Biography
Tret Fure, a performer blending pop and rock, draws from an equally varied personal history that matches the range of her artistic abilities. Born in Iowa, she spent her formative years across Illinois and Michigan’s upper peninsula before launching her professional singing career at age 16 in coffeehouses and on college campuses. She later relocated to the West Coast and enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley. Songwriting entered her life at 19, and she soon contributed vocals and guitar to Spencer Davis, also supplying compositions for his 1970 United Artists release Mousetrap. Her debut solo album, issued in 1973 on Uni Records, a division of MCA, was produced by Lowell George of Little Feat; afterward she toured widely as an opener for the J. Geils Band, Yes, and Poco. She next merged her performance skills with engineering and production work at Olivia Records, handling engineering, co-production, and instrumental duties on projects by Cris Williamson and June Millington while also contributing to the label’s landmark double album Meg/Cris at Carnegie Hall.
After issuing her second album, Terminal Hold, in 1984 on Olivia’s Second Wave imprint, Fure concentrated on her own recordings. The 1986 release Edges of the Heart solidified her standing as a leading pop/rock artist noted for uncommon depth and variety. Her fourth solo effort, Time Turns the Moon (1990), continued to reflect her foundational influences in folk and rock & roll. She subsequently formed both a personal and professional partnership with Williamson; together they issued Postcards from Paradise on Olivia in 1993, Between the Covers on Wolfmoon/Goldenrod in 1997, and Radio Quiet in 1999 before parting ways. Fure then resumed solo activity, establishing her own Tomboy Girl label and recording Back Home (2001), My Shoes (2003), Anytime Anywhere (2005), and True Compass (2007).
After issuing her second album, Terminal Hold, in 1984 on Olivia’s Second Wave imprint, Fure concentrated on her own recordings. The 1986 release Edges of the Heart solidified her standing as a leading pop/rock artist noted for uncommon depth and variety. Her fourth solo effort, Time Turns the Moon (1990), continued to reflect her foundational influences in folk and rock & roll. She subsequently formed both a personal and professional partnership with Williamson; together they issued Postcards from Paradise on Olivia in 1993, Between the Covers on Wolfmoon/Goldenrod in 1997, and Radio Quiet in 1999 before parting ways. Fure then resumed solo activity, establishing her own Tomboy Girl label and recording Back Home (2001), My Shoes (2003), Anytime Anywhere (2005), and True Compass (2007).
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