Larry Weir production discography

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Larry Anthony Weir (born 1952), is a managing editor and author at New Music Weekly . A guitarist, composer, producer and promoter, Weir is most notable for his work with his brother Michael Damian and his compositions for the movie Teen Witch (1989). A songwriter under both ASCAP and BMI, Weir has 395 BMI published works and an unknown number of ASCAP titles.

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Charted singles

Larry Weir on Billboard Charts [1]
YearSingleCredit Hot
100
AC Hot
Dance
1981"She Did It"Produced by: Larry Weir, Michael Damian 69
1989"Cover Of Love"Written by: Janine Jae Best,
Troy Kent Johnston,
Larry Weir, Michael Damian [2]
31
1989 "Rock On" (From Dream A Little Dream)Produced by: Larry Weir, Michael Damian 1
1989"Was It Nothing At All"Written by: Michael Damian
Produced by: Larry Weir, Michael Damian [3]
257
1990"Straight From My Heart"Written by: Larry Weir, Tom Weir and Michael (Damian) Weir [4] 47
1991"What A Price To Pay"Written by: Larry Weir60
1992"(There'll Never Be) Another You"Written by: Larry Weir26
2002"Shadows In The Night"Written by: Larry Weir, Michael Damian 5
2009 "Rock On" (2009)(Weir Brothers') Caption Records28

Co-produced by Larry Weir, Michael Damian's cover of, David Essex' song, Rock On reached the #1 position on the Billboard magazine Hot 100 chart in 1989. [5]

Discography

Larry Weir: Composer / Producer on disc [6]
YearTitleTypeLabelCapacity
1968"Boy It’s All In Your Head"Vinyl SinglePrimary artist, Composer,
Guitar
1975"Gypsies From Bonsall"Vinyl LP KGB-FM
KGB Homegrown III
Composer, Guitar,
Vocals (Background)
1975The WeirzVinyl LPBonsall RecordsComposer, Producer,
Guitar,
Vocals (Background)
1979The WeirzVinyl LPBonsall RecordsComposer, Producer,
Guitar,
Vocals (Background)
1981She Did It
Billboard Hot 100 #69
Vinyl SingleLaufer's LEGProducer, Musician
1982The Weirz TonightVinyl LP Parallel Records And Tapes Composer, Guitar,
Vocals (Background)
1983The Weirz ImaginationVinyl Single Curb Records Composer, Guitar,
Vocals (Background)
1984The Weirz RunawayVinyl Single Curb Records Composer, Guitar,
Vocals (Background)
1984Love is a Mystery
* “She’s In A Different World”
Vinyl Columbia Records Composer
1989Where Do We Go From Here
"Cover of Love" US #31,
"Was It Nothing At All" US #24 US AC #27,
"Straight From My Heart" US AC #47
(credited as Larry Damian in 1990)
Vinyl LP, CASS A&M Composer, Producer
1990Lori Ruso Show OffCASS, CD (39:17) Gold Castle, Capitol Producer, Keyboards
1990Original Soundtrack Dream a Little Dream
Billboard 200 #94
CASS, CD (34:46)Pop-us.,
Cypress Records,
A&M
Producer
1992With Love From The SoapsCASS, CD (47:11)Quality MusicComposer, Producer
1993Michael Damian Reach out to MeCASS, CD (38:23) Scotti Brothers (1993)
Zomba(1998)
Producer, Engineer,
Keyboards,
Vocals (Background)
1993 Lucie Arnaz Just in TimeCD Concord Jazz Composer
1994 Michael Damian Time of the Season
"Never Walk Away" US #24, US AC #7
(BMI Work #1940354)
CASS, CD (41:52)Wildcat Records (UNI)
Wild Cat (Indie)
Composer, Producer,
Vocals (Background)
1994Santo Cachon Los Embajadores VallenatosCASS, CD (43:19)VediscoProducer,
Vocals (Background)
1995Original TV Soundtrack Saved by the Bell CASS, CD (25:55) Kid Rhino / RhinoComposer
1995Original Soundtrack Raffle CD (50:28)Quality MusicComposer
2003Michael Damian Shadows in the NightCD (19:51)Modern Voices (2003)
Bcd (2005)
Composer, Producer
2007Buck McCoy Top DogCD (46:03)Caption RecordsComposer, Producer,
Management,
Keyboards,
Vocals (Background)
2007 Teen Witch the Musical
Singles: Finest Hour, Popular Girl
CD (47:26)Caption RecordsProducer, Composer,
Keyboards, Lyricist,
Programming, Vocals
2007Official Soundtrack Moondance Alexander CD (46:41)Caption RecordsProducer, Composer,
Percussion,
Vocals (Background)

Filmography

Dream a Little Dream Original Soundtrack spent 10 weeks on the Billboard 200 and peaked at # 94. [7]

Something Special Patty Duke Willy/Milly (Performed by: Michael Damian)

Return to Horror High (Performed by: Pleasant Company)

Dream a Little Dream Original Soundtrack (Performed by: Blue Future, Michael Damian)

"Teen Witch"(Performed by: The Weirz [8] and various artists) from the album Original soundtrack was not released

The Raffle (Performed by: Michael Damian [10] )

Teen Witch the Musical (Performed by: Various artists)

Moondance Alexander (Performed by: Various Artists [11] )

"Michael Damian Rock On [Video]" from the album Rock On

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References

  1. "Michael Damian: Awards". AllMusic by Ravi. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. "Billboard Hot 100 #31". Cover of Love. 1989. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. "Billboard Hot 100 #25 AC #7". Was it Nothing at All. 1990. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. "Michael Damian on Musicvf". Straight From My Heart. Muscvf.com. 1990. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  5. "Michael Damian Song and Album Chart History". Rock On Hot 100 #1. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  6. "Larry Weir on AllMusic". AllMusic by Rovi. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  7. "Dream a Little Dream Original Soundtrack". Cypress -- Billboard 200. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  8. "NYT: Movies and TV: The Weirz". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. "Larry Weir: About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2012. Dangerous Curves (TV Series), Teen Witch
  10. "AllMusic: The Raffle". Think About Me. Quality Music. 1995. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  11. "Moondance Alexander Original Soundtrack". Caption Records. 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2012.