Marc LaFrance: ‘I Just Don’t Know’ – Released: February 2024
Marc LaFrance and Geraldo Dominelli have collaborated and worked together over the last 3 decades. Some of the songs include Runaway, Kiss the Fire, and a recent release Empathy for Love. When asked how the song was inspired Geraldo replied “I just don’t know, is a ballad that I had written years back… It was inspired when someone close to me went through a tragic relationship break up… I had always envisioned it being sung by someone who had a passionate vibe to their voice, and when I crossed paths with Marc LaFrance, recently, I said to myself, he would be the perfect guy to sing that song… He has a proven track record, and the type of passion the song needs. When I played the song for him, he instantly felt it and agreed to sing it, and here we are. I hope you enjoy it!”
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Marc LaFrance: ‘Songbird’ – Released: January 2023
Back in 2003 my nephew Jason LaFrance asked if I could sing Songbird at his wedding. I asked Mick Dalla-Vee my long-time band mate and close friend if he could build me a track to record my vocal for it and he immediately said yes when he knew it was going to be this song. Christine McVie was always his favorite in Fleetwood Mac. Some people were ‘Stevie’, some were ‘Lindsay’ – but for Mick it was always ‘Christine’. Something about her spoke of honesty and purity. We had been planning to release this song for some time. With the passing of Christine we felt now was the time.
Credits:
Marc LaFrance – Lead Vocal, Mick Dalla-Vee – Producer, Engineer, Piano, Guitar all other instruments
Marc LaFrance: ‘Secret Agent’ – Released: November 2021
Spies – how they fascinate us so. Whether it’s a fantasy world of glamourous hotels, beautiful women, high-tech gadgetry, and super-villains – or the gritty cold-war realism of shady espionage, false identities, and betrayals, it is always an endlessly intriguing subject.
Now in ‘Secret Agent’, singer-songwriter Marc LaFrance once again collaborates with songwriter Roger Frankham to explore the inner life of one such character. What happens between all the action, in their more reflective moments when they’re alone?
Film composer Peter Allen has arranged the song, creating the atmospheric and appropriately cinematic background as Marc tells his story. Peter brings a wealth of experience to the project, having scored over 120 feature films as well as numerous documentary films and television shows. Rounding out the musicians are Marc’s compadres from the band Thunderbird, Rob Becker on bass and Kelly Stodola on drums.
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Marc LaFrance: ‘Northern Lights‘ – Released: June 2021
‘Northern Lights’ evokes the experience of someone separated from and missing their homeland. The song’s narrator, who has been living and working outside his own country for years, has his spirit restored as finally he can return home. In singing it, Marc draws on his experiences of entertaining the Canadian armed forces. “The dedication that the men and women in our military pursue daily is truly inspiring. Yes, we were there to entertain but we were also there to hang with them. To hear firsthand their many stories was a real eye opener. I have a totally new respect for how they help serve and protect us.”
Marc has toured internationally with Bachman & Turner and his own bands, representing Canadian music to the world. This new song can be seen as Canadian-themed but is also for anyone anywhere who has spent time away from the home and land they love.
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Marc LaFrance: ‘Empathy for Love’ – Released: April 2021
Marc collaborated on this track with Geraldo Dominelli. Geraldo was involved in writing several of the songs which included “Runaway” and “Kiss the Fire” from Marc’s “Out of Nowhere” and “Blackstone” albums which were produced by Paul Dean of Loverboy fame. Geraldo is a fine guitar player, keyboard player and songwriter. He replaced Doug Johnson for a while in Loverboy and has a great history as a sought-after musician. He is currently working on a project with Hillbilly Vegas a band out of Arkansas, USA. Marc was looking for a Latin flavoured song and suggested this to Geraldo. Hence the song was born.
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Marc LaFrance: ‘Angry‘ – Released: February 2021
Marc wrote and co-produced this track with Mick Dalla-Vee. Mick and Marc have been working together for over 35 years doing many various projects together as well as travelling the world with their bands Cease & Desist, Atlantic Crossing and of course Randy Bachman and Bachman & Turner.
The song was inspired by all the unnerving unrest in the world today. The hope is there will be better days to come.
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Marc LaFrance – Be Kind – Released: December 2020
And some exciting news! Marc has released his first new single in 15 years, entitled ‘Be Kind,’ on his birthday – December 16, 2020! All the links are at his new website – MarcLaFrance.com
Marc’s friend, songwriter Roger Frankham, wrote ‘Be Kind’ and recorded it with Marc remotely in an effort to bring more kindness into the world today. Roger was inspired by the words of writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley: “Try to be a little kinder.” After a lifetime spent studying the human condition, Huxley said he realized ultimately those words were the most important advice he could give anyone.
The song features a wonderful string arrangement by noted film composer Peter Allen, who has known Marc since the early days in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada) where they both started their music careers. Marc would normally have been touring all year as his steady support of Randy Bachman for more than a decade typically provides plenty of work. But due to COVID restrictions globally, instead Marc has been recording and re-releasing his past work. The full Delinquent Records catalogue is out now digitally, including bands Thunderbird, First Shot, and songs from children’s show Babblebrook which aired on West Coast CBC television in the late 1990s.
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Marc LaFrance – Out of Nowhere – Producer Paul Dean – Released: 1994
After much discussion, Paul Dean from the band Loverboy and I finally agreed that we would work together on my solo album which became “Out of Nowhere.” Paul did a great job of compiling songs he had been putting together for either Loverboy or his solo projects. Paul – to quote the title of one of his albums – was a “Machine”!
We did this album at his Machine Works Studio at his home in West Vancouver. We probably worked on the album over the course of a year, whenever either one of us was available. I would often ride my mountain bike from my home on Tobruck Street in North Vancouver to his place to do my vocals. The lead-off track “Out of Nowhere” was written by Cheap Trick members Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander along with Paul Dean and John Dexter.
“Act Out Your Fantasy” made it into the Top 50 in the national Canadian chart The Record. Three videos were produced: “Act Out Your Fantasy“, “Runaway”, and the French version of Runaway “Fugitive“. The track “Kiss the Fire” was placed on top rotation on CFOX the major rock station in Vancouver, thanks to Bob Mills and Rob Robson. This album kicked off Delinquent Records.
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