Rosie Vela’s only album (‘Zazu’) came and went without much fanfare in 1986, written off by many as just another album by some hot model chick turned singer.

Well, that’s not the case. First of all, her songs are self-penned. No Diane Warren, no Steinberg & Kelly, no Desmond Child. And some of them are even pretty solid (‘Tonto’ is a badass jam if you’re into 80’s dancey beats). Her voice is not bad either, kinda reminding of Annie Lennox here and there. She’s backed by an impressive troop of studio rats: Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Jimmy Haslip, Tony Levin, Rick Derringer, Jim Keltner, plus Gary Katz behind the desk. …

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