''Head Music'' is a 1992 album by
The Daou The Daou were a New York-based dance music quintet composed of Peter Daou (keyboards), Vanessa Daou (vocals), Mike Caro (guitar), Leon Dorsey (bass), and former 24-7 Spyz member Anthony Johnson (drums). Their only album ''Head Music'' was released ...
. The album gained favorable critical reviews for its originality.
CD Review wrote that "The Daou's debut album embraces dance-oriented Europop more whole-heartedly than any previous English-language release." The first single "
Surrender Yourself
"Surrender Yourself" is a 1992 debut single by the American electronica dance duo The Daou, which they both co-produced, wrote, and performed the musical arraignments on, most notably on the keyboards, as performed by Peter Daou. Taken from their d ...
" spent 11 weeks at the top of the Dance Chart.
[Option – Issues 60–63; Issue 65 – Page 31
1995 -"Vanessa and Peter — working as the Daou, an outfit fleshed out by three other musicians — released the album Head Music on Columbia in 1992. Though jazz and dance music fans embraced the record, the band's label had no idea how to how to market it. The Daous were so sure they'd be dropped that the prospect of leaving became their only consolation. When they found out Columbia wanted another album, they pleaded to be let go. "We were so unhappy there," Vanessa says. "]
Track listing
#"Surrender Yourself" – 4:22
#"Skin Deep" – 4:15
#"Sympathy Bouquet" – 5:21
#"Solitaire" – 3:52
#"Never Ending Winter" – 4:28
#"Figure In The Sand" – 3:59
#"Her Universe" – 3:19
#"What Are You Guilty Of?" – 6:06
#"The Way" – 3:02
References
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1992 albums
Vanessa Daou albums