from NO REGRETS
written by David Foster, Jay Graydon & Harry Garfield
Barry Crocker is a veteran Australian singer and actor who, over the course of his long career, released several albums that were well received in his homeland. In 1977, Crocker recorded an album in Los Angeles entitled “No Regrets.” Continue reading »
from TROUBLE IN PARADISE/SAVE ME (single)
written by David Foster, Jay Graydon & Al Jarreau
The albums that Al Jarreau released in the early eighties under Jay Graydon’s production have a level of sophistication and musicianship that are absolutely impressive and rightly considered some of the best quality Pop ever conceived.
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from TOGETHER
written by Johnny Bristol
The late Ocie Lee Smith, better known as O.C. Smith, was an American pop/soul singer who brought several songs to the charts during the course of his career. Among those hits were “Daddy’s Little Man,” “Baby I Need Your Loving” and “Little Green Apples,” which reached #2 on both the R&B and Pop charts. Continue reading »
From SPIES IN THE NIGHT/SMILE AGAIN (single)
Written by David Foster, Jay Graydon, Alan Paul & Monty Norman
In 1981, The Manhattan Transfer released their album “Mecca For Moderns.” It was the vocal super group’s second collaboration with producer Jay Graydon. The album became an immediate hit on both the jazz and pop charts with platinum plus sales and multiple Grammy wins. Continue reading »
From PEGASUS
Written by Jack Conrad
In the fall of 1974, after the good success of his first disco project, “The Bottom Line,” producer Jack Conrad went back into the studio to record two more albums in the same vein. “The Bottom Line” got positive reviews and spawned a single, “That’s The Way To Go” that made some buzz on the dancefloors. Continue reading »
From THIS TIME
Written by Tom Kellock, Al Jarreau & Tom Canning
The partnership between virtuoso jazz singer Al Jarreau and super-producer Jay Graydon was a true match made in Heaven. At the time of their first meeting, Jarreau was already a successful act in the jazz world with a couple of Grammys under his belt. Continue reading »
From …TOO
Written by David Foster & Carole Bayer Sager
“David Foster’s been in my life since 1977 or 8, I think. Really quite a long time and continues to be a great force in my life, collaboratively.” These words come from Carole Bayer Sager’s official website and testify the great friendship between these two legendary figures of the music world. Continue reading »