"Touch Of Madness" by Aldo Nova

Aldo Nova is a rocker from Canada who had his biggest hit in 1982 when his single, "Fantasy," reached #23. He followed this up with "Foolin' Yourself," which peaked at a disappointing #65. Then he disappeared from the US charts forever.

While he wasn't able to climb back onto the US charts as a solo artist, he managed to do so while working with other artists, most notably fellow Canadian superstar Celine Dion. Nova co-wrote, played, and produced several songs for Dion, and took home the 1996 Grammy as a producer. In 2003, Nova co-wrote the hit "This Is The Night" for American Idol star Clay Aiken.

He was also in the shadow of Bon Jovi since their early days, playing on their self-titled debut. In addition, Nova was instrumental in helping Jon Bon Jovi with his first solo effort, "Blaze Of Glory." Jon Bon Jovi would repay these favors by helping write, produce, and release Nova's 1991 comeback record, "Blood On The Bricks." It was a commercial flop largely because it was a day late, dollar short in terms of timing. The big melodic choruses and guitar solos went out with the big hair that year with the Seattle band invasion.

"Touch Of Madness" is one of the highlights from "Blood" that wasn't released as a single. Who knows? Maybe it would have been a better choice than the title track. By the way, there's another American Idol connection here: Randy Jackson played bass on the "Blood" record.