LITA
Lita is the third solo studio album by the American rock singer and guitarist Lita Ford. It was originally released in February 1988, and it was her first for RCA Records and her first published with the supervision of new manager Sharon Osbourne. The album reached No. 29 on the US Billboard 200 chart and produced the hit singles “Close My Eyes Forever” (a duet with Ozzy Osbourne) and “Kiss Me Deadly” which peaked at numbers eight and twelve respectively on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (More from Wikipedia)
Another former Runaway, Lita Ford became prominent in heavy metal in the 1980’s; her manager was Sharon Osbourne. Ford had a hit single with “Kiss Me Deadly”; she and Ozzy Osbourne (Sharon’s husband) recorded one of the great heavy metal duets in 1988, “Close My Eyes Forever” (included on her third album Lita). Lita Ford married Chris Holmes of the controversial heavy metal band W.A.S.P.
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