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Sandi Currie (also credited as Sandee Currie and Sandra Currie) was a Canadian pop vocalist and actress whose career spanned music and film. Originally from London, Ontario, she began singing professionally in 1978, developing a polished, expressive vocal style that translated naturally to adult-contemporary and pop recordings.

Her recording career emerged in the late 1980s through Toronto’s studio scene. Currie released a self-titled debut album in 1987 on Marklen Records (MLR), supported by a series of singles including “Night Flights,” “I’ll Dream With You,” “Just the Same,” and “Memories of You,” as noted on a promotional card issued with one of the singles. Of these, “Just the Same” achieved the strongest radio impact, reaching the Top 10 of RPM’s Adult Contemporary chart, placing Currie within Canada’s mainstream pop rotation of the period.

The album’s material was written by Lenny Solomon, Maribeth Solomon, Greg Kavanagh, Eddie Schwartz, Dave Tyson, and Rick Whitelaw. Production and arrangements were handled by Lenny Solomon and Greg Kavanagh, with Rick Whitelaw credited as co-producer. Recording sessions took place at Manta Sound Studio and Wellesley Sound Studios in Toronto, with mastering at McClear Place, reflecting the polished, studio-driven sound characteristic of late-1980s Canadian pop.

In parallel with her music career, Currie was active as an actress in film during the early 1980s, appearing primarily in horror and suspense-oriented productions. Under the names Sandee Currie and Sandra Currie, she appeared as Mitchy in Terror Train (1980), Sarah Marshall in Gas (1981), Donna in Doug Henning’s Canadian feature The Magic Show (1983), and Tara DeMillo in Curtains (1983). Gas, The Magic Show, and Curtains were Canadian productions associated with a broader cycle of domestic genre and theatrical films made during a period of rapid growth in Canada’s film industry, while Terror Train was a U.S. production shot in Canada.

Although she maintained a parallel career in acting, Currie expressed a stronger personal attachment to music, stating, “I don’t feel as close to acting — I don’t find it as taxing. Music takes me further inside myself.”

Sandi Currie died on November 3, 1996, leaving a solid example of Canadian pop music and a place in Canadian film history.
-Robert Williston

Musicians
Lenny Solomon: electric violin, violin
Greg Kavanagh: programming, guitar
Louis Pomanti: keyboards, synth bass
Dave Tyson: keyboards, synth bass
Ron Burrows: keyboards
Bob Mann: guitar
Rick Whitelaw: guitar
Mike Francis: guitar
Kim Brandt: bass
Tom Szczesniak: bass
Jorn Anderson: drums
Claude Desjardins: drums, programming, percussion
Brian Leonard: percussion
Vern Dorge: alto sax
Norman Hathaway: violin
Julian Knight: violin
Mark Wells: violin
Stanley Solomon: viola
Claudio Vienna: viola
Jose Shapero: cello
David Miller: cello
Shawne Jackson: background vocals
Colina Phillips: background vocals

Songwriting
‘Memories of You’ written by Lenny Solomon
‘Night Flights’ written by Maribeth Solomon
‘Only the Heart’ written by Eddie Schwartz and Dave Tyson
‘Breakout’ written by Lenny Solomon and Greg Kavanagh
‘I Want to Be There’ written by Greg Kavanagh
‘I’ll Dream With You’ written by Lenny Solomon
‘Just the Same’ written by Lenny Solomon and Greg Kavanagh
‘Steppin Stone’ written by Lenny Solomon
‘Lucky Ones’ written by Maribeth Solomon
‘Losing You’ written by Lenny Solomon and Rick Whitelaw

Production
Produced and arranged by Lenny Solomon and Greg Kavanagh
Co-produced by Rick Whitelaw
Engineered by Roger Slemin and Peter Lee
Recorded at Manta Sound Studio and Wellesley Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Mastered by Peter Norman at McClear Place, Toronto, Ontario

Artwork
Photography by John Rowlands
Design by Garnet Gilbert

Notes
Manufactured by Marklen Records, 37 Fulton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4K 1X6

Special thanks: Grant Slater, Rob Retberg, Maribeth Solomon, Rolf Soja, Micky Erbe, Heather Sym, B.J. Reed, Eddie Schwartz, Dina Brands, Gerry Mark, Andy Hermant, Corinne Manley, Quintessence, Dave Evans, Jim Evans, Dave Clarke, Tony Rosato.