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White
Lion is actually one of our favorite bands here at
www.ilovethe80s.com.
White Lion was formed in 1983 by Danish vocalist Mike Tramp and American
guitar rocker Vito Bratta in New York City. Funny thing is, with a
name like Vita Bratta, you would think their origins would have been
reversed.
White Lion signed with Elektra in 1984, and their debut
release was soon released (Fight
to Survive). Elektra did not like the final
recording of this album, so they released the band. RCA
subsequently released the album in Japan, Grand Slam Records released it
in the USA (1985), and the rest is history. This album charted at
151 out of 200 on the Billboard Charts. Some of you may remember
the song "Broken Heart" from this release.
By 1987, White Lion had been signed by Atlantic Records,
and
Pride was released the same year and charted at number 11.
Many of you will remember the hit songs "Wait" and
"When the Children Cry" from this release, the videos
of which received heavy rotation on MTV. In support of the album,
White Lion toured with Ace Frehley, Aerosmith, Stryper, Ozzy, Kiss, and
AC/DC. Although their 1989 release,
Big
Game,
did not chart as high, it still included a couple of songs you
may remember ("Little Fighter" and the "Radar Love" cover).
By 1992, White Lion had gone their separate ways.
Attempts to reunite the band failed, as Mike Tramp released new material
under the name Mike Tramp's White Lion and continued touring. At
the time of this writing in 2012, it appeared that Bratta would not be
getting back with the band. The band's 1999 and 2008 releases are
sans Bratta (see below). At the time of this writing, the White
Lion Discography was as follows:1985: Fight to Survive
1987: Pride
1989: Big Game
1991: Mane Attraction
1992: The Best of White Lion
1999: Remembering White Lion
2006: Anthology 83-89
2007: The Definitive Rock Collection
2008: Return of the Pride |
