Robin Lane and the Chartbusters recorded three albums for Warner Brothers Records: Robin Lane and the Chartbusters (1980), the live EP 5 Live, and Imitation Life (1981). Two singles from her first album, “When Things Go Wrong” and “Why Do You Tell Lies?” received extensive national airplay. Robin Lane & The Chartbusters had the 11th video played on MTV.
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide gave the first album a prestigious four-star rating. Wrote Geoffrey Himes for the Washington Post, “Though Blondie’s Deborah Harry and the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde have had more hits and better press, Robin Lane looms large as the most talented female artist to come out of New Wave Rock.”
Robin Lane and the Chartbusters toured extensively as headliners and opening for such bands as The Kinks, The Cars, Hall and Oates and XTC, The band’s last album together was the indie release, 1984’s Heart Connection, which was well received
In 1995 Robin released Cat Bird Seat on Ocean Records, her first album in a decade, and toured the East Coast for over a year. This CD garnered rave reviews, including a featured article on the cover of Billboard magazine.
In 2002 The Chartbusters reunited. Their CD, Piece of Mind, was released in February, 2003. Robin Lane’s next solo release is scheduled for later this year.
Superior Music Publishing represents all songs written by Robin Lane for the United States, and in many cases worldwide.