Karen Lawrence (singer-songwriter)

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Karen Lawrence is an American singer and songwriter,^[1] who has worked with the L.A. Jets, 1994:, Karen Lawrence and the Pinz, and Blue by Nature. She sang backup vocals on "Get It Up" from Draw the Line by Aerosmith and sang on a Jeff Beck album.

A stage performer since the age of nine, she fronted her first band, a blues outfit, at the age of 13. As front woman for the A&M band 1994" (produced by Jack Douglas), Lawrence's distinctive and emotive vocal stylings frequently put her on international critics’ lists of Best Female Singer. Kerrang! wrote "it was 1994:’s Karen Lawrence who gave the others the choice of being second best or giving up".^{[citation needed]} In addition to lead vocal and writing credits on Jeff Beck's Beckology, Lawrence's most notable song was composing "Prisoner (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars)", performed by Barbra Streisand.^[1]

Blue by Nature was formed in March 1993 when Lawrence and her collaborator of 14 years, rhythm guitarist Fred Hostetler, teamed with Rick Dufay, a former Aerosmith guitarist.

Other notable performances[]

Karen Lawrence sang the title song of the TV series Misfits of Science.

Discography[]

• L.A. Jets - L.A. Jets (1976), RCA APL1-1547
• 1994: - 1994 (1978), A&M 4709
• 1994: - Please Stand By (1979), A&M 4769
• Karen Lawrence and the Pinz - Girls Night Out (1981), RCA AFL1-4006
• Karen Lawrence - Rip and Tear (1986), Revolver REVLP 75
• Blue by Nature - Blue to the Bone (1995), SRD 8, Shattered 9
• Blue by Nature - Live at the Lake (1998), Hostel 55
• Blue by Nature - Hard Daze (2000), Hostel 57

References[]

External links[]

• Artist Direct Biography
• Page from the Misfits of Science Wiki on the theme song
• Blue By Nature main page at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2002-11-13)