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, with Andrew Chinich, of the 1980s New Wave pop group "Slow Children", and married one of the band's producers Jules 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" - 1981

Pal 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" - 2006

Pal Shazar CD EPs:
* "The Requiem Tapes" - 1994
* Promo CD - 1995
* "Penny For Your Thoughts" - 1996

Other:
* "Walking and Talking" Movie Soundtrack - 1996

External links

* [http://www.palshazar.com Pal Shazar Official Web Site]
* [http://www.palshazar.com/slow_children Slow Children Official Web Site]