Laura Branigan "Gloria"

My car pulled to a stop along a busy stretch of Ashland Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood when I changed the radio station and out poured the brassy hook of "Gloria" from Laura Branigan.  After listening to a verse, I couldn't contain myself.  I cranked the volume and let the sounds of "Gloria" fly loose from my car.  For a moment, I questioned whether a 60 year-old woman was living inside me...

Cher - "I Found Someone"

Michael Bolton co-wrote "I Found Someone" for Laura Branigan, but it was Cher would turned it into a huge radio hit in another case of "I Did What Laura Branigan Didn't".  In 1986, Branigan took "I Found Someone" to #90 on the Hot 100 -- a year later, Cher put her spin on the song and turned it into a Top 10 song.  Perhaps Cher's success was fueled by the music video that featured her wearing what amounted to a fishnet body stocking?

Michael Bolton - "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?"

After years of being a songwriter, Michael Bolton's big break came when he decided to sing a song he had co-written.  In 1983, Bolton and Doug James wrote "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" for Air Supply, but it was Laura Branigan who turned it into a hit.  Bolton recorded his own solo version of the song in 1989, and it launched his career.  The song won Bolton a Grammy and signaled the beginning of a decade of ruling the Adult Contemporary format with his signature pop rock ballads and trademark long hair.

Celine Dion - "The Power of Love"

How many people released "The Power of Love" before Celine Dion in 1993?

Answer: quite a few!

Some notable versions were done by:
Jennifer Rush in 1984
Air Supply in 1985
Laura Branigan in 1987

Laura Branigan - "Self Control"

Her bread-and-butter hit is "Gloria", but Laura Branigan's best effort was "Self Control". You can't help but sing along to "Oh oh oh...(BOOM)...Oh oh oh...(BOOM)..."