List of songs written by David Foster
This is an alphabetical list of the songs known to have been written or co-written by David Foster.
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Indicates single release |
| Title | Artist(s) | Co-writer(s) | Originating album | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "After the Love Has Gone"
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Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | ||
| "After Tonight" | Mariah Carey | Rainbow | 1999 | [1] | |
| "All I Do" | Yuna | Chapters | 2016 | ||
| "All I Know of Love" | Barbra Streisand and Josh Groban | Duets | 2002 | ||
| "All That My Heart Can Hold" | Wendy Moten |
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Time for Change | 1995 | |
| "All'improvviso Amore" | Josh Groban |
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Closer | 2003 | |
| "America's Song"
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will.i.am (featuring David Foster, Bono, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill and Seal |
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Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise | 2009 | |
| "And Love Goes On"
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Earth, Wind & Fire | Faces | 1980 | ||
| "And When She Danced" | Stealing Home OST | 1988 | |||
| "Aren't They All Our Children" | Various Artists | Non-album release | 2002 | ||
| "At Last" | Kenny Loggins | Vox Humana | 1985 | ||
| ""
|
Luis Miguel |
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Aries | 1993 | |
| "Bad Advice" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | ||
| "Be the Man"
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Celine Dion |
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Let's Talk About Love | 1997 | |
| "Be the Man (Japanese version)" | Celine Dion |
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Be the Man | 1997 | |
| "Because We Believe (Ama Credi E Vai)"
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Andrea Bocelli | Amore | 2006 | ||
| "The Best of Me"
|
David Foster & Olivia Newton John |
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David Foster | 1986 | |
| "Blue" | Seiko Matsuda |
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Citron | 1988 | |
| "The Colour of My Love" | Celine Dion | The Colour of My Love | 1993 | ||
| "Could It Be Right" | Earth, Wind & Fire | Electric Universe | 1983 | ||
| "Don't Let Me Walk This Road Alone" | BeBe & CeCe Winans |
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Relationships | 1994 | |
| "Dream With Me" | Jackie Evancho |
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Dream With Me | 2011 | |
| "Every-Day Cider (林檎酒の日々)" | Seiko Matsuda |
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Citron | 1988 | |
| "Every Little Hurt" | Seiko Matsuda and David Foster | Citron | 1988 | ||
| "Everything You Are" | Tevin Campbell and Cheryl "Coko" Gamble |
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Tevin Campbell | 1999 | |
| "Evolution Orange" | Earth, Wind & Fire |
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Raise! | 1981 | |
| "Finding Each Other" | Naoko Kawai and Steve Lukather | 9 1/2 Nine Half | 1985 | ||
| "Follow Me" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | ||
| "Forever"
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Kenny Loggins |
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Vox Humana | 1985 | |
| "Freedom" | David Foster | N/A | River of Love | 1990 | |
| "From the Inside" | Alice Cooper | From The Inside | 1978 | ||
| "Georgetown" | David Foster | N/A | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | |
| "Girls Know How" | Al Jarreau | Night Shift OST | 1982 | ||
| "Glory of Love"
|
Peter Cetera |
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Solitude/Solitaire | 1986 | |
| "Goodbye"
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Air Supply | The Vanishing Race | 1993 | ||
| "Got to Be Real"
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Cheryl Lynn | Cheryl Lynn | 1978 | ||
| "Grown-Up Christmas List" | Natalie Cole | River of Love | 1990 | ||
| "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
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Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | ||
| "Heart Strings (Love Will Show Us How)" | David Foster / Glenn Jones |
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The Best of Me / Take It from Me | 1983 / 1986 | |
| "Hold Me... (抱いて…)" | Seiko Matsuda / Kim Carnes |
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Citron / Seiko Ballads - Sweet Memories | 1988 / 1991 | |
| "Hold Me 'Til The Mornin' Comes"
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Paul Anka and Peter Cetera | Walk a Fine Line / A Body of Work | 1983 / 1998 | ||
| "How Many Times" | Jordan Hill |
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Jordan Hill | 1995 | |
| "I Believe in Love" | Sally Yeh and James Ingram | Classic Duets (合唱金曲经典) | 1994 | ||
| "I Burn for You" | Danny Peck and Nancy Shanks |
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The Secret of My Success OST | 1987 | |
| "I Can Wait Forever"
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Air Supply | Ghostbusters OST | 1984 | ||
| "I Have Nothing"
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Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard OST | 1992 | ||
| "I Hear Your Voice"
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Lionel Richie |
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Time | 1998 | |
| "I'll Be There" | Kenny Loggins |
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Vox Humana | 1985 | |
| "If I Turn You Away" | Vikki Moss | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||
| "In the Stone"
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Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | ||
| "In This Song" | Charice | Charice | 2010 | ||
| "Inside You" | David Foster (featuring Hamish Stuart) | River of Love | 1990 | ||
| "Is There A Chance" | David Foster (featuring Warren Wiebe) | River of Love | 1990 | ||
| "It's Alright" | Chicago | Chicago 18 | 1986 | ||
| "It's the Falling in Love" | Michael Jackson | Off the Wall | 1979 | ||
| "Lady of My Heart" | Jack Wagner | All I Need | 1984 | ||
| "Listen to Me" | Warren Wiebe and Celine Dion | Unreleased song from Listen to Me | 1989 | ||
| "Learn to Love Again" | Lou Rawls | Love All Your Blues Away | 1986 | ||
| "Let Your Feelings Show" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | ||
| "Living for the Moment" | David Foster (featuring Warren Wiebe) | River of Love | 1990 | ||
| "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" | Jermaine Jackson |
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Precious Moments | 1986 | |
| "Loraine" | Kenny Loggins | Vox Humana | 1985 | ||
| "Love at Second Sight" | David Foster and Vikki Moss / Dionne Warwick | The Best of Me / Friends | 1983 / 1985 | ||
| "Love by Another Name" | Celine Dion | Unison | 1990 | ||
| "Love Lights the World" | David Foster (featuring Peabo Bryson, Celine Dion and Color Me Badd) | Love Lights the World | 1994 | ||
| "Love Me Tomorrow"
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Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | ||
| "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire (For Just A Moment)" | David Foster (featuring Amy Holland and Donny Gerrard) | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||
| "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)" | David Foster | N/A | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | |
| "Marrakech" | Seiko Matsuda |
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Citron | 1988 | |
| "Miss Independent" | Ne-Yo | N/A | Year of Gentlemen | 2008 | |
| "The Minute I Saw You" | John Parr | Unreleased song from Three Men and a Baby | 1987 | ||
| "Mornin'"
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Al Jarreau | Jarreau | 1983 | ||
| "My One True Friend"
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Bette Midler | Bathhouse Betty | 1998 | ||
| "My Sweet Delight" | Jennifer Holliday | Feel My Soul | 1983 | ||
| "Never Should Have Let You Go" | Jordan Hill |
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Jordan Hill | 1995 | |
| "No. 1" | Seiko Matsuda (featuring The Nylons) |
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Citron | 1988 | |
| "Oh Yeah"
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Bill Withers | Watching You, Watching Me | 1985 | ||
| "One More Chance"
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Madonna |
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Something to Remember | 1995 | |
| "Only You" | Chicago | Chicago 17 | 1984 | ||
| "Please Hold On" | Chicago |
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Chicago 17 | 1984 | |
| "The Power of the Dream" | Celine Dion | It's All Coming Back To Me Now | 1996 | ||
| "The Prayer" | Celine Dion | Quest for Camelot OST | 1998 | ||
| "The Prayer"
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Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli | Quest for Camelot OST | 1998 | ||
| "Red Sweet Peas, Pt. 2 (続・赤いスイートピー)" | Seiko Matsuda |
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Citron | 1988 | |
| "Remember Me This Way" | Jordan Hill |
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Jordan Hill | 1995 | |
| "Rescue You" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | ||
| "River of Love" | David Foster (featuring Bryan Adams, Hamish Stuart and Warren Wiebe) |
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River of Love | 1990 | |
| "Rock That!" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | ||
| "Save Me" | Peter Cetera | One More Story | 1988 | ||
| "Saved My Life" | Fee Waybill | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||
| "The Secret of My Success"
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Night Ranger | The Secret of My Success OST | 1987 | ||
| "Shining Through"
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Miki Howard | Femme Fatale | 1992 | ||
| "Slip Away" | Jordan Hill |
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Jordan Hill | 1995 | |
| "So In Love With You"
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U.N.V. | Universal Nubian Voices | 1995 | ||
| "Spirit of a New World" | Earth, Wind & Fire |
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Electric Universe | 1983 | |
| "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
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John Parr | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||
| "Stand Up for Love"
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Destiny's Child | #1's | 2005 | ||
| "Stay the Night"
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Chicago | Chicago 17 | 1984 | ||
| "Stop Me from Starting This Feeling" | Lou Rawls | Love All Your Blues Away | 1986 | ||
| "Stressed Out (Close To The Edge)" | Airplay |
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St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | |
| "Tears Are Not Enough"
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Northern Lights | We Are The World | 1985 | ||
| "Tell Him"
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Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | 1997 | ||
| "There for Me" | Mariah Carey | B-side to "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" single | 2001 | [1] | |
| "This Must Be Love" | David Foster (featuring Jeff Pescetto and Warren Wiebe) | River of Love | 1990 | ||
| "This Time It Was Really Right" | Jon Anderson | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||
| "Through the Fire"
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Chaka Khan | I Feel for You | 1985 | ||
| "To Love You More"
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Celine Dion |
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The Colour of My Love | 1993 | |
| "Too Young"
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Jack Wagner | Lighting Up the Night | 1985 | ||
| "Until the End of Time" | Jordan Hill and Delious Kennedy | Jordan Hill | 1995 | ||
| "Voices That Care"
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Various Artists | Non-album single | 1991 | ||
| "Wait" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | ||
| "Waiting for You to Decide" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | ||
| "We Never Called It Love" | Karyn White and Pauli Carman |
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It's Time | 1987 | |
| "We Never Get to It" | Seiko Matsuda | Citron | 1988 | ||
| "What Can I Say" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | ||
| "Whatever We Imagine" | James Ingram |
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It's Your Night | 1983 | |
| "When Love Comes Calling" | Deniece Williams |
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When Love Comes Calling | 1979 | |
| "Where Do We Go from Here?"
|
Vanessa Williams |
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Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years | 1998 | |
| "Who's Gonna Love You Tonight" | David Foster | David Foster | 1986 | ||
| "Why Can't We Fall In Love?" | Deniece Williams |
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When Love Comes Calling | 1979 | |
| "Wind Traveler in April (四月は風の旅人)" | Seiko Matsuda |
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Citron | 1988 | |
| "Without You" | Samantha Cole | Samantha Cole | 1997 | ||
| "Will You Still Love Me?"
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Chicago | Chicago 18 | 1986 | ||
| "You" | Earth, Wind & Fire | Faces | 1980 | ||
| "You and I" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | ||
| "You Can Never Ask Too Much (of Love)" | Take 6 |
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Join the Band | 1994 | |
| "You Can't Find Me" | Seiko Matsuda |
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Citron | 1988 | |
| "You'll See"
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Madonna |
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Something to Remember | 1995 | |
| "You're the Inspiration"
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Chicago | Chicago 17 | 1984 | ||
| "She's a Beauty" | The Tubes | Outside Inside | 1983 |
References[]
- ^ a b Shapiro 2001, pp. 122
Bibliography[]
- Shapiro, Marc (2001). Mariah Carey: The Unauthorized Biography. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-444-3.
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