Basia

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
 
Vocalist Basia Trzetrzelewska spent a couple of years in the pop band Matt Bianco, an offshoot of Blue Rondo à la Turk, before she launched a solo career in 1987. With the musical assistance of Matt Biancos Danny White, Basia developed a subtle cocktail jazz-pop which was first showcased on her 1987 debut album, Time and Tide. Supported by the singles New Day for You and Time and Tide, the record became a hit in Europe and America, where the album went platinum. Her second record, 1990s London Warsaw New York, was just as successful, but her third album, 1994s Sweetest Illusion, failed to find an audience. Clear Horizon: The Best of Basia followed in 1998.