Ah, yes. There was nothing like the mall back in the 80's. Shopping, hanging out, and concerts.
Tiffany got her start in 1981, singing country music, later to be discovered by Hoyt Axton and his mother Mae Axton. She would be taken by the woman to perform on the Ralph Emery Show. She was just ten years old.
By 1984, Tiffany signed her first recording contract with George Tobin, and by 1986 signed over total control of her career to him. This was followed by her signing with MCA, and her first studio album, the self titled Tiffany, which was released in 1987.
When her first single, Danny, failed to chart, Tobin sent her on a tour across shopping malls. Sponsored by Adidas, Clairol, and Toyota, the fifteen year old singer slowly showed teenage girls across the country that living a dream can pay off. She soon had several chart toppers, and the number one hit, Could've Been.
Unfortunately, money came with lawsuits, as the family fought with her manager over money and control of her career. A young Tiffany pleased to a judge to grant her emancipation. A plea which was denied by the court. She was however granted the ability to move out of her mother's home, and stay with her grandmother.
Her second album, Hold An Old Friend's Hand was released in 1988, and while it garnered one top ten hit, and was well received critically, it was not as financially successful as her prior album. Shortly after its release, Tiffany turned eighteen, and went her separate ways from her manager.
While she was able to sign a new recording deal, and continued to release albums into the 90's, it was ultimately the massive change in music styles in this new decade that was her demise. Gone were the days of people wanting to hear dance / pop music. Instead, they were rocking hard to grunge. Though she disappeared for quite some time, Tiffany made a comeback to music in 2000, and continued to release albums through 2021.
I've already reviewed here 1987 debut, so today I'm wrapping up her 80's entries with 1988's Hold An Old Friend's Hand.
It starts off decently with All This Time, and Oh Jackie, but pretty much from there takes a nose dive fast. I mean, Tiffany isn't exactly my kind of music. After all, I only bought this album because it was in a 99 cent bin, and from the 80's. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given it a second glance.
I did grab the first and second track off of it for my shuffle, so I suppose I at least got something out of it. A dollar for two tracks isn't bad. You'll pay that price alone for a single digital download of a tune, and I get to own mine, vs. renting it. In that regard, I at least got my monies worth.
Beyond that, there's not much more to say. Not from me, anyway.
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