Romeo's Daughter

Romeo's Daughter was a British AOR mainstream rock band with Leigh Matty, Craig Joiner, Anthony Mitman.

General

The manager of the band was Olga Lange, then the wife of Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Mutt Lange was impressed by their songwriting abilities and agreed to produce (part of) their debut album.Hence, Romeo's Daughter was often seen as proteges of Mutt Lange.

The first album contained the singles "Don't Break My Heart", "I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night", covered by Bonnie Tyler and "Heaven in the Back Seat", the latter from the "Nightmare on Elm Street Part V" soundtrack. The album was produced by Mutt Lange and John Parr. "Wild Child" (written by Mutt Lange) was later covered by Heart on the Brigade album, and "Heaven in the Back Seat" was covered by Eddie Money on his 1991 album, "Right Here, which was also produced by Mutt Lange.

The second album, "Delectable" was a more mature affair, although it was released on the smaller Music For Nations label so got less exposure. Mitman went on to work with FM and other bands while the band quietly broke up in the mid 1990s.

On February 25, 2008, Romeo's Daughter's first studio album was reissued by Rock Candy Records on CD with bonus material, a 16-page full colour booklet with original and new artwork, etc.

Members

* Leigh Matty - Lead vocals and background vocals
* Craig Joiner - Guitars and background vocals
* Anthony Mitman - Keyboards and background vocals

On the second album they were joined by:

* Ed Poole - bass
* Andy Wells - drums and background vocals

Discography

* "Romeo's Daughter" (1988)
* "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child" Soundtrack (1989)
* "Delectable" (1993)

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZRl9MpWuGc Music video for "Don't Break My Heart"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ltc6ajlVyI Music video for "Heaven in the Backseat"]