Brenda Russell Piano In The Dark

Brenda Russell (born April 8, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Known for her eclectic musical style, her recordings have encompassed several different genres, including pop, soul, jazz and adult contemporary. As well as composing her own material, Russell's songwriting talents are often in demand by many other artists who, over the years, have included Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind & Fire, Donna Summer and Sting.

Born Brenda Gordon to musical parents (her father Gus was a one-time member of The Ink Spots), she spent her formative years in Canada after moving to Hamilton, Ontario, aged twelve. As a teenager she began performing in local bands and in her late teens joined the Toronto production of Hair, during which time she had begun to play the piano. In the early seventies she married musician Brian Russell and (as Brian & Brenda) they went on to release two albums on Elton John's Rocket label, World Called Love (1976) and Supersonic Lover (1977). The Russells also performed on two tracks from Robert Palmer's breakout soul-pop album Double Fun. The couple had divorced by the late 1970s, and Brenda, now living in Los Angeles, had set out on a solo career.

Signed to Tommy LiPuma's Horizon Records, Russell's debut single "So Good, So Right" became a hit in 1979. After the quick demise of the Horizon label, Russell was picked up by A&M who released her self-titled debut album, which featured the tracks "If Only For One Night" (later a hit for Luther Vandross) and "In the Thick of It". This was followed in 1981 by her second album Love Life. Signed to the Warner label, she released Two Eyes in 1983. Russell soon relocated to Sweden and began writing songs for her next album.

Released in 1988, Get Here became her greatest commercial success, spawning her biggest hit "Piano in the Dark" and garnering three Grammy Award nominations. The title track went on to become a worldwide hit when covered by Oleta Adams in 1991 and Jennifer Rush (1997). After releasing two further albums in the early 90s Russell took time off from recording her own music. During this period she composed songs for other artists and wrote the score for the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back. She also appeared in the 1999 film Liberty Heights in which she performed two songs written especially for the movie.

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[totalpsy]

in 1988 i was working in the Brasil fm station, and the more played music was brenda russel. me and my wife(died in 2001) dance to much with this song. that moments never will come back !

[bosbal]

Classy lady, classy song, a true classic...

Thanks for a great upload...

Frank

[rossym123]

this song is immortal

[rossym123]

4-EVER THE BEST OF THE BEST

[Nubeeanone]

Wow did this video take me back to a time when I was caught up in the riddle of who to love...

[johndoe590]

she and the song is beautiful

[msprettyboy100]

WOW i been lookin 4 this song 4 so long im so glad someone put it online THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!

[Waterbird208]

esta musica tan linda rompio muchos corazones en los 1985 love cuba

[BillyNicole28]

honey you have to be on crack to dislike this. beautiful! :) thank you*

[EdieCiaoBaby]

Sing it girl!! Seriously I love this song and Brenda has an amazing voice and she looked very pretty in this vid.

[tonymod]

10/10 from me xxx

[0702436392]

reminds of bruce and sunny u guys loved this sng lorrrrrrrrrrrro of , great memory