Desire Wire

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Desire Wire
Desire Wire.album.jpg
Studio album by
Cidny Bullens
Released1978
Studio Power Station, New York City, NY
Cherokee, Hollywood, CA
Genre Pop rock
Length37:12
Label United Artists
Producer Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn
Cidny Bullens chronology
Desire Wire
(1978)		Steal the Night
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide B− [1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Desire Wire is the debut album by American singer-songwriter and musician Cidny Bullens, released in 1978 on United Artists Records. It was produced by Tony Bongiovi and Lance Quinn.

Contents

This album features the track, "Survivor", which peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in February 1979. [3] "Survivor" also earned Bullens a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. [4] According to AllMusic, while the album saw critical praise, financial problems caused United Artists to fold shortly after the albums release. [5] Bullens would briefly sign to Casablanca Records for a second album the following year, Steal the Night, before taking an extended break from music until 1989. [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Cidny Bullens except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Survivor" — 4:28
  2. "Anxious Heart" (Cidny Bullens, Trevor Veitch) — 2:58
  3. "Desire Wire" — 4:23
  4. "Time ‘N Charges" (Cidny Bullens, Billy Mernit) — 2:50
  5. "High School History" — 4:15
Side two
  1. "Mean In Your Heart" – 4:58
  2. "Hot Tears" – 3:27
  3. "Knee Deep In Love" – 5:57
  4. "Finally Rockin’" – 3:26

Personnel

Musicians

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References

  1. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 22, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ↑ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 55.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles (12th ed.). Record Research. p. 141. ISBN   978-0-89820-180-2.
  4. ↑ "Cindy Bullens | Artist | GRAMMY.com". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  5. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "Cidny Bullens". AllMusic . Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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