From A CIRCLE FILLED WITH LOVE
Written by Bill Champlin
Released in 1976, “A Circle Filled With Love” was the best shot to wider popularity the Sons Of Champlin had in their career. This band, lead by the legendary singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bill Champlin, was always considered one of the best in terms of pure talent to come out of the San Francisco area.
From FREE SPIRIT
Written by Paul Simon
Between the late seventies and the first half of the eighties, singer Bonnie Tyler had a string of worldwide hits including “It’s A Heartache,” “Holding Out For A Hero” from “Footloose”, and the Jim Steinman produced, #1 sensation “Total Eclipse Of The Heart.”
From GETTING’ IN OVER MY HEAD
Written by David Foster & Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson released “Gettin’ In Over My Head” in 2004. For this album, the former leader of The Beach Boys recorded a number of songs originally written for different projects like the unreleased 1991 record “Sweet Insanity.” One of those songs, “Fairy Tale,” was co-written with David Foster.
From ZAHALAN
Written by John Welsman, Ian Wheatley, Bryan May
Mary Lu Zahalan is a Canadian pop/rock singer and actress. In 1990 she released her self-titled album that presented a very good collection of melodic rockers. The catchy songs were carefully crafted with prominent keyboards, sax and guitar to support Zahalan’s smooth vocals.
From A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE
Written by David Foster, Greg Charley & John Winston
Aretha Franklin released “A Rose Is Still A Rose” in 1998. The Queen Of Soul surrounded herself with an all-star lineup of producers and writers including the new wave of top hip-hop, nu soul music makers like Jermaine Dupri, The Fugees’ Lauryn Hill and Puff Daddy.
