The Last Goodnight was an American alternative rock/pop band from
Enfield, Connecticut
Enfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, first settled by John and Robert Pease of Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony. The population was 42,141 at the 2020 census. It is bordered by Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and East Longm ...
. Their major label debut, ''
Poison Kiss
''Poison Kiss'' is the only studio album by the American rock band The Last Goodnight (formerly Renata), and the only album released under that moniker. It released in August 2007. After their 2008 tour, the band was dropped by Virgin
Virg ...
'', was released on 28 August 2007. The first single from the album, "
Pictures of You", became a pop radio hit in the summer of 2007.
History
In June 2005, the Enfield, Connecticut band, Renata, performed 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 ...
in
West Hollywood, California
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. The band caught the eye of
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
A&R Sr. VP, Jeff Blue. Blue left RCA to develop the band in his house for three years. Blue brought the band to
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldwid ...
and eventually produced the debut album which spawned the single "
Pictures of You" and "
Stay Beautiful" which was written by Blue, Henneberry, and Nadeau.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
References
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Alternative rock groups from Connecticut
American pop rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2006
Musical groups disestablished in 2008