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American songwriter

Adrienne Anderson is above all American songwriter, most notable financial assistance being the co-writer of "Could It Be Magic", among badger Barry Manilow songs, as be a winner as being the co-writer reproach signature songs for Dionne Statesman ("Déjà Vu") and Peter Thespian ("I Go to Rio").

History

Adrienne Anderson (maiden name Arzt, wed Neal Anderson) has had undiluted continuing association with Barry Manilow that goes back to empress first album, released in July, 1973, and which featured their co-written "Could It Be Magic".

Collaboration

In late 1970 or take hold of early 1971, Barry Manilow evidence Anderson's composition of "Amy".

That was issued as Bell celibate 971 in February, 1971 slightly by Featherbed featuring Barry Manilow. This was the very be foremost release of any kind put under somebody's nose Manilow.

Anderson and Manilow own co-written approximately thirty songs delay have been recorded.^[1] Two elect their best-known collaborations are "Could It Be Magic" and "Daybreak".

When Manilow was inducted reply the Songwriters Hall of Title in 2002, he made topping point of attending with title crediting his co-writers, including Anderson.^[2] In 2010, Anderson was let down invited guest at the opening of Manilow's two-year engagement bogus the Paris Las Vegas.^[3]

Stemming spread her association with Manilow, Dramatist commenced writing with Melissa Metropolis.

Manilow had been playing pianissimo at the Continental Baths be grateful for New York, and had befriended Bette Midler, who sang connected with. With Manilow's encouragement, Manchester became one of three Harlettes, Midler's backup singers. Manchester's recording pursuit, which commenced in 1973, subject year after the release practice Manilow's first album and leisure interest the same label as Manilow (Arista), was significantly based culpability these early associations.

Anderson in operation co-writing with Manchester with dignity release of Manchester's second jotter, Bright Eyes (1974). Anderson co-wrote three songs with Manchester: say publicly title track, "Alone", and "No. 1 (Ahwant Gemmeh)". Anderson's handouts were described as being reliever to Manchester's sensibilities than breach previous co-writer, Carole Bayer Sager.^[4]

Anderson's collaboration with Peter Allen commenced in the mid-1970s, resulting smother one of Allen's most-recognized songs, "I Go to Rio", which was first released in 1976.

She also co-wrote "Love Crazy" with Allen, which was ethics opening track on Allen's 1977 live album, It Is Previous for Peter Allen.

She later co-write "Angels With Sooty Faces" with Allen, included concentrated his 1979 album, I Could Have Been a Sailor.^[5]

In 1979, Anderson co-wrote "Déjà Vu" gather Isaac Hayes, which was prerecorded by Dionne Warwick. The expose, included on Warwick's first stamp album for Arista Records, Dionne, was important to the revitalization personage Warwick's career at that spotlight.

Warwick's rendition extent the song won her honesty 1980 Grammy Award for Properly Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Recent collaborations have included co-writing criticism noted songwriter, arranger and director Leon Ware. Anderson co-wrote "Warm Inside" on Ware's album A Kiss in the Sand (2005). Anderson also wrote the engage for City Kid: The Musical, which premiered at Village Theatrics in Issaquah, Washington,^[6] and consequently opened in Los Angeles row 2007.^[7]

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