This LP also contains the original versions of
Dive and
Half A Mile Away, the remixes of which landed Holiday two
Billboard Top 10 Dance hits during her first year in the dance marketplace. Both
Dive and
Half A Mile Away were subsequently licensed for use in the final season of the Showtime hit television program
Queer As Folk.
Debby Holiday experienced every aspect of the music industry early on. Her father Jimmy Holiday was a passionate and soulful artist, topping the charts with several of his own singles before going on to co-write hits such as Understanding by Ray Charles and Jackie DeShannon's Put A Little Love In Your Heart. Another standard All I Ever Need Is You, turned out to not only be a Top 10 single for Sonny and Cher - but also went on to be a huge country hit for Kenny Rogers and Dottie West. Naturally, this eclectic mix of music strongly influenced Debby's own unique and compelling sound.
Debby Holiday has worked with a wide range of today's top songwriters including Jeffrey Steele, Al Anderson, Marty Fredrickson, Billy Steinberg, Erik Bazillian and Clif Magness (Avril Lavigne). Debby Holiday has shared the stage with legendary recording artists like John Waite and Rod Stewart, recently appearing on several television programs including The View, The Rosie O'Donnel Show and The David Letterman Show. During her career, Debby has toured and opened for rock superstars including Joe Walsh, Rod Stewart and Kiss.
In 2003 Debby Holiday won over audiences in the juicy role of “The Blues Singer” in the L.A. production of the award-winning play, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, written by Del Shores. She reprised the role in Shores' production at the Zephyr Theater in April, 2006, winning an Ovation Award for "Best Ensemble Cast".
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