Lisa Hartt

In 1975, the Lisa Hartt Band released the single, "The Last Blues I’ll Ever Sing" bw "Let’s Live Together" on Rising RI-001X.[16]

Album

In 1976, the band released the album Starwatcher on Rising RRLP 104.[17] The first single from the LP was "All Over the World" which was produced by Phil Ramone [18] The band's album created enough noise to get her a Juno Award nomination in 1976.[5][19] In 1977, it was an RPM Weekly "Feature Album" for March 12, a "Cancon LP" pick by the Steede Report on February 19, and a Record Week album pick for February 28. Additionally, the single "All Over the World" was a Steed Report "Top Pick" for March 5, and a Record Week "Single Pick" for February 28.[20]

Further activities

Music magazine, Record World reported in its April 2 issue that "All Over the World" was getting heavy airplay.[21]

They followed up that year with "Old Time Movie" bw "Starwatcher" on Rising RR-003.[16] In late May, RPM Weekly reported that Rising Records were promoting three singles, "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" by Rockgarden, "Old Time Movie" by The Lisa Hartt Band, and "Let The Games Begin" by Kidstuff.[22] In June, the single peaked at #12 on Vancouver's CKLG chart and spent a total of eight weeks in the chart.[1] The band released "Dream Me Away" bw "Sweet Serenade" on Rising RR-010 in 1977.[16]

In mid-July 1977, RPM Weekly wrote that it was confirmed the band would tour with Aquarius Records recording act, April Wine and open for them. At that time the band consisted of Hartt on guitar and vocals, Rayburn Blake on guitar, Richard Yuen on keyboards, Marty Cordrey on drums, and their newest member Ray Hands on bass who had replaced Denny Gerrard.[23]

In the February 18, 1978, issue of Billboard, there was a report of a suggestion by an earlier article that the group had left the Rising Records label and were in negotiations with other companies. Robert Hahn of Champlain Productions was not impressed and claimed that the band had a "subsisting agreement" with the label.[24]

1990s to 2000s

On November 22, 2018, she was at a Cashbox Canada Legacy award presentation for John Harris, a prominent figure in the Canadian music industry. He was also her manager at one stage. She performed her hit, "Old Time Movie" and "Tower of Song" which was composed by Leonard Cohen.[25]

In 2022, she recorded a 4-track EP titled Arival which includes the song "Don’t Tell Me How I Feel" which is a tribute to her late brother, Christopher who died in 2015. Joan Prowse of Cinefocus created, produced and directed the video for the song.[26] The single was released on November 11. The EP is due for release in January, 2023.[27] It contains another song "Wasted" which is an account of her life on the road and the toll it took.[28]