Sally Shapiro
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Biography
[Edit]In a sense, Sally Shapiro is both the recording pseudonym of an anonymous Swedish singer and also the name of a duo consisting of that singer and producer/writer Johan Agebjörn, who are together responsible for the music released under the moniker "Sally Shapiro." That music, combining Shapiro's delicate, silvery vocals with Agebjörn's vintage-styled synthesizer dance tracks, is a deliberate and meticulous replication of the sound of 1980s Italo disco, as well as a distillation of the melancholic yet hopeful sentimentality commonly associated with twee indie pop.
The pair first met in 2001, working in an office together, but it wasn't until Christmas 2004 that Agebjörn, a lifelong Italo disco lover, noticed Shapiro's voice while they were singing carols at his piano. He told her she would make an excellent Italo-style singer, and as luck would have it she turned out to be a fan of the genre as well. Shapiro agreed to record vocals for a tune Agebjörn had penned in the style of Valerie Dore and Katy Gray (similarly pseudonymous singers who were backed by obscured writing/production teams), although when they finally got around to it in early 2006, she was so shy that Agebjörn had to leave the room while she sang her part. The resulting track, "I'll Be by Your Side," was almost instantaneously hailed as a modern classic on online disco forums; it was given a vinyl release on the Austrian label Diskokaine that July and was soon championed in such outlets as Pitchfork, Vice, and The Village Voice.
The album Disco Romance followed on Diskokaine in December, containing that song and five more Shapiro/Agebjörn collaborations (one of them, the single "Anorak Christmas," a cover of the Swedish indie pop one-man band Nixon), two remixes, and an ambient Agebjörn instrumental. In October 2007, Canadian-based indie Paper Bag Records released Disco Romance in North America with a revised track listing including three new songs (two by Nixon's Roger Gunnarsson; one of them penned specifically for Shapiro) and the extended version of "I'll Be by Your Side." Shapiro's much-discussed shyness (she still refuses to record vocals while anyone is in the room) precluded her from music videos or making live appearances to promote the album, although she has given numerous interviews.
The duo still managed to stay in the minds of critics and fans, however, by releasing two albums of remixes, Remix Romance, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 — which included contributions from artists like Dntel, Holy F**k, the Juan Maclean, Junior Boys, and the Russian Futurists — in April and June of 2008, respectively. The duo followed up their first album with another that followed a similar format, 2009's My Guilty Pleasure, before taking a break to work on other projects. Shapiro added guest vocals to a song ("Don't Be Afraid") on Anoraak's 2010 album Wherever the Sun Sets while Agebjörn released the excellent Casablanca Nights album in 2011, with many tracks featuring vocals by Shapiro. The duo reconvened in 2011 to record a new album and the result was 2013's Somewhere Else. The album featured the return of Gunnarsson and collaborations with Le Prix and Electric Youth, as well as an alternate version of "Don't Be Afraid." ~ K. Ross Hoffman, Rovi
Title: If You Ever Wanna Change Your Mind - EP
Artist: Sally Shapiro
Genre: Electronica, Alternative
Title: My Guilty Pleasure
Artist: Sally Shapiro
Genre: Electronica, House, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: My Guilty Pleasure Remixes EP
Artist: Sally Shapiro
Genre: Electronica, House, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Somewhere Else (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Sally Shapiro
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Alice (Energy Mix) [Fred Ventura vs. Sally Shapiro] - Single
Artist: Sally Shapiro, Fred Ventura
Genre: Electronica
Title: Anorak Christmas / I'Ll Be Your Side Remixes
Artist: Sally Shapiro
Genre: Electronica, Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Sweetened
Artist: Johan Agebjörn / Johan Agebjorn, Sally Shapiro
Genre: Electronica, House, Pop
Title: Jackie Jackie (Spend This Winter With Me)
Artist: Sally Shapiro
Genre: Electro, Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Collections
Title: Bargrooves Disco
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Sunday in Bed 6 (Sexy Sounds for Lazy Lovers)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Nu Disco Club Sounds, Vol. 2
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Permanent Vacation Safari 2
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: I'll Stay 'Til After Christmas
Genre: Alternative
Title: Paper Bag Records Winter 2008-09 Label Sampler
Genre: Alternative
Title: Sunday in Bed, Vol. 6 (Sexy Sounds for Lazy Lovers)
Genre: Lounge
Title: Milky Disco
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Selected Label Works 2
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Permanent Vacation (Selected Label Works 3)
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Selected Label Works No. 1
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Permanent Vacation Safari
Genre: Electronica
Title: Diamonds Hits 2007 - 2011
Genre: Italo Disco
Title: Whipped Cream - 128th Spoon - I Love This
Genre: Ambient
Title: Italo - Eurodisco
Genre: Disco, Italo Disco
Title: Relax Collection 2
Genre: Chill Out
Title: Navigatorz Fresh!! Best Indie Remixes Of 2011
Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Title: Token
Genre: Rock, Indie Pop, Progressive Rock, Punk
Title: La Nuit Vol. 3 (CD2)
Title: Indie Electro Pop March 2013 - Token
Genre: Indie
Title: ZYX Italo Disco New Generation Vol. 3
Genre: Italo Disco, Eurodisco
Title: Italo Dance Tunes 2013
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Dancing In Space
Genre: Dancefloor
Title: Italo Disco New Generation Vol 3 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: 45 Italo Dance Tunes
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Euro Disco In The 21th Century - I Love New Italo
Genre: Disco
Title: Kitsune Trip Mode
Genre: Chill Out, Electronica, Nu Disco
Title: Synthwave, Vol. 2
Genre: Electronica, Electropop, Synth Pop
Title: Retrowave 02
Genre: Nu Disco
Title: Italians Do It Better 2021
Genre: Electropop, Pop
Title: Twisted Disco Stick (CD2)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Hot Synthpop Romantic Mix (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Synthpop Disco (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Pop
Title: EDC Radio: Vanilla Disco (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Disco Sunday Party (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Happy Nation: Future Nu Disco 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: ZYX Italo Disco New Generation Vol. 21 (CD2)
Genre: Italo Disco
Title: Back To 90's: Hot Remixes (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Chill Electronic. Sound Pack # 562 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Euro Disco: Forgotten Legends (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 50 Romantic Italo Hits Vol. 12
Genre: Italo Disco
Title: The Inviting Disco (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Like The Old Day (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Disco
Title: Synth Of Waves 11
Genre: Electronica, Pop, Retro
Featuring albums
Title: Renaissance: The Masters Series - James Zabiela, Life
Artist: James Zabiela
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, House, Trance, Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Casablanca Nights
Artist: Johan Agebjörn / Johan Agebjorn
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Sunlover Records Compilation Vol. 1 - Italo Disco Is Back!
Artist: Sunlover Records
Genre: Italo Disco