from TEASER
Written by Jeff Cook
The ultra-talented Tommy Bolin, before his untimely death in 1976, was one of the world’s most loved guitar players. His unique style can be heard on albums by jazz great, Billy Cobham, rock groups, The James Gang and Zephyr and hard rock masters, Deep Purple.
from Nigel Olsson
words by Nigel Olsson & Jozy Pollock – Music by David Foster
Better known as the legendary drummer of Elton John’s band, Nigel Olsson is also a pretty good singer/songwriter in his own right. In the seventies he released a couple of catchy pop albums that included several collaborations with the young and talented, David Foster. On “Nigel Olsson,” released in 1978 and produced by Paul Davis, Foster co-wrote five tracks with the singer/drummer and played keyboards throughout the record.
from RUN TO YOU (single)
written by Jud Friedman & Allan Rich
As a tribute to the late Whitney Houston we have picked the gorgeous ballad, “Run To You” as our song for this week. “Run To You,” co-written by hit songwriters Allan Rich and Jud Friedman, was the fourth single released from the mega-successful soundtrack of the movie, “The Bodyguard.”
from LOVE SONGS
written by David Foster, David Paich, Maurice White & Allee Willis
The Emotions is one of the most successful female soul trios of the past forty years.
Through their association with the legendary Maurice White, the creative genius ofof Earth, Wind & Fire, the three Hutchinson sisters have reached the top of the charts with timeless tunes like “Best Of My Love” and “Don’t Ask My Neighbours.”
from SOUL 2
written by Leon Huff, Gene Mcfadden & John Whitehead
November 2011 saw the release of Seal’s new album entitled “Soul 2.” It seemed like an obvious choice after the huge success of its 2008 predecessor, “Soul” and the relative disappointment of “Commitment” in 2010. Both “Soul” and “Commitment” were perfectly produced by David Foster but the first included great covers of the most famous soul evergreens of the sixties and the seventies while the second was mostly made of intimate new songs co-written by the UK superstar. “Soul 2” presented another batch of soul classics but this time around the focus was more on the seventies.
