Song:Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
Album:Greatest Hits
Not to be confused with legendary singer songwriter Patti Smith, Patty Smyth was lead singer of Scandal for their 1984 top ten hit Warrior. She had her only solo success with the 1992 top five hit Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough. She has been married to tennis star John McEnroe since 1997. She was born June 26, 1957 in New York City. She joined Scandal in 1981. They recorded two albums for Columbia. By the time Warrior reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, internal conflict disintegrated the band and only Patty and guitarist Keith Mack remained. The plan was for them to continue to record as Scandal. That did not work out. Eddie Van Halen invited Patty to replace David Lee Roth in Van Halen. She turned that down and recorded the 1987 solo album Never Enough. It did not sell and Patty left Columbia. She returned with the 1992 CD Patty Smyth for MCA Records and Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It featured vocals by Don Henley of Eagles. The album was certified Gold. Patty co-wrote Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough with Glen Burtnik of Styx. They have written several songs together. E Street Band keyboard player Roy Bittan produced the album. Other than a couple of songs on movie soundtracks, Patty Smyth has not recorded since then. You can get both Warrior and Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough on this comp. VH1 got Scandal to reunite in 2004 and they released an EP in 2008 with the intention of recording a full album. But that was a couple of years ago and nothing has come of it. As I said, Patty has been married to John McEnroe since 1997 and they have six children living with them. I'm sure they keep her busy. Here's the video for Love Sometimes Just Ain't Enough by Patty Smyth featuring Don Henley.
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