Riki Michele
Riki Michele (born Michele Bunch, currently Michele Palmer)[1] started her musical career as a female Christian alternative rock artist. Best known as one of the vocalists for Adam Again, she has also recorded four eclectic solo albums.
A reviewer for Knight Ridder describer her as a "funky diva... a diva in the "female artist who knows what the heck she's doing" sense."[2]
She was married to Gene Eugene, and though they divorced in 1994 she continued to record with him until his death in 2000.[3]
Discography
[edit]With Adam Again
[edit]- In a New World of Time (1986)
- Ten Songs by Adam Again (1988)
- Homeboys (1990)
- Dig (1992)
- Perfecta (1995)
- Worldwide Favourites (1999)
- A Tribute to Gene Eugene (2000)
- Adam Again Tribute Boxed Set (2001)
Solo
[edit]- Big Big Town (1989 – Broken Records)
- One Moment Please (1993 – WAL)
- Surround Me (2002 – independent)[2]
- Come Let Us Adore Him: A Parable Christmas (2003 – Parable Christian Stores)
- Push (2015 – independent)
Compilations
[edit]- Liberation Sessions #1 (2000 – independent) A collection of 13 tracks from Michele's first two albums with some unreleased live and alternative mixes of songs from her third album.
- Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson – "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" (2002)
- Suffer the Children (2002 – compilation memorial with Theo Obrastoff)
References
[edit]- ^ LaFianza, Tony (February 2002). "The Riki Michele Interview". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ^ a b "Religion in the media: a look at books, music and Web sites". Knight Ridder. 22 May 2002. ProQuest 457254037.
- ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 589–590. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archive)
- Dirt Pixie, art studio
- Riki Michele discography at MusicBrainz