Lita Ford

Lita Ford is a British-born, American-raised rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways in the late 1970s before embarking on a successful solo career in the 1980s.

Following the breakup of The Runaways, Ford set about launching a solo career. Her debut solo album, entitled Out for Blood, was released in 1983. Her next release, 1984's Dancin' on the Edge which included the single "Fire In My Heart". The follow-up single, "Gotta Let Go", reached Number One on the Mainstream Rock charts.

Ford toured extensively for the next four years while not releasing any new music. The follow-up album, The Bride Wore Black, was recorded with Tony Iommi serving as producer, but never released.

Following the failure to have her third solo album released, Ford re-emerged with a more radio-friendly pop-metal sound. In 1988, she released her most commercially successful album, the self-produced Lita. The album featured four commercial hits, including "Kiss Me Deadly", "Back To The Cave", "Close My Eyes Forever", and "Falling In And Out Of Love". The ballad "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains her most successful song, reaching #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Ford followed up the success of Lita with the 1990 album Stiletto. Stiletto featured the singles "Hungry" and "Lisa". Ford's next release was 1991's Dangerous Curves on Spitfire Records, which featured her last charting single to date, "Shot Of Poison".

Following the release of Black in 1995, Ford did not release new material until the Wicked Wonderland album almost fifteen years later.

In June 2008, Ford re-emerged with a new band, playing several warm-up gigs under the moniker Kiss Me Deadly. In June 2009, she began touring the United States and Europe with a new line-up.

After a long recording hiatus, Ford released the new album Wicked Wonderland in October 2009. in June 2011, Living Like A Runaway was released.