From CHICAGO 18
Written by David Foster, Written by David Foster, Tom Keane & Richard Baskin
When Peter Cetera left Chicago in 1985, David Foster had to try and keep the band going through the loss of its most prominent singer/songwriter and also working on the follow-up to the mega successful “Chicago 17” and its millions of copies sold, Grammys and hit singles.
From I AM
Written by Maurice White, David Foster & Allee Willis
“I Am was like our Abbey Road. It really scored pop” (Verdine White). “I think of it as a milestone album, whole careers came out of it. It was like, ‘listen to I Am and see what you can steal’. All the pieces came together” (Maurice White).
From LISA DALBELLO (S/T)
Written by Lisa Dalbello & Roy Kenner
Lisa Dalbello was just seventeen years old when, in 1977, she recorded her first album in L.A., with fellow Canadian David Foster in the control booth. This interesting mixture of funky and pop wasn’t only Dalbello’s debut record but also one of Foster’s first productions as well, both very young and rich of talent.
From ST. ELMO’S FIRE
Written by David Foster & Cynthia Weil
This is the platinum selling record that definitely established David Foster as a big name also in movie soundtracks.
From EARTH RUN
Written by Lee Ritenour, Martin Page & Maurice White
Lee Ritenour says it well on the liner notes of this 1986 release: “If I’m Dreamin’ (Don’t Wake Me) started out as instrumental, but when David Foster added his part to the chorus and contributed the bass and keyboard parts, suddenly i had a new baby!” That says a lot about Foster’s ability to arrange a song and put his personal touch on it.
