Shona Laing is an intelligent and hugely talented singer/songwriter who
surfaced as a result of extensive television exposure on the show New Faces in
1972 with her song ‘1905’.
While still a teenager she collected a gold disc, and picked up two New Zealand
Music Awards (RATA Award) for ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Recording Artist Of
The Year’.
More success followed and she was awarded two gold discs for the songs
‘1905’ and ‘Show Your Love’. Late in 1973 Shona released her first
album ‘Whispering Afraid’ (which was recorded at EMI studios in Wellington
over a period of months to fit around her school work!). A third New Zealand
Music RATA Award for Top Female Vocal Performer came her way in 1974 and she
also released her second album, the Australian produced ‘Shooting Stars Are
Only Seen At Night’.
Now for the first time, both Whispering Afraid and Shooting Stars Are Only Seen
At Night are available on CD. These are the original recordings (as opposed to
the Essential Collection re-recordings). This disc also includes three non-album
B-Sides
