- Pal Shazar
Infobox Musical artist
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Name = Pal Shazar
Background = singer songwriter
Born = Dec. 24, 1952
Origin = U.S.
Genre = Rock, Folk, New Wave
Occupation = Vocalist, Songwriter
Years_active = 1979 - present
Label = Various, incl. RCA (1980-1982)
URL = [http://www.palshazar.com www.palshazar.com]Pal Shazar is an American
singer/songwriter . She was a founding member, withAndrew Chinich , of the 1980s New Wavepop group "Slow Children", and married one of the band's producersJules Shear in the early 1980s."Slow Children" released two albums on the
RCA Records label, both in 1981. Shazar released several CDs, starting in the 1990s, on various labels.Shazar co-wrote several songs with
Matthew Sweet for his album "Inside" (1986), and wrote lyrics for Sara Lee for her album "Make It Beautiful" (2000).Shazar is also a painter; an example of her work is featured on the cover of the
Waterboys Dream Harder album, and she has self-published a book of lyrics and art "Pal Shazar The Illustrated Lyrics" in 2008.Shazar was featured on the cover of photographer Linda Troeller's book "The Erotic Lives of Women", which included photos that were also used for the graphics of Pal's 1997 album "Woman Under The Influence".
Discography
Slow Children albums:
*"Slow Children" - 1981
*"Mad About Town" - 1981Pal Shazar CD albums:
* "Cowbeat Of My Heart" - 1991
* "There's a Wild Thing In The House" - 1995
* "Woman Under The Influence" - 1997
* "Safe" - 1999
* "Shazar No. 5" - 2002
* "The Morning After" - 2006Pal Shazar CD EPs:
* "The Requiem Tapes" - 1994
* Promo CD - 1995
* "Penny For Your Thoughts" - 1996Other:
* "Walking and Talking " Movie Soundtrack - 1996External links
* [http://www.palshazar.com Pal Shazar Official Web Site]
* [http://www.palshazar.com/slow_children Slow Children Official Web Site]
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