Karin Oliver

American singer
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Karin Oliver is a former singer for the Livonia, Michigan band His Name Is Alive. She was with the band from 1989 to 1998. After leaving the band following the USA release party for the Ft. Lake album, she pursued a career in marketing full-time. She married Steven Kreft in August 2000. Karin currently runs her own small marketing consulting agency in Wisconsin.

She has also provided vocals for Velour 100, a band founded by His Name Is Alive drummer Trey Many.

The last album featuring her vocals is "Always Stay Sweet," a limited edition album released years after her parting with His Name Is Alive, which was recorded with her singing covers of songs a capella, with instrumentation added after the fact.

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  • Warren Defever
  • Karin Oliver
  • Lovetta Pippen
Studio albums
Independent releases
  • Sounds of Mexico (1994)
  • Finer Twilights (1997)
  • Great Lakes State Blues (1997)
  • Golden City (1998)
  • Radio LP (1998)
  • RMX's (2000)
  • Rare Tracks in the Snow (2000)
  • The Emergency LP (2000)
  • When the Stars Refuse to Shine (2000)
  • Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (2001)
  • Cloud Box (2004)
  • Brown Rice (2005)
  • Summer Bird (2005)
  • UFO Catcher (2005)
  • Livonia Strings (2006)
Compilations
Singles & EPs
  • The Dirt Eaters EP
  • Universal Frequencies EP
  • "Country Girl"
  • Nice Day EP
  • You Need a Heart to Live EP
  • "Can't Always Be Loved"
  • "Nothing Special"
  • "Happy Blues"
  • "Write My Name in the Groove"
  • Raindrops Rainbow EP
  • Silver Makeup EP
  • Firefly Dragonfly EP
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