DONNA DE LORY: Bliss

Donna De Lory

Bliss

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Ethereal Pop - Best known as the longtime singing/dancing companion of Madonna, Donna's music is most compared to Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos

tracks

1 On and On
2 Hold Me Now
3 Where I've Never Been
4 Only Time
5 Go Talk to Mary
6 Love Never Dies
7 Please
8 Te Amo
9 Free
10 A Woman's Pride
11 Amazing Grace

notes

"Donna's voice is gorgeous and ethereal, but then she'll let it wail. Her singing is a beautiful combination of worlds." - Paula Cole

"I have always admired Donna's voice; her songwriting is poignant and heartfelt. " - Madonna

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For Donna De Lory, creating music has always meant melding the sensual and rhythmic sides of her soul into a compelling tuneful blend that exposes her fragility as well as her strength. That beautiful fusion is evident on her current album, the appropriately titled, bliss. From the sensuous yearning of "Where I've Never Been to the breathy lover's pleading of "Please" to the set-ending, stark, haunting remake of "Amazing Grace," De Lory takes the listener on an emotional musical journey about finding one's place in this world. A lot of these songs are about realizing that love is eternal and learning to see the truth in everything," says the singer/songwriter.

De Lory felt her artistic calling from an early age. Raised in a musical home, her grandfather played cello and upright bass for the Warner Bros. Studios orchestra, her mother was a singer and dancer, and her father, keyboardist and producer Al De Lory, is best known for his work with Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew, the Beach Boys and Glen Campbell's hits of the 60s and 70s. De Lory made her professional debut at age 8 singing a Recipe dog food commercial. By the time she became a teenager, she had been immortalized as the voice warbling the theme song for Disneyland's "It's A Small World" ride; she also sang vocals on albums by Barry Manilow, Kim Carnes and Santana.

"It was always really easy for me to know what I wanted to do, because I was always around music, singers and players," recalls De Lory. When she was fifteen, the family moved to Nashville from Calabasas, where her father found a new professional home on Music Row. "I hung out in that scene for a while and made a lot of friends," De Lory says. "It was there that I picked up a guitar, started writing a little bit, and decided that I really wanted to be an artist and a songwriter."

Moving back to LA to study dancing, singing and acting, De Lory's vocal on a demo tape led to her landing her breakthrough gig as one of Madonna's two singing/dancing stage companions. De Lory performed on three of Madonna's biggest tours -"Who's That Girl?," "Blonde Ambition" and "The Girlie Show," as well as taking part in the bold and brassy "Truth or Dare" documentary. "The biggest thing I learned from Madonna is that you can pay attention to every detail. You don't have to be this artist that just sings, and then walks away and lets other people take care of things. She took care of everything, from the music to the costumes to the set to all the details. I've never been around anyone who works as hard as she does."

Her association with Madonna continues. De Lory recently joined the Material Girl in Europe and the US for the acclaimed, Drown World Tour.

When not on the road with Madonna, De Lory performed with several different bands in the LA area, eventually signing with MCA Records as a solo artist and releasing her self-titled debut album in 1993. The project's hit single "Praying For Love" reached No. 1 in Japan and her second single, "Just a Dream" was a top 10 dance hit in the U.S. But the lure of collaboration eventually led her to the musical partner she was looking for - cellist, Cameron Stone.

After parting ways with MCA in the mid-90s, De Lory turned to writing a new album with Stone. "We work really well together. I really love to write with the cello because it has a very haunting quality." Her pop background and his classical training combined to form a new musical hybrid in part informed by her global explorations. "At one point, I went to places like Brazil and Israel to promote my solo record," explains De Lory. "And I was getting influenced by a lot of world music. I started studying Asian dance prior to making my first video, which was something really different for me. That put me on a whole new path musically as well. Listening to a lot of Eastern music led me to learn the harmonium, which is one of the instruments I play now. I like the droning quality as an accompaniment to my vocals and songs. And, at times, I like to play it when I write."

De Lory and Stone built a fully equipped 24-track digital studio in her garage, then promptly packed it up and took it in a U-Haul to a cabin in Taos, New Mexico, where most of the material for the album bliss was created. Encompassing De Lory's dance and pop roots, Stone's classical leanings, and various aspects of world music into a shimmering pop landscape, the album marks the first time De Lory feels like she's made music that's truly her own. "It takes time to mature as an artist and truly find your own voice. I made this record with no expectations, and I was free to explore the sounds that I love. The only one I was trying to please was myself."

While she may feel like the music is her own, others are clearly embracing it as well. Superstar club DJ/producer Junior Vasquez's remix of "On & On" reached the top 20 of Billboard's club dance chart. Additionally, music from the album has been featured on daytime drama "Passions," as well as on the Lifetime Network series "Beyond Chance." bliss is now widely distributed in the US and Japan, finding the audience it deserves.

reviews

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  • author: Peter Siko

    once again - a joy to listen to. thank you donna for sharing your gift with us !!!!

  • Lovely!
    author: Hanne Katharina from Norway

    My favourite song on this album is “One and one” and "Go talk to Mary". I like the rhythm in “hold me now”. Listen to the lyrics on this album!

  • Stunning, Amazing, Magnificent
    author: Rebeca Menendez

    I actually got all of her CD's now, but perhaps for being the last to get Bliss is my favourite. I listen to it On an On ;-) hope she's reading this, I adore her for being the person she actually is, my second voice... hope I'll meet you again someday... keep going baby!! make us vibe!!

  • Bliss.....the title says it all
    author: Marlene B.

    What can I say that the other reviewers haven't already said? Donna De Lory truly does have a beautiful voice and this album is one of the best I've ever heard.

  • Pure Emotion
    author: Soe

    I love Donna's voice. The first time I heared "On And On" it gave me goosebums. This is the main reason I purcase the album "Bliss". Donna's voice is beatuful, clean and her voice goes smoothly with the composes. It is verry calming, stress relieving and inspirational. Even when she is best nown as Madonna's backing singer, she showed and proved with "Bliss", that she is a true solo artists as well. Can't wait to see her in the Netherlands. Greetings from The Hague, Soe.

  • A whole body experience
    author: Michael

    I will recomend this album to as many people I can.

  • A Jewel!!
    author: Steve in Toronto

    This album is one of the most beautiful albums I've listened too in a long time! It has a timeless sound, and really Bliss! I will recomend this album to as many people I can.

  • Bliss is pure bliss
    author: Darlene

    Bliss has to be the most beautiful thing I have listened to in a long time. All of Donna DeLory's music is exquisite, but this CD is especially blissful, what an appropriately named CD. Not only is her music stress-relieving, but it is also so uplifting. Like an oasis of calm in a sea of stress! I will definitely recommend this CD to all my friends and yoginis alike.

  • Beautiful album
    author: Francisco

    With this great cd we can clearly see the direction Donna's music was about to take on her following albums. Eleven songs with beautiful lyrics and inspiring music, I especially love Te Amo, Donna sings very well in my language (I'm spanish) hope she'll do it again someday. I love Donna's solo version of Please on this cd, but her duet with Niki on Live & Acoustic is even better. Probably my favorite from the whole cd is Where I've never been, can't take it out of my head!! Thanks for making such a beautiful album Donna, thanks for the gift of your music, voice, lyrics... your art.

  • author: CD Baby

    Best known as one of Madonna's longtime backing singers, De Lory breathes immeasurable depth into lyrics that read like romantic poems and heartfelt confessionals

  • author: Dianne

    I use Donna De Lory music in my Massage/LaStone Therapy sessions, where it was introduced to me! Her music and my stones talk to each other I swear and the outcome it is beyond words. I can hardly wait for her new CD to come out!

  • I'm in Bliss
    author: Jagat

    After getting this album I’m not surprised it’s called “Bliss”. After hearing it I was and still am in “perfect happiness”. My advice to every one is “Treat yourself and BUY BLISS NOW! You won’t be disappointed”. Well done Donna De Lory

  • Great songs, makes you feel at ease with the world.
    author: Trent

    I played this CD for the first time and by a few songs in, I was feeling so relaxed and looking at my day in a whole different way. It's so calming and stess relieving.

  • Perfect pop
    author: Jase

    Donna De Lory is a talented songwriter and performer. The melodies on this disc leave you thinking... The messages are penetrating,and the imagery is fantastic. Her voice is dreamlike and soothing. I love Donna, who is best known for her work as Madonna's backing singer, but she is a true artist in her own right as well

  • Saw and heard it on sound track,fabulous piece of music and presentation
    author: Nicholas Miller

    I first heard Donna's music on a movie sound track, I was so impressed that I taped then paused to find each song, then found here music at CD store,It will make a great addition to my library of albums,and gifts for many of my closest friends , it is very haunting with sensuality, truly bliss.Love to see her in Vancouver ,Canada

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