THE NORWEGIAN FORDS-THE NORWEGIAN FORDS

The Norwegian Fords-The Norwegian Fords (2008)

1. Smile Like Sammy Davis
2. Not Even Onions Make Her Cry
3. Hop Up Pop
4. I Can't Say I Love You
5. Billy Ocean
6. Twice
7. Sophisticated Sister
8. Still Better Than Chocolate
9. Monique's Unique Technique
10. Let Me Stalk You Home

Not many current albums can capture the West Coast sound and still sound as fresh as this duo from Norway. Erik Enzo & Paul Call released their debut in 2008. Mixed by Bill Schnee, who has produced or engineered many albums, such as Boz Scaggs' Middle Man as well as Steely Dan, Pablo Cruise & Leo Sayer to name a few. They will be released their followup later this year, so start off with this.

ROSIE VELA-ZAZU

Rosie Vela-Zazu (1986)

1. Fool's Paradise
2. Magic Smile
3. Interlude
4. Tonto
5. Sunday
6. Taxi
7. 2nd Emotion
8. Boxs
9. Zazu

This is about as close as you'll ever get to hearing Steely Dan fronted by a woman. Produced by Gary Katz and featuring keyboards by Donald Fagen, this former fashion model turns in a very nice debut effort. The song, Magic Smile, even made the Top 30 on the AC charts. Imagine a West Coast sound having a party in downtown NYC in the late 80's and you'll get the vibe.

SNEAKER-SNEAKER

Sneaker-Sneaker (1981)

1. Don't Let Me In
2. More Than Just The Two of Us
3. One By One
4. Jaymes
5. In Time
6. Get Up Get Out
7. Looking For Someone Like You
8. Millionaire
9. No More Lonely Days
plus 4 bonus tracks...

This West Coast band formed in the mid 70's, taking their name from the Steely Dan song, Bad Sneakers. This was their first album, released on Handshake Records, and spawned the Top 40 hit, More Than Just The Two Of Us.

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