Daniel Earl Hartman was an American rock musician,multi-instrumentalist,singer,and songwriter and original frontman for several bands,including The Soploids,Mak and the Turnarounds,Our Wringer,Last Wing,and Orion. Among songs he wrote and recorded were "Free Ride" as a member of the Edgar Winter Group,and the solo hits "Relight My Fire","Instant Replay","I Can Dream About You","We Are the Young" and "Second Nature". "I Can Dream About You",his most successful song,reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985. The James Brown song "Living in America",which Hartman co-wrote and produced,reached No. 4 on March 1,1986.
The Smithereens is an American rock band from Carteret,New Jersey,United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio,Jim Babjak,Mike Mesaros,and Dennis Diken. This original lineup continued until 2006,when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar until Mesaros' return in 2016. After DiNizio died in 2017,the band continued performing live shows as a trio with various guest vocalists.
Edgar Holland Winter is an American multi-instrumentalist,working as a vocalist along with playing keyboards,saxophone,and percussion. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group and their popular songs "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride". He is the brother of late blues singer and guitarist Johnny Winter.
Patrick Thrall is an American rock guitarist. Thrall began his recording career in 1972. He played guitar,vocals,and percussion with the group Cookin' Mama,which had his brother,Preston Thrall,on percussion. They released the album New Day in 1972.
"Ghostbusters" is a song written by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name,and included on the film's soundtrack. Debuting at number 68 on June 16,1984,the song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11,staying there for three weeks,and at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart on September 16,staying there for three weeks. The song reentered the UK Top 75 on November 2,2008 at No. 49 and again on November 5,2021,at No. 38.
"The Best" is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler from her seventh studio album,Hide Your Heart (1988). It was written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight. Produced by Desmond Child,Tyler's version became a top-10 hit in Norway but was a minor hit elsewhere.
"The Flame" is a power ballad written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. The song was released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick and the first single from their tenth album Lap of Luxury.
"Sweet Lies" is a song by the English singer Robert Palmer,released in 1988 as a single from the soundtrack of the film of the same name. As well as appearing on the film's soundtrack release,it was also included on Palmer's 1989 compilation album Addictions:Volume 1. The song was written by Palmer,Frank Blair and Dony Wynn,and produced by Palmer.
Charlie Midnight is an American songwriter,record producer,and founder of Midnight Production House. He has been nominated for the 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song,two Golden Globes,and has been a producer and/or writer on several Grammy-winning albums,including The Bodyguard:Original Soundtrack Album,Joni Mitchell's Turbulent Indigo,and Marlo Thomas &Friends:Thanks &Giving All Year Long. He also is a writer on the Barbra Streisand Grammy-nominated,Platinum-selling Partners album having co-written the Barbra Streisand and Andrea Bocelli duet "I Still Can See Your Face."
Hughes/ Thrall was a musical project formed in 1982 by former Deep Purple and Trapeze bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and guitarist Pat Thrall.
"I Can Dream About You" is a song written and performed by American singer Dan Hartman on the soundtrack album of the film Streets of Fire. Released in 1984 as a single from the soundtrack,and included on Hartman's album I Can Dream About You,it reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Inside Love" is a song by the British AOR band Seven,released in 1990 as their debut single. It was written by Keith McFarlane and Simon LeFevre,and produced by John Parr. "Inside Love" reached No. 78 in the UK,and remained in the Top 100 for four weeks.
"Waiting to See You" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Dan Hartman,which was released in 1986 as a single from the film soundtrack of Ruthless People. It was written by Hartman and Charlie Midnight,and was produced by Hartman. The song was also to be included on Hartman's album White Boy,which was shelved by MCA in 1986.
"Heaven in Your Arms" is a song by the American musician Dan Hartman,released in 1981 as the first single from his fourth studio album It Hurts to Be in Love. It was written and produced by Hartman.
I Can Dream About You is the fifth studio album from American musician/singer/songwriter Dan Hartman,released on May 3,1984,by MCA. The album was produced by Hartman and Jimmy Iovine.
White Boy is the sixth studio album from American musician/singer/songwriter Dan Hartman. It was recorded during 1985 and 1986 but remains unreleased.
Denise Lopez is an American Dance/freestyle singer,born in Queens,New York,mainly active in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
"Second Nature" is a song by American singer-songwriter Dan Hartman,released in 1985 as the fourth and final single from his fifth studio album I Can Dream About You (1984). The song was written by Hartman and Charlie Midnight,and produced by Hartman and Jimmy Iovine. "Second Nature" reached No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained in the charts for 12 weeks.
Select commercially released recordings of Danny Elfman's music for film,television,stage and the concert hall. For a full list of Elfman's compositions,see List of compositions by Danny Elfman. For Elfman's recordings as lead singer/songwriter for Oingo Boingo,see the Oingo Boingo discography page.
Home:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2015 animated film Home,based on the 2007 children book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. It features songs recorded by Rihanna,Clarence Coffee Jr.,Kiesza,Charli XCX,Jacob Plant,and Jennifer Lopez. It was released on March 13,2015 through Westbury Road and Roc Nation. Following the announcement that Rihanna would star in the film,it was revealed she would release a concept album based on the animated film. As the executive producer of the soundtrack,she called on various artists to feature on the album. Rihanna's "Towards the Sun" and Jennifer Lopez's "Feel the Light" were released as singles to promote the album and movie.
