From THE DUDE
Written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
A few years ago when David Foster was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Quincy Jones honored him with a special speech. Recently, Jones received a special Leadership Award by the Grammy Foundation, and Grammy board member Foster appeared as musical director for the star-studded event.
From WITHIN
Written by David Foster & William Joseph
At the dawn of the new millennium, David Foster started developing new talents for his 143 Records label. He achieved immediate success with Michael Bublè and Josh Groban. Both of these amazing artists reached the top of the charts worldwide with their Foster-produced efforts.
From LITTLE DARLIN’
Written by David Foster, Jay Graydon & Tom Kelly
In the early eighties, the successful album-oriented rock sound of groups like Toto, Styx, Journey and Foreigner were reproduced by many popular names around the world to attain some rock credibility. A good example is famous French singer Sheila, also known as Sheila & B. Devotion.
From MY GUY/BEAUTIFUL YOU (single)
Written by Smokey Robinson
In 1975, a talented new keyboard player from Canada named David Foster was building up a solid reputation as red hot session guy on the Los Angeles music scene. That year he played on a long string of albums for big names like George Harrison, Johnny Cash and Bobby Womack, rock stars like Keith Moon and Tommy Bolin plus southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd.
From INTIMATE
Written by David Foster, Bruce Roberts & Junior Miles
William “Smokey” Robinson, Jr. is one of Motown’s leading figures and a true legend in the history of R&B and soul music. In the course of his long career, Robinson has amassed an impressive number of hits as a member of The Miracles, a solo artist and a songwriter/producer for other artists.
