Out of the blue a few months ago I got a call from my former Allister band mate Scott Murphy about the possibility of having our oldest daughter Hailey model for the cover of his upcoming CD Guilty Pleasures Love. Scott is (for those of you who don’t know) somewhat of a pop star in Japan, where this CD was just released. Since the breakup of Allister in 2007, Scott has released a bunch of EP’s featuring Japanese language cover songs (Guilty Pleasures II, Guilty Pleasures III, Battleground, and now Guilty Pleasures Love) along with an English language full-length featuring all original material called Balance.
Anyhow, the photo shoot was a ton of fun and it was nice to sorta catch up with Scott over a few Old Speckled Hen’s. Hailey had a blast getting her makeup outlandishly done and posing for the camera as if she was the rock star. This leads me to the package that arrived on our doorstep last week. It contained a poster of the cover, a store display, and a copy of the CD. Have a listen to some of Scott’s stuff below. It’s still hard for me to believe that he’s got this successful solo career in Japan but is virtually unknown here in the United States. Really, a few of the songs below could (or should) be radio hits here. All Scott’s CD’s are available through Universal Records Japan.
MP3:
Scott Murphy - What If from Balance
Scott Murphy - 未来予想図 from Guilty Pleasures Love
Scott Murphy - 1５の夜 from Battleground
Scott Murphy - Falling Apart from Guilty Pleasures III
Scott Murphy - 僕のあやまち (Falling Apart) from Balance
Of course i love the pictures of my little niece the poser. Scott’s got some great music. I enjoyed listening to these.
She looks so cute! There’s got to be a story about the Japanese crossover… wow.