Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle (born August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California) is the lea… Read Full Bio ↴Belinda Carlisle (born August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California) is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the all-female New Wave band Go-Go's. She is also a successful solo artist.
A former high school cheerleader, Carlisle is the eldest of seven children.
Early Career and The Go-Go's
Carlisle's first venture into music was a brief stint as drummer for the punk band The Germs under the name Dottie Danger, although illness prevented her from ever performing with them live. Soon after leaving this band she founded the Go-Go's (originally named The Misfits) with friend and fellow music novice Jane Wiedlin. With bassist-turned-guitarist Charlotte Caffey, guitarist-turned-bassist Kathy Valentine, and drummer Gina Schock, the Go-Go's became one of the most successful American bands of the early 80's, helping to usher "new wave music" into popular American radio and becoming the first all-female band in rock history to achieve a #1 album, who also wrote their own music and played their own instruments. The Go-Go's recorded two more studio albums (including Vacation, which went gold thanks to the title track). "Head over Heels," from the album Talk Show, made it to #11, but they never repeated the success of their multi-platinum debut, Beauty and the Beat, which featured the hits "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed".
The antics of the Go-Go's in the early- to mid-1980s contrasted with their public image. Since then, the group's notoriety from that time period had become something of a legend, involving drugs and sex. Years later, in a 2007 interview with PlanetOut, Carlisle said that the band had female groupies and said, "Well, without going into too much detail ... I think all of us in the band, we've all had ... we've all seen the experience you are probably wondering about. And, yeah, like I said, without going into too much detail, we've all been there and done that."
Solo career
The Go-Go's broke up in 1985, and Carlisle embarked on a solo career (although she continued to work with fellow Go-Go Charlotte Caffey). Carlisle's first album, Belinda, was released on I.R.S. Records in 1986. Her #3 summer hit "Mad About You" was followed by the Motown-influenced single "I Feel The Magic" and by a cover version of Band of Gold, all three songs included on the album.
During this time, Carlisle also had songs featured on movie soundtracks, notably "In My Wildest Dreams" the opener in the movie Mannequin, as well as "Dancing in the City" from the Whoopi Goldberg movie Burglar.
Heaven on Earth
Carlisle changed her hairstyle significantly for her second solo album, giving up her California Girl blonde bob for a long auburn do for 1987's Heaven on Earth.The musical style eschewed the 1960s-influenced pop of Carlisle's first album in favor of slickly produced 1980s power-pop and was released in the United States through MCA and in the United Kingdom through Virgin). The album became a Top Five bestseller in the UK and Australia and was nominated for an Grammy Award. The album's producer, Rick Nowels, previously worked with Stevie Nicks and would later collaborate with Madonna.
The first release from Heaven on Earth was "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" which topped the single charts not only in the US but also in the UK and Australia. (The dance mix of the song also topped the dance chart.) The radio-ready song was further propelled by a video directed by Academy Award-winning American actress Diane Keaton. The second release from Heaven on Earth was the US #2 and UK Top 10 smash "I Get Weak" written by Diane Warren; it was accompanied by another Keaton-directed video. The third single and video from the album was "Circle in the Sand" another Top 10 hit in the US, the UK and Germany too. "World Without You" was another British hit, followed by 1988's low-charting ballad "Love Never Dies" in the UK. In the U.S., the fourth single "I Feel Free" a cover of the Cream classic, missed the Top 40.
Runaway Horses
Carlisle's follow-up to the success of Heaven on Earth was "Runaway Horses" of October 23, 1989. The album again hit the Top Five in both Australia and the UK, certified double platinum in Australia and platinum in the UK, but failed to reach similar success in the US. The first release, Leave a Light On peaked at #11 in the US and became another Top Five smash in the UK and Australia. The song features a slide guitar solo by George Harrison (see Greatest Hits). The second US single, "Summer Rain" reached #30 in Spring 1990. The song, which Carlisle noted was the most difficult song she had ever sung up to that point, peaked successfully at #6 in Australia where it has maintained popularity, and the tune saw a cover version in 2004 by the Australian group Slinkee Minx. Whereas in the US, Carlisle's success was decreasing, her popularity remained big in Europe and Australia. In 1990, further singles from the "Runaway Horses" album were successful as well, the summer mood influenced La Luna,a Top 20 hit in Germany and Australia, and the powerful rock hymne (We Want) the Same Thing, another Top 10 smash in the UK. In the late autumn of 1990, the Go-Go's reunited for a tour to support their greatest-hits album "Go Go's Greatest", including a new recording of the cover song "Cool Jerk". A notable feature of the tour was an anti-fur campaign, where the band members supported People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal rights organization. Later in the year, Carlisle joined with The Smithereens lead singer Pat Dinizio on his group's ballad "Blue Period."
Live Your Life Be Free
In 1991, Carlisle released her fourth solo album, Live Your Life Be Free. The album marked somewhat of a return to 1960s-influenced music for Carlisle. The single "Do You Feel Like I Feel?" was accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek video inspired by the B-movie Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. The title track "Live Your Life Be Free" merged 1960s influences with producer Rick Nowel's trademark bombast, and featured a video that emphasized colorful imagery, fashion, and Carlisle's photogenic face. Subsequent releases, "Half the World" and "Little Black Book" were also hits outside the U.S. Although Live your life be free flopped in the US due to a huge lack of promotion from the record company, it did have success in Europe (Top 10 in the UK) including the title track as take off single, a Top 20 hit in the UK and Australia.
The Best of Belinda Vol.1
After her bad experiences concerning promotion with her US record company, Belinda broke her contract there. Still active in Europe and Australia with a record contract at Virgin Records, her 1992 <> CD underlined in an impressive way the popularity of her songs, The Best of Belinda Vol.1 a 15 track collection, triumphantly reached #1 in both, the UK and Australia and certified double platinum in both territories. The greatest hits album included all the hits taken from Heaven on Earth, Runaway Horses and Live Your Life Be Free, only omitting the ballad "Love Never Dies", and the three I.R.S. singles from her first album, namely "Mad About You", "I Feel The Magic" and "Band of Gold"; also no soundtrack song features on the collection. Private luck was on her side as well, as later that year Belinda gave birth to her only son, James Duke.
Real
Carlisle's fifth solo album, "Real", was released 1993 on the Virgin label in the U.S. and in Europe. Produced without Nowels, the disc was a departure from Carlisle's polished pop music formula. Gone was her glamorous image and picture-perfect pop. Even the album's cover photograph featured her with very little make-up. Carlisle co-produced and co-wrote much of the disc, collaborating heavily with friend and former Go-Go's member Charlotte Caffey. The album reached #9 in the UK and its first single "It's Too Real (Big Scary Animal)" reached a respectable #12 placing in the UK. The second single from Real was "Lay Down Your Arms", which made the Top 30 in the UK, but did not fare well in other territories, hence it was noticeably absent from Carlisle's second greatest-hits album.
At this time, Carlisle also recorded "One by One" on the soundtrack of the 1993 movie "The Harvest".
After the Northridge Earthquake in 1994, Carlisle and her family moved to Europe. The Go-Go's reunited again later that year to support the retrospective double-CD "Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's" which included three new songs, however the band broke up after the promotional tour. Carlisle has since lived in France and England.
A Woman and a Man
Carlisle returned to the recording studio and resumed working again with Rick Nowels. In 1996, she released in the UK and Australia her sixth solo album, A Woman and a Man, on the Chrysalis Records label. This album, consisting of mostly relaxed adult pop, revitalized her solo career in Europe and included several hits. The leadoff single "In Too Deep" returned Carlisle to the UK Top 10 for the first time in six years, reaching #6."Always Breaking My Heart", written and produced by Roxette's Per Gessle, peaked at #8. The album spawned two more UK hits, "Love in the Key of C" and "California". Another track of the album never released as a single was "He goes on" written by Crowded House's Neil Finn. The album reached at number #12 in the UK, and was certified gold. As a result of A Woman and A Man's UK success, the album was released in the U.S. during the summer of 1997 on the Ark21 label. Despite the recent successful comeback in Europe and the promotional appearances Carlisle made on American television and radio, the album did not enjoy similar success in North America.
In preparation for this album, Belinda recorded a demo of a song called 'Falling into you', which was subsequently (and to Belinda's surprise) rejected by her then record company; Chrysalis. Shortly afterwards this song was recorded and released by Celine Dion and went on to become one of the biggest hits of her career.
In 1996, Carlisle recorded "I Wouldn't Be Here (If I Didn't Love You)" for the Two if by Sea official movie soundtrack. In 1997, she recorded "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" from Disney's Hercules as part of that movie's standard distribution in Europe and was released as a single exclusively in France and Germany. Neither of these tracks have been released on compilation albums.
Greatest Hits
In 1999, Carlisle released a greatest hits album in the UK, a double-disc on the Virgin label. Carlisle recorded three new tracks for the album, including the single "All God's Children", and the songs "A Prayer for Everyone" and "Feels Like I've Known You Forever". The second disc of her "A Place on Earth" greatest hits album contained remixes of some of her hits. Some of the remixes were done by William Orbit, who also worked with Madonna on her 1998 "Ray of Light" album. The album was certified gold in the UK.
Voila
In 2007, the singer released her seventh album Voilà, which was her first solo studio work of full album length in over ten years. The album was produced by John Reynolds. Consisting of a mix of French pop tunes and chanson standards, including covers of Françoise Hardy and Édith Piaf classics. Voilà was released via Rykodisc in the U.K. on 5 February 2007 and in the U.S. the following day. Belinda was originally approached to make another 'pop' album, but she declined immediately in favour of recording this collection of songs, the style of which, she'd 'absolutely fallen in love with', since moving to France in the early 90's. The list of prominent and respected producers and collaborators on the album clearly shows the esteem in which Belinda is held among her peers. While 'Voila' received glowing reviews worldwide it failed to make any real impact on the charts. This is regarded by no means as a failure for Belinda, who has stated it was never part of the plan for the album to become a big hit but rather a rich opportunity for her to indulge her love of classic french love songs and share that love with her loyal fanbase.
Collaborations
During her solo career, Carlisle has had the opportunity to work with numerous prominent musicians from the 1960s. Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas, Chyna Phillips and Carnie Wilson (pre-Wilson Phillips) did backup singing for Heaven on Earth; Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys arranged and sang back-up on "California" from A Woman and A Man. She performed live with her idols the Beach Boys, and performed with Freda Payne when Carlisle covered Payne's classic hit "Band of Gold." As mentioned above, ex-Beatle George Harrison contributed guitar work to the single "Leave a Light On", as well as the song "Deep Deep Ocean", both tracks found on the Runaway Horses album. Belinda performed backing vocals on Then Jerico's album Big Area on the track "What Does it Take?", She also performed back vocals on The Smithereens album 11 for the track "Blue Period".
She also worked with noted musicians of her own generation, such as Duran Duran's Andy Taylor on her debut solo album Belinda (Taylor appears in her "Mad About You" video clip); Thomas Dolby played the keyboards in some Heaven on Earth tracks; and Bryan Adams did backup vocals in "Whatever It Takes" from the Runaway Horses album. Another notable collaboration was the one with the ambient mastermind and legend Brian Eno who played the keyboards in her latest release Voila.
Personal life
In 1986 Carlisle married Morgan Mason, son of the British actor James Mason and former Deputy United States Chief of Protocol. Morgan made appearances in Carlisle's videos "Mad About You" and "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". They have a son, James Duke Mason, (born April 27, 1992).
She has been reported as being "deeply into Buddhist chanting", though precisely what form is unclear.[2] In an interview printed on March 7, 2007, the singer stated that "I was wondering about happiness and started reading a lot of books by the Dalai Lama, and slowly embraced Buddhism" (published by Newindpress, India). On Sydney Morning Herald: ""I don't smoke anymore, I don't drink any more and I don't do drugs any more. I am very much into my Buddhism. I found turning 40 a real passage in time for me".
She appeared nude (tastefully but full frontally) in the cover story of the August 2001 Playboy, around the time of a Go-Go's reunion tour and album. [1] [2] She was 42 years of age when the photos were taken.
Later career
Since their late 1990s reconciliation and 2001 reunion, the Go-Go's have continued playing and touring together almost every summer. In recent years Carlisle has continued making singing and non-singing television appearances. She has been a frequent guest on music-related programs and she appeared on a celebrity edition of ABC's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? In 2004 she appeared on the ITV1 reality show Hell's Kitchen as one of ten celebrity chefs competing against one another. She has also appeared on the ITV1 reality show Hit Me Baby One More Time, where she sang a cover of Coldplay's hit, "The Scientist" as well as her own "Heaven Is a Place on Earth".
2006–2007
Carlisle continued her string of TV appearances in 2006, having signed to appear on the Simon Cowell-produced Celebrity Duets, a FOX network reality competition pairing celebrities not famous for singing (like Lucy Lawless and Cheech Marin) with actual singers like Carlisle, Michael Bolton, Jon Secada and Macy Gray. Carlisle sang "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and "I Get Weak" with Lea Thompson in the September 7 episode.
Carlisle also performed on the opening night of Manchester Gay Pride 2007.
Carlisle performed a set with other 1980's acts at Retro Fest on 1st September 2007 at Culzean Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Discography
Albums
* Belinda (1986)
* Heaven on Earth (1987)
* Runaway Horses (1989)
* Live Your Life Be Free (1991)
* The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 (1992)
* Real (1993)
* A Woman and a Man (1996)
* A Place on Earth - The Greatest Hits (1999)
* Voilà (2007)
Top ten singles
The following singles peaked in the Top Ten either in Australia, Switzerland, United Kingdom or the United States.
AU SI UK US
1986 - "Mad About You" 9 — 67 3
1987 - "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" 2 1 1 1
1988 - "I Get Weak" 34 24 10 2
"Circle in the Sand" 75 — 4 7
1989 "Leave a Light On" 5 8 4 11
"La Luna" 21 10 38 —
1990 "Summer Rain" 6 — 23 30
"(We Want) the Same Thing" — — 6 —
1996 "In Too Deep" 11 — 6 —
"Always Breaking My Heart" 50 — 8 —
See also
List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
Interviews
Audio interview with SYN 907 Melbourne
External links
* Belinda Carlisle at the Internet Movie Database
* Official Website
* Belinda-Carlisle.net
* Belinda Carlisle - A Place On Earth
* Ananova article on Carlisle appearance in Playboy (via Wayback Machine)
* Belinda Carlisle at Tv.com
* Belinda Carlisle Music Collection
References
1. ^ http://www.planetout.com/content/slideshow/splash.html?coll=2976&order=3&navpath=/entertainment/celebrities Planetout.com Retrieved on 05-14-07
2. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/02/04/svbelinda04.xml Telegraph.co.uk Retrieved on 05-14-07
A former high school cheerleader, Carlisle is the eldest of seven children.
Early Career and The Go-Go's
Carlisle's first venture into music was a brief stint as drummer for the punk band The Germs under the name Dottie Danger, although illness prevented her from ever performing with them live. Soon after leaving this band she founded the Go-Go's (originally named The Misfits) with friend and fellow music novice Jane Wiedlin. With bassist-turned-guitarist Charlotte Caffey, guitarist-turned-bassist Kathy Valentine, and drummer Gina Schock, the Go-Go's became one of the most successful American bands of the early 80's, helping to usher "new wave music" into popular American radio and becoming the first all-female band in rock history to achieve a #1 album, who also wrote their own music and played their own instruments. The Go-Go's recorded two more studio albums (including Vacation, which went gold thanks to the title track). "Head over Heels," from the album Talk Show, made it to #11, but they never repeated the success of their multi-platinum debut, Beauty and the Beat, which featured the hits "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed".
The antics of the Go-Go's in the early- to mid-1980s contrasted with their public image. Since then, the group's notoriety from that time period had become something of a legend, involving drugs and sex. Years later, in a 2007 interview with PlanetOut, Carlisle said that the band had female groupies and said, "Well, without going into too much detail ... I think all of us in the band, we've all had ... we've all seen the experience you are probably wondering about. And, yeah, like I said, without going into too much detail, we've all been there and done that."
Solo career
The Go-Go's broke up in 1985, and Carlisle embarked on a solo career (although she continued to work with fellow Go-Go Charlotte Caffey). Carlisle's first album, Belinda, was released on I.R.S. Records in 1986. Her #3 summer hit "Mad About You" was followed by the Motown-influenced single "I Feel The Magic" and by a cover version of Band of Gold, all three songs included on the album.
During this time, Carlisle also had songs featured on movie soundtracks, notably "In My Wildest Dreams" the opener in the movie Mannequin, as well as "Dancing in the City" from the Whoopi Goldberg movie Burglar.
Heaven on Earth
Carlisle changed her hairstyle significantly for her second solo album, giving up her California Girl blonde bob for a long auburn do for 1987's Heaven on Earth.The musical style eschewed the 1960s-influenced pop of Carlisle's first album in favor of slickly produced 1980s power-pop and was released in the United States through MCA and in the United Kingdom through Virgin). The album became a Top Five bestseller in the UK and Australia and was nominated for an Grammy Award. The album's producer, Rick Nowels, previously worked with Stevie Nicks and would later collaborate with Madonna.
The first release from Heaven on Earth was "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" which topped the single charts not only in the US but also in the UK and Australia. (The dance mix of the song also topped the dance chart.) The radio-ready song was further propelled by a video directed by Academy Award-winning American actress Diane Keaton. The second release from Heaven on Earth was the US #2 and UK Top 10 smash "I Get Weak" written by Diane Warren; it was accompanied by another Keaton-directed video. The third single and video from the album was "Circle in the Sand" another Top 10 hit in the US, the UK and Germany too. "World Without You" was another British hit, followed by 1988's low-charting ballad "Love Never Dies" in the UK. In the U.S., the fourth single "I Feel Free" a cover of the Cream classic, missed the Top 40.
Runaway Horses
Carlisle's follow-up to the success of Heaven on Earth was "Runaway Horses" of October 23, 1989. The album again hit the Top Five in both Australia and the UK, certified double platinum in Australia and platinum in the UK, but failed to reach similar success in the US. The first release, Leave a Light On peaked at #11 in the US and became another Top Five smash in the UK and Australia. The song features a slide guitar solo by George Harrison (see Greatest Hits). The second US single, "Summer Rain" reached #30 in Spring 1990. The song, which Carlisle noted was the most difficult song she had ever sung up to that point, peaked successfully at #6 in Australia where it has maintained popularity, and the tune saw a cover version in 2004 by the Australian group Slinkee Minx. Whereas in the US, Carlisle's success was decreasing, her popularity remained big in Europe and Australia. In 1990, further singles from the "Runaway Horses" album were successful as well, the summer mood influenced La Luna,a Top 20 hit in Germany and Australia, and the powerful rock hymne (We Want) the Same Thing, another Top 10 smash in the UK. In the late autumn of 1990, the Go-Go's reunited for a tour to support their greatest-hits album "Go Go's Greatest", including a new recording of the cover song "Cool Jerk". A notable feature of the tour was an anti-fur campaign, where the band members supported People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal rights organization. Later in the year, Carlisle joined with The Smithereens lead singer Pat Dinizio on his group's ballad "Blue Period."
Live Your Life Be Free
In 1991, Carlisle released her fourth solo album, Live Your Life Be Free. The album marked somewhat of a return to 1960s-influenced music for Carlisle. The single "Do You Feel Like I Feel?" was accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek video inspired by the B-movie Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. The title track "Live Your Life Be Free" merged 1960s influences with producer Rick Nowel's trademark bombast, and featured a video that emphasized colorful imagery, fashion, and Carlisle's photogenic face. Subsequent releases, "Half the World" and "Little Black Book" were also hits outside the U.S. Although Live your life be free flopped in the US due to a huge lack of promotion from the record company, it did have success in Europe (Top 10 in the UK) including the title track as take off single, a Top 20 hit in the UK and Australia.
The Best of Belinda Vol.1
After her bad experiences concerning promotion with her US record company, Belinda broke her contract there. Still active in Europe and Australia with a record contract at Virgin Records, her 1992 <
Real
Carlisle's fifth solo album, "Real", was released 1993 on the Virgin label in the U.S. and in Europe. Produced without Nowels, the disc was a departure from Carlisle's polished pop music formula. Gone was her glamorous image and picture-perfect pop. Even the album's cover photograph featured her with very little make-up. Carlisle co-produced and co-wrote much of the disc, collaborating heavily with friend and former Go-Go's member Charlotte Caffey. The album reached #9 in the UK and its first single "It's Too Real (Big Scary Animal)" reached a respectable #12 placing in the UK. The second single from Real was "Lay Down Your Arms", which made the Top 30 in the UK, but did not fare well in other territories, hence it was noticeably absent from Carlisle's second greatest-hits album.
At this time, Carlisle also recorded "One by One" on the soundtrack of the 1993 movie "The Harvest".
After the Northridge Earthquake in 1994, Carlisle and her family moved to Europe. The Go-Go's reunited again later that year to support the retrospective double-CD "Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's" which included three new songs, however the band broke up after the promotional tour. Carlisle has since lived in France and England.
A Woman and a Man
Carlisle returned to the recording studio and resumed working again with Rick Nowels. In 1996, she released in the UK and Australia her sixth solo album, A Woman and a Man, on the Chrysalis Records label. This album, consisting of mostly relaxed adult pop, revitalized her solo career in Europe and included several hits. The leadoff single "In Too Deep" returned Carlisle to the UK Top 10 for the first time in six years, reaching #6."Always Breaking My Heart", written and produced by Roxette's Per Gessle, peaked at #8. The album spawned two more UK hits, "Love in the Key of C" and "California". Another track of the album never released as a single was "He goes on" written by Crowded House's Neil Finn. The album reached at number #12 in the UK, and was certified gold. As a result of A Woman and A Man's UK success, the album was released in the U.S. during the summer of 1997 on the Ark21 label. Despite the recent successful comeback in Europe and the promotional appearances Carlisle made on American television and radio, the album did not enjoy similar success in North America.
In preparation for this album, Belinda recorded a demo of a song called 'Falling into you', which was subsequently (and to Belinda's surprise) rejected by her then record company; Chrysalis. Shortly afterwards this song was recorded and released by Celine Dion and went on to become one of the biggest hits of her career.
In 1996, Carlisle recorded "I Wouldn't Be Here (If I Didn't Love You)" for the Two if by Sea official movie soundtrack. In 1997, she recorded "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" from Disney's Hercules as part of that movie's standard distribution in Europe and was released as a single exclusively in France and Germany. Neither of these tracks have been released on compilation albums.
Greatest Hits
In 1999, Carlisle released a greatest hits album in the UK, a double-disc on the Virgin label. Carlisle recorded three new tracks for the album, including the single "All God's Children", and the songs "A Prayer for Everyone" and "Feels Like I've Known You Forever". The second disc of her "A Place on Earth" greatest hits album contained remixes of some of her hits. Some of the remixes were done by William Orbit, who also worked with Madonna on her 1998 "Ray of Light" album. The album was certified gold in the UK.
Voila
In 2007, the singer released her seventh album Voilà, which was her first solo studio work of full album length in over ten years. The album was produced by John Reynolds. Consisting of a mix of French pop tunes and chanson standards, including covers of Françoise Hardy and Édith Piaf classics. Voilà was released via Rykodisc in the U.K. on 5 February 2007 and in the U.S. the following day. Belinda was originally approached to make another 'pop' album, but she declined immediately in favour of recording this collection of songs, the style of which, she'd 'absolutely fallen in love with', since moving to France in the early 90's. The list of prominent and respected producers and collaborators on the album clearly shows the esteem in which Belinda is held among her peers. While 'Voila' received glowing reviews worldwide it failed to make any real impact on the charts. This is regarded by no means as a failure for Belinda, who has stated it was never part of the plan for the album to become a big hit but rather a rich opportunity for her to indulge her love of classic french love songs and share that love with her loyal fanbase.
Collaborations
During her solo career, Carlisle has had the opportunity to work with numerous prominent musicians from the 1960s. Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas, Chyna Phillips and Carnie Wilson (pre-Wilson Phillips) did backup singing for Heaven on Earth; Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys arranged and sang back-up on "California" from A Woman and A Man. She performed live with her idols the Beach Boys, and performed with Freda Payne when Carlisle covered Payne's classic hit "Band of Gold." As mentioned above, ex-Beatle George Harrison contributed guitar work to the single "Leave a Light On", as well as the song "Deep Deep Ocean", both tracks found on the Runaway Horses album. Belinda performed backing vocals on Then Jerico's album Big Area on the track "What Does it Take?", She also performed back vocals on The Smithereens album 11 for the track "Blue Period".
She also worked with noted musicians of her own generation, such as Duran Duran's Andy Taylor on her debut solo album Belinda (Taylor appears in her "Mad About You" video clip); Thomas Dolby played the keyboards in some Heaven on Earth tracks; and Bryan Adams did backup vocals in "Whatever It Takes" from the Runaway Horses album. Another notable collaboration was the one with the ambient mastermind and legend Brian Eno who played the keyboards in her latest release Voila.
Personal life
In 1986 Carlisle married Morgan Mason, son of the British actor James Mason and former Deputy United States Chief of Protocol. Morgan made appearances in Carlisle's videos "Mad About You" and "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". They have a son, James Duke Mason, (born April 27, 1992).
She has been reported as being "deeply into Buddhist chanting", though precisely what form is unclear.[2] In an interview printed on March 7, 2007, the singer stated that "I was wondering about happiness and started reading a lot of books by the Dalai Lama, and slowly embraced Buddhism" (published by Newindpress, India). On Sydney Morning Herald: ""I don't smoke anymore, I don't drink any more and I don't do drugs any more. I am very much into my Buddhism. I found turning 40 a real passage in time for me".
She appeared nude (tastefully but full frontally) in the cover story of the August 2001 Playboy, around the time of a Go-Go's reunion tour and album. [1] [2] She was 42 years of age when the photos were taken.
Later career
Since their late 1990s reconciliation and 2001 reunion, the Go-Go's have continued playing and touring together almost every summer. In recent years Carlisle has continued making singing and non-singing television appearances. She has been a frequent guest on music-related programs and she appeared on a celebrity edition of ABC's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? In 2004 she appeared on the ITV1 reality show Hell's Kitchen as one of ten celebrity chefs competing against one another. She has also appeared on the ITV1 reality show Hit Me Baby One More Time, where she sang a cover of Coldplay's hit, "The Scientist" as well as her own "Heaven Is a Place on Earth".
2006–2007
Carlisle continued her string of TV appearances in 2006, having signed to appear on the Simon Cowell-produced Celebrity Duets, a FOX network reality competition pairing celebrities not famous for singing (like Lucy Lawless and Cheech Marin) with actual singers like Carlisle, Michael Bolton, Jon Secada and Macy Gray. Carlisle sang "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and "I Get Weak" with Lea Thompson in the September 7 episode.
Carlisle also performed on the opening night of Manchester Gay Pride 2007.
Carlisle performed a set with other 1980's acts at Retro Fest on 1st September 2007 at Culzean Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Discography
Albums
* Belinda (1986)
* Heaven on Earth (1987)
* Runaway Horses (1989)
* Live Your Life Be Free (1991)
* The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 (1992)
* Real (1993)
* A Woman and a Man (1996)
* A Place on Earth - The Greatest Hits (1999)
* Voilà (2007)
Top ten singles
The following singles peaked in the Top Ten either in Australia, Switzerland, United Kingdom or the United States.
AU SI UK US
1986 - "Mad About You" 9 — 67 3
1987 - "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" 2 1 1 1
1988 - "I Get Weak" 34 24 10 2
"Circle in the Sand" 75 — 4 7
1989 "Leave a Light On" 5 8 4 11
"La Luna" 21 10 38 —
1990 "Summer Rain" 6 — 23 30
"(We Want) the Same Thing" — — 6 —
1996 "In Too Deep" 11 — 6 —
"Always Breaking My Heart" 50 — 8 —
See also
List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
Interviews
Audio interview with SYN 907 Melbourne
External links
* Belinda Carlisle at the Internet Movie Database
* Official Website
* Belinda-Carlisle.net
* Belinda Carlisle - A Place On Earth
* Ananova article on Carlisle appearance in Playboy (via Wayback Machine)
* Belinda Carlisle at Tv.com
* Belinda Carlisle Music Collection
References
1. ^ http://www.planetout.com/content/slideshow/splash.html?coll=2976&order=3&navpath=/entertainment/celebrities Planetout.com Retrieved on 05-14-07
2. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/02/04/svbelinda04.xml Telegraph.co.uk Retrieved on 05-14-07
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Belinda Carlisle Lyrics
"Mad About You" I'm mad about you You're mad about me babe Couple of fools…
(We Want) The Same Thing Here is my case We've got no time to waste Cuz we…
- California I remember I was in the tanning salon When I heard…
08 Fool For Love When I look into your eyes I see Everything I was…
08. Live Your Life Be Free I see you walking with her I see you all around But…
09. Mad About You I'm mad about you You're mad about me babe Couple of fools…
A Prayer For Everyone Every child deserves love A safe place to run and…
A Woman and a Man I took a walk today To where the ocean meets the…
Aad Guray Nameh Aad Guray Nameh Jugaad Guray Nameh Sat Guray Nameh Siri Guru…
Adi Shakti Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Namo Namo Sarab Shakti, …
All God's Children I believe in you Do you believe in me? Please say you…
Always Is this what you want Every finger points at me This might…
Always Breaking My Heart Is this what you want Every finger points at me This might…
Avec Le Temps Avec le temps, avec le temps, va, tout s'en va, on oublie…
Ballad of Lucy Jordan The mornin' sun touched lightly On the eyes of Lucy Jordan I…
Band Of Gold Now that you've gone All that's left is a band of…
Big Big Love Climbing the walls Hungry for something that satisfies my so…
Big Scary Animal You keep talkin', who you trying to kid? Tryin' to keep…
Bless the Beasts and the Children Bless the beasts and the children, For in this world they…
Bonnie et Clyde Vous avez lu l'histoire De Jesse James Comment il vecut C…
California I remember I was in the tanning salon When I heard…
Change She starts the day, paints on another happy face. Gets all…
Christmas Lullaby It's Christmas time, It's Christmas time, Peace on earth, …
Circle Sundown all around Walking through the summer's end Waves cr…
Contact Une météorite m'a transpercé le cœur Vous, sur la terre, vo…
Dancing Queen You can dance, you can jive, having the time of…
Darling leave a light on Take my hand Tell me what you are feeling Understand This is…
Deep Deep Ocean I heard you call my name Why do you sit in…
Des Ronds Dans L'eau Tu commenças ta vie Tout au bord d'un ruisseau Tu vécus de…
Do You Feel Like I Feel I don't know how you do what you do to…
Do You Feel Like I Feel ? I don't know how you do what you do I'm so…
Do You Feel Like I Feel? I don't know how you do what you do to…
Don't Cry Don't cry Don't you cry Don't be sorry Don't cry Don't y…
Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad Sat Gur Prasad Ek Ong Kar Ek Ong…
Emotional Highway Heard you're up to no good Doin' everything I never would Sh…
Feels Like I've Known You Forever You know my heart, thought inside my head I hear your…
Fool For Love When I look into your eyes I see Everything I was…
From The Heart All the things I used to do Don't seem to…
Good Bye Day Oh, sincerely I must tell you that I really Love you dearl…
Goodbye Day Oh, sincerely I must tell you that I really Love you dearly …
Goodbye Just Go What do you think you are doing here sitting in…
Gotta Get To You Here I go again Looking to you, you pass me by Go…
Half The World Only one shadow on the wall Just one candle burning bright I…
Har Gobinday Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har Har…
He Goes On Pretty soon you'll be able to remember him Lying in the…
Heavan Is a Place on Earth Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? Ooh, Heaven is…
Heaven Is The Place On Earth Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? Ooh, heaven is…
Heaven On Earth Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? Ooh, Heaven is…
Here Comes My Baby Hello, it's me The one who told you no I don't care…
Humee Hum Brahm Hum Hami Ham Brahm Ham Hami Ham Brahm Ham Hami Ham Brahm Ham Ham…
I Feel Free Mmm Mmm I feel free I feel free Feel when I dance with…
I Feel The Magic Last night I gave up on myself I hit the bed,…
I Get Weak When I'm with you I shake inside My heart's all tangled up M…
I Need A Disguise There's a mask on the wall That I should be…
I Never Wanted A Rich Man I never wanted a rich man Just someone with soul It was…
I Plead Insanity I can't be responsible For anything I do now or say…
I Still Love Him He looks into her eyes and He say's she's awfully sweet He…
I Won't Say [Soundtrack to Disney's "Hercules"] Who'd ya think you're k…
I Won't Say (I'm in Love) Who'd ya think you're kiddin' He's the Earth and heaven to…
If You Go Away It's not like the world would end if you ever…
In My Wildest Dreams In my wildest dreams In my wildest dreams (choir) In my wild…
In Too Deep I was high and dry Don't ask me why We took the…
It's Too Real You keep talkin' - who you trying to kid? Tryin' to…
Jealous Guy I was dreaming of the past, And my heart was beating…
Jezebel Jezebel Jezebel, Jezebel Ce démon qui brûlait mon cœur Cet a…
Kneel at Your Feet Put my trust in you when trusting's hard Wish that I…
La Luna I remember when I met you All the stars were hanging…
La Vie En Rose Des yeux qui font baiser les miens, Un rire qui se…
Laluna I remember when I met you All the stars were hanging…
Lay Down Your Arms Your words how they cut so deep I can hear you…
Leave a Light On Take my hand Tell me what you're feeling Understand This is …
Light of My Soul I am the light of my soul I am bountiful I am…
Listen To Love Baby close your eyes, listen to love See what dreams are…
Little Black Book There was a time you and I were everything You'll never…
Live Your Life Be Free I see you walking with her I see you all around But…
Loneliness Game She could have anything But still she's down The happiness t…
Love Doesn't Live Here I wake up each day Want to sleep that day away I…
Love In The Key Of C I've been through some hard love Sweet love Impossible love …
Love Never Dies I never knew how long a day could be It was…
Love Revolution This is gettin' old, baby Time for a real change Time to…
Love Walks In Touch some holy water Confess your sins again Cross yourse…
Luna I remember when I met you All the stars were hanging…
Ma Jeunesse Fout Le Camp Ma jeunesse fout le camp tout au long des poèmes Et…
Mad About You I'm mad about you You're mad about me babe Couple of fools…
My Heart Goes Out to You I see the tears you cry They're tears I cannot dry Know…
Ne Me Quitte Pas Ne me quitte pas Il faut oublier Tout peut s'oublier…
Nobody Owns Me Nobody owns me I don't wanna be anybody's fool No one can…
One With You Come wash my body Wash away my sins And all the ways…
Only A Dream Last night The April breeze was whispering A hearts confessi…
Pourtant Tu M'aimes C'est vrai moi je suis une fille et tu es…
Rain Whispering our goodbyes Waiting for a train I was dancing …
Rakhe Rakhan Har Rakhay rakhanhaar aap ubaariun Gur kee pairee paa-eh kaaj sa…
Remember September I can see you when the rains come In a flood…
Runaway Horses Can't sleep tonight I feel so shaken Baby the wind has chang…
Shades Of Michaelangelo A still-life portrait A view from my window Touched by innoc…
Shot In The Dark It's a shot in the dark But baby I'd like the…
Should I Let You In Should I let you in Into my house with its concrete…
Should I Let You In? Should I let you in Into my house with its concrete…
Since You've Gone Since you've gone Nothing really matters All I do is hang ou…
Sous Le Ciel De Paris Sous le ciel de Paris S'envole une chanson Hum Hum Elle e…
Stuff And Nonsense Disobey my own decisions I deserve all your suspicions First…
Submission I'm on a submarine mission for you baby I feel the…
Summer Rain Whispering our goodbyes, waiting for a train I was dancing w…
Sun Now you know its always been Suddenly clear, perfectly near …
Tell Me I think we've both been here before There doesn't seem to…
The Air You Breathe Somebody said you knew me when Well I've been a long…
The Ballad of Lucy Jordan The mornin' sun touched lightly On the eyes of Lucy Jordan I…
The Same Thing Here is my case We've got no time to waste 'Cause we…
Too Much Water Dreams in the night Dreams overflow Building bridges to each…
Valentine I made a rule about you I made a plan For getting…
Vision Of You Time moves a summer wind I can see your face again Was…
We Can Change In my head I hear a haunting melody It reminds me…
We Want the Same Thing Here is my case We've got no time to waste 'Cause we…
Whatcha Doin' to Me Oh, love and affection rule My heart is in the groove Whatch…
Whatever It Takes I've seen the rain fall down And wash away a town I've…
Where Love Hides I open the door You stand there in the rain Your eyes…
Windows of the World Just like a rose without a thorn Defenses fade, we've come…
Woman and a Man I took a walk today To where the ocean meets the…
World of Love Under me The endless sky I have my peace of mind I can…
World Without You If there was no sunshine I could learn to live with…
Wrap My Arms You try to be a mystery With all your eccentricities Every m…
You Are Nothing Without Me I guess I didn't hear you right Did you say that…
You Came Out of Nowhere I thought I heard a sound Somebody calling out to me So…
You're Nothing Without Me I guess I didn't hear you right Did you say that…