from SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME (single)
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
The song “Save The Last Dance For Me” was co-written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. It became a big hit in the sixties for The Drifters under the production of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. This evergreen was later covered by many stars; among them Dolly Parton that made “Save The Last Dance For Me” a multi-format hit in 1983.
from YOU/SHARE YOUR LOVE (single edit)
written by Maurice White, David Foster & Brenda Russell
The autumn of 1980 saw the release of “You” the second single from Earth, Wind & Fire’s extraordinary double album, “Faces.” “You” is an amazing soul/pop ballad co-written by Maurice White with David Foster and lyrics written by singer/songwriter Brenda Russell. This elegant song was evidently conceived as a follow-up to EWF’s milestone hit, “After The Love Is Gone” from their previous album, “I Am.”
from FACES
written by Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn & Verdine White
Recently, UK label Big Break Records, has started a series of reissues including some of the best soul/R&B records of the seventies and the eighties. Their catalogue includes albums by seminal artists like Heatwave, The Pointer Sisters, Deniece Williams, The Isley Brothers, Ashford & Simpson and many, many others.
from ST. ELMO’S FIRE
written by David Foster & Jon Anderson
British singer Jon Anderson is internationally known as the lead singer of the UK progressive super-group Yes. Anderson’s tenor voice is behind unforgettable rock songs like “Roundabout,” “Don’t Kill The Whale” and the 1983 #1 hit, “Owner Of A Lonely Heart.”
From WHITE NIGHTS
Written by David Foster, Jerry Hey & Tom Keane
Directed by Taylor Hackford, the 1985 blockbuster movie “White Nights” starred the late, great Gregory Hines and classical-dancer-turned-actor Mikhail Baryshnikov. The movie propelled two winners to the top of the worldwide music charts; Lionel Richie’s “Say You Say Me” and the Phil Collins/Marilyn Martin duet, “Separate Lives,” written by Stephen Bishop. Both these songs were nominated for Academy Awards and Richie would take home the Oscar in March of 1986.
