Song:Open Up Your Heart
Album:Freestyle Explosion Vol. 7
Open Up Your Heart was a top ten dance hit in 1989. It could have been a much bigger hit but it looks like the record company dropped the ball on Raiana Paige. She was born in Puerto Rico but she grew up in The Bronx. Raiana signed with the dance label Sleeping Bag Records. Open Up Your Heart was her first single. It reached #10 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music chart. The song was written and produced by Andy "Panda" Tripoli who was also the guy behind the successful group The Cover Girls. It looks like Sleeping Bag didn't strike while the iron was hot. Instead of having Raiana record an album with Tripoli, the single Rescue Me was released in 1990 and she worked with different producers. She had cooled off by that time. Raiana only recorded the two singles for Sleeping Bag. You can get Open Up Your Heart on this Thump Records various artists CD. Raiana released a rock album in 1994. And since 1996 she has been lead singer of the hard rock band kHz. They have released several albums, most recently in 2008. According to their Facebook page, they are currently on hiatus. She has also done some modelling. She seemed to have potential at the time but things just didn't work out. Here's the video for Open Up Your Heart by Raiana Paige.
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