Basia and the missing years

MANILA, Philippines - For Filipino fans of Basia, her unforgettable hits Promises, Time And Tide and Cruising For Bruising are enough for her to be regarded as one of the most important international artists to emerge from the ‘80s.

Her story doesn’t end there. All over the world, and throughout the years, Basia’s success continues, marked by the release of superb singles and quality albums.

Utilizing her three octave-voice that spans from contralto to soprano tessituras, as well as her jazz-influenced stylings and multi-layered harmonies, Basia released in 1994 her third CD titled The Sweetest Illusions.

Although the album failed to hit the pop charts, its single Drunk On Love scored No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.      

Basia returned to the recording scene with her former band Matt Bianco in 2004. It can be recalled that her stint with Matt Bianco in the early ‘80s (and before her first album Time And Tide came out) produced the classic samba tune Half A Minute.

After she toured and promoted the album Matt’s Mood, the singer started working on another solo album.

The result is the just-released It’s That Girl which began to make waves in Europe, Japan and her native Poland. It is said that each song in her latest studio album is dedicated to someone in her life although her narratives describe characters many can relate to.

Some of the songs in It’s That Girl are If Not Now Then When, Someone For Everyone, I Must, A Gift and Two Islands.

The new songs along with her top hits comprise the repertoire of Basia’s forthcoming concert in Manila to be held on Oct. 21 at the Araneta Coliseum.   

Titled Basia Live in Manila: It’s That Girl Again, the show is presented by Music Management International and 105.1 Crossover.

For details, call TicketNet at 911-5555 or 105.1 Crossover Office at 411-1051 or 0917-8381051.