from FROM THE INSIDE
Written by Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin & Dick Wagner
In 1977, legendary rocker Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier) was at the height of his career, yet really caught up in a self-destructive alcohol and drug addiction. His wife and manager forced him to go to rehab. The rockstar spent one month in a New York sanitarium.
from QUEST FOR CAMELOT
Written by David Foster & Carole Bayer Sager
Quest For Camelot was an animated musical film released in 1998 by Warner Brothers Feature Animation. The songs for the project were all co-written by David Foster and supreme lyricist Carole Bayer Sager. The most famous song featured on this project was “The Prayer,” sung by global superstars Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion. This powerful anthem was nominated for an Academy Award and eventually became a modern standard performed by hundreds of singers worldwide.
from SOUL
Written by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
“If You Don’t Know Me By Now” is a classic R&B slow jam co-written by noted songwriters and “Philly Sound” hit-makers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. It seemed like the song was originally written for the powerful R&B trio, Labelle. Actually, it was eventually recorded by soul act Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.
from WE’RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER – CELEBRATING AL JARREAU
Written by David Foster, Jay Graydon & Al Jarreau
Born in Houston TX in 1968, Chris Walker is a singer, musician and producer. This gifted music-maker spent more than twenty years on the road with the exceptional Al Jarreau (1940-2017) as musicial director, bass player and backing vocalist. Starting in the early Nineties, Walker released a string of good solo albums in the R&B vein. He charts with a few songs on the R&B singles chart including the 1992 multi-format hit, “Take Time,” that reached #29 on Billboard’s Hot 100, #6 on the R&B chart and #17 on Adult Contemporary.
from RIVER OF LOVE
Written by Andy Hill & Pete Sinfield
“Don’t Walk Away” was a catchy pop song co-written in the late Eighties by successful English songwriter/producer Andy Hill with his co-patriot and famous poet, lyricist and former member of King Crimson, Pete Sinfield. Their song was initially recorded in 1989 by British/American glam metal supergroup, Bad English, for their self-titled debut album. “Don’t Walk Away” was one of the lesser-known singles from the record that included the #1 smash, “When I See You Smile,” a rock ballad written by super hitmaker Diane Warren.
