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With her distinctive, warm contralto vocal range, British singer-songwriter Julia Fordham took this pleasant, mellow track to #27 on the UK Pop chart in 1988. "Happy Ever After" took its inspiration from Nelson Mandela's struggle and imprisonment through apartheid in South Africa, and also in the background you'll hear some emotive chanting and harmonization by the vocal trio called Afrodiziak, composed of singers Claudia Fontaine, Caron Wheeler and Naomi Thompson. The single was also released in the USA, where it went to #24 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
from the album Julia Fordham
written by Julia Fordham
© copyright 1988 Circa Records Ltd, Virgin Records Ltd, Blue Mountain Music Ltd. All rights reserved.
With her distinctive, warm contralto vocal range, British singer-songwriter Julia Fordham took this pleasant, mellow track to #27 on the UK Pop chart in 1988. "Happy Ever After" took its inspiration from Nelson Mandela's struggle and imprisonment through apartheid in South Africa, and also in the background you'll hear some emotive chanting and harmonization by the vocal trio called Afrodiziak, composed of singers Claudia Fontaine, Caron Wheeler and Naomi Thompson. The single was also released in the USA, where it went to #24 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
from the album Julia Fordham
written by Julia Fordham
© copyright 1988 Circa Records Ltd, Virgin Records Ltd, Blue Mountain Music Ltd. All rights reserved.
