Song:The Warrior
Album:Greatest Hits
By the time The Warrior was a top ten hit in 1984, Scandal was on tour and in the process of disbanding. So Columbia Records was left to figure out what to do with them. Of course everyone remembers The Warrior because MTV played the video to death. It is not technically a one hit wonder as some of their other songs charted. But it's their only memorable song. Scandal was formed in New York City in 1981 by guitarist Zack Smith. One of my sources says he played in the late 70s with Elton John band members Dee Murray and Davey Johnstone. They were recording with Alice Cooper at the time. Other members were Patty Smyth on vocals, Keith Mack on guitar, Benjy King on keyboards, Ivan Elias on bass and Frankie LaRocka on drums. Smith and Smyth wrote most of the songs. They signed with Columbia and their 1982 EP was certified Gold. The singles Goodbye To You and Love's Got A Line On You charted. LaRocka was replaced by Thommy Price. Jon Bon Jovi was in Scandal briefly but he never recorded with them. The 1984 album Warrior was produced by veteran British producer Mike Chapman. The Warrior reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Nick Gilder (Hot Child In The City) and veteran songwriter Holly Knight. She wrote Love Is A Battlefield with Chapman. The problem was Scandal was disintegrating while on tour and they split up. Columbia unsuccessfully tried to keep Scandal together. Patty had solo success with the 1994 single Look What Love Has Done. You can get both her big hits on this budget comp. Scandal reunited for the 2004 VH1 Bands Reunited show and tour. Then they reunited again for the 2006 VH1 We Are The 80s tour. Scandal continued to tour. Patty and Keith Mack were the only original members. Scandal was supposed to release a new album. But it never happened though they did release a single in 2011. Their website is kaput so I guess they aren't around anymore. Here's the video for The Warrior by Scandal featuring Patty Smyth.
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