What happened to Ellen Foley?

dottie · 02 May 2003, 12:41

Ellen Foley appeared on the Meat Loaf and Friends c.d. she sang:-
We belong to the Night - Which I love- E.Foley/F.Goodman
What's the Matter Baby-C. Otis/J Byers
Night Out - P Rainbow

What happened to her,
If anyones got any information I would be grateful as I would like to obtain if possible more music by her

evil nickname · 02 May 2003, 12:59

She did at least 3 solo albums (Night Out, Spirit of St. Louis, and one other) and appeared on several other albums as backup singer (Bad For Good, Bat II)

Wasn't she an actress now?

dottie · 02 May 2003, 13:07

Thanks Evil you've made my day - now to try and find these albums - Yes I remember just about when she was a back up singer

Tim · 02 May 2003, 13:11

Got a beautifull bootleg of Ellen Folley, performing in 1980 in Amsterdam!! Great one it is.

And did know she made some solo albums, but then.... it was quiet around here.

Bohemian · 02 May 2003, 13:16

I LOVE Ellen Foley. The other solo album of hers is "Another Breath". Those three songs you mentioned are all off her album "Night Out" and oh boy is it cool. One of my all time favourite songs "Don't Let Go" and I get Nightout stuck in my head all the time.

She was also part of jim Steinman's Pandora's Box. She sings Twentieth Century Fox and My Little Red Book the two cover versions) and does a great great great rendition of "The Want Ad" and "The Invocation" (Steinman penned spoken pieces.)

I wish Jim would make a best of with her... It could include the entire Night out album, the best bits of her other two albums, the Want Ad, the awesome live version of Heaven can Wait she did on her early eighties tour (fish it out - it's available on the net and is brilliant) and then a few new Steinman ones (like old Steinman songs she could do produced by Steinman).

As far as I'm concerned she is the collest of any Steinman or Meat chicks. I wish she'd release more.

Bohemian

evil nickname · 02 May 2003, 13:26

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Originally Posted by Bohemian

She was also part of jim Steinman's Pandora's Box.

Damn! That I could forget Pandora's Box. Bad me, bad me!

Dance of the Vampires - Vampires In Love (Total Eclipse of the Heart)

dottie · 02 May 2003, 13:36

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Originally Posted by dotster

Ellen Foley appeared on the Meat Loaf and Friends c.d. she sang:-
We belong to the Night - Which I love- E.Foley/F.Goodman
What's the Matter Baby-C. Otis/J Byers
Night Out - P Rainbow

What happened to her,
If anyones got any information I would be grateful as I would like to obtain if possible more music by her

Cann't believe I forgot Original Sin c.d. thank you all for the info - you were so quick

Bohemian · 02 May 2003, 13:36

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Originally Posted by evil nickname

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Originally Posted by Bohemian

She was also part of jim Steinman's Pandora's Box.

Damn! That I could forget Pandora's Box. Bad me, bad me!

Dance of the Vampires - Vampires In Love (Total Eclipse of the Heart)

Yeah - pandora's box is a winner...

Do you mean that Ellen sings the Vampires in Love Demo? Because that is actually sung by Elaine Caswell... (the chick who sings It's All Coming Back To Me Now... and the demo of Braver Than We Are which I hope ends up on Bat 3).

Bohemian

Bohemian · 02 May 2003, 13:42

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Originally Posted by dotster

Cann't believe I forgot Original Sin c.d. thank you all for the info - you were so quick

If you haven't got it already I strongly suggest you find her singing Heaven Can Wait live. My god is it cool. Search for "Smeghead's Meat Loaf collection" I *think* he has it. She introduces the song by saying it's by one of "her friends" Jim Steinman. Well I wish she'd give that friend of hers a ring and make some songs!

BTW : I'd also include Paradise by the Dash on that best of. Left that one out accidently.

Bohemian

White of High · 02 May 2003, 13:54

I think she was appearing in a movie, Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman & Jessica Lang. I didn't find her but she was there!!!

evil nickname · 02 May 2003, 14:04

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Originally Posted by Bohemian

Do you mean that Ellen sings the Vampires in Love Demo?

No, just that it's the current Now Playing track on my playlist. Actually - it's from a bootleg of the show.

But back to topic: I found this website, with some more info on Ellen. Hoplessly outdated, but it's something.

Bart · 02 May 2003, 14:16

She played a part in an early nineties comedyserie called Night Court.

Bohemian · 02 May 2003, 14:16

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Originally Posted by evil nickname

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Originally Posted by Bohemian

Do you mean that Ellen sings the Vampires in Love Demo?

No, just that it's the current Now Playing track on my playlist. Actually - it's from a bootleg of the show.

Ahhh... too cool. I haven't actually heard any boots from the actual show. Still, by the end of it I was finding all this DOTV crap a bit of a yawn. The precious little new stuff there was in the show was very weak (with the exception of Braver Than We Are) and all the re done stuff like Objects/Appetite and Original Sin were good to start with but lacked staying power for me. Admittedly I have never heard any from the actual show recordings, but I much prefer records to musicals.

Bohemian

Bart · 02 May 2003, 14:19

Ellen Foley turned to acting. She is doing a lot of acting stuff.

dottie · 02 May 2003, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Bohemian

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Originally Posted by dotster

Cann't believe I forgot Original Sin c.d. thank you all for the info - you were so quick

If you haven't got it already I strongly suggest you find her singing Heaven Can Wait live. My god is it cool. Search for "Smeghead's Meat Loaf collection" I *think* he has it. She introduces the song by saying it's by one of "her friends" Jim Steinman. Well I wish she'd give that friend of hers a ring and make some songs!

BTW : I'd also include Paradise by the Dash on that best of. Left that one out accidently.

Bohemian

Thanks so much Bohemian - so much info - I didn't expect it so quick listening to We Belong to the Night - Is there a Phil Spector influence there

sherrie87 · 02 May 2003, 22:34

This topic sent me off looking for sites, and I found a pretty good one at:
http://foleyzine.tripod.com/
A lot of it is "under construction" but what is there is pretty good- lots of scanned magazine articles and interviews.
Now, I watched "Night Court" for years and I never realized that was the same Ellen Foley! Duh!

Sherrie

Bohemian · 03 May 2003, 06:54

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Originally Posted by dotster

Thanks so much Bohemian - so much info - I didn't expect it so quick listening to We Belong to the Night - Is there a Phil Spector influence there

Hey - funny you say this! I am really not sure about the histories of the people she made that album with, but to my ear it very definitely sounds like its influenced by the Phil Spector / John Lennon stuff of the early 70s. The arrangments are very Lennonish and the production is very reminiscent of the stuff Spector was doing with John on records like 'Rock And Roll'.

What's more, I read somewhere that Ian Hunter (co producer and keyboardist on Night Out) was now in or was in in the past Ringo Starr's all starr band. I havent yet bothered reading into it to see if it's true / the same guy but it would be interesting if it was. Small world.

Good to see there are others who love Ellen's stuff! I'm just about to go off and check out the link sherrie posted up - sounds great.

:) Bohemian

dottie · 03 May 2003, 13:12

A Big Kiss and Loves to everyone who has posted here with all this information - Thank you all so much

love dotster
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02 May 2003, 12:41	#1
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	What happened to Ellen Foley? Ellen Foley appeared on the Meat Loaf and Friends c.d. she sang:- We belong to the Night - Which I love- E.Foley/F.Goodman What's the Matter Baby-C. Otis/J Byers Night Out - P Rainbow What happened to her, If anyones got any information I would be grateful as I would like to obtain if possible more music by her

02 May 2003, 13:07	#3
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	ellen foley Thanks Evil you've made my day - now to try and find these albums - Yes I remember just about when she was a back up singer

03 May 2003, 13:12	#18
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	Ellen Foley A Big Kiss and Loves to everyone who has posted here with all this information - Thank you all so much love dotster xxxxxxxxx

02 May 2003, 12:59	#2
evil nickname Guest Join Date: 19.04.2003 Posts: 2,238	She did at least 3 solo albums (Night Out, Spirit of St. Louis, and one other) and appeared on several other albums as backup singer (Bad For Good, Bat II) Wasn't she an actress now?

02 May 2003, 13:11	#4
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Got a beautifull bootleg of Ellen Folley, performing in 1980 in Amsterdam!! Great one it is. And did know she made some solo albums, but then.... it was quiet around here.

02 May 2003, 13:16	#5
Bohemian Super Loafer Join Date: 14.11.2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 496	I LOVE Ellen Foley. The other solo album of hers is "Another Breath". Those three songs you mentioned are all off her album "Night Out" and oh boy is it cool. One of my all time favourite songs "Don't Let Go" and I get Nightout stuck in my head all the time. She was also part of jim Steinman's Pandora's Box. She sings Twentieth Century Fox and My Little Red Book the two cover versions) and does a great great great rendition of "The Want Ad" and "The Invocation" (Steinman penned spoken pieces.) I wish Jim would make a best of with her... It could include the entire Night out album, the best bits of her other two albums, the Want Ad, the awesome live version of Heaven can Wait she did on her early eighties tour (fish it out - it's available on the net and is brilliant) and then a few new Steinman ones (like old Steinman songs she could do produced by Steinman). As far as I'm concerned she is the collest of any Steinman or Meat chicks. I wish she'd release more. Bohemian

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White of High Nature's Siegfried Join Date: 27.05.2002 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 2,930	I think she was appearing in a movie, Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman & Jessica Lang. I didn't find her but she was there!!!

02 May 2003, 14:16	#12
Bart Bald Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.03.2003 Location: Holland, but I prefer Greece Posts: 2,243	She played a part in an early nineties comedyserie called Night Court.

02 May 2003, 14:19	#14
Bart Bald Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.03.2003 Location: Holland, but I prefer Greece Posts: 2,243	Ellen Foley turned to acting. She is doing a lot of acting stuff.

02 May 2003, 22:34	#16
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	This topic sent me off looking for sites, and I found a pretty good one at: http://foleyzine.tripod.com/ A lot of it is "under construction" but what is there is pretty good- lots of scanned magazine articles and interviews. Now, I watched "Night Court" for years and I never realized that was the same Ellen Foley! Duh! Sherrie