14 November 2015

BABY CHERIE


It would be hard to imagine a demo more quintessentially '80s than this seven track promo from BABY CHERIE. The would-be-radio-hit is clearly the opening track "Oh, My Little Rocker" an infectious dance floor stomper streamlined, polished (complete with a QUEEN-esque operatic vocal break) and ready for a shopping mall montage scene in some terribly dated teen movie. Ballads abound (I question the inclusion of four slow dance numbers on a demo this short, and running "I'll Let You Go" right into "Walking On A Thin Line" right out of the gate is a boner killer), but "Summer Night" is fresh (dig the synth/bass leads around 1:40) and while "Trust Is A Fool's Game" drags a bit, its thin production and anthemic driving tempo are amateurishly endearing...and the guitar solo is quite legit. There must have been countless thousands of BABY CHERIEs in the mid '80s and clearly most never achieved any kind of success, but hats off to Cherie Bronow for laying it all out, and I'm glad you left us this gem to document your efforts.

(come on back) - 'cause I miss your touch
(come on back) - want to show you how much
(come on back) - I've been saving it up and I CAN'T HOLD ON


6 comments:

Tunza Phunn said...

ROTGDMFFLMGDMFAO247365666SATAN!!! at The Wizard's questioning of Baby Cherie's track selection and sequencing. You should similarly eviscerate choices made by basement noiseniks and crusters obscure.

the wizard said...

No evicerations, merely pointing out the odd bangers/ballads ratio.

Tunza Phunn said...

Good sir, you referred to the selection of the first track as a boner killer. If there is a greater denunciation of track selection I would like to see it.

the wizard said...

No no!!! The first track is a banger, and well worthy of hit status. I do think that following it up with not one but TWO slow jams is a pretty questionable move and kills the energy established by "Oh My Little Rocker," hence the term "boner killer."

Tunza Phunn said...

I can't believe I just downloaded Baby Cherie based solely on the Wizard's sales pitch. Wiz certainly has an extremely high batting average, but as Cherie informs us "trust is a fool's game." Indeed.

Tunza Phunn said...

Apparently Baby Cherie is now known as Cherie Deeds. Pre-Baby Cherie she was a member of Ronnie's Angels. Cherie is a valley girl, and Reagan has roots in San Fernando. Was Ronnie's Angels some sorta Reagan cult group?

http://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Love-Cherie-Deeds/dp/B00007ITE6