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Johnette Napolitano was born and raised in Los Angeles, the eldest of five children [4] in an Italian American family. [5] [6]Her parents recognized their daughter possessed musical talent when, as a child, she was able to play "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on piano by ear. [5]
Singer-songwriter and bassist Johnette Napolitano first formed a group with former Sparks bassist James Mankey on guitar in Los Angeles in 1982. Their first recording was the song "Heart Attack," released under the band name Dreamers on the compilation album The D.I.Y. Album (1982). [1]
The album was produced by Johnette Napolitano; it began as a solo project, with Napolitano initially recording in her home. [9] [10] "Mother of Pearl" is a cover of the Roxy Music song. [11] "Come Away with Me" incorporates unrecorded lyrics written by Janis Joplin.
Johnette Napolitano provided the vocals, bass guitar, samples, and the album artwork. Paul Thompson played drums and James Mankey played guitar. "Jenny I Read" details the rise to stardom and subsequent fall into happy obscurity of a fashion model (rumoured to be Bettie Page), while "Mexican Moon" finds Napolitano singing about a failed romance ...
Concrete Blonde lead vocalist Johnette Napolitano said of the album: It was pretty miserable. It's not a happy little disc. We had a string of bad luck and [Bloodletting] was the tail end of it. A particularly bad relationship. It had never happened to me until I was 29 years old. I had a hard time getting over it.
Cover design by Johnette Napolitano & Anne Sperling; Paintings and photographs by Anne Sperling; All songs by Concrete Blonde except "It's Only Money" by Phil Lynott; Write to Concrete Blonde c/o Happy Hermit, 6520 Selma Ave, #567, L.A., CALIF 90028; Band members: Harry Rushakoff, James Mankey, Johnette Napolitano, Alan Bloch
A press release for the Vowel Movement album stated, "Holly and Johnette formed the band on New Year's Eve in 1993 when neither of them had a date. They drank, smoked pot, did each others Tarot cards, then the I-Ching, drank some more, Johnette picked up her bass, Holly got on her drums, Johnette started mumbling, and Vowel Movement was born."
The song was written by Johnette Napolitano, and produced by Concrete Blonde and Chris Tsangarides. "Someday?" "Someday?" reached number 8 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in May 1992.