Branigan 2

Branigan 2
Studio album by
Laura Branigan
ReleasedMarch 1983
Recorded1982
Studio
  • Rusk Sound (Hollywood, California)
  • Allen Zentz (Hollywood, California)
Length37:15
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJack White
Laura Branigan chronology
Branigan
(1982) 		Branigan 2
(1983) 		Self Control
(1984)
Singles from Branigan 2
  1. "Solitaire"
    Released: March 1983
  2. "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
    Released: June 1983
  3. "Deep in the Dark"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Branigan 2 is the second studio album by American singer Laura Branigan, released in March 1983 by Atlantic Records. The album reached number 29 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on September 18, 1985, denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.[2]

Three singles were released from the album. The lead single, "Solitaire", is a cover version of a 1981 French-language song of the same name by French singer Martine Clémenceau, with English lyrics written by Diane Warren. The single was a commercial success, peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3] The second single, "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You", was co-written by Michael Bolton. It reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks.[3][4]

Branigan 2 also includes a cover of the Who's "Squeeze Box" (1975), as well as "Deep in the Dark", a newly written song to the music of Falco's "Der Kommissar" (1981). "Deep in the Dark" was released in the United Kingdom as the album's third and final single.[5]

The song "Find Me" was used as the love theme of the 1983 Robert Hays film Touched.

  1. ^ Buss, Bryan. "Branigan 2 – Laura Branigan". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Laura Branigan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Laura Branigan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Laura Branigan – Deep in the Dark (1983, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved August 2, 2022.