Biography
An expressive pop-rock vocalist reminiscent of Pat Benatar, Tané Cain possessed the potential for major success during the 1980s yet failed to achieve the commercial recognition warranted by her talent. Listeners encountering her work throughout that decade frequently drew parallels to Benatar above all others, a comparison Cain herself rejected while asserting Grace Slick as her primary influence. Hawaii served as the birthplace and upbringing locale for the singer, who performed for several years alongside the Latin jazz ensemble Sweet Honesty prior to her relocation to San Francisco toward the end of the 1970s. There in the Bay Area, she encountered and wed Jonathan Cain, the keyboardist whose tenure with the Babys spanned 1976 to 1981 before his addition to Journey in 1981. Accompanying him to Los Angeles, Cain reached the age of 24 in 1982 at the point when RCA secured her signature for a debut album bearing her name; production duties fell to her spouse alongside Keith Olsen, with substantial compositional contributions from the former. The project yielded a pair of singles in "Danger Zone" and "Holdin' On," positioning the full-length release as a prospective AOR triumph. Unexpectedly, however, Tané Cain failed to achieve sales. RCA subsequently released her from the roster, resulting in no further solo recordings from the artist, even as she maintained performances across the Los Angeles club circuit through the 1990s.
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