Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Michelle Branch "All You Wanted"
Sometimes forgotten in the madness of late-2001 is singer Michelle Branch. That year she turned in one of her best efforts with "All You Wanted". The angst-ridden tune packed with a sound similar to one of her idols, Alanis Morrisette, soared to #6 on the Hot 100 (#30 on Adult Contemporary Chart). The song became her biggest solo hit. A year prior, she was opening for Hanson and, in the years following, Branch would strike gold in duets with the legendary Carlos Santana ("The Game of Love" and "I'm Feeling You"). Aside from that, she turned up on television shows such as Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer before seguing into country music in a band called The Wreckers before returning to her pop-rock roots in the 2010s. Sometimes the only people who truly get you are those who do what you do and Branch did just that. She found her soulmate in fellow musician Patrick Carney of The Black Keys and the two later married.