Del två: Wendy James! (Transvision Vamp)

Gammal 80-tals dänga som spelades mkt som liten. Wendy har en skön raspig röst. Wendy o rösten hade passat bättre i något rockigare forum än de poplåtar hon släppte. Resten av låtarna hon släppt håller inte samma mått som " I want your love".







James was adopted soon after birth, and left home at the age of sixteen, moving to the English seaside resort town of Brighton.Whilst there she studied drama and English literature at college. After a year she began singing in a nightclub, where she mainly sang Patti Smith cover songs. There she met Nick Christian Sayer and James and Sayer collaborated on songs (although Sayer was the principal songwriter). Eventually Sayer and James moved to London, where they teamed up with friends Dave Parsons, Tex Axile and Pol Burton. The five formed the pop-punk band, Transvision Vamp and James was the lead singer and focal point of the group, who attracted media attention with her sexually-charged and rebellious image.

The band was signed by MCA in December 1986 and released a cover version of the Holly and the Italians song "Tell That Girl To Shut Up" in late 1987. Months later the follow-up single "I Want Your Love", with its pop/punk crossover appeal, entered the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. The band went on to release the hit album Pop Art in October. 1989 was the band's most successful year, with the number 3 hit single "Baby I Don't Care" and hit album Velveteen which entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1 and was a hit worldwide. Their Top Ten hits were "I Want Your Love" (UK No. 5), "Baby I Don't Care" (UK No. 3).


Solo career
When the decision had been made for Transvision Vamp to split, James wrote to Elvis Costello asking for his guidance. In response Costello wrote a full album's worth of material for her, and these songs became the tracks on her 1993 solo album Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears. It reached #43 in the UK Albums Chart in March 1993.[6] However the album failed to sell in significant numbers, and James retired from the music industry.

Racine
In 2004, she returned to music as the singer, songwriter, and record producer of the band Racine releasing Racine Number One on the Pia-K Recordings label. Racine 2 came out in 2007, with Racine 3 to follow in 2009.