Her
versatile singing voice and multifaceted songwriting skills made her a
legend in pop music culture. Her song "What've You Got to Lose," co-written
with Eric Kaz, was used in the film "Inside Moves.".
Her
popular song "Friends and Lovers" performed with Carl Anderson on the "Days
of our Lives" show became an immense national hit.
As a songwriter, she
co-wrote the theme songs for the hit series, "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Facts of
Life."
Her recordings have featured such great
talents as George Duke, Bobby Caldwell, Jeffrey Osborne, Deniece Williams,
Howard Hewitt, Bill Champlin (of Chicago) and The Nylons. In 1977, she
recorded a song called “Brooklyn” with producer Mike Post. Although it was
never intended, the finished record sounded perfect for the country market. To
counteract Gloria’s pop image, they released it under the name Cody Jameson.
It became a country hit. 1988 saw a return tour of Australia and the release
of her second album for Atlantic Records. Produced by George Duke, "Full
Moon/No Hesitation" featured some of the finest talents in the music industry
as backup for Gloria Loring's vocals. Bobby CaIdwell, Jeffrey Osborne, Deniece
Williams, Howard Hewitt, Bill Champlin (of Chicago) and the Nylons added the
perfect framing for Gloria Loring's largely self-penned songs.
"Song
of my Father" was written in 1988 with jazz great George Duke. It was
previously released on Gloria's CD "Full Moon/No Hesitation." This new version
features string quartet "Little Emo," and Larry Steelman, Gloria's
pianist/musical director of thirteen years. Larry has also played for Johnny
Mathis, Jennifer Warnes, and Natalie Cole. His CD, "Free Zone," is on
Primavera Records. Lori has gold and platinum records for songs she's written
for Girlfriend and Marta Sanchez, plus she's written for Keb Mo's Grammy
Award-winning CD, and world-wide artists such as Trini Lopez, Vanna Vanna,
Mark Winkler, and In Motion. Her CD, "Sensuel," is on Cherimoya Records."Twenty
Years Girltime" was written with
David Pomeranz. David wrote two major hits
for Barry Manilow "Trying to Get the Feeling Again" and "The Old Songs," as
well as songs for Bette Midler, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Loggins, and Donna Summer.
Grammy Award winner singer Darlene Koldenhoven wrote: "Every album you do
gets better than the last and I can't figure out how that could be possible.
Your singing on this one is so wonderfully sensitive and delicate. Everything
fits together. Larry Steelman's playing is the best . . . sensitive to the
singer and innovative in conversation. My favorite vocal rendition is song
number 2, "Tonight I Celebrate." Also loved the medley arrangement of "How Do
I LIve" and "Con Te Partiro."
Ms
Loring's DISCOGRAPHY: 1-"Gloria Loring" MGM Records, 1968. 2-"And Now We
Come to Distances," Evolution Records 1970. 3-"Sing a Song for the Mountain,"
Evolution Records 1972. 4-"A Shot in the Dark," Only Silk Records, 1983.
5-"Gloria Loring," Atlantic Records 1986. 6- "Full Moon/No Hesitation,"
Atlantic Records 1988. 7-"Is There Anybody Out There?" Silk Purse 1991.
8-"Turn the Page" Silk Purse Productions 1999. 9-"By Request" Silk Purse
Productions 2000 . 10-"Friends and Lovers" Silk Purse Productions 2002.
11-"You Make It Christmas," Silk Purse Productions
The story of her recent CD "By Request":Grande Dame Loring's most recent CD release (her ninth), “By Request,” features fourteen familiar and well-loved songs recorded in response to email requests from around the world. Beginning with “I Get a Kick Out of You” and culminating with a haunting version of “Winds Beneath My Wings,” this project offers an intimate conversation and a direct warm rapport between Ms Loring and the listeners. Each song in her CD, “Turn the Page ”relates to a chapter in her life. How did the album come about? Ms Gloria Loring explains: " The song list was assembled from dozens of email requests which began, "I loved the song you sang called ... Did you ever record it?" I kept having to say, "no, I didn't record that one." I noticed that the same songs kept getting requested again and again. It was just after the death of my mother last April that the idea popped into my head that I should record the songs people most wanted to hear. I compiled a list of the most requested songs and sent an email asking fans to vote for their favorites. CONTINUES NEXT