Femme Fatale "Femme Fatale (USA, MCA Records, MCAD-42155)"

Femme Fatale is an American hard rock band. Originally from Albuquerque, the band moved to Los Angeles and released one studio album before disbanding. Lead vocalist Lorraine Lewis resurrected the band in 2013 but disbanded after becoming the singer for Vixen. Following her departure of Vixen she resurrected the band once again in 2025 with new music.

Femme Fatale was formed in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Later on that year, the band moved to Los Angeles and signed a recording contract with MCA Records after a well-received showcase. The band's self-titled debut album, released in 1988, peaked at No. 141 on the Billboard 200 the following year. MTV gave heavy airplay to the videos for "Waiting for the Big One" and "Falling in and out of Love" (not the same song as the Lita Ford one of the same name), the band's two signature songs. The airplay helped the album to sell nearly 225,000 copies, but Femme Fatale was unable to match the popularity of other bands in the glam metal scene. The band saw their status at MCA shrink and the band's manager, Andrea Accardo, developed a rare brain cancer. Shortly after touring the world in support of Cheap Trick, recording was to commence on a new studio album, but ultimately it was not completed and the band dissolved in 1990.

Femme Fatale is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Femme Fatale, released in 1988 through MCA Records. It peaked at No. 141 on the Billboard 200 the following year.

The song "Touch and Go" was featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 film License to Drive. The CD was reissued in September 2022 by Rock Candy Records with 4 bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Waiting for the Big One" (Rick Neigher, David N. Cole) – 4:23
2. "Falling In and Out of Love" (Mazzi Rawd, Lorraine Lewis) – 3:48
3. "My Baby's Gun" (Rawd, Lewis) – 3:35
4. "Back in Your Arms Again" (Rawd, Lewis, Mick Nichols) – 4:18
5. "Rebel" (Reg Laws) – 4:28
6. "Fortune & Fame" (Rawd) – 3:34
7. "Touch and Go" (Rawd, Lewis, Danny Wilde) – 4:07
8. "If" (Rawd, Lewis) – 3:56
9. "Heat the Fire" (Rawd, Lewis) – 3:52
10. "Cradle's Rockin'" (Rawd, Lewis) – 3:14

Recording information:

Jim (H. M.) Faraci – producer

David N. Cole – producer, engineer and mixing of track 1, mixing of track 2

Charlie Brocco – engineer

Brian Foraker – mixing of tracks 3 and 4

Greg Fulginti – mastering