from GINNY’S SONG (single)
Written by Jimmy Thudpucker
Jimmy Thudpucker was a fictional character created by Garry Trudeau for the legendary comic strip Doonesbury. In the strip, Thudpucker was a young singer/songwriter who went on to become a rock star. Eventually, Trudeau decided to translate his fiction into real life releasing Thudpucker music created with the support of good friends like guitarist Steve Cropper of Booker T & The MG’s fame and a very young David Foster.
from SONGWRITERS FOR THE STARS VOL. 2
Written by David Foster & Boz Scaggs
In the early eighties, David Foster was already building a solid reputation among music lovers who didn’t just listen to their favorite music, but regularly hunted the albums’ liner notes looking for the names of musicians, songwriters and producers. His innovative, quality pop work received immediate recognition especially in Japan and Northern Europe. Consequently, the Canadian music-maker was one of the celebrated tunesmiths invited to appear on the 1982 Norwegian TV show, Songwriters For The Stars. Along with Foster, the show featured hit-makers Bruce Roberts, Roger Nichols, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Jimmy Webb and Rupert Holmes.
from LOVE
Written by Edward Heyman & Victor Young
November 16th will see the release of Michael Bublè’s new cd LOVE. After seven years, David Foster is back in the producer’s seat on this new collection. LOVE shows the Canadian singing sensation tackling a string of classic romantic songs and a couple of new ones written for the occasion.
from THE HEART OF THE MAN
Written by David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock & Richard Marx
Philip “Phil” Eugene Perry is one of the best soul/R&B singers of his generation. Perry has a unique tenor voice that easily switches into a magnificent falsetto that flies right to the stratosphere.
Perry started his career as a member of The Montclairs, a soul group that achieved some minor success in the first half of the seventies. In early eighties he went on to record a couple of records with another former member of The Montclairs, Kevin Sanlin, under the name of Perry & Sanlin. Around the same time, Perry started a prominent career as session singer, working with many big names including the late George Duke (1946-2013), Dave Grusin, Barbra Streisand and Chaka Khan. Perry also started a long collaboration with jazz/fusion guitar giant Lee Ritenour.
from KIM CARNES
Written by Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Mentor Williams & Eddie Reeves
Kim Carnes is an American singer/songwriter mostly known for her beautiful husky voice and her 1981 #1 classic, “Bette Davis Eyes.”
In the course of her long career, Carnes has released thirteen studio albums and placed more than a dozen solo singles on Billboard’s Hot 100. She reached the Top Ten in 1980 with “Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer,” a duet with country/pop superstar Kenny Rogers and two duets in 1984, one again with Rogers and another with R&B singer James Ingram. Carnes and Ingram scored on the Top 20 with “What About Me?,” a ballad co-written and produced by David Foster. Foster and Carnes crossed paths earlier in their careers.
