Lisa Hartman
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Lisa Hartman is an American actress and singer.
After some minor television appearances, Lisa Hartman starred in the short-lived Bewitched
spin-off, Tabitha
during 1977-78. She subsequently appeared frequently on television in guest roles, and appeared in the 1981 CBS TV remake of Jacqueline Susann
's Valley of the Dolls
, as Neely O'Hara
.
She then played a major role in the primetime soap Knots Landing
, as rock singer Ciji Dunne, during 1982 and 1983. When her television character was murdered, reaction from fans prompted the producers to create a new "look-alike" character for Hartman. She remained with the show until 1986. She then continued to appear in television guest roles, and played the lead in the feature film Where the Boys Are '84
.
In 1991, she married country music superstar Clint Black
, with whom she has a daughter, Lily Pearl Black, born in 2001.
As Lisa Hartman, she has recorded four solo albums between 1976 and 1987 - two for Kirshner Records, one for RCA Records and one for Atlantic Records. Her most notable song is If Love Must Go, which she performed on various television shows like Solid Gold
and Merv Griffin
. Despite additional contributions from successful songwriters and producers including Jeff Barry
, Dobie Gray
, Bryan Adams
, Rick Springfield
, Will Jennings
, and Holly Knight
, the albums were not commercially successful. She achieved her most notable success with a duet with her husband entitled "When I Said I Do
". It reached number one on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts on December 18, 1999 and was nominated for a Grammy Award
. The duet was ranked #11 on CMT
's 100 Greatest Duets in Country Music in 2005. They recorded a second duet titled "Easy For Me to Say", which peaked at #27 on the country music charts in 2002.
In summer of 1994, Hartman Black co-hosted Universal Studios Summer Blast, a TV special celebrating the 30th anniversary of Universal Studios
.
In April 2011, her albums "Lisa Hartman", "Hold On" and "Letterock" were officially released on CD with bonus tracks by Wounded Bird Records under license from Sony (who holds the rights to them now). Her last album "'til My Heart Stops" has already been reissued on CD on Wonded Bird Records.
After some minor television appearances, Lisa Hartman starred in the short-lived Bewitched
Bewitched
Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Dick Sargent , Agnes Moorehead, and David White. The show is about a witch who marries a mortal and tries to lead the life of a typical suburban...
spin-off, Tabitha
Tabitha (TV series)
Tabitha is an American fantasy sitcom that aired during the 1977-1978 season on ABC. It is a spin-off of Bewitched, which had ended its run several years earlier...
during 1977-78. She subsequently appeared frequently on television in guest roles, and appeared in the 1981 CBS TV remake of Jacqueline Susann
Jacqueline Susann
Jacqueline Susann was an American author known for her best-selling novels. Her most notable work was Valley of the Dolls, a book that broke sales records and spawned an Oscar-nominated 1967 film and a short-lived TV series.-Early years:Jacqueline Susann was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to...
's Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls is a novel by American writer Jacqueline Susann, published in 1966. The "dolls" within the title is a slang term for downers, barbiturates used as sleep aids....
, as Neely O'Hara
Neely O'Hara
Neely O'Hara is a fictional character in the Jacqueline Susann penned novel and movie Valley of the Dolls. She was played by actress Patty Duke in the first movie; and then in the 1981 remake by Lisa Hartman.-Overview:...
.
She then played a major role in the primetime soap Knots Landing
Knots Landing
Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle...
, as rock singer Ciji Dunne, during 1982 and 1983. When her television character was murdered, reaction from fans prompted the producers to create a new "look-alike" character for Hartman. She remained with the show until 1986. She then continued to appear in television guest roles, and played the lead in the feature film Where the Boys Are '84
Where the Boys Are '84
Where the Boys Are '84 is a 1984 remake of the 1960 teen sex comedy film Where the Boys Are, starring Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal and Lynn-Holly Johnson...
.
In 1991, she married country music superstar Clint Black
Clint Black
Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...
, with whom she has a daughter, Lily Pearl Black, born in 2001.
As Lisa Hartman, she has recorded four solo albums between 1976 and 1987 - two for Kirshner Records, one for RCA Records and one for Atlantic Records. Her most notable song is If Love Must Go, which she performed on various television shows like Solid Gold
Solid Gold (TV series)
Solid Gold is an American syndicated music television series that debuted on September 13, 1980. Like many other shows of its genre, such as American Bandstand, Solid Gold featured musical performances and various other elements such as music videos...
and Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin
Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. was an American television host, musician, actor, and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in movies and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986 Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show on Group W Broadcasting...
. Despite additional contributions from successful songwriters and producers including Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
, Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray is an African American singer and songwriter, whose musical career has spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater...
, Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
, Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States...
, Will Jennings
Will Jennings
Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...
, and Holly Knight
Holly Knight
Holly Knight is a songwriter, vocalist and musician of pop and rock music.- Biography :She was born in New York City and started playing classical piano as a young child. She soon became interested in rock music, and left home at about sixteen to pursue her dreams...
, the albums were not commercially successful. She achieved her most notable success with a duet with her husband entitled "When I Said I Do
When I Said I Do
"When I Said I Do" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singers Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black as a duet. It was released in August 1999 as the first single from Clint Black's album, D'lectrified. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
". It reached number one on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts on December 18, 1999 and was nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
. The duet was ranked #11 on CMT
CMT
- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...
's 100 Greatest Duets in Country Music in 2005. They recorded a second duet titled "Easy For Me to Say", which peaked at #27 on the country music charts in 2002.
In summer of 1994, Hartman Black co-hosted Universal Studios Summer Blast, a TV special celebrating the 30th anniversary of Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
.
In April 2011, her albums "Lisa Hartman", "Hold On" and "Letterock" were officially released on CD with bonus tracks by Wounded Bird Records under license from Sony (who holds the rights to them now). Her last album "'til My Heart Stops" has already been reissued on CD on Wonded Bird Records.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Lisa Hartman |
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| Hold On |
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| Letterock |
RCA Records RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label... |
| Til My Heart Stops |
Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... |
Featured singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1999 | "When I Said I Do When I Said I Do "When I Said I Do" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singers Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black as a duet. It was released in August 1999 as the first single from Clint Black's album, D'lectrified. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... " |
Clint Black Clint Black Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
1 | 31 | 1 | D'lectrified D'lectrified D'lectrified is a 1999 album by country singer Clint Black. It is also the first album in Black's career that he produced by himself.... |
| 2001 | "Easy for Me to Say" | 27 | — | * | Greatest Hits II Greatest Hits II (Clint Black album) Greatest Hits II is a 2001 compilation album by country singer Clint Black. It was his last release for RCA Records.Like his first Greatest Hits volume, it compiles a dozen hit songs from his previous albums and adds four new recordings: the romantic duet "Easy For Me To Say" , "Little Pearl and... |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions |
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Filmography
- Back to You and Me (2005) - Sydney 'Syd' Ludwick
- Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack (1998) - Ponder Favor
- Out of Nowhere (1997) - Lauren Carlton
- Have You Seen My Son (1996) - Lael Pritcher
- Dazzle (1995) - Juanita 'Jazz' Kilkullen
- Someone Else's Child (1994) - Cory Maddox
- Search for Grace (1994) - Ivy
- Falsely Accused (1993) - Laurie Samuels
- 2000 Malibu Rd (1992) Jade O Keefe
- The Return of Eliot NessEliot NessEliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, and the leader of a legendary team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables.- Early life :...
(1991) - Madeline Whitfield - Red Wind (1991) - Kris Morrow
- Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991) - Susan Lowell
- Not of This World (1991) - Linda Fletcher
- Bare Essentials (1991) - Sydney Wayne
- The Take (1990) - Delaney
- The Operation (1990) - Laura Parks
- Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989) - Sarah Dutton
- Student Exchange (1987)
- Roses Are for the Rich (1987) - Autumn McAvin Norton Corbett Osborne
- Knots LandingKnots LandingKnots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle...
(1982–1986) - Ciji Dunne/Cathy Geary-Rush - Beverly Hills Connection(1985) - Amanda Ryder
- The 17th Bride (1985) - Liza
- Where the Boys Are '84Where the Boys Are '84Where the Boys Are '84 is a 1984 remake of the 1960 teen sex comedy film Where the Boys Are, starring Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal and Lynn-Holly Johnson...
(1984) - Jennie - "T. J. HookerT. J. HookerT.J. Hooker is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 1982 on ABC and ran on the network until May 4, 1985...
" (1982) - Allison Baker - Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981) - Neely O'Hara
- Deadly BlessingDeadly BlessingDeadly Blessing is a horror movie directed by Wes Craven, released in the United States on August 14, 1981.-Synopsis:Martha and Tom Schmidt live in an isolated farm named 'Our Blessing', where most of it's population are of the Hittite religion. Jim used to be a Hittite himsef but left the...
(1981) - Faith Stohler - The Great American Traffic Jam (1980) - Nikki
- Where the Ladies Go (1980) - Crystal
- Magic on Love Island (1980) - Crystal Kramer
- Just Tell Me You Love Me (1980) - Julie
- Murder at the World Series (1977) - Stewardess
- TabithaTabitha (TV series)Tabitha is an American fantasy sitcom that aired during the 1977-1978 season on ABC. It is a spin-off of Bewitched, which had ended its run several years earlier...
(1977–78) - Tabitha Stephens
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Vocal Event of the Year - "When I Said I Do" (with Clint Black Clint Black Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... ) |
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| 2000 | 42nd Grammy Awards | Best Country Collaboration of the Year - "When I Said I Do" (with Clint Black) | |