Josie Cotton - Convertible Music

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the debut album Convertible Music by Josie Cotton. Born Kathleen Josey in Dallas, Texas, she sang with a number of bands before moving out to Los Angeles, California. In 1981, she recorded a debut single on the Bomp Records label and that, in turn, got her attention from Elektra Records who signed her. Chart-wise, the album went to number 147 on the US Billboard Hot 200.

A number of tracks from this album were picked up for the soundtrack of the 1983 film Valley Girl, and Cotton was even featured in the film’s prom scene singing them.