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DANNY WILDE - THE BOYFRIEND (1986)

Released in 1986 on Island Records, Danny Wilde's first solo album 'The Boyfriend' featured a lineup that looks very much like that of the first Rembrandts album-with Phil Solem on guitar and Pat Mastelotto on drums. But the sound of The Boyfriend isn't quite what a longtime Rembrandts fan might expect. Although the album features solid songwriting and Wilde's signature voice, The Boyfriend is a straightforward guitar rock album---and a pretty good one. The first single, Isn't It Enough, was a Top 20 rock radio hit, and would later be covered by live by Martina McBride and appeared Patty Smyth's album 'Never Enough'. The follow up single, Body To Body also received heavy airplay from rock radio, but The Boyfriend wasn't a huge commercial success. But the modest success of The Boyfriend was enough to interest David Geffen Records, who soon purchased Wilde's contract.

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Songs
Isn't It Enough / Body To Body / Restless Heart / Angel (This Must Be Heaven) / Hold Out For Me / The Sound of My Heart Breaking / Katherine / He Can Have You / Criminal Mind / The Boyfriend