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, and

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Background

Diana Hubbard was born in

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, the daughter of

L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology. A prolific writer of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels in his early career, in 1950 he authored the pseudoscie ...

, the leader of

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, a

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often characterized as a

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. She was born Diana Meredith DeWolf Hubbard on September 24, 1952, to L. Ron Hubbard and his third wife,

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, their first child together She composed

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s for

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at age 6. In her early years as a

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, she lived at Scientology's

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headquarters,

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, along with her brother,

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. She attended the

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, where she took courses in

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and music. At the age of 15, she left the Royal Academy, in order to serve within the Scientology organization and assist her father. During the bulk of her teenage years, she lived on her father's

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, located in the

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. By age 16, she rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander within the

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, a Scientology managerial and paramilitary organization. She became a spokesperson for the Church of Scientology within the United States in 1969. In 1979, Hubbard lived with her husband

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Jonathan Horwich and her daughter Roanne, in

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. In 1980, she served as an executive within the

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, and as of 2001 she maintained a leadership position within the organization.

Production

The album was produced by an independent label, Waterhouse Records 8. Waterhouse Records was based in

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, and at the time of the album's release it was available by mail order from

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. It includes performances from musicians

and

– both

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s. Other noteworthy contributors include

and

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. Musical artist

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persuaded Hubbard to record the album, and also served as its executive producer. The string portions were written by David Campbell. Hubbard wrote all of the music for the album, with contributors utilizing instruments including

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, and a

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. She plays

on the album. Most of the pieces on the album are of three to four minutes in duration. Wayne Isaak served as the Waterhouse Records publicist for the album. In publicity for the album, marketing compared Hubbard's musical writing style to that of

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. The album cover was marketed with a sticker on the outside wrapping advertising the fact that it was endorsed by Stanley Clarke.

Reception

The album received poor critical reception. In a review of the album for ''

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'', Thomas M. Levenson wrote, "Hubbard's music does not, as a result, offend the listener. It's not execrable. It is just extraordinarily dull. As a pianist/composer, Hubbard sounds like Bruckner rewritten for the dentist's office." Don Lewis reviewed the album for ''

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'', and commented, "It's peaceful, attractive music, even though, after a while, it sounds like many of Miss Hubbard's compositions are swatches from the same bolt of cloth." ''

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'' highlighted the album in its column, "Billboard's Top Album Picks", in the section "First Time Around". ''Billboard'' described the album as "a light classics pop LP" and noted, "The music is mostly soft and pretty drawing from many ethnic sources." The ''

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'' described the album as "an instrumental with a medieval quality in the all-encompassing and sometimes mysterious sound of strings, piano and rhythm section. The repetitive phrasing and rolling melody are synthesized tone and nuance." The ''

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'' described Hubbard's piano compositions as "fresh, haunting melodies". "Rose Coloured Lights" was issued as a single on Waterhouse 15003 and hit #40 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1980.

Track listing

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Background

Production

Reception

Track listing

Personnel

References

Further reading