Apollo Smile - Apollo Smile (1991), Love, Kisses And Grenades (1998) & Wrecking Ball (2000) TRIPLE POST!!

Apollo Smile (real name Paula Scharf) was a '90s oddity. Though classifying herself as a singer, songwriter and actress, she was best known for being the "Live-Action Anime Girl". This is a title she created for herself and she appeared at tons of anime, comic and video game conventions, doing pretty much nothing but showing up and signing autographs. Apparently a lot of anime fans considered her a 'fake', though what a real live action anime girl is is beyond me! Whatever the case, she released this, her only major label album (she self-released two others, Love Kisses & Grenades and Wrecking Ball, which are impossible to get a hold of). The music on this album is definitely pop, but with surfy, synthy, pop-rocky overtones - lots of dance beats with surf guitars, which makes sense on tracks like "Dune Buggy" (the remix of which was done by Shep Pettibone). Ms. Smile doesn't have the greatest singing voice, but that's really beside the point. The album is still a fun and odd ride. She released two other albums independently, Love, Kisses and Grenades in 1998 and Wrecking Ball in 2000. They're a natural progression from her debut. Quite good!!

**UPDATE: Leave it to Consolecharlie to dredge up info on Apollo Smile! LOL Thanks again, friend! Here is her bio from her new job as a dance instructor / choreographer for Dance By Leslie in Connecticut:

Apollo has worked professionally in the performing arts for over 25 years. She’s danced with the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre School in New York City and was a recording artist for GEFFEN Records in Los Angeles. In addition, she has been a stuntwoman for various films and television shows and has toured Las Vegas with a Martial Arts Stunt Troupe. Her dance training includes jazz, hip-hop, ballet, musical theatre, lyrical, contemporary and more.
Apollo moved back to her native Guilford in 2004 and has been enjoying teaching dance and choreographing high school musicals on the Shoreline. She will be teaching jazz, lyrical, and hip-hop for DBL.



Download Apollo Smile

1 Thunderbox
2 Dune Buggy
3 I Want You To Love Me
4 Love Comes Your Way
5 Theme For All Nations
6 Friends
7 Hymn To The Sun
8 Temple Of Love
9 Peace
10 Theme (Reprise)
11 Dune Buggy (Bonus Remix)

Download Love, Kisses And Grenades

1 Battle Cry
2 Hikigane
3 Feelin' Groovy
4 Purrr…
5 Last Stand In Disco Land
6 Tite Pants
7 Rainbow Rider
8 T.S.T. (Team Smile Theme)
9 Trigger Finger
10 Call Me
11 Going Back
12 Live Wire
13 Hikigane (Joe 90 Mix)
14 Let's Rock (Bonus Track)

Download Wrecking Ball

1 Smile

2 Sunshine Slayer

3 Superball

4 TF2000

5 Love Comes Your Way

6 Aim High Get Down

7 Love Slave

8 Tired Wings

9 Shorty's Theme

10 Girl's Got Rhythm

11 Humble

12 Props To The Fans