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Dear John A John Lennon Tribute



Recording artist Pamela Davis has released her latest album, 'Dear John', which is a John Lennon tribute compilation. It features twelve songs Lennon never got the chance to professionally record. Pamela Davis has been a big fan of John Lennon, and always wished she could hear those songs done professionally with a rock band. With this project, she has tried to keep those songs as close as possible to what Lennon had recorded, with the same key, tempo, and feel. Ms Davis focused on the production used from 1968 (The White Album) through his last sessions in 1980 (Double Fantasy). Each different production era was applied carefully on each song. Pamela stated “If you listen very carefully to John’s demos, one can imagine what he may have wanted on each song, and I used my intuition to, hopefully, honor John Lennon’s lost Dakota tapes era”.

Lennon had taken five years off from the music scene to devote to his newborn son Sean, all the while composing and making demos of newly written songs. None of those songs were recorded on professional equipment. Nevertheless, we are fortunate enough to have them. Some were composed on piano while others were recorded on guitar, and occasionally with double tracked vocals.

Pamela Davis is a multi-instrumentalist who played all the instruments, including guitar, piano, bass, drums, all string and horn arrangements, plus lead and harmony vocal parts.This is Pamela Davis's fifteenth album. She is known for her rock albums, and also for instrumental world music and relaxation compilations. Her three world music albums, including 'Welcome To Tranzotica', reached number one in a dozen countries on iTunes and was a best seller. Ms Davis played all the exotic instruments on each release. Listening to ’Dear John’ will showcase what a great songwriter John Lennon truly was. Ms Davis has truly breathed new life into these lost gems.


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Marlene Rides Again
A Musical Tribute to Marlene Dietrich

Recording artist Pamela Davis has released her latest album "Marlene Rides Again", a tribute to the Hollywood Legend Marlene Dietrich.

Dietrich's first major breakthrough occurred with her first talking picture, "The Blue Angel" in 1930. In most of her films over the next few decades, Dietrich would sing songs written exclusively for each movie. Pamela has recorded some of those songs with new arrangements, in the original keys that Marlene sang them in.

The idea behind the album was to modernize each song while finding new ways to interpret Dietrich's classic tunes. Pamela's album features subtle new musical arrangements, updating the styles and sounds while staying true to the essential core of the tunes. The new compilation displays Pamela's sultry, playful voice. She also played multiple instruments on every track including piano, guitar, bass, drums, banjolele, and string & horn arrangements. Ms Davis is joined on a half-dozen songs with Marty Gilman, who added clarinet, trumpets, flute, piano, and string arrangements. Martine Perry also appears on a few backing harmonies, joining in with Pamela to create beautiful, lush vocals that add emotion to the songs.

This is Pamela Davis's fourteenth album. She is known for her rock albums, and also for instrumental world music and relaxation compilations. Her three world music albums, including "Welcome To Tranzotica", reached number one in a dozen countries on iTunes. Ms Davis played all the exotic instruments on each release.

An exciting tribute album to one of Pamela's heroes, Davis has modernized these jewels from Marlene Dietrich's song catalog. Sit back, take a listen, and enjoy these refreshing and timeless classics.




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Escape To Tranzotica
Ambient, Relaxation Instrumental Music

Pamela Davis's musical legacy continues with her third instrumental album "Escape To Tranzotica", set for a summer release. "New Horizons" is the first single off her album and is featured on Bongo Boy Records "Escape The Mind", which she won by popular vote the number one song off the compilation.
Davis has been charting new musical territory since entering the New Age, World music arena. Tranzotica is a peaceful place, that soothes the listeners ears into a tranquil and relaxing state of mind. Her music sports a complexity of ethic string instruments & the complexity of synthesizer sounds woven together in an integral way that focuses the instrumentals in a new refreshing way.

Singout Magazine reviewer Harris wrote: "Pamela Davis had a surprise hit when she switched to atmospheric instrumentals for her outing, Welcome To Tranzotica, in 2009. Featuring real world string instruments set to rolling waves of synthesized textures (with Davis playing all of the instruments), it reached number one in a dozen countries, including Nicaragua, Turkey, and Vietnam and topped iTunes’ chart of “Health and Fitness” bestsellers.

The new ambient album continues it spiritual journey where the first two album, "Welcome To Tranzotica" & "Return To Tranzotica", left off, creating sonic imagery for an overpoweringly enlightening experience.