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| genre = [[Wikipedia:Hot Dance Club Songs|Dance/Club]], [[Wikipedia:Adult contemporary music|Adult contemporary]]
| occupation = Singer/songwriter, special needs teacher
| instrument = Piano
| years_active = 1989–present
| label = [[Wikipedia:CypressRecords|Cypress]]/[[Wikipedia:A&M Records|A&M Records]]| associated_acts = [[Wikipedia:Michael Damian|Michael Damian]], Michael Parnell
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Draft: '''Lori Ruso''' (Lori M. Ruso), is a singer and songwriter from the greater Los Angeles, California area. Ruso is known for her 1990 album, ''Show Off'', with two songs landing in the Top 20 on [[Adult Contemporary]] charts, leading the warm up band for [[Wikipedia:Michael Damian|Michael Damian]]'s "Rock On" tour, and was the voice of the opening theme-song, "Never Gonna Be the Same Again" for the 1989, Halloween-classic film, ''[[Wikipedia:Teen Witch|Teen Witch]]''.
[http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ldshistorical&id=I360295 new source found]
== Early life ==
Ruso was born in [[Santa Cruz, California]], and grew up in California and Arizona, {{highlight|attending High school in Culver City, California?}} Her , her interest in writing music began as a child, evaluating situations which arose in her life and responding in lyric, this interest evolved from singing for church functions to paid wedding performances. Working her way through her Bachelor of Science in Social Cultural Anthropology, at [[WikipediaSanta Wikipedia:Santa Clara University:|Santa Clara University]] Ruso was finding work as a backup singer for contemporary artists and doing advertising jingles. Upon graduation, also worked as a teacher in Los Angeles and has completed post-graduate coursework in Elementary and Secondary Education, at [[Wikipedia:UCLA|UCLA]], and collegiate level voice coursework in Vienna, Austria. {{highlight|(school needed)}}
== Career ==
 
Grammy Award winning mixer, [[Wikipedia:Studio City Sound| Tom Weir]] and producer [[Wikipedia:Larry Weir]] encountered Ruso's singing at a church performance. Ruso's musical influences are, Karen Carpenter, Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand. Streisand's influence has prevalence in Ruso's work, but there is also a note-hitting precision found in Ruso's a cappella offerings that suggests she also studies Celine Dion. The Weir brothers approached Ruso and included her in their production of the film ''Teen Witch'' (1989) where Ruso opens the film with "Never Gonna Be the Same Again".
| Released = March 27, 1990
| Format = "LP/Cassete/CD"
| Label = [[Wikipedia:Cypress Records|Cypress]]/[[Wikipedia:A&M Records|A&M Records]]
| Writer = <!-- "Songwriter name" or "[[Songwriter name]]" -->
| Producer = [[Wikipedia:Larry Weir|Larry Weir]], [[Wikipedia:Studio City Sound|Tom Weir]]
| Director = <!-- "Director name" or "[[Director name]]" for music videos -->
| Chart position= <!-- "No. 1 U.S." or "No. 12 UK" or such -->
| Tracks = <!-- " "One", "Two", "Three" ", etc. -->
| Bonus tracks = <!-- "Four" (Japan edition) -->
| Singles = "Show Off" {{highlight|(A/C Top 20s -- "I'm Gonna Be", "Never Look Back")}}
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| headline = ''Show Off'' (LP Album)
| writer5 = L. Ruso/[[Studio City Sound|Tom Weir]]
| length5 = 4:13
| title6 = [[Never Gonna Be the Same Again]]| note6 = theme song for the film ''[[Wikipedia:Teen Witch|Teen Witch]]''| writer6 = [[Wikipedia:Cindy Valentine|C. Valentine]], [[Wikipedia:Larry Weir|L. Weir]]
| length6 = 3:56
| title7 = Never Look Back
| note7 = duet w [[Wikipedia:Michael Damian|Michael Damian]]]
| writer7 =
| length7 = 4:15
{{tracklisttrack listing
| collapsed = noyes
| headline = ''Show Off'' (EP Single)
==== Personnel ====
;Performance<ref name="AllMusic Show Off Credits"/>
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* Dennis Belfield - bass
* [[Wikipedia:John Campbell]] - keyboards* [Wikipedia:[Michael Damian]] - vocals* [[Wikipedia:Richard Elliot]] - saxophone* [[Wikipedia:Tim Landers]] - bass{{Col-3}}
* Michael Parnell - keyboards
* [[Wikipedia:Tim Pierce]] - guitar
* Lori Ruso - primary artist, vocals (background)
* Johnnie Walker - vocals (background)
* [[Wikipedia:Larry Weir]] - keyboards, producer{{Col-3}}* [[Wikipedia:Studio City Sound|Tom Weir]] - drums, vocals (Background)
* Kevin Wyatt - keyboards
* [[Wikipedia:Michael Wycoff]] - vocals (background){{Col-end}};Production <ref name="AllMusic Show Off Credits"/>{{Col-begin}}{{Col-2}}* Michael Parnell - composer* Lori Ruso - composer* [[Cindy Valentine]] - composer{{Col-2}}* [[Larry Weir]] - producer, composer* [[Studio City Sound|Tom Weir]] - engineer, mixing, composer, producer{{Col-div col end}}-->
====Reception====
:''[[Billboard Magazine]]'' selected "I'm Gonna Be", which was written by Michael Parnell ([[Meredith Brooks]], [[Brian Setzer]]) and Lori Ruso, as a Critic's Choice, "Ruso's sparkling delivery on this mid-tempo, inspirational number is beautifully enhanced by an exquisite saxophone arrangement."
:"A thoroughly entertaining set mixing energetic dance-pop numbers with ponderous adult contemporary ballads, Show Off stands out for two reasons: one, Lori Ruso's simultaneously rockin' and gorgeous vocals; two, solid arrangements that don't strictly adhere to normal protocol of late-'80s/early-'90s Top 40 material. True, the melodies have "1989" written all through them -- in fact, many seem like they would fit perfectly into silver screen flicks of the time. But Ruso has a classically tinted belting style that gives each tune a distinctive stamp, and she is consistently in tandem with the equally vibrant backing musicians."
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| Released = 1993 Discogs or April 16, 1995 Allmusic
| Format = "Cassete/CD"
| Label = Major Records(MJR-39372) Major Musik (1995)
| Writer = <!-- "Songwriter name" or "[[Songwriter name]]" -->
| Producer = [[Wikipedia:Larry Weir|Larry Weir]], [[Wikipedia:Studio City Sound|Tom Weir]]
| Director = <!-- "Director name" or "[[Director name]]" for music videos -->
| Chart position= <!-- "No. 1 U.S." or "No. 12 UK" or such -->
| Tracks = <!-- " "One", "Two", "Three" ", etc. -->
| Bonus tracks = <!-- "Four" (Japan edition) -->
| Singles = {{highlight|"Rolling Ocean"}}
}}
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| headline =
;Performance<ref name="AllMusic I Believe in Love Again"/>
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* Dennis Belfield - bass
* John Campbell - keyboards
* Luis Conti - percussion
* [[Wikipedia:Richard Elliot]] - saxophone
* Dennis Farias - trumpet
* Denny Fongheiser - drums
* Keith Jones - bass
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* Nick Lane - trombone
* Steve Madaio - trumpet
* Chris Mostert - saxophone
* [[Wikipedia:Novi Novog]] - viola
* Michael Parnell - bass, keyboards
* [[Wikipedia:Tim Pierce]] - guitar
* Ken Rarick - keyboards
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* Jim Roberts - saxophone
* Lori Ruso - primary artist, vocals (background)
* Jane Bovingdon Semel - photography, stylist
* [[Wikipedia:Art Wood]] - drums* [[Wikipedia:Michael Wycoff]] - vocals (background){{Col-div col end}}
;Production<ref name="AllMusic I Believe in Love Again"/>
{{Col-begin}}{{Col-3}}* Jon Abeyta - photography, stylist* [[Johnny Clegg]] - composer* Nick Lane - horn arrangements{{Col-3}}* Steve Marcusson - mastering* Michael Parnell - composer* An Rafferty - art direction, design{{Col-3}}* Lori Ruso - composer* Jussi Tegelman - engineer* [[Studio City Sound|Tom Weir]] - engineer, mixing, producer{{Col-end}}-->
==Advocacy==
* [[Wikipedia:Revlon Run Walk|Revlon Race for Breast and Ovarian Cancer]]
== References ==
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{{Reflist |refs =
<ref name="Discogs Show Off LP">{{cite web|title=Lori Ruso|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lori-Ruso-Show-Off/master/562389|work=Show Off|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=16 November 2013|year=1989|quote=Show Off LP}}</ref>
<ref name="Discogs Show Off EP">{{cite web|title=Lori Ruso|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lori-Ruso-Show-Off/master/290363|work=Show Off (EP)|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=16 November 2013|year=1990|quote=Single EP Show Off (12") Cypress Records, V-74501 US, CTI 1201 Canada 1990}}</ref>
<ref name="Discog alt title Show Off">{{cite web|title=Lori Ruso|work=Something About You|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=16 November 2013|year=1989|quote=Alternate title for ''Show Off" in Spain -- Label: Vemsa ‎– E-30.1974 VLP-353|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lori-Ruso-Something-About-You/release/4797096}}</ref>
<ref name="AllMusic Show Off Credits">{{cite web|title=Lori Ruso: Show Off|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/show-off-mw0000308135/credits|work=Credits|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="AllMusic I Believe in Love Again">{{cite web|title=Lori Ruso|work=I Believe in Love Again|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=16 November 2013|date=16 April 1995|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-believe-in-love-again-mw0001002815}}</ref>
<ref name="Discogs I believe">{{cite web|title=Lori Ruso|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lori-Ruso-I-Believe-In-Love-Again/master/562390|work=I Believe In Love Again|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=16 November 2013|year=1993}}</ref>
<ref name="Kantor Review">{{cite web|last=Justin|first=Kantor|title=Lor Ruso: Show Off|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/show-off-mw0000308135|work=Review by Justin Kantor|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref>
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