People ask me about the ‘90s, and I think the ‘90s has become a genre unto itself. Music is always evolving, right? It’s evolved for decades and decades and decades. How do you feel that music has changed from the ‘90s to now, and what is your take on the current music scene? So that blended us a bit different than the others. Of course, most of the rappers didn’t really sing, so the vocals were done by the girls. Girls were singing hooks, and we were kind of the reverse of that. So when Melanie and I got in the game, most of the euro dance that was going on was kind of centered around the rap. Then I started hearing people like Martha Wash, Jonathan Brown and Crystal Waters and Robin S, and these people were all covering these dance tracks. where we were a bit slower on the dance thing. But when I first got here, the dance music was so freaking fast. He took us under his wing, and it was odd that when we first released our first record, we had to do live singing and some acapella with it-it had to be the real thing. Once we got in there, our producer was the famous Frank Farian of Milli Vanilli. She wanted me to do some supporting vocals and rap, and I had never been in a studio before. Melanie was subsequently working with Ulli Brenner and Amir Saraf on some tracks, and she asked me if I wanted to get involved. So I went in for some rehearsals with the band, and I did a couple of gigs with them. A friend of mine asked if I would come and sing in his cover band that Melanie was singing with, called Groovin’ Affairs. When Melanie and I first came on, I was actually in the United States Air Force. When I think of La Bouche as a duo, you always sounded musically as so much more. If there was any way to do that… there’s just one person that can do that, and that’s not me.
There are a couple of die-hard people out there that just want Melanie back. Some people haven’t accepted her, although the majority have. I’m working with my current partner Sophie. No one more than me loved her and everything about her, but, you know, she’s gone since 2001. The ‘90s fans have been so vigilant to standby Melanie and her spirit. Every young lady that I worked with since subsequent to that has been chasing a ghost. Actually, it’s been a little bit of a mixed blessing, because my original partner Melanie Thornton was such a force to be reckoned with. So we will be releasing this long-play CD. We have several tracks that are in the can, and we should have that completed by the end of the summer. Beyond that, we’ve been in the studio working on new material. It’s called “Night After Night.” I’m really excited about that, and the promo companies are already pushing it on the radio. La Bouche released its first new single in 16 years. The opportunities for touring through the promo companies, doing radio shows and promos here and there, and of course where we make most of our money, which is on the road, touring.Īside from touring, what are you doing now? I think I’m working more now than I did when the records were out, believe it or not. You were and are still so popular with the enormous amount of dance hits you had. He was candid and humble and very excited about his new release. We discussed the newest La Bouche music, his constant and ongoing tribute to Thornton and his own personal artistic endeavors. I had a heartfelt, intimate and brilliant conversation with the now multi-platinum artist McCray, who now lives in Germany. The duo are constantly touring large arenas and stadiums globally. In 2015, McCray discovered Hungarian-born, effervescent singer Sophie Cairo, and together they have just released La Bouche’s first brand-new music and video in 16 years called “Night After Night.” The song is an energetic and powerful mix with the iconic flavor that belongs solely to La Bouche. McCray, stunned and devastated by tragedy, continued to tour globally as La Bouche, keeping the brand alive. In 2001, Thornton left La Bouche to pursue a solo career, but shortly thereafter the unthinkable happened: She died tragically in a plane crash in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Now recognized for a series of super hits, including “Sweet Dreams,” “Be My Lover,” “You Won’t Forget Me” and “Tonight Is the Night,” the duo was initially discovered by German record producer Frank Farian, who along with techno DJ Ulli Brenner and producer Amir Saraf produced some of the best dance music on the planet, fronted by Thornton and McCray.
One of the most powerful and vibrant duos to rule the ‘90s euro-pop dance scene was La Bouche (French for “The Mouth”), then featuring singer Melanie Thornton and singer/rapper Lane McCray.
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