Alannah Myles
Alannah Myles (née Byles; born in Toronto on 25 December 1958) is a Canadia… Read Full Bio ↴Alannah Myles (née Byles; born in Toronto on 25 December 1958) is a Canadian singer/songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for her 1989 recording of the song “Black Velvet” that, in 1990, was a top-ten hit in Canada and a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

As a young girl, Myles competed as an equestrian in Canada's prestigious Royal Winter Fair later studying to be a graphic artist, actor, stunt model, make up artist and wardrobe stylist to pay for her true calling, music.  Myles changed her surname from Byles at the age of 19, after deciding to pursue a career in entertainment. Between appearing in TV ads, modelling and local gigs which, due to her multi-tasking confused Canadian labels who continually rejected signing her as a recording artist, she financed two songs from her 1989 debut album with match financing from FACTOR and Much Music's Christopher Ward who wrote songs (Black Velvet), executive produced and helped manage her music career signed to Atlantic Records with worldwide international success.

Myles' first self titled album (1989) produced four Top 40 hits, “Love Is”, “Lover of Mine”, and “Still Got This Thing”, as well as the international classic hit, “Black Velvet”, won her a 1991 Grammy award for best female rock vocalist along with four Juno Awards, and a Diamond award for sales in excess of one million in Canada - the only debut artist to retain this status.

In 1991 America's ASCAP awarded the song, Black Velvet with a 'Millionaire Award' for the highest radio airplay in the world and again in 2005 for over five million radio plays of “Black Velvet”. Canada's SOCAN awarded the songs, “Black Velvet” and “Lover Of Mine” each with an award for over one hundred thousand plays in Canada in 2005 with her classically orchestrated ballad, international number one hit, “Song Instead Of A Kiss” to follow.

Her follow-up album; Rockinghorse (1992) received a Grammy nomination for best female rock vocalist and three Juno Awards. After sale of over eight million records on three albums Alannah concluded her alliance with Atlantic Records and signed with Miles Copeland's Ark 21 Records to release her fourth record, A Rival (1997) which produced the top 40 hit, 'Bad 4 You'. WMG released The Very Best Of Alannah Myles (1999) containing hits from four albums and newly recorded songs. 

After a lengthy songwriting hiatus, Myles released her fifth studio album in 2009 containing 11 new studio recordings along with several new versions of her classic worldwide hit title track, 'Black Velvet'. Executive produced with co-producer Mike Borkosky from Toronto and Veronica Ferraro from Paris, France, world renown producer Terry Brown mixed one her finest audio CD recordings to date showcasing the same sultry rock blues we've grown accustomed to from Alannah.

After terminating a six-year lease with Canadian indie label Linus Entertainment in August 2013, Myles's "Black Velvet" album was retitled "85bpm", repackaged for her 25th Anniversary with new images photographed by fellow Canadian Deborah Samuel. A newly recorded song written by Anne Peebles, produced by Michael Borkosky, "Can't Stand the Rain" was added to "85bpm", featuring a solo played by Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey, re-released on Myles's independently owned label, Fascinate inc. The last track, Trouble, was written in Nashville and recorded in Toronto with a jug band.
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Alannah Myles Lyrics


08 Just One Kiss I've heard there's always one that's got to get away Let…
091-Black Velvet Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Rodgers on…
10. Hurry make love Don't leave me at home too long Don't let me pur…
6 Kick Start My Heart You're kinda cool, a little rough You're skin and bones and…
Alibi Swallowed by a blackened pearl Waiting for an answer, to un…
Anywhere But Home Writers: A.Myles M.Borkosky, Featuring Jeff Healey on guit…
Bad 4 You You think you know all about me Cause you spent the…
Black Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Rodgers on…
Black Velvet * Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Rodgers on…
Black Velvet 2007 Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Rodgers on…
Black Velvet!s Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Rodgers on…
Blow Wind Blow Blow wind blow all my worries Away from me Blow…
Break the Silence Can you hear me cry across the great divide? Do you…



Chained Watch out for rescue I should have known When I was in…
Comment Ca Va When in Rome do as the French do in Spain Lemme,…
Dance Of Love There's a place on Starowka Lots of people live there Not su…
Dark Side Of Me I catch a chill when I look into your eyes Something…
Do You Really Wanna Know Me Do you really want to know me Do you care what's…
Do You Really Want To Know Me Do you really wanna know me? Do you care what's inside? Can…
Everybody's Breakin' Up It seems we're headed for a total breakdown It keeps on…
Everybody's Breaking Up It seems we're headed for a total breakdown It keeps on…
Everybodys Breakin Up It seems we're headed for a total breakdown It keeps on…
Everything Missing Two lips pout Too cold for kissing Smoke pouring out Fire…
Faces In The Crowd Esther walks the hall, carrying a candle Listens at the wal…
Family Secret Sweet breeze, blowin' through a summer dress. Seen from a wi…
Family Secrets Sweet breeze, blowin' through a summer dress. Seen from a w…
Give Me Love Writers: A. Myles N.Simmonds ( G ) Uhuh... Uhuh... Try …
Give Me the Night Uhuh... Uhuh... Try a little kindness baby Show a little em…
Great Divide A fever that makes you wanna shed your skin A walking…
Honesty Oh, did I strike the chord of honesty in you? Did…
Hurry Make Love Don't leave me at home too long Don't let me pur…
I Love You Sitting here on the horizon Waiting for the moon to rise L…
If You Want To Ev'ry man I meet is in a hurry to find…
Irish Rain I wore out my welcome as the days grew thin…
Just One Kiss I've heard there's always one that's got to get away Let…
Keeper Of My Heart Make me a necklace of carnelian Buy me some ribbons for…
Kick Start My Heart You're kinda cool, a little rough You're skin and bones and…
Kisses Are Weapons Outside someone is cryin' Ever since the world began Someo…
Leave It Alone Writers: A. Myles Anton Bernard A. Sabal Lecco M.…
Lies and Rumours You're playin' with my thunder, heavens knows I sometimes wo…
Lightning In a Bottle Lightning in a bottle; Fish in the stream. You in all your…
Like Flames Something you’ve heard Somewhere you’ve seen To real to ig…
Livin' On A Memory The street light crawls into a bare bulb hotel Where dead…
Livin` On A Memory The street light crawls into a bare bulb hotel Where dead…
Long Long Time Love will abide, taking things in stride Sounds like good ad…
Love in the Big Town This is the place where nobody comes from Perfect strangers …
Love Is Hard to get Impossible to hold Straight and narrow Like a bu…
Lover of Mine Why do I feel like I'm losing you? Did it ever…
Make Me Happy Nothin' in your pocket, something up your sleeve You look r…
Mistress of Erzulie Standing in the red light of a Bourbon Street French…
Mother Nature Life leads the thoughtful woman On a path of many findings …
Motherload At any given moment You could be gone I swear, I need…
Only Wings Here... here in my heart, I can see the moon…
Our World Our Times See the tramp coming up the strip with the a…
Our World, Our Times Little tramp comin' up the strip with a hundred dollar…
Prime Of My Life Writers - A. Myles T. Duggan-Smith M. Borkosky Sept.25th,…
Rock This Joint He was Johnny on the spot he was red hot Walked…
Rocking Horse I wonder what would happen if I fell Would you pick…
Sally Go 'Round the Roses Sally go round the roses Sally go round the roses The roses…
Simple Man's Dream Captured by a renaissance dream Tongue tied and twisted in …
Song Instead of a Kiss Song instead of a kiss, baby this is a song…
Sonny Say You Will Sonny say you will, take me strolling with you out…
Still Got This Thing Why is it so hard to say what's on my…
The Great Divide A fever that makes you wanna shed your skin A walking…
The Last Time I Saw William The last time I saw William, he was as good…
Trouble When it comes to trouble I don't think twice When it comes…
Tumbleweed Just a stray little Gypsy boy, trying on the highway…
Weapons Outside someone is cryin' Ever since the world began Someo…
What Am I Gonna Do With You Everything happens for a reason All our rivers run to the…
What Are We Waiting For Long ago a little child Dreamed about a gallant knight. It…
What Is Love Writers: A. Myles D. Tanaskovic M. Borkosky April 25th,200…
What Is Love? What is love if you don’t have it It ain’t enough…
Who Loves You I send a message to you I close my eyes and…
Why Have Angels Denied You? In the chilly moments of a lifetime gone astray There's a…
Yellow Rose Hopelessly watching and waiting To see if my lover has turne…
You Break My Heart Walking all alone down the city tonight Remembrance of you a…
You Love Who You Love I Can leave you like that Just walk out the…
_Black_Velvet Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell Jimmy Rodgers on…


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