True Colors -rec by Phil Collins
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Product ID: HL6 07470578
By Billy Steinberg
Publisher:
Hal Leonard
Arranger:
Berry
Series:
Discovery Jazz
Genre:
Jazz - Rock
Line Up:
Jazz Ensemble
Level: 1-2
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About this item
Originally a hit for Cyndi Lauper in 1986, this was recently brought back on the charts by Phil Collins. The haunting melody and slow rock feel make this one particularly nice as a change of pace number.
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Composer
Billy Steinberg
Billy Steinberg has been among the most successful songwriters of the past 25 years, co-writing (with Tom Kelly) five #1 singles on Billboard's "Hot 100" chart, including "Like A Virgin" (Madonna), "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper), "So Emotional" (Whitney Houston), "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles) and “Alone” (Heart). Additionally, Billy co-wrote other well-known Top 10 U.S. pop hits, including "I'll Stand By You" (Pretenders, Carrie Underwood), "I Touch Myself" (the Divinyls), "How Do I Make You" (Linda Ronstadt), "I Drove All Night" (Roy Orbison, Cyndi Lauper, Celine Dion), "In Your Room" (The Bangles) and “Too Little Too Late” (JoJo).
Billy grew up in Palm Springs, California, and attended Bard College in upstate New York. After college, he pursued a career as a recording artist and songwriter while also working in his family's table grape business. His band, Billy Thermal (Thermal was the town where the vineyard business was located), was signed to legendary producer Richard Perry's Planet Records in 1979. The band's guitarist played Billy Thermal's demos for Linda Ronstadt, and she decided to record Billy's song, "How Do I Make You," for her "Mad Love" album in 1980. It was the only single on that album to reach top 10 Billboard status and helped launch Billy's career as a promising songwriter. Another early composition, "Precious Time," was recorded by Pat Benatar in 1981 and became the title cut of her third album. In 1981, Billy began a momentous collaboration with Tom Kelly, a successful session vocalist and songwriter. The duo developed a strong songwriting chemistry and subsequently formed the band I-10, which was released on Epic Records. This marked the beginning of a longtime writing partnership, which resulted in some of the most memorable hits of the 80s and 90s.
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