Denice Brooks Band
Denice Brooks Band
Denice Brooks Band
Denice Brooks – vocals
Leander Neidig – keyboard
Pelle Buschmann – bass
Samuel Dietze – drums
Denice Brooks built her solo career while she performed with Anita Baker, Roy Ayers, Luther Vandross, Tina Turner and Natalie Cole. She moved Prince with her version of “Purple Rain” and made huge crowds dance all over Europe. Now, she is back.
Rising Star
While living in Germany in the 90’s – Jennifer Rush (“Power of Love“) and Dr. Alban (“Sing Hallelujah“) hired Denice for their European tours, where she was a huge success.
Sir Paul McCartney also hired her to co-star in a musical which he wrote. It was based on his duet with Stevie Wonder in their Grammy winning song “Ebony and Ivory”. Every show was sold out and the audience responded with standing ovations for her performances every night.
Text: denicebrooks.com
Denice Brooks’ interpretation of Prince’s “Purple Rain“was recorded and released as a 12“ maxi single and a 7“ single in 1984, shortly after she moved to Berlin for the first time. Not only did she perform the song countless times on stage, but she also sang the third verse during a Prince concert in Berlin. The tune “Do Ya Want My Love“ is on the B-side.
In 1990, “Cussin & Cryin’ and Carryin’ On“ was released as a 12″ maxi single and a 7″ single. They also contained the song “You Fill My Days with Memories“ from the feature film “My Lovely Monster“.
1991, the album “You Fill My Days“ followed. It contained the songs released on singles earlier plus eight additional tunes five of which were written or co-written by Denice Brooks.
This was released both on a 12″ maxi single and a 7″ single in 1985. The song “Only Love“ was featured on the B-side.
