Wendy Waldman
Wendy Waldman emerged from the same Los Angeles scene as Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold, Linda Ronstadt, and J.D. Souther. She first recorded as part of the group Bryndle (with Bonoff, Gold, and Kenny Edwards), and when they disbanded in the early '70s with only one unreleased album to their name, she was signed by Warner Bros. Her sound was typical of singer/songwriters of the period (she played piano and acoustic guitar), although her earliest work boasted more experimental flourishes than most. Waldman's father, Fred Steiner, was a Hungarian/American composer, and her mother, Shirley, a professional violinist; it was clear she had been schooled in a wide variety of musical styles. Waldman's first success came when Maria Muldaur recorded two of her songs, "Mad Mad Me" and "Vaudeville Man," on her self-titled 1972 album. She was particularly skillful at writing blues-based tunes, with unexpected Gershwin-esque and orchestral twists, and her first two albums, Love Has Got Me and Gypsy Symphony, were extremely strong and critically favored. But none of her releases sold more than 25,000 copies, and she never made a chart appearance. After the failure of 1982's Which Way to Main Street, she moved to Nashville and ultimately proved a stronger commercial prospect as a non-performing songwriter, particularly in 1991 when Vanessa Williams enjoyed enormous success with "Save the Best for Last." In 1995, Bryndle re-formed for one album and she toured both with them and as a solo artist.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Main Refrain
Rock - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 Jan 1976
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Love Has Got Me
Rock - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 Jan 1973
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Love Is The Only Goal: The Best Of Wendy Waldman
Rock - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 Apr 1996
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Wendy Waldman
Rock - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 Jan 1975
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Strange Company
Rock - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 Jan 1978
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Gypsy Symphony
Rock - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 Jan 1974
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My Time in the Desert
Pop - Released by Longhouse Records on 25 Feb 2022
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Seeds and Orphans, Vol. 2
Folk - Released by Longhouse Records on 29 Oct 2012
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Seeds And Orphans
Folk - Released by Longhouse Records on 1 Jan 2003
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Songs from the Heart
Wendy Waldman, Abraham William Parker
Folk - Released by FirstCom Music on 23 Mar 2018
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The Train Is Leaving
Rock - Released by Longhouse Records on 5 Mar 2021
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City Of Dreams
Classical - Released by FirstCom Music on 17 Mar 1997
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Blue Balloon
Folk - Released by Longhouse Records on 18 May 2015
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The Mountains
Lounge - Released by FirstCom Music on 18 Dec 1996
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When the Eagle Flies
Pop - Released by Longhouse Records on 12 Oct 2018
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Twisted Love Song (Love in 7)
Pop - Released by Longhouse Records on 23 Mar 2018
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