Madleen Kane - Sounds Of Love (1980) LP

Madleen Kane is a model and singer born in Malmo,Sweden in 1958 to a Swedish father and American mother. A former Elite fashion model, she had five Top 10 hits on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, debuting in the late 70's and peaking in the early eighties.
During the heyday of international imports crashing North American shores, Madleen's debut album Rough Diamond (1978), started a bidding war. Originally released in France on CBS, it was soon after signed to Warner Brothers in North America. Buoyed by the title track, it became a huge club hit on the Billboard Dance Chart. Its North American release included a promo only remix done by engineer Jimmy Simpson. Other highlights of Rough Diamond included sultry covers of C'est Si Bon and Fever, as well as the morning music classic Touch My Heart.
Paris-based production team Michaele, Lana & Paul Sebastian produced the debut set. They are also known for their work on projects by the likes of Theo Vaness and one-off classic Argentina Forever by Pacific Blue both released on Prelude in the U.S.
Cheri (1979), Kane's 2nd CBS France/Warner Brothers release featured Forbidden Love, a dramatic pop opus arranged by Munich Machine mainstay Thor Baldursson. In the tradition of classic sidelong medleys made famous by the likes of Donna Summer and Cerrone, Madleen's "A Side" suite of Forbidden Love, the title track, its breakdown Fire In My Heart and Secret Love Affair gave her another blockbuster club hit running 15 minutes plus in length. Jim Burgess handled the remixes on the single, clocking in at just over eight minutes.
You and I, a stunning ballad on the set, has become a wedding day classic in Canada, and was considered the best bet in an effort to cross Madleen over to the pop market.