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IT’S HARD TO SAY GOODBYE

From A BODY OF WORK
Written by Paul Anka, Mark Spiro & Jack White

We all know how fundamental David Foster has been in Celine Dion’s career, all the hits they have mined together, #1 songs like “Because You Loved Me” and “The Power Of Love”, but we tried to find a song to review that wasn’t one of the big hits and instead we looked for one of the lesser known pearls, a duet with Paul Anka that was released in 1998 as part of his “Body Of Work” cd.

YOU CAN HAVE ME ANYTIME

From THROUGH THE FIRE
Written by David Foster & Boz Scaggs

Peabo Bryson is without doubt one of the most personal and gifted r&b singers of the last thirty years, whose rich tenor has often visited the top of the charts and shared the bill with singers like Roberta Flack and Natalie Cole. David Foster in 1994 was red hot from the Bodyguard soundtrack triumph, while Bryson was enjoying a very important comeback with his hit duets with Celine Dion and Regina Belle, so they paired for the singer’s new project, “Through The Fire”.

IF I AM DREAMIN’, DON’T WAKE ME

From EARTH RUN
Written by Lee Ritenour, Martin Page & Maurice White

Lee Ritenour says it well on the liner notes of this 1986 release: “If I’m Dreamin’ (Don’t Wake Me) started out as instrumental, but when David Foster added his part to the chorus and contributed the bass and keyboard parts, suddenly i had a new baby!” That says a lot about Foster’s ability to arrange a song and put his personal touch on it.

GIRLS KNOW HOW

From NIGHT SHIFT
Written by David Foster, Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager

This song marks the marriage of Burt Bacharach’s classic songwriting style with the quality pop sounds of “Airplay”.

TOO YOUNG

From ALL I NEED
Written by David Foster, Jay Graydon, Steve Kipner & Donny Osmond

Here’s another gem that Foster and Graydon co-wrote in the eighties, this time around with the help of Steve Kipner and singer/actor Donny Osmond.