from TAKIN’ IT EASY
written by Dash Crofts & Jim Seals
Soft rock kings Seals & Crofts released a string of successful albums in the Seventies that included popular songs like “Diamond Girl,” “Get Closer” and their timeless hit, “Summer Breeze.” Dash Crofts and Jim Seals delivered a catchy, pop/rock sound with smooth atmospheres that was influenced from time to time by country music, rock and even jazz/fusion.
from THE NATURAL
written by Randy Newman
Randy Newman is an Academy Award and Grammy winning, American singer/songwriter better known for satirical, controversial songs like “Short People” and “I Love L.A.” but also for tender, heart wrenching gems like “Marie,” “Just One Smile,” “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today,” “Same Girl” and “Sail Away.” Newman’s material has been covered by a who’s who of artists including Nina Simone, Aaron Neville, Dusty Springfield, Judy Collins, Chris Botti, Neil Diamond, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Etta James and Joe Cocker who brought “You Can Leave Your Hat On” to the top of the charts in 1986.
from FOR YOU, FOR LOVE/HELP IS ON THE WAY (single)
written by David Foster, Alan Gorrie & Hamish Stuart
David Foster often mentioned that he wasn’t satisfied by the Average White Band’s album “Shine” that he produced in 1980. In his recent memoir, “Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping Charts & Winning Grammys” the music-maker even recollected a meeting he had with Quincy Jones when they were listening to the album while Foster was making up excuses to justify what he felt were some faults of the recording.
from SEAL : THE ACOUSTIC SESSION WITH DAVID FOSTER
written by Sam Cooke
A gorgeous rendition of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” was the first single off Seal’s 2008 “Soul” album. Produced and arranged by David Foster, “Soul” was a collection of some of the most important classics of the black music of the sixties and the seventies that quickly became an international hit.
from ST. ELMO’S FIRE/ONE LOVE (single)
written by David Foster & Bob Rock
John Parr’s “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)” from the soundtrack of the 1985 hit movie “St. Elmo’s Fire” is one of the most important successes of David Foster’s songbook. This rocking tune was a huge worldwide hit reaching #1 in the US and Canada, #6 in the UK and the top ten in several other countries.
