Well, Jamie Brown-Perfect World are behind them, with 8 different line-ups spread all throughout the US performing hundreds of shows annually.One of these ended up being the act now known as Steel Panther.Stories aside, after more than twenty years from Roxanne's recording, most of these tracks were remastered by Brown via his Sunnymead Records and available for fans in a short period of time.This was not just 'another remaster', there's a really improvement in sound. The phone does not stop ringing asking for Boogie Knights presentations, dozen times more than Roxanne shows.Soon Jamie dissolved Roxanne and set up an entertainment franchise called Perfect World which started managing the Knights, and nowadays is a successful company of look-alike/sound-alike disco, classic rock and metal tribute acts.Perhaps you have heard about Metal Shop, a kistch Glam Metal band also known as Danger Kitty. Then during one gig presenting the album, for a Halloween prank the band donned elastic stretch Afro wigs, platform shoes and polyester pants, dubbed itself the Boogie Knights, and played nothing but KC and the Sunshine Band hits.The disco show was an instant smash, and the prank quickly turned into serious business. Jamie born to be an entertainer.Roxanne played mostly original material, with a few choice dance covers ("Play That Funky Music" amongst them). The first 2 tracks are from a different, early recording session and are exclusive to this Asian edition which has become very rare.Then several months later the CD was released in the other side of the globe (pressed in Germany as Scotti Bros used to do) simply as "Roxanne", with different artwork, tracklist order and discarding the Asian opening tracks being replaced by "Not The Same" and a rockin' cover of the disco/soul song "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)".The CD back cover presents several print errors such as first track name "Nothing To Loose" instead of "Lose" or stating the release year as 1986.The band and specially singer Jamie Brown have a story that deserves to be told. The difference with other bands in the genre is their sense of fun, adding to their hard rockin' tunes some kind of 'go to the dancefloor' vibe that makes you tap your foot.They played extensively the local club circuit, and in one gig a Scotti Bros executive saw their potential and quickly signed them.The debut was finely produced by Geoff Workman (Journey, Foreigner) in 1986 but the album was not released immediately.First it was published only in Japan at the beginning of 1988 entitled "Burning Through The Night". Released in Japan as "Burning Through the Night" with a different cover, & a slightly different track listing.ROXANNE hails from Riverside, California, founded in the mid-eighties by vocalist Jamie Brown and bass player Joe Infante.Roxanne plays partying American melodic hard rock music at it's finest with cleverly well written songs and excellent musicianship. Recorded on two-inch analog, it sounds real, it is real, and truly represents the way our band sounds!” the songs, the tones and the performances. Now, 30 years later, the band returns with a new offering entitled Radio Silence, which features 11 tracks of pure adrenalized classic rock influenced music, and also features special guest appearances by guitar legend George Lynch, King’s X frontman dUg Pinnick and Korn drummer Ray Luzier.Regarding the recording process, lead singer Jamie Brown comments, “We wanted to make a rock record that you’d want to crank in your car and drive fast with the windows down and I think we accomplished that!” Drummer Dave Landry adds, “We are all very proud of this album and are ecstatic the way it turned out. Roxanne garnered commercial success with their 1988 self-titled debut album, which was well received with two songs charting on rock radio “Cherry Bay” and “Sweet Maria”, as well as a cover of Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music” which hit #63 on the Billboard singles charts and was in full rotation on both dance and rock stations simultaneously.As with many bands from that era, facing the decline in interest for AOR rock due to the onslaught of the grunge scene, the guys in Roxanne went on hiatus. Roxanne - Burning Through The Night (Japan Edition) (1988)
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