Branigan
Album by Laura Branigan
Released	March 1982
Recorded	???
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	34 min 08 sec
Record label	Atlantic
Producers	Greg Mathieson, Jack White
Professional reviews
AMG	2.5/5	link
Laura Branigan Chronology
Branigan (1982)		Branigan 2 (1983)

Branigan is the first album by singer Laura Branigan, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). Although this album's first single "All Night With Me" was not a big hit on the charts, the second single "Gloria" made the singer a star. The original version of "Gloria" was a hit only in Italy, but Branigan's version of the song became an international hit. The song's combination of American and European sound predated pop's second "British Invasion" by several months and became one of the biggest hits of the decade. The album also included ballads "If You Loved Me" and the self-penned "I Wish We Could Be Alone," which gave surprise to Disco fans who found the singer to be as comfortable with her vulnerability as with her strength. Meanwhile, the pop-rock "Please Stay, Go Away" and the straight-ahead rock of "Living A Lie" was a treat for lovers of the energy and gusto of her hit. The album went gold and the single gold, and then platinum. Further heralding her arrival, her vocal performance of "Gloria" was nominated for a Grammy award. Cover for the album Branigan by Laura Branigan This is an album cover. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Laura Branigan Laura Branigan ( July 3, 1957-August 26, 2004 in East Quogue, New York) was a popular American singer/actress from Westchester County, New York, best known in the U.S. for the song Gloria (1982). ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Pop music, in popular and contemporary parlance, is a subgenre of popular music. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... The second (symbol: s) is the SI base unit of time. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, principally as a R&B label. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... Jack White has been the name of several people, among them are: Jack White, rock musician and one half of the group The White Stripes, producer, and actor Jack White, First World War Victoria Cross recipient Jack White, a German producer of disco music, see also German article John (Jack... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Branigan 2 is the second album by singer Laura Branigan, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Simon Le Bon lead singer of Duran Duran in concert, 2003. ... Laura Branigan Laura Branigan ( July 3, 1957-August 26, 2004 in East Quogue, New York) was a popular American singer/actress from Westchester County, New York, best known in the U.S. for the song Gloria (1982). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1981 in music, other events of 1982, 1983 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ...

Track listing

1. "All Night With Me" (Montan) - 3:52
2. "Gloria" (Bigazzi, Tozzi, Veitch) - 4:50
3. "Lovin' You Baby" (Loveridge, Wonderling) - 4:34
4. "Living a Lie" (Neal, St. Nichlaus) - 3:41
5. "If You Loved Me" (Doctor, Warren) - 3:15
6. "Please Stay, Go Away" (Loveridge, Wonderling) - 3:33
7. "I Wish We Could Be Alone" (Branigan) - 3:18
8. "Down Like a Rock" (VanWarmer) - 3:34
9. "Maybe I Love You" (Mathieson, Sorrenti, Veitch) - 3:31

Personnel

• Laura Branigan - vocals
• Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
• Joe Chemay - background vocals
• Bob Glaub - bass
• Jim Haas - background vocals
• Jon Joyce - background vocals
• Michael Landau - guitar
• Steve Lukather - guitar
• Greg Mathieson - synthesizer, keyboards
• Lisa Sarna - background vocals
• Leland Sklar - bass
• Stephanie Spruill - background vocals
• Julia Tillman Waters - background vocals
• Carlos Vega - drums
• Trevor Veitch - guitar
• Maxine Willard Waters - background vocals

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Production

• Producers: Greg Mathieson, Jack White
• Engineers: Juergen Koppers, John Kovarek
• Arranger: Greg Mathieson

Charts

Album

Singles