Zinatra was a Dutch hard rock-[1] and AOR-band. The band released their debut album in 1988, which contained the single "Love or Loneliness",[1] a song that was successful in the national music chart,[1][2][3] peaking at #18.[4] The following singles were "Somewhere" and "Lookin' for Love".[2] Later the band was the opening act for David Lee Roth in his tour called Skyscraper.[1] In 1989 the band performed a tour that went to Taiwan, Thailand and South America.[1][2]
Zinatra | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Genres | Hard rock, AOR, pop rock |
| Years active | 1988–1992 |
| Labels | NT Records, Mercury |
| Spinoffs | Mennen |
In 1990, Robby Valentine joined the band as keyboardist, besides participating in the compositions.[1][2] In spring 1990, the second album, called The Great Escape was released[1] and charted at #72 in the Netherlands.[4] The first single "There She Was",[1] reached #48 in the Netherlands.[4] The other singles from the album, "Love Never Dies" and "Two Sides of Love", did not enter into any music chart. In 1992 Robby Valentine left the band.[1] Later the singer Joss Mennen also left the band to form the band Mennen.[2]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NLD | ||
| Zinatra |
|
98 |
| The Great Escape |
|
72 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "ZINATRA – Zinatra/The Great Escape". RockReport.be. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "ZINATRA". melodic-hardrock.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH JOSS MENNEN (EX-ZINATRA & EX-MENNEN)". Lazy Rocker.com. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "dutchcharts.nl – Discografie Zinatra". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 September 2014.