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Year: 2008

MILLE LUNE MILLE ONDE

From CIELI DI TOSCANA
Written by Lyrics: Lucio Quarantotto & Claudio Corradini – Music: Francesco Sartori & David Foster

“The Prayer” was the first collaboration between David Foster and Italian superstar Andrea Bocelli. Written by Foster with Carol Bayer Sager, it was originally sung as a solo in Italian by Bocelli and in English by Céliné Dion for the soundtrack of the 1999 animated movie “Quest for Camelot.” Later, both artists would release it as a duet on personal albums. The beautiful melody and haunting lyrics have made the song an international standard. “

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HOLD ME CLOSE

From FANTASIA
Written by Vikki Moss & Stephen Donald Rucker

Vikki Moss was Wayne Gretzky’s first girlfriend. The hockey superstar’s friendship with David Foster gave her the chance to sing on a few Foster related projects. Moss first appeared on Foster’s debut solo album, “The Best of Me,” singing lead vocals on “Love at Second Sight.” She also appeared on the soundtrack of “St. Elmo’s Fire” performing the beautiful ballad, “If I Turn You Away.”

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SHINING THROUGH

From FEMME FATALE
Written by David Foster, Michael Kamen & Linda Thompson

David Foster and the late soundtrack maestro Michael Kamen composed the epic ballad “Shining Through” with lyrics by Linda Thompson. The song was beautifully sung by R&B diva Miki Howard on her 1992 album, “Femme Fatale.” Foster also produced the song, creating his customary classy sounds to enhance the grand, gospel-tinged arrangement that served the singer particularly well.

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