En 1989 lanza su primer disco homónimo Alannah Myles, en donde sin duda el single Black Velvet (que realmente habla de Elvis Presley entre líneas) fue el más exitoso no sólo de ese álbum sino de su carrera musical. Este tema se convirtió en un hit internacional de la música rock a fines de los '80. Este primer trabajo discográfico llegó a ser diez veces platino en Canadá. Asimismo, Black Velvet logró posicionarse número uno en el ranking de la revista Billboard. Este sencillo vendió cinco millones de copias en todo el mundo. Alannah Myles se hizo acreedora de tres premios Juno (Canadá) y un premio Grammy. Otro corte de difusión también conocido de este disco es Love Is.
Lyrics:
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
Mama's dancin' with baby on her shoulder
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky
The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please
Up in Memphis the music's like a heatwave
White lightening, bound to drive you wild
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl
"Love me tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
Every word of every song that he sang was for you
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon, what could you do?
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
Mama's dancin' with baby on her shoulder
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky
The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please
Up in Memphis the music's like a heatwave
White lightening, bound to drive you wild
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl
"Love me tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
Every word of every song that he sang was for you
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon, what could you do?
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