Donna De Lory
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Donna De Lory is a singer, dancer and songwriter. Part of a musical family, De Lory has been performing since a young age. Her voice can be heard on albums by Carly Simon, Ray Parker, Jr., Kim Carnes, Santana, Laura Branigan, Belinda Carlisle and Madonna, the latter whom De Lory accompanied on every concert since the Who's That Girl Tour in 1987.
De Lory's 1993 single "Just A Dream" was written and produced by Madonna & Patrick Leonard. The track was originally recorded by Madonna for her 1989 Like a Prayer album. The original version of this song remains an example of unreleased Madonna songs. De Lory's cover version incorporates prominent background vocals by Madonna. A number of remixes for this single were released on promotional CD and 12" vinyl. De Lory's version did also manage to crack the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.
De Lory’s latest venture is The Lover & The Beloved, a Sanskrit and English CD released on Ajna Music, a record label emerging as a leader in the metro-spiritual music genre. While a collection of ancient Indian mantras set to modern beats may seem like a departure, for De Lory, this seamless blend of east and west, devotion and pop, is just the next step in her continuing musical evolution.
After traveling the globe in support of her self-titled MCA debut, De Lory's pop and world influences took root in her collaboration with cellist, Cameron Stone. Together they formed a musical hybrid and began creating albums such as Bliss and In the Glow.
The De Lory family is well-known in the music industry: Donna is the daughter of musician/record producer/arranger Al De Lory, who played piano, electric organ, and harpsichord on The Beach Boys's Pet Sounds album and was responsible, among other things, for Glen Campbell's three-album "golden era" on Capitol Records.
De Lory performs Elise's theme, "My Destiny", in the 2006 game Sonic the Hedgehog. Her song, "In the Sun" was featured at the end of episode 5 of NBC's drama Life.
De Lory's latest album is called Sky is Open.
[edit] Albums
- Donna De Lory (1993)
- Songs '95 (1995)
- Bliss (2001)
- Live & Acoustic (2002)
- In the Glow (2003)
- The Lover and the Beloved (2004)
- The Lover and the Beloved Radio DJ Mix (2004)
- Sky is Open (2006)
[edit] Singles
- "Luck is an Angel" (1987)
- "Just a Dream" (1993)
- "Think It Over" (1993)
- "Praying For Love" (1993)
- "On and On" (2000)
