Nia – Dynamite

Nia
Dynamite
1988 Pulse Records
England, United Kingdom

Nia – Lead vocals, backing vocals
William Jackson – Keyboards, drums, guitars, percussion, programming
Richard Bowker – Keyboards, programming, backing vocals
Steve Thompson – Keyboards, backing vocals, vocal arrangements, duet on “Out of the Night”
Joy Jones – Keyboards, backing vocals
Chris Davies – Saxophone
Velveta McGregor – Backing vocals

Sdie One:

1. Prelude
2. Dynamite!
3. Dancing to the Beat
4. Out of the Night
5. Everyone Falls in Love
6. Little by Little
7. Starting to Walk

Side Two:

1. Love to Last
2. Reaching Out
3. I Belong
4. Voice of the Heart
5. Foolish Games
6. Brave New World

Not really sure if this tape fits in the scope of this blog, but some of the songs probably do. For some reason, I thought her full name was “Nia Dynamite,” but it turns out this is the second release by an artist that just goes by “Nia.” I thought based on the cover that I might find a former pop artist that goes AOR rock, or maybe even dance. But the this still seems to be rock that leans to pop for the most part. More rocking than Amy Grant, but not near Cindy Cruise. The first side stays mostly in the pop rock category with several ballads. “Everyone Falls in Love” and “Little by Little” do have a bit of an AOR edge to them, though. Side 2 does have two songs – “Love to Last” and “I Belong” that get a lot closer to AOR territory.