Billy (William) Steinberg is an American songwriter. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels. Richard Wright Nowels (born March 16, 1954 in Palo Alto, California) is a Record producer and Grammy Award / Ivor
Steinberg grew up in Palm Springs, California and worked with his father's table grape operation. Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of Table grapes are Grapes intended for consumption while they are fresh as opposed to grapes grown for Wine production Juice production or for drying into He attended Bard College in New York and in his mid-20's formed the group Billy Thermal which was eventually signed to Richard Perry's Planet Records label. Bard College, founded in 1860 is a small selective four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Billy Thermal is a band formed by hit songwriter Billy Steinberg in 1979 For the Jazz musician and saxophonist of the same name see Rich Perry Richard Perry is one of the most successful producers in music history
Their breakthrough occurred in 1980 when Linda Ronstadt heard their album and decided to record their song "How Do I Make You?" for her 1980 Mad Love album. Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety Mad Love is a 1980 album by Linda Ronstadt. The album reached No The album hit the top three of the charts and went platinum. Ronstadt's version of their song reached the American top ten.
In 1981, Steinberg wrote "Precious Time", the title track for Pat Benatar's Precious Time album; he also penned "I'm Gonna Follow You" that appeared on her second album Crimes of Passion the previous year. Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American Precious Time is the third album from Pat Benatar, released in 1981 Crimes of Passion is the second album by Pat Benatar, released in 1980. His band Billy Thermal included "I'm Gonna Follow You" as well as "How Do I Make You?" on their EP that was released by Planet Records in 1979. Billy Thermal is a band formed by hit songwriter Billy Steinberg in 1979 Also that year, Steinberg began writing with Tom Kelly, who had written another song ("Fire and Ice") on the album for Benatar.
Further success followed with the song "Like a Virgin," when it was played for Warner Bros. executives who thought that "Like a Virgin" would be perfect for Madonna. " Like a Virgin " is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from the album of the same name and was released on November Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Steinberg later recalled writing the lyric in 1983 following a failed relationship, and recalled that he had genuinely felt that he'd "made it through the wilderness" and that he was "beat, incomplete". Her version of the song spent six weeks at number one in the United States in 1985, and became a worldwide hit. It was also the title track for her number one album.
The success of the partnership continued with more number one singles "True Colors" (recorded by Cyndi Lauper), "So Emotional" (by Whitney Houston), "Eternal Flame" (by The Bangles) and "Alone" (by Heart). Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former " Eternal Flame " is a song by The Bangles, which became a hit single in 1989 peaking at number one in the charts in six countries including Australia The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade " Alone " is a Song composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington, scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia
Some of their other hits include "In Your Room" (The Bangles), "I Drove All Night" (recorded by Cyndi Lauper, Roy Orbison and Celine Dion), "I Touch Myself" (the Divinyls), "Sex as a Weapon" (by Pat Benatar), and "Look Me in the Heart" (by Tina Turner). " I Drove All Night " is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly for Roy Orbison. Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning Divinyls are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and Guitarist Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American They also wrote several songs with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, including the top-ten single "I'll Stand By You". Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals Artists such as REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Bette Midler, and Belinda Carlisle have also recorded their songs. REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Belinda Carlisle (born on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood California) is an American Singer-songwriter, as well as the lead vocalist
In the mid 1990s Steinberg began writing with Rick Nowels, who had previously established himself as a songwriter for such artists as Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle. Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born on May 26 1948 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Their greatest success of the period was the Céline Dion recording of "Falling Into You" for which they won Grammy Awards. Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer " Falling into You " is the title track from Céline Dion 's 1996 hit album Falling into You, released as the first single in Europe The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Their songs have been recorded by artists such as Kylie Minogue, k.d. lang, Melanie C., The Corrs, Robert Miles, Amber, Enrique Iglesias, Chynna Phillips, Ace of Base, Edyta Górniak, Vitamin C, and Lisa Loeb. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside) also known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an The Corrs are a Celtic Folk rock group from Dundalk, County Louth Ireland. Robert Miles (born Roberto Concina, November 3, 1969, in Neuchâtel) is a Swiss Italian (not from Italian Switzerland proper but the Amber (born Marie-Claire Cremers on May 9 1969, Ubbergen) is a Dutch -born and Germany -raised Singer/songwriter Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. Chynna Gilliam Phillips (born February 12, 1968) is an American singer and actress known for being a member of Wilson Phillips and for Ace of Base is a pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprising Ulf Ekberg (Buddha and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker and Vitamin C or L-ascorbate is an Essential nutrient for a large number of higher primate species a small number of other Mammalian Lisa Anne Loeb (born March 11, 1968) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress.
Steinberg continues to write songs. In 2005, he collaborated with producer Josh Alexander and Jessica and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas to write several tracks for The Veronica's debut release, The Secret Life Of..., including the third single, "When It All Falls Apart". The Veronicas are a pop-rock band based in Australia. The band was formed in 2005 in Brisbane Australia, by twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso The Secret Life of is the first Studio album by The Veronicas. " When It All Falls Apart " is the third single released from The Veronicas ' debut album The Secret Life of They wrote "All About Us", a hit for the Russian pop duo t.A.T.u.. " All About Us " is the first single released from Russian band T tATu (Тату)( IPA:) (translated "This there" in feminine grammatical gender form is a Russian duo formed in Moscow, Russia Steinberg and Alexander's recent work includes JoJo's 2006 single "Too Little Too Late" and Katharine McPhee's "Over It" in 2007. Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque (born December 20 1990 professionaly known as JoJo, is an American pop and R&B Singer-songwriter, " Too Little Too Late " is a pop – R&B song written by Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander and Ruth-Anne Cunningham for JoJo Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop & R&B Singer, actress and model " Over It " was the first single to be released from the Eponymous album by Katharine McPhee, the American Idol season five
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