Belinda Jo Carlisle ( ; born August 17, 1958) is an American singer. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of
the Go-Go's
The Go-Go's are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable lineup consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboards, Belind ...
, the most successful all-female rock band of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist.
Raised in
Southern California
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, Carlisle became the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's after the band's formation in 1978. With their chart-topping debut studio album '' Beauty and the Beat'' in 1981, the group helped popularize
new wave music
New wave is a loosely defined music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s and the 1980s. It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock, including punk itself. La ...
in the United States. The Go-Go's were the first (and to date only) all-female band in history who wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to achieve a No. 1 album. The Go-Go's have sold over seven million records worldwide.
After the break-up of the Go-Go's in 1985, Carlisle went on to have a successful solo career with radio hits such as "
Mad About You
''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glob ...
", "
I Get Weak
"I Get Weak" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle from her second studio album, '' Heaven on Earth'' (1987). The song was written by Diane Warren and produced by Rick Nowels, and was released as the second single from ''Heaven on Earth' ...
", "
Circle in the Sand
"Circle in the Sand" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle for her second studio album, ''Heaven on Earth (Belinda Carlisle album), Heaven on Earth'' (1987). It was written by Rick Nowels, who also produced it, and Ellen Shipley. "Circle i ...
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle from her second studio album, '' Heaven on Earth'' (1987). Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, the song was released as the lead single from the ''Heaven on Earth' ...
". The Go-Go's reformed in 1999, and Carlisle continues to perform with them regularly while also maintaining her solo career.
Carlisle's autobiography, ''Lips Unsealed'', published in June 2010, was a ''New York Times'' Best Seller and received favorable reviews. In 2011, Carlisle, as a member of the Go-Go's, received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
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. She and the band were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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in 2021.
Early life and education
Belinda Jo Carlisle was born in
Hollywood
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,
Los Angeles
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, California, on August 17, 1958 to Harold Carlisle, a gas station employee, and his wife, Joanne (née Thompson), a homemaker. Her mother met her father, who was 20 years her senior, at age 18, and Carlisle was born nine months later. She was named after her mother's favorite film, '' Johnny Belinda'' (1948). Carlisle was the first of seven siblings; she has three brothers and three sisters. When she was five years old, Carlisle's father abandoned their family, and she has stated that she spent most of her childhood impoverished. As a teenager, she recalled owning "like, two outfits." According to Carlisle, her mother was very religious, while her father was not. In an interview with ''
Slash
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'' magazine, she described herself as a reject from a
Southern Baptist
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household.
Her mother later remarried Walt Kurczeski, who Carlisle says was an
alcoholic
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, and with whom she had a tumultuous relationship. The family moved frequently during her childhood, from
Simi Valley
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Burbank
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* Burbank, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane
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when Carlisle was seven years old. At age ten, Carlisle began to express interest in music, and recalled
the Beach Boys
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,
Cat Stevens
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,
the Stylistics
The Stylistics are an American, Philadelphia soul group that achieved their greatest chart success in the 1970s. They formed in 1968, with a lineup of singers Russell Thompkins Jr., Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith and James Dunn. All of ...
, and
the Animals
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as being early musical influences.
The family relocated again during Carlisle's adolescence, this time to
Thousand Oaks, California
Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles, approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown. It is named af ...
; she attended Colina Junior High School in Thousand Oaks, where she was a 3rd-string guard on the boys' basketball team, and later
Newbury Park High School
Newbury Park High School, founded in 1967, is a co-educational public high school located in Newbury Park, California.
Academics
The school is one of two International Baccalaureate schools in Ventura County, the other being Rio Mesa High School ...
, where she was a
cheerleader
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. During her teenage years, Carlisle became rebellious: "By the time I hit fourteen, I'd gone really wild," she said. "I ran away from home, smoked pot, dropped
acid
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... you name it, I'd try it." After high school, Carlisle worked at a
House of Fabrics
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store, and as a
photocopier
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clerk at the
Hilton Hotels Corporation
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in Los Angeles at age 18. She took night classes attending beauty college, but dropped out in the first year. At the age of 19, Carlisle left home to pursue a career in music.
Career
Early ventures and the Go-Go's
Carlisle's first venture into music was in 1977 as drummer for the punk rock band the Germs, under the name Dottie Danger. She was recruited into the band by
Lorna Doom
Lorna Doom (born Teresa Marie Ryan, January 4, 1958–January 16, 2019) was an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for the punk rock band the Germs from 1976 to 1980, and again after they got back together from 2005 to 2009.
Ea ...
, whom she had met in an art class while a student at
Newbury Park High School
Newbury Park High School, founded in 1967, is a co-educational public high school located in Newbury Park, California.
Academics
The school is one of two International Baccalaureate schools in Ventura County, the other being Rio Mesa High School ...
. However, her time in the band was short owing to her contracting
mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis (IM, mono), also known as glandular fever, is an infection usually caused by the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). Most people are infected by the virus as children, when the disease produces few or no symptoms. In young adult ...
, and she never recorded or performed live with the Germs. According to Germs guitarist
Pat Smear
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles-based punk band The Germs and for being a rhythm guitar ...
, upon quitting, she introduced her friend, Donna Rhia, who became her replacement. Carlisle does appear on one recording introducing the band at a 1977 performance at the
Whisky a Go Go
The Whisky a Go Go (informally nicknamed "the Whisky") is a historic nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip, corner North Clark Street, opposite North San Vicente Boul ...
, heard on the live album ''
Germicide
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'' (1977). Around this time, Carlisle provided some backing vocals for
Black Randy and the Metrosquad
Black Randy and the Metrosquad was an American punk rock band from the late 1970s and early 1980s in the Los Angeles punk scene. They gained notoriety not only for their surreal and smutty sense of humor, but also for their amalgamation of pro ...
.
Soon after leaving the Germs, she co-founded the Go-Go's (originally named the Misfits) with friends and fellow musicians Margot Olavarria, Elissa Bello, and
Jane Wiedlin
Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin (born May 20, 1958) is an American musician and singer, best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the new wave music, new wave band The The Go-Go's, Go-Go's. She has also had a successful ...
. Olavarria and Bello were soon out of the group, and the new line-up included Carlisle, Weidlin, bassist-turned-guitarist
Charlotte Caffey
Charlotte Irene Caffey (born October 21, 1953) is an American guitarist, best known for her work in the rock band the Go-Go's in the 1980s, including writing "We Got the Beat".
Career
Caffey began her musical career playing bass guitar in the ...
, guitarist-turned-bassist
Kathy Valentine
Kathryn Valentine (born January 7, 1959) is an American musician who is the bassist for the pop punk band the Go-Go's. She has maintained a career in music through songwriting, recording, performing and touring as well as additional academic and ...
, and drummer
Gina Schock
Regina Ann Schock (born August 31, 1957) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band The Go-Go's.
Schock was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in October 2021 as a member of The Go-Go's.
Career
Schock' ...
. All five women were largely untrained musicians, and Carlisle recalls having to use tape as
fret
A fret is any of the thin strips of material, usually metal wire, inserted laterally at specific positions along the neck or fretboard of a stringed instrument. Frets usually extend across the full width of the neck. On some historical instrume ...
markers during their initial songwriting: " harlottehad to show us how to plug in our amps," she said.
The Go-Go's went on to become one of the most successful American bands of the 1980s, helping usher
new wave music
New wave is a loosely defined music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s and the 1980s. It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock, including punk itself. La ...
into popular American radio, and becoming the first and only all-female band that wrote their own music and played their own instruments to ever achieve a No. 1 album, '' Beauty and the Beat'' (1981), which featured the hits "
We Got the Beat
"We Got the Beat" is a song by the American rock band the Go-Go's, written by the group's lead guitarist and keyboardist Charlotte Caffey. The band first recorded the song in 1980 for a single on UK-based Stiff Records, and later rerecorded it fo ...
" and "
Our Lips Are Sealed
"Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer of the Specials and Fun Boy Three.
It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album '' Beauty and the Beat'' (1 ...
". The Go-Go's recorded two more studio albums on
I.R.S. Records
I.R.S. Records was an American record label founded by Miles Copeland III, Jay Boberg, and Carl Grasso in 1979. I.R.S. produced some of the most popular bands of the 1980s, and was particularly known for issuing records by college rock, new wave ...
, including 1982's ''
Vacation
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'', which went
gold
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Talk Show
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'', made it to No. 11.
In 1984, Carlisle made a foray into acting in the movie '' Swing Shift'', appearing as a band singer alongside
Goldie Hawn
Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress, dancer, producer, and singer. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' (1968–1970), before going on to receive the Academy Award and Go ...
and
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the Westerns on television, western series ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series), The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' (19 ...
.
Solo career
1985–1990
The Go-Go's broke up in 1985, and Carlisle embarked on a solo career. Carlisle's debut solo studio album ''
Belinda
Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian ''bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linde ...
'' was released in 1986, also on I.R.S. Records. This album was successful in North America and was certified Gold in the United States and Platinum in Canada. Her summer hit "
Mad About You
''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glob ...
" peaked at No. 3 in the United States, topped the Canadian Singles Chart, and charted in the top 10 in Australia. "Mad About You" was followed by the
Motown
Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...
-influenced single "
I Feel the Magic
"I Feel the Magic" is the second single from Belinda Carlisle's debut album as a solo singer, entitled ''Belinda'', and released in 1986. The song, having a typical Motown 1960s pop soul feel, was a minor hit, reaching #82 on the U.S. ''Billboa ...
" written by
Charlotte Caffey
Charlotte Irene Caffey (born October 21, 1953) is an American guitarist, best known for her work in the rock band the Go-Go's in the 1980s, including writing "We Got the Beat".
Career
Caffey began her musical career playing bass guitar in the ...
, and by a cover version of the
Freda Payne
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song " Band of Gold". All three songs were included on her debut studio album. The single " Since You've Gone", co-written by
Lindsey Buckingham
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of
Fleetwood Mac
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, was used only for promotion.
Susanna Hoffs
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Hoffs founded The Bangles (originally called the Bangs) in 1981 with Debbi and Vicki Peterson. They re ...
co-wrote the single "I Need a Disguise" in which she also sang backing vocals along with
Jane Wiedlin
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.
Duran Duran
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's Andy Taylor played guitar on some album tracks and appeared in her "Mad About You"
music video
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.
During this time, Carlisle also had songs featured on
movie soundtrack
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s, notably "In My Wildest Dreams" from the movie ''
Mannequin
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'' (1987), "Shot in the Dark" from the
Anthony Michael Hall
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thriller ''
Out of Bounds
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'' (1986), as well as "Dancing in the City" from the
Whoopi Goldberg
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movie ''
Burglar
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'' (1987).
The musical style of 1987's '' Heaven on Earth'' eschewed the 1960s-influenced pop of Carlisle's debut studio album in favor of slickly produced 1980s
power pop
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. It was released in the United States through MCA, and in the United Kingdom through
Virgin Records
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. The album became a Top 5 bestseller in the UK and Australia, and was nominated for a
Grammy Award
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.
The album's first single, "
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle from her second studio album, '' Heaven on Earth'' (1987). Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, the song was released as the lead single from the ''Heaven on Earth' ...
", topped the single charts in the United States and the UK, with the
dance
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promotional video
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Arts, media and entertainment
* Promotional recording, an audio or video recording distributed to publicize a recording
* Trailer (promotion), a commercial advertisement for a ...
was directed by
Academy Award
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-winning American actress
Diane Keaton
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. The second single from the album was the
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award.
Wa ...
-penned "
I Get Weak
"I Get Weak" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle from her second studio album, '' Heaven on Earth'' (1987). The song was written by Diane Warren and produced by Rick Nowels, and was released as the second single from ''Heaven on Earth' ...
", which peaked at No. 2 in the United States and No. 10 in the UK. The third single from the album was "
Circle in the Sand
"Circle in the Sand" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle for her second studio album, ''Heaven on Earth (Belinda Carlisle album), Heaven on Earth'' (1987). It was written by Rick Nowels, who also produced it, and Ellen Shipley. "Circle i ...
", another Top 10 hit in the United States, the UK, and Germany. "
World Without You
"World Without You" is a song by American musician and singer Belinda Carlisle, released as the fifth single from her second album, ''Heaven on Earth (Belinda Carlisle album), Heaven on Earth'' (1987). It peaked at number 34 in the UK, number 21 ...
" was another British hit. Following the success of the album, Carlisle embarked on the ''Good Heavens'' world tour, which sold out
Wembley Arena
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in London.
Carlisle's follow-up to the success of ''Heaven on Earth'' was ''
Runaway Horses
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'', released on October 23, 1989. The album hit the Top 5 in both Australia and the UK, certified
double platinum
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in Australia and
platinum
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Platinu ...
in the UK and in Canada. The first release, " Leave a Light On", peaked at No. 11 in the United States, and became another Top 5 smash in the UK, Australia and Canada.
1989 also saw Carlisle performing co-lead vocals with
the Smithereens
The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & ...
in a duet with the band's lead vocalist
Pat DiNizio
Patrick Michael DiNizio (October 12, 1955 – December 12, 2017) was the lead singer, songwriter, and founding member of the band The Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken, and Mike Mesaros, from Carteret, New Jersey ...
on the song "Blue Period". The song was featured on their third studio album '' 11''.
The second United States single, " Summer Rain", reached No. 30 in early 1990. The song reached No. 6 in Australia. It was the final release from ''Runaway Horses'' in the UK where it was released as the album's sixth single in December 1990, peaking at No. 23 in January 1991. Three further singles were released: the title track; " La Luna", which reached the Top 10 in Switzerland and Top 20 hit in Germany and Australia; and " (We Want) The Same Thing", which reached No. 6 in the UK. (Default is single history; may require users to click "album" tab to view album chart history).
In the late autumn of 1990, the Go-Go's reunited for a tour to support their first greatest hits album, '' Greatest'', including a new recording of the cover song "Cool Jerk" (The Go-Go's original cover was featured on their 1980 European EP, with a second version being released in 1982). A notable feature of the tour was an anti-fur campaign, where the band members supported the
animal rights
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organization
PETA
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.
1991–1999
In 1991, Carlisle released her fourth solo studio album, ''
Live Your Life Be Free
''Live Your Life Be Free'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in 1991 by MCA Records in the United States and Virgin Records in the UK. This was the first of Carlisle's albums not to chart in the United State ...
''. The album marked somewhat of a return to 1960s-influenced music for Carlisle and included songs mainly written and produced by
Rick Nowels
Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is an American songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and arranger. He has co-written and co-produced over 90 hit singles with multiple artistsDo You Feel Like I Feel?
"Do You Feel Like I Feel?" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released as the second single from her fourth studio album, ''Live Your Life Be Free'' (1991). It became Carlisle's last single to chart on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, p ...
" was accompanied by a music video inspired by the
B movie
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''
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
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'' (1958). The title track, "
Live Your Life Be Free
''Live Your Life Be Free'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in 1991 by MCA Records in the United States and Virgin Records in the UK. This was the first of Carlisle's albums not to chart in the United State ...
", released as first single outside the United States, was a Top 20 hit single in many countries reaching No. 12 in the UK and No. 13 in Australia. Subsequent releases " Half the World" and " Little Black Book" (co-written by
Marcella Detroit
Marcella Levy (born June 21, 1952), known professionally as Marcy Levy and (later in her career) Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit "Lay Down Sally" and released her debut al ...
under her real name Marcy Levy) were also hits outside the United States. The album was also a success in Europe (Top 10 in the UK and Gold certification). To date, "Do You Feel Like I Feel?" is Carlisle's final single to enter in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 73.
Still active in Europe and Australia with a
recording contract
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at Virgin Records, her 1992 greatest hits album ''
The Best of Belinda, Volume 1
''The Best of Belinda, Volume 1'' (released in the United States as ''Her Greatest Hits'') is the fifth album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in 1992 by Virgin Records. It is Carlisle's first greatest hits compilation album and inc ...
'' reached No. 1, and was certified double platinum in the UK and platinum in Australia. This first greatest hits album included all the hits taken from ''Heaven on Earth'', ''Runaway Horses'', and ''Live Your Life Be Free''. The United States version of the album was named ''Her Greatest Hits'' and also included songs from her debut studio album ''Belinda''.
Carlisle's fifth solo studio album, ''
Real
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...
'', was released in 1993 on the Virgin label in the United States and in Europe. Produced without Nowels, the album was a departure from Carlisle's polished pop music formula. Even the album's
cover
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photograph featured her with little or no make-up. Carlisle co-produced and co-wrote much of the album, collaborating heavily with friend and ex-Go-Go member
Charlotte Caffey
Charlotte Irene Caffey (born October 21, 1953) is an American guitarist, best known for her work in the rock band the Go-Go's in the 1980s, including writing "We Got the Beat".
Career
Caffey began her musical career playing bass guitar in the ...
. The album was Carlisle's fifth consecutive to reach the UK Top 10 peaking at number 9. It peaked also at number 23 in Sweden. Its
lead single
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Release s ...
, "
Big Scary Animal
"Big Scary Animal" (titled "It's Too Real (Big Scary Animal)" in the United States) is a song written by American singer-songwriter Belinda Carlisle with Charlotte Caffey and Ralph Schuckett, and produced by Schuckett for Carlisle's fifth studio ...
", peaked at No. 12 in the UK. The second single from ''Real'' was " Lay Down Your Arms", which made the Top 30 in the UK.
Gregg Alexander
Gregg Alexander (born Gregory Aiuto; May 4, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer. He is best known as the frontman of the New Radicals, who had an international hit with " You Get What You Give" in late 1998. He dissol ...
of the
New Radicals
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* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
co-wrote the single "Here Comes My Baby". Also in 1993, Carlisle provided guest vocals on
the Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily, and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member.
After their initial punk-influenced releases and tour ...
sixth studio album ''
Come on Feel the Lemonheads
''Come on Feel the Lemonheads'' is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band the Lemonheads. It was released on October 12, 1993. Produced by The Robb Brothers, the band lineup consisted of Evan Dando (lead vocals, guitar), Nic Dalt ...
''.
The Go-Go's reunited in 1994 to support the retrospective double-CD ''
Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's
''Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's'' is the Go-Go's second compilation album, released in 1994. There were two versions of this compilation released: a single disc, and a double disc version. All recordings found on the single disc are identic ...
'', their second collection, which featured three new songs, including the single "
The Whole World Lost Its Head
"The Whole World Lost Its Head" is a song by American rock band the Go-Go's, one of three new songs included on their two-disc retrospective, ''Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's'' (1994). The single stalled at number eight on the US ''Billboard ...
". However, the band broke up again, soon after the promotional
tour
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.
Carlisle returned to the recording studio, and resumed working again with
Rick Nowels
Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is an American songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and arranger. He has co-written and co-produced over 90 hit singles with multiple artistsA Woman & a Man'', on the
Chrysalis
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label. This album, consisting of mostly relaxed
adult pop
Pop music is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the ...
, revitalized her solo career in Europe, and included several hits. The leadoff single, " In Too Deep", returned Carlisle to the
UK Top 10
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
for the first time in six years, reaching No. 6. "
Always Breaking My Heart
"Always Breaking My Heart" is the second single from American singer Belinda Carlisle's sixth studio album, ''A Woman and a Man'' (1996). The song was written by Per Gessle from Swedish band Roxette, and a demo of the song recorded by Gessle was ...
", written and produced by
Per Gessle
Per Håkan Gessle (; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was d ...
of
Roxette
Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second a ...
, also made the UK Top 10, peaking at No. 8.
The album spawned two further hits in the UK: "
Love in the Key of C
"Love in the Key of C" is a 1996 single by American singer Belinda Carlisle. The song was the third release from her album, ''A Woman and a Man'' and reached number #20 in the UK Singles Chart becoming her 10th Top 20 hit there. It was written b ...
", and "
California
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", which featured arrangement and backing vocals by
Brian Wilson
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of
the Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and frie ...
. The album reached No. 12 in the UK, and was certified gold. As a result of ''A Woman & a Man''s UK success, the album was released in the United States during the summer of 1997 on the small
Ark21
Ark 21 Records was a record label established by Miles & Stewart Copeland in 1997, based in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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* Aswad
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* John Berry
* ...
label. In 1997, she recorded "
I Won't Say (I'm in Love)
"I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist David Zippel for Disney's animated film ''Hercules'' (1997). Included on the film's soundtrack, the song is performed by American actress and singer Susan Egan in ...
" for the Disney movie ''
Hercules
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The Romans adapted the Gr ...
''. The song was released as a single exclusively in France and Germany.
In 1999, Carlisle released a greatest hits album in the UK, a double-disc on the Virgin label, collectively titled '' A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits''. The first disc featured Carlisle's hits plus three new tracks recorded for the album: the single " All God's Children", and the songs "A Prayer for Everyone" and "Feels Like I've Known You Forever". The second disc, subtitled ''A Place on Earth'', contained previously released
remix
A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...
es of some of her hits and some
B-side
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s which had not previously been released on CD. Some of the remixes were by
William Orbit
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. '' A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits'' was certified Gold in the UK and went on to sell in excess of one million copies worldwide. A European version was marketed with an interview CD in which Carlisle provides answers to over 40 questions sent in by fans.
Later recordings and Go-Go's reunions
2001–2009
In 2001, the Go-Go's reunited again and released a studio album of new material, ''
God Bless the Go-Go's
''God Bless the Go-Go's '' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band the Go-Go's, released on May 15, 2001.
It was their first studio album in 17 years since the release of ''Talk Show (The Go-Go's album), Talk Show'' in 1984. As of ...
''.
Green Day
Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For most of the band's career, they have been a powe ...
's lead vocalist
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for t ...
co-wrote the only released single "
Unforgiven
''Unforgiven'' is a 1992 American Revisionist Western film starring, directed, and produced by Clint Eastwood, and written by David Webb Peoples. The film tells the story of William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job, ...
".
''God Bless the Go-Go's'' received mixed reviews from critics. Peter Fawthrop of
AllMusic
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wrote "Every bit as Go-Go's, that is, as their non-hits and less remarkable material. While the Go-Go's sound is intact, there is not a "We Got the Beat" or a "Head Over Heels" to be found. It is feasible that in this age of pop rebirth, the Go-Go's decided it was now or never ... The album doesn't attempt to update the band's sound with hip-hop moves or
electronic
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frippery, for which God should bless 'em, indeed. The girls' hold on the current pop world remains so strong that Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong co-writes a song ("Unforgiven") in impeccable Go-Go's drag".
In spite of the mixed reviews, the album charted in the US ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number No. 57. Around the time of the Go-Go's definitive reunion tour, Carlisle appeared nude for the cover feature and a full pictorial of the August 2001 edition of ''
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.
K ...
''.
In 2007, Carlisle released her seventh album, ''
Voila
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* VOILÀ, LA-based pop-rock duo featuring Gus Ross and Luke Eisner
* ''Voila'' (album), by singer Belinda Carlisle
* "Voila", a single by Radio Killer which charted in Romania
* '' Voila!'', an album by Itali ...
'', which was her first full-length solo studio album in more than ten years. The album was produced by John Reynolds and included
Brian Eno
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on keyboards. Consisting of a mix of French pop tunes and
chanson
A (, , french: chanson française, link=no, ; ) is generally any lyric-driven French song, though it most often refers to the secular polyphonic French songs of late medieval and Renaissance music. The genre had origins in the monophonic s ...
standards, including covers of
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; born 17 January 1944) is a French former singer and songwriter. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy has been an important figure in French pop music since her debut, spanning a career of ...
and
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars.
Pia ...
classics, ''Voila'' was released via
Rykodisc
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History
Claiming to be the first Compact Disc, CD-only independ ...
in the UK on February 5 and in the United States the following day, February 6, 2007.
In early 2009, Carlisle was on the eighth season of ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
'', paired with Jonathan Roberts. She was the first star to be eliminated from the competition, on March 17. In October 2009, Carlisle took over the role of Velma Von Tussle in London's West End production of ''
Hairspray
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** ''Hairspray ...
'' at the
Shaftesbury Theatre
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The theatre was d ...
. She remained with the show until late January 2010 and was replaced by
Siobhán McCarthy
Siobhán Mary Ann McCarthy (born 6 November 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish television and stage actress.
Career
McCarthy portrays Roisin Connor in ITV1's Prison drama Bad Girls. Her other television credits include '' Lovejoy'', ''The Big Battal ...
.
2010–present
Between 2011 and 2012, Carlisle embarked on a United States tour with the Go-Go's, which included concerts at the
Greek Theatre
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in Los Angeles in August 2011 and the
Hollywood Bowl
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The Hollywood Bowl is known for its distin ...
in September 2012. In March 2013, Carlisle released her first U.S. single in 17 years titled "
Sun
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", an up-tempo pop song, which was included on ''ICON – The Best of Belinda Carlisle'', a new greatest hits compilation album. The single was also released in the United Kingdom. The song was written by Carlisle,
Jane Wiedlin
Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin (born May 20, 1958) is an American musician and singer, best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the new wave music, new wave band The The Go-Go's, Go-Go's. She has also had a successful ...
of the Go-Go's and singer-songwriter
Gabe Lopez
Gabe Lopez is an American pop-rock singer/songwriter and producer. He is of Mexican and Irish descent. Signed to Universal Music Group as a songwriter and to Spectra Music Group as an artist, Lopez has produced and written for Belinda Carlisle, ...
. Lopez also produced the song. While the track did not chart, it received positive reviews.
In August 2013, Edsel Records released remastered, three-disc versions of ''Heaven on Earth'', ''Runaway Horses'', ''Live Your Life Be Free'' and ''Real''. Each album comprised a remastered version of the original LP followed by the
7-inch
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or radio edits of each single from that album, a second disc of remixes and
12-inch
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versions of all the singles, and a DVD comprising the promotional videos for the singles. Some of singles and remixes had never previously been released on CD. In March 2014, a new ''Greatest Hits'' titled '' The Collection'' was released containing 18 hits and one new song, "Goodbye Just Go", along with a DVD of 18 videos. The album reached number 24 in the UK albums chart.
Also in March 2014, another digitally remastered, five-disc retrospective collection titled ''Anthology'' was released. The anthology included "Dancing in the City", which had previously only been available on the Japanese LP/CD for the soundtrack to the 1987 movie ''I Won't Say I'm in Love'' which had previously only been released in 1997 as a CD single in France. It also included all three singles from her debut studio album and all four singles from ''A Woman & a Man''. Later in 2014, Carlisle's three other studio albums, ''Belinda'', ''A Woman & a Man'' and ''Voila'' were re-issued by Edsel on CD, although there were a number of issues with their production.
Carlisle confirmed in a radio interview in August 2015 that she had completed work on a new studio album, earmarked for release in January 2016. She commented that the music on the album would be partly inspired by
Kundalini yoga
Kundalini yoga () derives from ''kundalini'', defined in tantra as energy that lies within the body, frequently at the navel or the base of the spine. In normative tantric systems kundalini is considered to be dormant until it is activated (a ...
, which she had taken up while pregnant during 1991–1992 and of which she had qualified as a teacher since becoming sober in 2005. Also in August 2015, Edsel released a box set of all the commercially released singles from Carlisle's studio albums, plus a bonus disc featuring a previously unreleased recording of "In My Wildest Dreams", which had featured in the 1987 film ''
Mannequin
A mannequin (also called a dummy, lay figure, or dress form) is a doll, often articulated, used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, window dressers and others, especially to display or fit clothing and show off different fabrics and textiles. Pr ...
''. In late 2016, the Go-Go's completed an international tour with
Best Coast
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as a supporting act, which Carlisle stated would likely be their last tour together.
Carlisle's eighth studio album, a selection of
Gurmukhi
Gurmukhī ( pa, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). It is used by Punjabi Sikhs to write the language, commonly r ...
chants titled ''
Wilder Shores
''Wilder Shores'' is the eighth studio album by vocalist Belinda Carlisle. Unlike her previous releases, which have largely been characterized as pop music, it consists of a series of Sikh chants performed by Carlisle in Gurmukhi. It is her first ...
'', was released in September 2017.
Carlisle and the Go-Go's announced an 11-date reunion tour scheduled to begin in June 2020. However, in May 2020 the tour was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
In May 2021 it was announced that the Go-Go's would be inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and othe ...
. The band performed "Vacation", "Our Lips Are Sealed", and "We Got the Beat" during the induction ceremony.
The band confirmed plans for a 2022 UK tour with
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British-American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer o ...
that was supposed to start in June 2022 but was later scrapped due to Idol's health, and the Go-Go's other commitments. The band was forced to postpone a short West Coast tour scheduled for the first week of January 2022 due to a
COVID-19
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case involving someone on the tour. New rescheduled dates for the shows would be announced very soon.
Musical style and influences
Carlisle has been noted by critics for her dynamic
soprano
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vocal range. While Carlisle's discography both with the Go-Go's and in her solo work have been predominately characterized as pop music, some music scholars such as
Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus (born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics.
Biography
Marcus wa ...
have noted a confluence of subtle
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
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* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
influences as well as pop rock, specifically in the Go-Go's early releases (Marcus suggests that any traces of punk influence were carried over from Carlisle's brief tenure in the Germs).
Carlisle has been alternately described by critics as a "punk diva" and "pop princess". As a singer in the Go-Go's, Carlisle was associated with the new wave genre, and the band was remarked by critics for their style that "inject dpunk with the sound of California
surf music
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." Her subsequent solo releases, beginning with her self-titled solo debut, ''Belinda'' (1986), were remarked by critics as more polished contemporary pop music.
Her early inspirations during her childhood were
the Beach Boys
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,
Cat Stevens
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,
the Stylistics
The Stylistics are an American, Philadelphia soul group that achieved their greatest chart success in the 1970s. They formed in 1968, with a lineup of singers Russell Thompkins Jr., Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith and James Dunn. All of ...
, and
the Animals
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. As a teenager, she saw
Iggy Pop
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on the cover of
the Stooges
The Stooges, originally billed as the Psychedelic Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, was an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave ...
' ''
Raw Power
''Raw Power'' is the third studio album by American rock band the Stooges (credited as Iggy and the Stooges), released on February 7, 1973 by Columbia Records. The album departed from the "groove-ridden, feel-based songs" of the band's first two r ...
'' (1973) in a record store, an album which she credited as a gateway exposing her to punk and art rock acts such as
the Velvet Underground
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,
New York Dolls
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,
Roxy Music
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, and the
Sex Pistols
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. In a 2013 interview, Carlisle stated that despite having recorded an abundance of it throughout her career, she "didn't really listen to pop music", and had recently been inspired by jazz artists such as
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...
.
Personal life
Relationships and family
Carlisle had a two-year relationship with Bill Bateman, drummer for
the Blasters
The Blasters are an American rock band formed in 1979 in Downey, California, by brothers Phil Alvin (vocals and guitar) and Dave Alvin (guitar), with bass guitarist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman. Their self-described " American Music" i ...
, in the early 1980s. She broke up abruptly with Bateman because she had taken up with Mike Marshall of the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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. Her
cocaine
Cocaine (from , from , ultimately from Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''kúka'') is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant mainly recreational drug use, used recreationally for its euphoria, euphoric effects. It is primarily obtained from t ...
use was a negative influence on these relationships.
In 1986, Carlisle married political operative and film producer
Morgan Mason
Alexander Morgan Mason (born June 26, 1955) is an American film producer, actor and political operative. He was born to actors Pamela Mason and James Mason, and is married to singer Belinda Carlisle.
Early life
Mason was born June 26, 1955 in ...
, son of actor
James Mason
James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...
and actress
Pamela Mason
Pamela Mason (10 March 1916 – 29 June 1996), also known as Pamela Kellino, was an English actress, author, and screenwriter, known for being the creative partner and first wife of English actor James Mason.
Early life and personal life
Born ...
. He made appearances in Carlisle's music videos "
Mad About You
''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glob ...
" and "
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle from her second studio album, '' Heaven on Earth'' (1987). Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, the song was released as the lead single from the ''Heaven on Earth' ...
". They have one son, James Duke Mason, who was born in 1992. After the
1994 Northridge earthquake
The 1994 Northridge earthquake was a moment 6.7 (), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 4:30:55 a.m. PST in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles.
The quake had a duration of approximately ...
, Carlisle and her family moved to
Fréjus
Fréjus (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 54,458.
It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...
in south-eastern France. They lived between there and the U.S. In 2017, the couple moved to
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
, Thailand.
In a 1990 interview with ''
Spin
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* Spin, the rotation of an object around a central axis
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'', Carlisle stated that she was not close with her siblings or parents, saying: "I want to be close to them. I kind of feel uncomfortable. I think I feel guilty sometimes about my success in some ways."
Health
During the initial stages of her tenure with the Go-Go's, Carlisle developed a serious addiction to
cocaine
Cocaine (from , from , ultimately from Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''kúka'') is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant mainly recreational drug use, used recreationally for its euphoria, euphoric effects. It is primarily obtained from t ...
and alcohol that went on to span 30 years. Simultaneously, she had also developed an
eating disorder
An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health. Only one eating disorder can be diagnosed at a given time. Types of eating disorders include binge eating d ...
, which she said stemmed from media comments regarding her appearance; her excessive cocaine use helped keep her weight down. . Additionally, Carlisle admitted to using
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), also known colloquially as acid, is a potent psychedelic drug. Effects typically include intensified thoughts, emotions, and sensory perception. At sufficiently high dosages LSD manifests primarily mental, vi ...
,
quaalude
Methaqualone is a hypnotic sedative. It was sold under the brand names Quaalude ( ) and Sopor among others, which contained 300 mg of methaqualone, and sold as a combination drug under the brand name Mandrax, which contained 250 mg met ...
s, and
MDA
MDA, mda, or ''variation'', may refer to:
Places
* Moldova, a country in Europe with the ISO 3166-1 country code MDA Politics
* Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (2018), ruling coalition government in the Indian State of Meghalaya led by National Pe ...
regularly as both a teenager and adult. In a 2017 interview, she told ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' that she "couldn't believe
he wasn't
"He Wasn't" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released as the fourth and final single from her second studio album, '' Under My Skin'' (2004). The song was written and produced by Lavigne and Chantal Kreviazuk. It was not rel ...
dead".
In 2005, at the height of her drug abuse, Carlisle spent three days isolated in a London hotel room binging cocaine. At one point, she recalled that she looked at herself in the mirror and was alarmed that she "didn't see a light or a soul" in her eyes. "I sat in my room and did ocaineall evening. Between lines f cocaine I smoked cigarettes, played games on my laptop, and paced the room. I must have smoked ten packs of cigarettes in two days." On the third day, Carlisle said she had a vision of herself being found dead in a hotel, accompanied by an
auditory hallucination
An auditory hallucination, or paracusia, is a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus. While experiencing an auditory hallucination, the affected person would hear a sound or sounds which did not come from t ...
in which a loud voice informed her: "You are going to die here if you carry on like this." The incident jarred Carlisle into seeking sobriety, and she says she has been sober since 2005.
She told ''
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper ...
'' in 2014: "I don't smoke anymore, I don't drink any more and I don't do drugs any more. I am very much into my
Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...
. I found turning 40
n 1998
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a real passage in time for me." Carlisle states in her autobiography ''Lips Unsealed: A Memoir'' (2010) that she has practiced
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism ( ja, 日蓮仏教), also known as Hokkeshū ( ja, 法華宗, meaning ''Lotus Sect'') is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of ...
as a member of the
Soka Gakkai International
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is an international Nichiren Buddhist organisation founded in 1975 by Daisaku Ikeda, as an umbrella organization of Soka Gakkai, which declares approximately 12 million adherents in 192 countries and territories ...
since 2002, and she often mentions in press interviews that she chants ''
Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō
''Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō'' () are Japanese words chanted within all forms of Nichiren Buddhism. In English, they mean "Devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra" or "Glory to the Dharma of the Lotus Sutra".
The words refer to the Japanese ...
'' daily. She has also credited the practice with helping her maintain sobriety.
Activism
Carlisle supports
LGBT rights
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
Notably, , 33 ...
, which she made public after her son, Duke,
came out
Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.
Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...
to her at age fourteen.
In 2014, Carlisle co-founded Animal People Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, that raises funds and trains and employs impoverished women to care for street animals. "We are teaching people that animals have feelings," says Carlisle. "How to recognize a street animal in distress. There is a
middle class
The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The term has historically been associated with modernity, capitalism and political debate. Commo ...
developing and they still don't have proper vet care, so a lot of what we do will be educational. We're partnering with a hospital in Calcutta to teach about adoption and to get access to emergency rooms."
In popular culture
In 1999, Carlisle was ranked No. 76 with the Go-Go's in
VH1
VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network based in New York City and owned by Paramount Global. It was created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Commun ...
's ''100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll''. In 2018, a series of
Progressive
Progressive may refer to:
Politics
* Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform
** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context
* Progressive realism, an American foreign policy par ...
commercials paid homage to her song "
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle from her second studio album, '' Heaven on Earth'' (1987). Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, the song was released as the lead single from the ''Heaven on Earth' ...
". In 2016, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" was the theme song of "
San Junipero
"San Junipero" is the fourth episode in the third series of the British science fiction anthology television series ''Black Mirror''. Written by series creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker and directed by Owen Harris, it premiered on Netflix o ...
", an
LGBT
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.
The LGBT term is a ...
-themed episode of the
Netflix
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anthology series ''
Black Mirror
''Black Mirror'' is a British anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Individual episodes explore a diversity of genres, but most are set in near-future dystopias with science fiction technology—a type of speculative fictio ...
'', which was set in the late 1980s. In 2020, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" was the song featured in Season 5, Episode 4 of
the CW
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's ''
Legends of Tomorrow
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'', "Slay Anything", which was also set in the late 1980s, and featured both straight and LGBT characters in a high school prom setting, which had a happy ending.
Awards and nominations
''Billboard'' Music Awards
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Belinda
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Mad About You
''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glob ...
1987
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Heaven Is a Place on Earth
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle from her second studio album, '' Heaven on Earth'' (1987). Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, the song was released as the lead single from the ''Heaven on Earth' ...
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Mad About You
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Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
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Grammy Awards
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Heaven Is a Place on Earth
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle from her second studio album, '' Heaven on Earth'' (1987). Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, the song was released as the lead single from the ''Heaven on Earth' ...
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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
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Brit Awards
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Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
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Gabe Lopez
Gabe Lopez is an American pop-rock singer/songwriter and producer. He is of Mexican and Irish descent. Signed to Universal Music Group as a songwriter and to Spectra Music Group as an artist, Lopez has produced and written for Belinda Carlisle, ...
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Music Week
''Music Week'' is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine. It is published by Future.
History
Founded in 1959 as '' Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music W ...
Belinda
Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian ''bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linde ...
Runaway Horses
is a 1969 novel by Yukio Mishima, the second in his ''Sea of Fertility'' tetralogy. Mishima did much research to prepare for this novel, visiting locations recorded in the book and studying historical information about the Shinpūren Rebellio ...
'' (1989)
* ''
Live Your Life Be Free
''Live Your Life Be Free'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in 1991 by MCA Records in the United States and Virgin Records in the UK. This was the first of Carlisle's albums not to chart in the United State ...
'' (1991)
* ''
Real
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010)
...
Voila
Voila or Voilà may refer to:
Music
* VOILÀ, LA-based pop-rock duo featuring Gus Ross and Luke Eisner
* ''Voila'' (album), by singer Belinda Carlisle
* "Voila", a single by Radio Killer which charted in Romania
* '' Voila!'', an album by Itali ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Wilder Shores
''Wilder Shores'' is the eighth studio album by vocalist Belinda Carlisle. Unlike her previous releases, which have largely been characterized as pop music, it consists of a series of Sikh chants performed by Carlisle in Gurmukhi. It is her first ...
'' (2017)
See also
*
List of artists who reached number one in the United States
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*
List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
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Artists are listed alphabetically, solo artists are listed by surname and groups are listed by full names excluding "the" o ...
*
List of artists who reached number one in Ireland
This is an list of recording artists who have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart.
*All acts are listed alphabetically.
*Solo artists are alphabetized by last name, Groups by group name excluding "A," "An" and "The.".
*Each act's ...
*
List of number-one singles of 1986 (Canada)
''RPM'' was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. In 1986, forty-one songs peaked at number one on the magazine's chart. Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me" was the first chart-topper of the ye ...