Nona Hendryx - Skindiver (1989)

' A transitional album from the word go, Hendryx plays synthesizer and works with producer and former Tangerine Dream member Peter Baumann, and the result is this lush pop record that sounds unlike anything else Hendryx recorded. Fans of her previous work may be taken aback by this record, but the dense, almost ambient, soundscapes she constructs and her always great singing make this a satisfying foray into uncharted territory.
Although some of her late-'80s records sound a little formulaic, Nona Hendryx is a dynamic, daring, and extremely talented performer, who, as is often the case, didn't receive the credit she's due. But unlike Patti Labelle, who has chosen a career as the most histrionic singer in MOR soul/pop, or the relative invisibility of Sarah Dash, who sang backup for Keith Richards' X-Pensive Winos, Hendryx has taken the road less traveled, and that has meant a more aesthetically rewarding and interesting career. ' John Dougan at AMG

Track Listing:
01 - Off the Coast of Love 4:29
02 - Women Who Fly 5:06
03 - No Emotion 5:23
04 - Love Is Kind 3:35
05 - Tears 4:31
06 - Skin Diver 5:05
07 - 6th Sense 6:00
08 - Through the Wire 4:41
09 - Interior Voices 4:46
10 - New Desire 5:07
all tracks by Nona Hendryx

Personnel:
Peter Baumann: Synthesizer, Programming, Producer, Drum Programming
Nona Hendryx: Synthesizer, Piano, Programming, Vocals, Producer, Drum Programming
Jerry Steckling: Synthesizer, Programming, Engineer, Drum Programming
Raymond Jones: Piano
Devra: Piano
Rusty Anderson: Guitar
John Pierce: Guitar (Bass)
Michael Thompson: Guitar
Kurt Wortman: Percussion
C. Lombard Quartet: Vocals (bckgr)
Kate McGunnigle: Vocals (bckgr)
B.J. Nelson: Vocals (bckgr)
Carole Pope: Vocals (bckgr)

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