The Coyote Sisters were an American pop-rock female trio formed in 1980. Its members were
Leah Kunkel, the younger sister of
Cass Elliot
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;
Marty Gwinn Townsend; and
Renée Armand. Originally signed to
Geffen Records
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until 1982, they were signed to Morocco Records, a subsidiary of
Motown
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and released their self-titled debut LP in 1984. Lead single "Straight from the Heart (Into Your Life)" hit No. 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts and was a bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary radio stations. Subsequent singles and the album were less successful.
The first self titled album was produced, recorded and mixed at David J. Holman Studio in Laurel Canyon.
In 2001, the group made an unexpected return to the music industry, this time as a duo without Armand, and released the album ''Women and Other Visions'' on Wannadate Records.
Although Armand was no longer part of the group, she co-wrote one song on the album.
In 2003, they signed a distribution deal with
BBN Music in cooperation with Wannadate Records to rerelease all of their previous work on CD and online.
Discography
Albums
* ''The Coyote Sisters'' (1984) #202 Billboard Bubbling Under The Top LPs
* ''Women and Other Visions'' (2001)
Singles
* "Straight from the Heart (Into Your Life)" — number 16, US
''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary; number 66, US
''Billboard'' Hot 100
* "I've Got a Radio" — number 39, US ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary
Production
* Produced by David J.Holman and co produced by Roger Paglia
* Recorded and mixed by David J. Holman at his studio in Laurel Canyon
* Mastering: Bernie Grundman
Musicians
* Drums: Art Wood, Gary Ferguson, Mohamed Nircs
* Bass: Trey Thompson, Roger Paglia
* Guitar: Tony Berg
* Synthesizers: Michael Boddicker, David J.Holman, Tony Berg
* Horns: Jack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns
* Sax solo on "ANYBODY'S ANGEL": Phil Kenzie
References
External links
Official site
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All-female bands
American girl groups
American pop rock music groups
American musical trios