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  Billy Steinberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Steinberg grew up in Palm Springs, California and in his mid-20's formed the group Billy Thermal which was eventually signed to Richard Perry's Planet Records label.
Their breakthrough occurred in 1985 with the song "Like a Virgin." 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".
In 2005, Steinberg collaborated with Producer Josh Alexander, and Jessica and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas to write for The Veronica's Debut Release The Secret Life Of...
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Billy_Steinberg   (576 words)

  
 Billy Steinberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Billy Steinberg has been among the most successful songwriters of the past two decades, co-writing (with Tom Kelly) five #1 singles on the Billboard's "Hot 100" chart, including "Like A Virgin" (Madonna), "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper), "So Emotional" (Whitney Houston), "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles).
Into the new millenium, Billy Steinberg remains very active and prolific, collaborating with a wide range of talented writers, producers and artists.
Steinberg is continuing his long-term success story and songwriting vision, writing unique, creative songs which will have a lasting appeal and impact.
www.billysteinberg.com /sys-tmpl/contactinformation   (976 words)

  
 SongwriterUniverse Magazine - Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly "Like A Virgin" article (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly have written many memorable songs over the past two decades, including five, #1 Billboard pop hits.
Steinberg and Kelly were both very happy with the completed song and demo.
Steinberg and Kelly played Ostin many songs that were more in a rock vein, which presented the duo as potential artists.
www.songwriteruniverse.com.cob-web.org:8888 /virgin.html   (804 words)

  
 SongwriterUniverse Magazine - Billy Steinberg New Article
After college, Steinberg returned to California and formed a band, Billy Thermal, in the late 1970s (Thermal was the name of the town where his family owned a vineyard).
When Billy Thermal was signed to Planet Records by hit producer Richard Perry (who had produced Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, the Pointer Sisters) Perry suggested Steinberg rewrite some of the verse lyrics to one of his songs.
Billy Steinberg in 1970, with the Gibson guitar that he still uses to write songs.
www.songwriteruniverse.com /steinbergnew.htm   (1520 words)

  
 SongwriterUniverse Magazine - Billy Steinberg Article
Billy Steinberg is well known for co-writing (with Tom Kelly) many classic hits during the past 20 years.
Steinberg & Nowels each won a Grammy Award for producing their song "Falling Into You" for Celine Dion, which was the title cut of her Grammy-winning album.
Steinberg says he will never sell his publishing again.
www.songwriteruniverse.com /steinberg.html   (713 words)

  
 Drowned Madonna : Putting News First (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Billy Steinberg: In the late 1960’s, the first songs I wrote were folk songs, inspired by Bob Dylan, Donovan and others.
Billy Steinberg: Tom and I were very happy with the song after we finished it.
Billy Steinberg: When Tom and I heard Madonna’s recording of “Like A Virgin”;, we felt confident that it would be a hit.
www.drownedmadonna.com.cob-web.org:8888 /modules.php?name=billy_steinberg   (2221 words)

  
 SBM Roster : Billy Steinberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Grammy Award winning Billy Steinberg has been among the most successful songwriters of the past two decades having achieved five No.1 singles on the Billboard "Hot 100", a further six Top 10 U.S. pop hits, several No.1 International singles and a multi-platinum selling album amongst other musical successes.
Celine Dion's hit recording of "I Drove All Night" was also used in numerous Chrysler TV ads and Cyndi Lauper's "True Colours" was used as the theme song for the Rugby World Cup 2003, Kodak ads and the current Dove "Self Esteem" commercials.
The list of artists Billy has written with and for includes: Madonna, Phil Collins, Roy Orbison, Celine Dion, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston, The Pretenders, The Bangles, Melanie C, k.d.Lang, Enrique Iglesias and The Corrs to name just a few.
www.record-producers.com /roster/billy-steinberg/index.html   (139 words)

  
 A Place On Earth - The Song Writers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The duo then proceeded to enjoy a long string of hits, with both Steinberg and Kelly keeping their publishing and building their own respective, lucrative companies: Billy Steinberg Music, and Kelly’s Denise Barry Music (named after his children).
Steinberg and Nowels each won a Grammy Award for producing their song "Falling Into You" for Celine Dion, which was the title cut of her Grammy-winning album.
Steinberg and Nowels also recently teamed up to write two songs for "Enrique," the platinum album by Enrique Iglesias.
www20.brinkster.com /belindacarlisle/songwriters.htm   (2454 words)

  
 THE WORK OF RICK NOWELS
Calfornia - co-wrote with Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal.
One And One - co-wrote with Marie Claire D'Ubaldo and Billy Steinberg.
Naked and Sacred - co-wrote with Chynna Phillips and Billy Steinberg.
www.christian-mclaughlin.com /ricknowels.html   (4934 words)

  
 Kobalt Music Group - Press Release - KOBALT MUSIC GROUP SIGNS LEGENDARY POP SONGWRITER BILLY STEINBERG (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Billy Steinberg is such a prolific and versatile songwriter whose songs have sold millions of singles throughout the world.
Steinberg, whose songs have sold millions of singles worldwide, has also written songs for Linda Ronstadt, Pat Benatar, k.d.
Steinberg has songs on upcoming records by Jojo (Blackground/Universal), Fefe Dobson (Island/Def Jam), JC Chasez (Jive), Katy Perry (Columbia) and Paris Hilton (Warner Bros.).
www.kobaltmusic.com.cob-web.org:8888 /news/news.php?story=47   (391 words)

  
 i-Ten - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Steinberg and Kelly teamed up with a number of rock session vets, including Toto's Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, and..
Steinberg and Kelly teamed up with a number of rock session vets, including Toto's Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, and David Paich, plus Journey drummer Mike Baird, Richard Page (later of Mr.
While it produced no hit singles (and most of the musicians returned to their day jobs), the title track was later covered by Honeymoon Suite, and the ballad "Alone" was taken to the top of the charts by Heart in 1987.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,446974,00.html   (302 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Profile For Darrin Matteson: Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Steinberg and Kelly have quite an impressive resume as songwriters, having penned the hits Alone for Heart and Like a Prayer for Madonna among several others they had significant cred in the music industry.
Steinberg and Kelly's vocals, while not extraordinary, are certainly of a professional calibre that warrants taking them seriously and giving them further consideration than they ended up receiving.
It was once said of Billy Joel that his mass appeal is due to his ability to write songs which can be so personal and individual for so many different people.
amazon.com /gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2ALCP39U486CI   (2928 words)

  
 Billy
Billy Steinberg has been among the most successful songwriters of the past two decades, co-writing (with Tom Kelly) five, #1 singles on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart, including "Like A Virgin" (Madonna), "True Colors (Cyndi Lauper), "Eternal Flame" (the Bangles), "So Emotional" (Whitney Houston) and "Alone" (Heart).
Many of Steinberg’s songs have become enduring classics, which have received multiple honors, and have been covered and become hits again.
Steinberg and Nowels have also written and produced notable cuts for k.d.
voicesandvisions.skybleedsscorpio.com /html/billy.html   (4851 words)

  
 Billy Hale - Film Music Composer, samples, clips, and biography
Billy Hale creates music for local and international film projects from his studio in Seattle, with co-writer Jim Chase.
Billy uses Quantum Leap, Steinberg and Adobe Software, a Korg Triton workstation, and live musicians to create unique soundtracks for local and International Indie Films.
Sports soundtrack illustrating the energy, effort, and determination of athletes in their field.
www.billyhalemusic.com   (1341 words)

  
 Rock Ahead - CD review - Ronnie Spector - Unfinished Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The album is full of excellent material, which suits Ronnie's voice and includes songs from Desmond Child, Billy Steinberg and most famously Billy Joel.
Elsewhere Dangerous written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly is also an excellent pop rock song and features vocals from the Bangles Susannah Hoffs.
The song although written by Billy Joel must surely have been written for her as even Joel in his version performs the song in an arrangement reminiscent of The Ronettes and Phil Spector.
www.themusicindex.com /rockahead/reviews/ronnie_spector.htm   (395 words)

  
 Pat Benatar - Get Nervous Lyrics
Neil: Billy Steinberg had the lyric and I just started fooling around with the guiatr part.
Neil: Billy wrote that part in L.A., and I wrote the other part in New York, I messed around with the melody and called him on the phone, 'Billy, what's the lyric?'
Neil: Billy wrote that song and played it for me and he said, 'Neil, what do you think about this melody?' I said, 'I don't know, do you want to change it?' So then we changed it; we changed the whole melody.
www.benatarfanclub.com /nervous.shtml   (451 words)

  
 Billy Morris - Did You know?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Billy has faith that Robbie is going to ROCK that jump!
Billy prefers to invest his hard earned money in KTM motorcycles.
that while Billy was in high school he played in a lounge and wedding band with his mother and that he credits her with teaching him how to play in a band live on stage because he would turn up too loud and his mom would yell at him?
www.billymorris.net /didyou.htm   (907 words)

  
 The Painkillers - Biography - Cherish Alexander, Billy Baker, Curtis Hooker, Matt Boyd
New audiences are mesmerized by the strong soulful lead vocals of Cherish Alexander, the driving drumbeats of Billy Baker, and the high voltage lead guitar of Curtis Hooker.
In '95 drummer, Billy Baker and Cherish Alexander combined their vision to make the Painkillers a reality.
Billy had been sharpening his talents in local bands.
www.commonerarecords.com /painkillers/bio.html   (442 words)

  
 In Your Room by The Bangles Songfacts
Bangles lead singer Susanna Hoffs wrote this with Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who have written many hit songs, including "Like A Virgin," "True Colors" and "I Touch Myself." Says Steinberg, "Right from the get go The Bangles were a retro '60s kind of band.
This was written in the same batch of songs that produced "Eternal Flame," which was a #1 hit for The Bangles.
Steinberg: "'In Your Room' I think if anything it's a bit like 'Mony, Mony,' the Tommy James song.
www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=3739   (224 words)

  
 SingerUniverse - Bio (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In addition to his publishing projects, Kawashima is an AandR Consultant for promising singers and artists, helping to develop their music for potential label deals (introducing them to top producers, songwriters, music attorneys and managers; perfecting their live shows; plus providing marketing and website input).
During his six years as an independent publisher, he built his own catalog, which included a hit ("I Need You") from the Pointer Sisters quadruple platinum album, "Breakout," and the song "Smile" from the platinum "Gap Band V" album.
However, Kawashima's main success was as a "song-placement agent" for the catalogs of Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager, Ray Parker Jr., and Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly.
www.singeruniverse.com.cob-web.org:8888 /bio.html   (968 words)

  
 The Passionate Fan - JC Chasez News & Media
Billy Steinberg Talks About His Hit "Too Little Too Late" For JoJo, And His Writing Partner Josh Alexander
...Veteran hit songwriter Billy Steinberg appears to be entering a new renaissance period, writing and co-producing new hits on the charts, and placing many new songs.
In addition, Steinberg and Alexander have written overseas hits for female groups T.A.T.U. ("All About Us") and the Veronicas ("When It All Falls Apart").
www.thepassionatefan.net /blogs   (418 words)

  
 CD Baby: JAMES DAVID: Intimacy
He remembered what Billy Steinberg taught him about the importance to keep continuity In the theme of a song along with other principals in song writing.
The sound of the music in this selection erases any thought of judgmentalism James David credits Billy as a major influence on his style and development in song writing.
Other instrument influences were the famous Joe Walsh of the James Gang, Jeff Beck and later the new wave scene.
cdbaby.com /cd/jamesdavid   (523 words)

  
 Pink Martini | The Band
In New York she has performed on the theatrical stage, and in rock clubs as a singer-songwriter.
She has written songs with Rick Nowells, and Billy Steinberg and Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go’s.
Her original songs can be heard on television and film and she sings the theme song to UPN’s Clueless as well as “Qué Será Será” over the opening and closing credits of Jane Campion’s film In the Cut.
www.pinkmartini.com /band/pm_band.html   (1911 words)

  
 Professional music review
He has now launched his independent company, DKM Music, where he represents hit songwriters and catalogs, and develops new writers.
Kawashima currently represents the following writers and catalogs: Robert Lamm of Chicago, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, Ray Parker Jr., Cody ChesnuTT, Kenny Nolan, the Gary Usher catalog (including some Beach Boys hits), Allan Rich and Madeline Stone.
However, Kawashima's main success was as a "song-placement agent" for the catalogs of Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, Ray Parker Jr., and Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
www.radioindy.com /pro_song_review.html   (941 words)

  
 Piano Sheet Music - Rick Nowels Collection (Piano/Vocal/Guitar - Piano)
Falling Into YOu - Composed by: Rick Nowels, Marie Claire D'Ubaldo, and Billy Steinberg - ©1996
One And One - Composed by: Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg, and Marie Claire D'Ubaldo - ©1996
Sexual (Li Da Di) - Composed by: Rick Nowels, Marie-Claire Cremers, and Billy Steinberg - ©1999
www.encoremusic.com /1703884.html   (520 words)

  
 Playbill Biography: DAVID F. WEINER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
DAVID F. Scenic Designer) is proud to be working with Billy Crystal again after designing An Evening with Billy Crystal and His Special Guest David Steinberg and Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays for La Jolla Playhouse.
David’s critically acclaimed scenic designs can regularly be seen at Sledgehammer and Diversionary theatres in San Diego.
His award-winning artwork can be seen from time to time at local galleries.
www.playbill.com /celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/15160   (211 words)

  
 Bob Carlisle - BIO / ChristianMusic.com
Carlisle began doing more and more recording session work as a singer, in Los Angeles.
Through this session work Bob was fortunate to have a relationship with songwriters, Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg who wrote the song True Colors, Like a Virgin, etc.
Bob Carlisle was playing at a place called Rosie's in L.A., when one night, in the middle of a show, he just had to leave the stage.
christianmusic.com /bobcarlisle/bio.html   (577 words)

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