Rosie (band)

American pop group

Not to be confused with Rosie and the Originals.

For other uses, see Rosie (disambiguation).

Rosie

Genres| Blue-eyed soul, pop
Labels| RCA
Past members|

* David Lasley
* Lana Marrano
* Lynn Pitney

Rosie was an American pop group from New York, United States.[1] The group existed from 1975 to 1978 and consisted of David Lasley, Lana Marrano (née Susan Joan Gaynes) and Lynn Pitney, all of whom were cast members and met during the touring show of Hair.[2] Lasley wrote all the songs, mostly with Marrano.[3][4][5]

In 1975, Rosie performed as back-up singers for Genya Ravan at her Reno Sweeney show, where they also performed one of their own songs. Ravan brought the group to Mike Berniker at RCA where they put on a live performance of their songs.[4][3][6]

> I was floored by it...this was blue-eyed soul. I wanted to produce them so bad it hurt. I got on the phone to Mike Berniker and raved about how good Rosie was...we set up a meeting...I called for David, Lynn, Lana and their pianist to come, and they pitched straight into a live performance

> — Genya Ravan, Lollipop Lounge[7]

## Better Late Than Never

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Rosie released two albums on RCA.[2][8] Better Late Than Never was produced by Genya Ravan and Harvey Goldberg, released in 1976 with "Roll Me Through the Rushes" issued as the first single. The song was arranged by Charles Calello.[8][9]

## Last Dance

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Last Dance was produced by Michael Kamen and released in 1977. "The Words Don't Matter" was issued as the first single.[10][11] The album was released on the same day that Elvis Presley died, which shifted RCA's promotion attention away from Last Dance.[5] The song "Out of Pawn" was covered by Tim Curry.

## References

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1. ^ Mims, Taylor (December 11, 2021). "David Lasley, Musician-Songwriter and Prized Backup Singer for Music Legends, Dies at 74". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
2. ^ a b "David Lasley obituary". the Guardian. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
3. ^ a b "Rosie Signs with RCA" (PDF). Record World: 19. March 6, 1976.
4. ^ a b Rockwell, John (September 12, 1975). "Genya Ravan Evokes Joplin Manner". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
5. ^ a b "A Second Disc Special Feature: David Lasley and Rosie". The Second Disc. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
6. ^ "Genya Ravan in interview | The Stereo Society". Retrieved January 17, 2022.
7. ^ Ravan, Genya (September 2004). Lollipop Lounge. eBook Partnership. p. 239\. ISBN 9780823083626.
8. ^ a b "Radio Programming, New On The Charts, David Lasley "If I Had My Wish Tonight"" (PDF). Billboard. March 1, 1982. p. 27 – via www.worldradiohistory.com.
9. ^ "Rosie Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
10. ^ "ROSIE" (PDF). Record World: 38. October 22, 1977 – via www.worldradiohistory.com.
11. ^ "When you've got your act together people notice ROSIE". Record World: 38. October 22, 1977 – via www.worldradiohistory.com.