CAN'T WAIT GIMME YOUR LOVE
The third hit in a row, Can't Wait hit #17 on the Billboard Dance Charts.
Here's an interview with our diva.
Even now Nancy does jingles. She's quite happy to be able to work from home.
2001's Italian release For the First Time saw her getting dance-floor action once again. Her voice is full and soulful. She really shows on this track that she's a capable vocalist.
