There are many reasons for one-hit wonders to raise their heads to try for a second shot. Often it’s a big tax bill or an expensive divorce that’ll get them back out on the showbiz circuit. But one thing is abundantly clear in the case of Linda Perry, former frontwoman of 4 Non Blondes, whose one-off megahit was 1993’s What’s Up: she absolutely does not have to put out a solo album to cash in on nostalgia.
In the intervening years, she has become one of the world’s most successful writers of pop hits, working her magic for everyone from Pink to Miley Cyrus to Arianna Grande. So the release of her first solo album in more than 25 years is a genuine passion project.
