Ronney Abramson
Ronney Abramson | |
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Born | Paris, France |
Genres |
Rock Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1971 | –1985
Labels | True North |
Website | ronneyabramson.com |
Ronney Abramson is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in France.
Early life
Ronney Abramson was born in Paris, but in her early childhood moved to Canada and grew up in Montreal. She enrolled at McGill University and completed a classic guitar course.
Musical career
Early career
After finishing school, she began performing in the coffee houses of Quebec and Ontario, before recording her first album in 1971 produced by Andre Perry, which was released in 1972 by Capitol Records.
For her second album Stowaway she signed a contract with True North Records. This album contained her first hit "Your Love Gets Me Around".
In 1978 she released her third album Jukebox of Paris featuring the song "Trouble" with guest star David Clayton-Thomas of the Blood Sweat & Tears, and hit "Light Up Your Love".[1][2]
The Rugrats
The Rugrats'were a Canadian children's musical group created by Abramson with Ron Garant and Fred Mollin. The group's 1983 debut album, Rugrat Rock, was produced by Mollin;[3] it won the Best Children's Album category at the Juno Awards of 1984.[4]
In 1985 the band recorded a second album, The Rugrats Rock On,[1] which featured Fred Mollin.
Later life
Since 1986 Abramson has been a licensed Real Estate seller and owner of a real estate firm in Toronto, Ontario. She isn't currently signed to any recording company.
Discography
- 1972 Ronney Abramson (Capitol)
- 1977 Stowaway (True North)
- Tracks:
- "Your Love Gets Me Around"
- "Moon's Memory/Sometime"
- "Long Lonely Winter"
- "S-T-O-Please"
- "Baby Brown Eyes"
- "Two Faces Of Woman"
- "As Time Sneaks By"
- "Never Seem To Get Along Without You"
- "Song For Canaan"
- "The Best Friend I've Ever Known"
- 1978 Jukebox of Paris (True North)
- Tracks:
- "Trouble" (with David Clayton-Thomas)
- "Sweet Love in Your Eyes"
- "Where Are We Going"
- "Walking Me Home"
- "He Needs You Anyway"
- "Beggar on Fire"
- "Jukebox of Paris"
- "Rocking Your Way Through School"
- "A Million Miles Away"
- "Wake Me This Time"
- "Light Up Your Love"
Singles
- 1977 "Question For An Answer" (True North)
- 1977 "Your Love Gets Me Around" (True North)
- 1977 "Never Seem To Get Along Without You" (True North)
- 1979 "Light Up Your Love" (True North)
- 1979 "Trouble" (True North)
- 1980 "I'm a Big Girl" (True North)
- 1980 "Je Suis Libre" (True North)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Pop Encyclopedia article about Ronney Abramson!". Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ↑ "Answers.com article about Ronney Abramson!". Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ↑ Stapleton, Lynn (1996). "An Interview with Fred Mollin". Fortune City. Archived from the original on 2003-09-27. at the Wayback mMachine.
- ↑ "Best Children's Album 1984". Juno Awards website
External links
- Ronney Abramson official website
- Ronney Abramson official Myspace profile
- The Other Rugrats' unofficial Page
- Paterson, Gary H. (1988). "Canadian Children's Records V" (#49). Canadian Children's Literature. pp. 80–84. Archived from the original on 2006-12-06.