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Month: October 2008

NOTHING CAN STAND IN YOUR WAY

From A TO Z
Written by David Foster, Alfie Zappacosta & Bob Rock

Canadian singer/songwriter Alfie Zappacosta made some buzz on the charts in the eighties with his 1984 album-oriented rock self-titled debut album. The whole record met positive reviews and immediately spawned a #1 single on the Canadian charts with “We Should Be Lovers.” The album would go on to included another huge hit, “Passion,” co-written with hit songwriter and frequent Kiss collaborator Bob Ezrin. “Zappacosta,” fueled by the two hit singles, won the singer a Juno Award as “Most Promising Male Vocalist.”

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I’VE GOT THE NEXT DANCE

From I’VE GOT THE NEXT DANCE (single)
Written by June Deniece Williams, Cheyenne Fowler & Keg Johnson

Deniece Williams is a famous r&b singer/songwriter who achieved great success during the seventies and eighties. Her distinctive four-octave soprano voice can be heard on chart-toppers like “Free,” “Let’s Hear It For The Boy,” and her duet with Johnny Mathis, “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late.” Williams started her career as a member of Stevie Wonder’s Wonderlove. She became a protégée of EWF’s Maurice White who produced her first two albums.

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POR SIEMPRE JUNTOS

From MYRIAM HERNANDEZ
Written by David Foster & Myriam Hernandez

Myriam Hernandez is a popular Chilean singer. She started her career in the late eighties and became especially well-known in Latin America for her passionate love songs. Hernandez often collaborated with her compatriot, Humberto Gatica, who engineered and produced many of her projects. Recorded mostly in Los Angeles, Gatica brought in the usual array of sessions aces like Mike Landau, John Robinson and Ramon Stagnaro.

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HERE YOU COME AGAIN

From HERE YOU COME AGAIN
Written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil

Dolly Parton’s “1977 album, “Here You Come Again,” won the country music queen great attention and success from the adult contemporary and pop music audiences. That #1, platinum selling album still kept her country overtones yet mellowed them with delicious pop arrangements and high tech production. Gary Klein was at the helm and brought in the best players around like Jay Graydon, Dean Parks (also responsible for the inventive rhythm arrangements) and David Foster.

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