- Amy Holland
Amy Holland is a
pop rock singer . Her mother was country starEsmereldy and her father wasopera singerHarry Boersma . [Joel Whitburn , "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits". 7th edn, 2000] Holland's self-titledalbum , produced by Michael McDonald of theDoobie Brothers , was released in 1980 and featured the hit "How Do I Survive", which peaked at #22 in the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 chart. [ [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wzfexqw5ldae~T51 Billboard Singles] , Allmusic.com] She was nominated for aGrammy Award for Best New Artist in 1981. A second album followed in 1983, featuring the single "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"/"You're All I Need to Get By" withChris Christian , and that year she landed twosong s on thesoundtrack to the movie "Scarface". She later married McDonald and sang backup vocals on his records, in addition to singing backup on records by bands such as First Call.Discography
*"Amy Holland" (
Capitol Records , 1980) U.S. #146 [ [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wzfexqw5ldae~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic.com]
*"On Your Every Word" (EMI , 1983)
*"The Journey to Miracle River" (Chonin Records, 2008)References
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