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26-406: Patricia Smyth (born June 26, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. She first came into national attention with the rock band Scandal and went on to record and perform as a solo artist. Her distinctive voice and new wave image gained broad exposure through video recordings aired on cable music video channels such as MTV . Her debut solo album Never Enough was well received, and generated

52-513: A duplex on the Upper West Side of Manhattan . According to a 2023 interview on Steve O's Wild Ride , musician Sammy Hagar stated that Eddie Van Halen and Patty Smyth had a sexual relationship during her early musical career. Scandal (American band) Scandal is an American rock band formed in 1981 and fronted by Patty Smyth . The band scored heavy rotation classics on MTV with " Goodbye to You " (1982) and "Love's Got

78-835: A Line on You" (1983), setting the stage for their first full-length album on Columbia Records, that spawned an RIAA-certified platinum hit in both the United States and Canada, with the song " The Warrior ", peaking at No. 7 in 1984. The song ended up in Billboard ' s Top 50 songs for that year. Scandal was formed in New York City in 1981 by guitarist Zack Smith. The other initial members included: bassist Ivan Elias (1950–1995), guitarist Keith Mack, keyboardist Benjy King (1953–2012), drummer Frankie LaRocka (1954–2005) (later replaced by Thommy Price ), and singer Patty Smyth . Jon Bon Jovi also briefly played guitar for

104-532: A backing singer on several songs on his albums Building the Perfect Beast and The End of the Innocence . Smyth subsequently co-wrote the 1994 song " Look What Love Has Done ," nominated for a Grammy and an Academy Award after its inclusion in the soundtrack to the feature film Junior . Further soundtrack commissions resulted in her writing and composing the theme tune , "Wish I Were You," to

130-651: A band ("Hard for You to Love Me", also referred to as "Make It Hard") in over 24 years on January 17, 2009 in Ridgefield, Connecticut to a standing ovation. Smyth stated the song would be available to purchase digitally in February 2009, with the new EP to follow shortly. However, the single had been indefinitely delayed as the EP would be expanded to a full-length album, according to Smyth's blog in May 2009. As of December 2011,

156-466: A band ("Hard for You to Love Me," also referred to as "Make It Hard") in over 24 years on January 17, 2009 in Ridgefield, Connecticut . Smyth was married to musician Richard Hell in 1985–86; they had a daughter. She met professional tennis player John McEnroe in 1993. Their daughter was born in 1995, and the couple married in 1997. They have since had another daughter. Smyth and McEnroe live in

182-494: A character's sense of entrapment in an evil, convulsive metropolis: "You see a lot more meanness in the city/It's the kind that eats you up inside/Hard to come away with anything that feels like dignity." The magazine placed the album at No. 73 on its 1989 list of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties". Reviewing retrospectively for AllMusic , critic Vik Iyengar has written of the album, "After experimenting with synthesizers and

208-460: A pair of Top 100 hits. In the early 1990s she reached the top 10 with the hit single " Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough ," a duet with Don Henley of Eagles . She performed and co-wrote with James Ingram the song " Look What Love Has Done " for the 1994 motion picture Junior . The work earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media , as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song . Patty Smyth

234-550: A pop sound on his solo debut, Don Henley hits the mark on his sophomore release, Building the Perfect Beast . This album established Henley as an artist in his own right after many successful years with the Eagles , as it spawned numerous hits." The original mix of the album was reissued in Japan in a replica of the original compact disc artwork. The album was remastered, for this reissue using Direct Stream Digital (DSD) to transfer

260-541: A string of concerts on the United States East Coast culminating in a show at Irving Plaza in their home city (New York) on February 9, 2005. During the summer of 2006, the band (excluding Price and Sulton) reunited again for VH1's "We Are the '80s" tour, playing a string of large – mainly outdoor – venues and earning critical acclaim. During the summer and fall of 2007, they toured again (this time without Zack Smith). In July 2008, Billboard reported

286-724: The Billboard 200 and was certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned four singles which all reached the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100 , including " The Boys of Summer ", which would become one of Henley's most popular songs and win him numerous awards, including a Grammy Award and four MTV Video Music Awards . Reviewing the album in Rolling Stone , Kurt Loder wrote that " Building

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312-463: The Eagles ' song "Learn to Be Still", which was released on their live album Hell Freezes Over (1994). The album also features contributions from Fleetwood Mac 's guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham , the Go-Go's lead vocalist Belinda Carlisle , and features contributions from Randy Newman , Jim Keltner , Waddy Wachtel , Pino Palladino , Steve Porcaro , and Ian Wallace . The album reached #13 on

338-701: The Tom Waits song " Downtown Train " (which Rod Stewart would make a hit three years later) and the title track "Never Enough," which was co-written with members of the Hooters and based on a song of the same title that Hooters members Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman had written for their earlier band, Baby Grand. In 1988, she contributed the Diane Warren penned "I Run Right Back" to the Caddyshack II soundtrack. She put out another solo effort in 1992,

364-414: The '80s series. The compilation contained three unreleased tracks from the 1982 recording sessions ("Grow So Wise", "If You Love Me", "I'm Here Tonight") as well as "All My Life," previously available on the flip side of "Goodbye to You". In July 2008, Billboard reported the upcoming release of new music by the band (featuring original members Keith Mack and Benjy King). They debuted their first single as

390-431: The 1998 feature film Armageddon . (Her husband, former tennis professional John McEnroe , claimed in his autobiography that she was inspired to write the song by his own attempt at a musical career; she was struck by his excitement at playing music, when her own feelings about the music industry were much more ambivalent.) In 1999, Smyth sang lead vocals on a cover of " Ode To Billie Joe " (the 1967 Bobbie Gentry hit) on

416-480: The Perfect Beast is a meticulously crafted and programmed set of songs about love and politics. The first side is given to personal reflections on love and loss, such as the wistful "Boys of Summer." Side two is more issue-oriented, tackling subjects from genetic engineering ("Building the Perfect Beast") to America's reckless foreign policy ("All She Wants to Do Is Dance"). The album's longest and most ambitious piece, "Sunset Grill," describes in disturbingly vivid images

442-484: The album Smokin' Section by Tom Scott & The L.A. Express. In 2015, to promote the release of her Christmas album Come On December , she crowdfunded a campaign to support the Headstrong Project ; all the money raised on the pre-orders of her album were designated to the non-profit. The album featured the single "Broken," and the music video for the single was released just before Veterans Day , and

468-425: The album peaked at No. 17 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and the first song off the release, also titled " The Warrior ," was a Top 10 hit. However, despite their success, internal strife within the band led to their break-up soon afterward. Following the end of Scandal, Smyth was invited by her friend Eddie Van Halen to join the band Van Halen to replace David Lee Roth as lead singer. However, she declined

494-528: The band in 1983. The band had much success early on but due to struggles within the group and their record company, it slowly dissolved—losing member after member. By the time "The Warrior" tour hit the road in 1984, all that remained of the original lineup were Smyth and Mack. Scandal broke up shortly after the tour ended. The group (minus Ivan Elias, who died of cancer in June 1995; replaced by Kasim Sulton ) reunited in 2004 for VH1's Bands Reunited show and did

520-457: The eponymous album Patty Smyth . Off of that effort, she secured a hit record via " Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough ," a duet with Don Henley of the Eagles . This peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was certified gold for sales of 500,000. The album, also certified gold, featured an additional US Top 40 hit with "No Mistakes" and also spawned the minor hit "I Should Be Laughing." Smyth had previously recorded with Henley as

546-538: The following songs: Building the Perfect Beast For the album, Henley collaborated primarily with guitarist Danny Kortchmar , along with members of the then line-up of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , who contributed to the writing of the songs: guitarist Mike Campbell , keyboardist Benmont Tench and drummer Stan Lynch , the last of whom would later collaborate with Henley in composing

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572-548: The offer, because she was eight months pregnant and "It was just not the right time for me," she stated. "I was a New Yorker, I didn't want to live in LA ... and those guys were drunk and fighting all the time". She guest-appeared on the Hooters 1985 album Nervous Night on the song "Where Do the Children Go" as an accompanying vocalist. Smyth released her first solo album, Never Enough , in 1987. It contained her version of

598-620: The only new music released was " Silent Night ", their cover of the Christmas classic, which was featured in the NCIS Season 9 Christmas episode, "Newborn King" and subsequently available for purchase on the band's official website. Original bassist Ivan Elias died June 4, 1996 from lymphoma. Original drummer Frankie LaRocka died in 2005 after undergoing surgery. Original keyboardist Benjy King died on September 20, 2012, from injuries sustained in an accident. Scandal has music videos for

624-599: The upcoming release of new music by Patty Smyth and Scandal (featuring original members Keith Mack and Benjy King). At a performance in Dewey Beach, Delaware on August 3, 2008, Smyth indicated Scandal would be releasing a new five song EP in the near future. Scandal also performed one of their new songs, "Trust in Me". Other new titles include "Make It Hard" and "End of the Girl". Patty Smyth and Scandal debuted their first single as

650-525: Was born in New York City , New York. She was raised in Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn , New York City, New York. Smyth joined Scandal as lead vocalist in 1981. The band released a self-titled debut EP the next year. Featuring the song " Goodbye to You ," it went on to become Columbia Records ' biggest selling EP . In 1984, they put out their follow-up, Warrior . Buoyed by MTV airplay,

676-515: Was filmed on the grounds of a Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter. The album was released on November 20, 2015. In 2004, VH1 recruited Smyth and the surviving members of Scandal for a Bands Reunited episode, resulting in a small reunion tour of concerts on the East Coast of the United States in 2005. The next year, Columbia/Legacy released a new Scandal compilation CD as part of the We Are

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