Eric Foster White

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Eric Foster White (born 1962) is a Grammy-nominated [1] American songwriter, record producer, and musician who has written songs for pop acts such as Whitney Houston, [2] Britney Spears, and the Backstreet Boys. [3] Through his work with artists, White is credited with 70 million album sales worldwide and many hit singles. [4] [5]

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Career

White graduated from the University of Miami in 1983 [6] with a bachelor's degree. In the 1980s and early 1990s, White toured with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Gloria Estefan. [7] He worked at Sony Music before moving on to Jive Records. He also started two music production-publishing companies. In 2006, White formed Mina Latina Records with DJ Thomas Acosta. [8] Recently, White got into the mobile entertainment industry by creating Showmobile which Hitstreak airs on. Showmobile was signed by Radio Disney via an online carriage agreements in 2014. [9]

Select discography

  1. 1991 – "My Name Is Not Susan" (Whitney Houston)
  2. 1991 – "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (Hi-Five)
  3. 1996 – "Everytime I Close My Eyes" Backstreet Boys (1996 album) (Backstreet Boys)
  4. 1999 – "Soda Pop" (Britney Spears) (song also appeared in Pokémon: The First Movie )
  5. 1999 – "E-Mail My Heart" (Britney Spears)
  6. 1999 – "I Will Still Love You (Duet with Don Philip)" (Britney Spears)
  7. 1999 – "Thinkin' About You" (Britney Spears)
  8. 1999 – "Autumn Goodbye" (Britney Spears)
  9. 1999 – "Final Heartbreak" (Jessica Simpson) (song also appeared in Rugrats in Paris )
  10. 2000 – "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (Britney Spears) [10]

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