A former Eurovision contest participant, Clemenceau had a modest hit with her version of "Solitaire" in France, where the single peaked at #22 on the French pop charts. "Solitaire", originally written and recorded in 1981 by French singer-songwriter Martine Clemenceau, was actually a song about a recluse who shuts himself away from a world moving toward nuclear war. Despite the fact that each of these songs retain their original titles in their Branigan incarnations, each song inspired a new concept that were thought to better fit Branigan's voice and the American Pop sensibility than did their respective original themes.
] As with "Gloria" before it and "Ti Amo" the following year, Branigan's "Solitaire" was neither a completely original composition nor was it merely an English translation of a foreign song, as is often erroneously suggested. In addition to being the first proof Laura Branigan would not be a one-hit wonder, "Solitaire" is notable for being the first hit for songwriter Diane Warren. Though not quite as successful as "Gloria," "Solitaire" was another international hit for Branigan, notably hitting the Pop Top Five in Australia and peaking at number eight on both the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts in Canada. Branigan's single also charted on the U.S. "Solitaire" entered the Billboard Hot 100 the same week "Gloria" fell off the charts, and became the singer's fastest-rising single, surging to a #7 peak on that chart, and a notch higher on the ARC Weekly Top 40 charts. Rather than follow that hit with another track from the " Branigan" album, the artist recorded a follow-up, " Branigan 2", and released "Solitaire" as its first single. singles charts, peaking at #1 on the Cashbox and ARC Weekly Top 40 charts and at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was her second consecutive Top Ten hit on the U.S., Australian, and Canadian charts.īranigan's debut album had featured the massive hit " Gloria", which spent six months on the U.S. " Solitaire" is a pop-rock song by Laura Branigan, appearing on her second album " Branigan 2" and released as its first single in early 1983. Next single = " How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" Writer = Martine Clemenceau, Diane Warren " Squeeze Box" and "If You Loved Me" (European 12")
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