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ISN’T IT TIME

from MIDDLE MAN

Written by Boz Scaggs

Boz Scaggs’ 1980 hit album, Middle Man, presented some of the most brilliant David Foster co-writes ever. Foster, fresh from the milestone collaboration with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1979 platinum-plus album, I Am, was in a creative peak and delivered one gem after another. On Middle Man, Foster and Scaggs clicked perfectly. Together they crafted an ultra-sophisticated string of songs. The result was another platinum hit album for the Bay Area singer with an irresistible one-two punch of “Jojo” and “Breakdown Dead Ahead.” Both went high on various Billboard charts.

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WITCH’S BREW

from EAST OF ANGEL TOWN

Written by Peter Cincotti & John Bettis

Peter Cincotti’s third cd, East Of Angel Town, was released in 2007. It marked a departure from the singer’s previous jazz-influenced works to a more adventurous, unique style of music where jazz, pop and rock meet.

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HELLO AGAIN

from UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

Written by Alan Lindgren & Neil Diamond

“Hello Again” was a beautiful love song performed by the unparalleled talent of Neil Diamond. The legendary singer co-wrote it with his former musical director and collaborator, Alan Lindgren, for the soundtrack of his 1980 movie debut, The Jazz Singer. Diamond was at the peak of his career. The gorgeous melody of “Hello Again” gave Diamond another solid hit reaching #6 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and #3 on the Adult Contemporary charts.

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INMATES (WE’RE ALL CRAZY)

from FROM THE INSIDE

Written by Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin & Dick Wagner

In 1977, legendary rocker Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier) was at the height of his career, yet really caught up in a self-destructive alcohol and drug addiction. His wife and manager forced him to go to rehab. The rockstar spent one month in a New York sanitarium.

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LOOKING THROUGH YOUR EYES (INSTRUMENTAL)

from QUEST FOR CAMELOT

Written by David Foster & Carole Bayer Sager

 

Quest For Camelot was an animated musical film released in 1998 by Warner Brothers Feature Animation. The songs for the project were all co-written by David Foster and supreme lyricist Carole Bayer Sager. The most famous song featured on this project was “The Prayer,” sung by global superstars Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion. This powerful anthem was nominated for an Academy Award and eventually became a modern standard performed by hundreds of singers worldwide.

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