Body And Soul - Music

Los Angeles-Based Rocker Susie Hatton Is Best Remembered For Her Association With Poison Singer Bret Michaels Who Produced Her 1991 Release Body And Soul. Like Poison Hatton Favored A Slick Commercial Glossy Approach To Pop-Metal Hard Rock And Arena Rock. Those Who Had The Opportunity To Hear The Singer Frequently Compared Her Sound To Band Vixen Who Were Often Described As The "Female Bon Jovi" . In The Late 1980s Hatton Became Active On The L.A./ Hollywood Club Scene Where She Met And Became Romantically Involved With Michaels. Back In That Pre-Pearl Jam Pre-Nevermind Era Hair Bands Were Still Huge--And Poison Was Among The Top-Selling Bands In The Hair Metal/pop-Metal Field. As Michaels' Girlfriend Hatton Was Exposed To A Lot Of Industry People. In 1990 She Signed A One-Album Deal With Industry Veteran Irving Azoff's Giant Records Which Was Distributed By Warner Bros. The Following Year Giant Released Hatton's Debut Album Body And Soul. In Addition To Producing The 1991 Release Michaels Played Acoustic Guitar On Some Of The Material And Helped With The Writing And Arranging. "Blue Monday" And The Title Song Were Both Released As Singles Although Neither Became Hits. Despite Michaels' Presence Body And Soul Was A Commercial Disappointment. Giant Passed On The Opportunity To Release A Second Album. Not Longer After That Hatton's Brand Of Corporate Rock Went Out Of Vogue. When Grunge Favorites Nirvana And Pearl Jam Exploded Commercially In 1992 And 1993 And Alternative Rock Became Rock's Primary Direction Artists Like Hatton Weren't What Major Labels Were Looking For. After Giant Hatton Didn't Sign With Another Major Label Although She Continued To Sing In The L.A. Area. read less