Sharon Corr steps out as solo artist

LONDON (Billboard) - Five years after Irish sibling band the Corrs took a prolonged sabbatical, violinist Sharon Corr is back in a new role, as lead vocalist on her debut solo album, "Dream of You."

Set for release September 13 in the United Kingdom on Rhino, the record is preceded by the single "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime," a cover of the Korgis' 1980 hit. But Corr wrote most of the album, which combines her band's signature melodic pop rock with a more mature songwriting sensibility.

"It's a personal singer-songwriter album, with lots of violin on it," she says. "The Corrs were put on hold because I wanted to start a family, and the album is a reflection of my life since then. When you have children you become more aware of the threat the world can hold."

A reunion of the Corrs -- the Celtic folk-rock quartet of siblings Sharon, Caroline, Andrea and Jim -- is possible "perhaps next year," Corr says. She is the second member to release a solo album, after Andrea Corr's 2007 debut, "Ten Feet High."