Josie Aiello

Josie Aiello
Birth name	Josie Aiello
Born	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Pop Jazz R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1984–present
Associated acts	Chicago Catz
Website	josieaiello.com

Josie Aiello is an American singer-songwriter originally from Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts High School which was then followed by DePaul University. She later relocated to Los Angeles, California, finding session work there, which led her to writing songs and singing background vocals.^[1] In 1987, she appeared on the MCA Records release of the Andrew Lloyd Webber original cast recording album Music & Songs from Starlight Express, appearing on four of the album's tracks. Throughout the years, Aiello has worked on music for film, television, TV commercials, soundtracks, and as a collaborative vocalist for many recording artists. Her collaborative work as a backing vocalist spans back to the 1980s. In 2000, Quincy Jones signed her to his record label Qwest, which released her debut album, Unkunvenshunal Girl. In 2006, the Lady J label released her second album, Where I Am.^[2] In 2015, her current record label, Breath of Life, released the single "Elevate" from her third album, Ashes to Beauty.^[3]

Discography

Albums

• 2000 – Unkunvenshunal Girl
• 2006 – Where I Am
• 2015 – Ashes to Beauty

Selected album appearances

• 1986: Taylor Street – Josie Falbo
• 1986: Save Tonight for Me – Chuck Mangione
• 1987: Music & Songs from Starlight Express [Original Cast Recording] – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1987: Simple Things – Richie Havens
• 1988: Intuition – Angela Bofill
• 1992: Designer's Original – Danniebelle Hall
• 1996: Blues, Dues & Love News – Ernestine Anderson
• 1998: Vuelve – Ricky Martin
• 1998: Stay Awhile – Steve Cole
• 1998: Crowe – Crowe
• 1999: Stratosphere – Jimmy Earl
• 1999: Somethin' Bout Love – Brian Culbertson
• 1999: Out of Towners – Marc Shaiman
• 1999: Open My Heart – Deborah Franco
• 2000: Shall We Dance? – Baila
• 2000: Nobody's Angel – Nobody's Angel
• 2001: On the Way to Love – Patti Austin
• 2001: 7 Years of Plenty – Louchie Lou & Michie One
• 2003: It's About Time – Kenny Loggins
• 2004: Broadway Favorites Collection – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 2005: The 1st Chapter – Paul M.
• 2006: Halloween, Vol. 2: Creatures Collection – Mannheim Steamroller
• 2007: Double Up – R. Kelly
• 2008: Christmasville – Mannheim Steamroller
• 2012: Dance Again... the Hits – Jennifer Lopez
• 2012: A Million Lights – Cheryl Cole
• 2013: Closer to the Truth – Cher
• 2013: Ciara – Ciara
• 2014: Sweet Talker – Jessie J

Selected song appearances

• "AC/DC" (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
• "Alright"
• "Better with U"
• "Can This Be Love"
• "Dear You"
• "Drastic Measures"
• "Elevate"
• "Even If"
• "Everybody's Breakin'"
• "Extreeem"
• "Free"
• "Get Sommo"
• "Having a Bad Day"
• "Heavy Heart"
• "Inner Logic"
• "Into You"
• "Isn't It Romantic"
• "Let It Rain"
• "Let the Good Life (Lead to So Much Love)"
• "Little Boy Sweet"
• "Lotta Locomotion" (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
• "Love Yourself"
• "Make Up My Heart" (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
• "My Prayer"
• "My Way"
• "Myself"
• "Need to Be Lonely"
• "Only You" (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
• "Puerto Rican Boy"
• "Ready or Not"
• "Rebel Music"
• "Stop Lovin You"
• "Strong Enough"
• "The Call"
• "Till I Loved You"
• "Unkunvenshunal Girl"
• "Venom"
• "War"
• "Where I Am"
• "You Can Hear Me Now"

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
1984	Body Rock	Vocals / singing
1985	Seven Minutes in Heaven	Vocals / singing
1996	That Thing You Do!	Vocalist
1999	The Out-of-Towners	Vocals / singing
2000	To the Max	Vocalist
2006	The Guardian	Singer – Chicago Catz

References

1. Demalon, Tom. "Josie Aiello: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
2. King, Jackie Lee (December 13, 2006). "Back on the scene with Josie Aiello". Unrated Magazine.com. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
3. "Breath of Life Records". Breath of Life Records.com. Retrieved February 22, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Josie Aiello at the Internet Movie Database