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Infobox musical artist | name = Heidi Berry| background = solo_singer| image =| image_size = | caption =| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = birth year and age|1958| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts | origin =| death_date =| death_place =| genre = Folk music|Folk | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = singer|Vocals | years_active = 1987& ndash;1999| label = Creation Records|Creation , 4AD | associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Heidi Berry (born 1958) is an United States|American singer-songwriter who recorded for Creation Records and 4AD in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1958,Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 221 Berry's mother was a jazz singer with French-Canadian roots, and her father was an actor. Her mother re-married and the family moved to London in 1973.Ankeny, Jason "Allmusic|class=artist|id=heidi-berry-p56303/biography|pure_url=yes Heidi Berry Biography", Allmusic , retrieved 2010-10-16 While studying print-making at college, she recorded a demo tape in 1985, which eventually found its way to Creation Records boss Alan McGee via her then boyfriend Pete Astor . She signed to Creation in 1987, releasing Firefly , a six-song mini-album, recorded with Martin Duffy of Felt (band)|Felt on keyboards and members of Astor's band The Weather Prophets .Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave , Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0231-3, p. 41Anderson, Lydia " http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php? a=heidi_berry Heidi Berry", Trouser Press , retrieved 2010-10-16 A full-length album, Below the Waves , followed in 1989, featuring her brother Christopher on acoustic guitar (who also played on her later albums).Raggett, Ned "Allmusic|class=album|id=below-the-waves-r180515/review|pure_url=yes Below the Waves Review", Allmusic , retrieved 2010-10-16Her relationship with Creation broke down, and she left, stating "I simply felt that they didn't understand me".Sexton, Paul (1996) " http://books.google.co.uk/books? id=wwkEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA9& dq=%22heidi+berry%22& hl=en& ei=u1G5TMH3DMvt4AaVyczoDQ& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=7& ved=0CEgQ6AEwBg#v=onepage& q=%22heidi%20berry%22& f=false 4AD's Heidi Berry Spawns a Miracle", Billboard (magazine)|Billboard , 21 September 1996, p. 9, 79, retrieved 2010-10-16
In 1991, Ivo Watts-Russell asked Berry to sing "'Til I Gain Control Again" on the third album by This MortalCoil ( Blood ), and over the next five years she recorded three albums for 4AD .Her first album for the label, Love (1991) featured Martin McCarrick (of Siouxsie & the Banshees ), Terry Bickers and Laurence O'Keefe (rock musician)|Laurence O'Keefe (of Levitation (band)|Levitation ), Ian Kearey ( Oysterband ) and Lol Coxhill .
In 1999 she collaborated with Patrick Fitzgerald of Kitchens of Distinction as The Lost Girls, releasing the single "Needle's Eye".
Her music has been compared to Nick Drake , Sandy Denny , Sarah McLachlan and Beth Orton , and described as "highly orchestrated folk-rock"Mason, Stewart "Allmusic|class=album|id=heidi-berry-r185236/review|pure_url=yes Heidi Berry Review", Allmusic , retrieved 2010-10-16 The Boston Globe described her as sounding "like a majestic cross between Sandy Denny, Enya and Sade".Morse, Steve (1991) "Heidi Berry Love 4AD", Boston Globe , 12 December 1991, p. 6 Charlotte Robinson of PopMatters described her styles as essentially "folk", with "dark, Celtic instrumental flourishes and layered vocals".Robinson, Charlotte (2001) " http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/berryheidi-pomegranate.shtml Heidi Berry Pomegranate ", PopMatters , retrieved 2010-10-16 Berry cites BillieHoliday and Chrissie Hyndeas influences.Draper, Jimmy "Allmusic|class=album|id=pomegranate-an-anthology-r534653/review|pure_url=yes Pomegranate Review", Allmusic , retrieved 2010-10-16
Reflist Persondata | NAME = Berry, Heidi | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer-songwriter | DATE OF BIRTH = 1958 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Boston, Massachusetts | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Heidi Category:American singer-songwriters Category:4AD artists Category:Creation Records artists Category:Living people Category:1958 births
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