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JUST FOR THE MOMENT

From JUST FOR THE MOMENT/ISN’T IT TIME? (single)
Written by Ray Kennedy & Jack Conrad

Ray Kennedy is a veteran pop/rock singer/songwriter best known for his tenure with the super group KGB together with legendary guitarist Mike Bloomfield, keyboardist Barry Goldberg and drummer Carmine Appice. In the Seventies, Kennedy collaborated with many rock icons including Jeff Beck and Dave Mason with whom he wrote several songs. One such song was “Sail On Sailor,” co-written with Brian Wilson that became a big hit for the Beach Boys.

MY ONE TRUE FRIEND

From BATHHOUSE BETTY
Written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager & Carole King

Known by fans as The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler is a true showbiz legend who has triumphed as a singer, actress and comedian. Given her superior and various talents, Midler has won several Emmy, Tony and Grammy Awards plus was nominated twice for an Academy Award. The superstar has a long string of movie hits as well as many gold and platinum albums.

HOLDIN’ OUT FOR LOVE

From STONES
Written by Tom Snow & Cynthia Weil

Singer Dan Seals reached the spotlight in the Seventies as one-half of the successful duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. Between 1976 and 1979, their catchy pop/rock sound resulted in top ten hits like “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight,” We’ll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again” and “Love Is The Answer.”

MUSIC OF MY HEART

From MUSIC OF THE HEART
Written by Diane Warren

The 1999 song, “Music Of My Heart,”was the title track and first single from the soundtrack of the Meryl Streep/Angela Bassett/Gloria Estefan movie of the same name. Written by hit-maker Diane Warren, this pop ballad paired one of the stars from the movie, pop/latin singer Estefan, with the ultra successful boy-band ‘N Sync. David Foster was the arranger and producer in charge for this project.

NOTHING CAN STAND IN YOUR WAY

From A TO Z
Written by David Foster, Alfie Zappacosta & Bob Rock

Canadian singer/songwriter Alfie Zappacosta made some buzz on the charts in the eighties with his 1984 album-oriented rock self-titled debut album. The whole record met positive reviews and immediately spawned a #1 single on the Canadian charts with “We Should Be Lovers.” The album would go on to included another huge hit, “Passion,” co-written with hit songwriter and frequent Kiss collaborator Bob Ezrin. “Zappacosta,” fueled by the two hit singles, won the singer a Juno Award as “Most Promising Male Vocalist.”