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Johnette Napolitano (born Jonette L. Napolitano; September 22, 1957) [2] is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and bassist for the alternative rock group Concrete Blonde.
Singer-songwriter and bassist Johnette Napolitano first formed a group with former Sparks bassist James Mankey on guitar in Los Angeles in 1982. Their first recording was the song "Heart Attack," released under the band name Dreamers on the compilation album The D.I.Y. Album (1982). [1]
"Joey" is the ninth track from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde's third studio album, Bloodletting (1990). The song was released in 1990 and was written and sung by the band's frontwoman, Johnette Napolitano.
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Johnette Napolitano’s robust vocal delivery (a slightly bronchial Chrissie Hynde) makes everything here sound like party music for pale people who own a lot of black clothes."
The album was produced by Johnette Napolitano; it began as a solo project, with Napolitano initially recording in her home. [9] [10] "Mother of Pearl" is a cover of the Roxy Music song. [11] "Come Away with Me" incorporates unrecorded lyrics written by Janis Joplin.
Napolitano returned a few months later with a set of lyrics to form "Damage I've Done", and she then recorded her vocals and provided 'buzz guitar' on the track. [1] Napolitano also contributed vocals on another album track, "Punk Lolita", alongside Debbie Harry and the Heads' bassist Tina Weymouth , as well as backing vocals on "Blue Blue Moon ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Johnette Napolitano" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Concrete Blonde lead vocalist Johnette Napolitano said of the album: It was pretty miserable. It's not a happy little disc. We had a string of bad luck and [Bloodletting] was the tail end of it. A particularly bad relationship. It had never happened to me until I was 29 years old. I had a hard time getting over it.