She's So Lonely - Music

Britny Fox Is A Glam Metal Or Hair Metal Group That Formed In 1985 In Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The Band Was Originally Fronted By Lead Vocalist And Rhythm Guitarist "Dizzy" Dean Davidson. They're Best Known For Their Eponymous Debut Album Which Reached The #31 Slot On The Billboard 200 Top Albums Chart And Included Headbanging Classics "Girlschool" And "Long Way To Love". The Band Released A Demo Titled 'In America' In 1986 Which Journeyman Drummer Tony Destra Reportedly Played On. Labeled Sometimes As A Sort Of 'younger Sister' Of Band Cinderella "whence They Got Their Image Guitar Player And Record Contract" As Recounted By One Critic The Quartet Managed To Break Through In A Big Way. The Band's Self-Titled Debut Album Released In 1988 Was One Of The Most Successful Premieres Of The 1988-89 Season Selling More Than One Million Copies And Bringing More Than 625 000 Fans To Their 130 Shows. They Also Won Metal Edge Magazine's 1988 Reader's Choice Award For Best New Band. Highlights Of Their Early Work Include The Top 40 Rock Hit "Long Way To Love" And The Fan Favorite "Girlschool". Sadly The Band Appeared Saddled With The Reputation Of Having Peaked Too Early. After The Release Of The Band's Second Album In 1989 Titled 'Boys In Heat' And Bringing In Notable Producer Neil Kernon Davidson Departed And He Formed The Band Blackeyed Susan. Though Appearing At First To Be A Fatal Wound To The Group He Was Replaced By Las Vegas Native Tommy Paris Who Had A Very Similar Vocal Style. Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Zakk Wylde And Poison Drummer Rikki Rockett Guested On The Band's Third Album 'Bite Down Hard' Which Was Released In 1991. However The Popularity Of Glam Metal Was On A Decline Around The Time Of The Album's Release Due To The Rising Popularity Of The 90s Alternative Or Grunge Movement. Britny Fox Disbanded In 1992. As Referred To Before Michael Kelly Smith Was Previously In An Early Version Of Fellow Philadelphia Glam Metal Band Cinderella Until His Dismissal And Later Tony Destra Also Played With Them. Also Drummer Adam West Formerly Of Tangier Played For Britny Fox Briefly Between The Time Of Tony Destra And Johnny Dee. Britny Fox Reunited In 2001 With The Same Line-Up Before Their Disbandment And They Released A Fourth Studio Album Called 'Springhead Motorshark' In 2003. While Well-Received By Fans The Album Picked Up Mixed Critical Reviews. The Band Had Summer U.S. And European Tours In 2007 And 2008. Guitarist Tommy Krash And Drummer Henry Now Joined At That Time. As Of Late 2007 Britny Fox Reformed Under Original Bassist Billy Childs. The Other Former Members Of This Line-Up Were Lead Vocalist And Rhythm Guitarist Jamie Fletcher Lead Guitarist Greg Polcari And Drummer Henry Now. Bassist Billy Childs Had A Minor But Billed Role In The Horror Film Incest Death Squad 2009 . Childs Is Currently Playing Bass In The North American Led Zeppelin Tribute Band Get The Led Out. In 2010 "Dizzy" Dean Davidson Unsuccessfully Attempted To Reunite The Surviving Members Of The Original Line-Up. On April 25 2015 The Band Announced That They Had Reunited With Bassist Billy Childs Drummer Johnny Dee Long-Time Singer/rhythm Guitarist Tommy Paris And New Lead Guitarist Chris Sanders As Their Line-Up And That They Are Recording A New Album. This Lineup Played Six Shows In 2015 And Eight Shows In 2016 But None Since. Their Last Performance On A Monsters Of Rock Cruise In October 2016 Ended With Several Dozen Mostly Middle-Aged Women Dancing Wildly To The Song "Girlschool". In A 2017 Interview Childs Stated That The Album Project Had Been Abandoned But He Stopped Short Of Saying That The Band Had Broken Up. In 2018 Sanders Joined Britny Fox's Rival Band Ratt. Line-Ups 1985–1987 Dean Davidson – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar Michael Kelly Smith – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals Billy Childs – Bass Backing Vocals Tony Destra – Drums Other Percussion 1987 Dean Davidson – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar Michael Kelly Smith – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals Billy Childs – Bass Backing Vocals Adam West – Drums Percussion 1987–1989 Dean Davidson – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar Michael Kelly Smith – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals Billy Childs – Bass Keyboards Backing Vocals Johnny Dee – Drums Percussion Backing Vocals 1990–2006 Tommy Paris – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar Keyboards Michael Kelly Smith – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals Billy Childs – Bass Backing Vocals Johnny Dee – Drums Percussion Backing Vocals 2007 Tommy Paris – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar Keyboards Greg Polcari – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals Billy Childs – Bass Backing Vocals Henry Now – Drums Percussion Backing Vocals 2008–present Jamie Fletcher – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar Greg Polcari – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals Billy Childs – Bass Backing Vocals Henry Now – Drums Percussion Backing Vocals Discography Studio Albums Britny Fox 1988 Boys In Heat 1989 Bite Down Hard 1991 Springhead Motorshark 2003 Live Albums Long Way To Live! 2000 Live At Froggy's 2001 Compilation Album The Best Of Britny Fox 1988 Extended Versions 2006 Singles " Long Way To Love" U.S. #100 " Girlschool" U.S. #81 " Save The Weak" " Dream On" " Louder" Demos In America 1986 The Bite Down Hard Demo Sessions 2003 read less