About Romeo's Daughter
Romeo's Daughter are a British AOR, contemporary and mainstream rock band. Formed in 1985, the band's self-titled debut album was co-produced by Mutt Lange and John Parr. Romeo's Daughter disbanded shortly after releasing their second studio album, Delectable, in 1995.
Following a reissue campaign of their first two albums, Romeo's Daughter reformed in 2009 and released subsequent albums Rapture , Spin and Slipstream . Their lineup currently features Leigh Matty, Craig Joiner, Andy Wells and Steve Drennan. In 2024, Classic Rock listed Matty at 24th in their list of 40 Best AOR Voices of All Time.
The original manager of the band was Olga Lange, then the wife of Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Mutt Lange was impressed by their songwriting abilities and agreed to produce their debut album. Hence, Romeo's Daughter was often seen as protégés of Mutt Lange.
The first album contained the singles "Don't Break My Heart", "I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night", covered by Bonnie Tyler and Chrissy Steele and "Heaven in the Back Seat", the latter from the A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child soundtrack. The album was produced by Mutt Lange and John Parr. "Wild Child" was later covered by Heart on the Brigade album, and "Heaven in the Back Seat" was covered by Eddie Money on his 1991 album, Right Here.
The second album, Delectable was a more mature affair, although it was released on the smaller Music for Nations label so got less exposure. Mitman went on to work with FM and other bands while the band broke up in the mid 1990s.
On 25 February 2008, Romeo's Daughter's first studio album was reissued by Rock Candy Records on CD with bonus material, a 16-page full colour booklet with original and new artwork, etc. After this reissue Romeo's Daughter reformed and were performing shows. These appearances included a small warm up gig on 13 October 2009, and their main event of 2009 was Firefest VI at Nottingham Rock City on 24 October 2009.
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