David Foster is a self-titled solo album by David Foster, released in 1986. The album is mainly instrumental with two duet-style songs featuring rare vocals from Foster himself. This work led to Foster receiving the Juno Award for "Instrumental Artist of the Year" in 1986 and 1987,[2] and a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Pop Instrumental Performance" in 1986. Co-producer Humberto Gatica was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1986 for "Best Engineered Recording" for this album.
After producing numerous commercially successful albums for other artists during the 1980s, David Foster released his first major label debut in 1986. The album features many of Foster's friends and collaborators from the Los Angeles-area studio musician scene who had worked with him on previous releases including his first solo album "The Best of Me" and the St. Elmo's Fire soundtrack.
The first track is the instrumental version of the "Love Theme" from the 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire, which also appears on the film's soundtrack. Foster received a Juno Award for "Producer of the Year" for that album in 1986. A video was produced for this song, featuring a storyline where Foster is writing the song on piano interspersed with scenes of him pursuing a girl riding on horseback.
The second track is from the 1985 Spielberg film The Color Purple. The CD soundtrack for this film features a different track entitled "High Life/Proud Theme" (1:12), and it is not clear if this version actually appears in the movie. The song was composed by award-winning producer Quincy Jones, his frequent co-writer Rod Temperton and arranger Jeremy Lubbock. All three were nominated for the Academy Award for "Original Music Score" in 1985 for their work on this soundtrack.
The third track "Flight of the Snowbirds" is inspired by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatic flying team. Foster was subsequently made an honorary member of the Snowbirds.[3]
The fourth track, "All That My Heart Can Hold," would be covered with Spanish lyrics by singer Luis Miguel as "Ayer" (Yesterday). "Ayer" was the first single released from his Grammy-winning album, Aries, and was also a #1 hit in both Mexico and the US. It also would be covered by Wendy Moten from her album Time for Change, with lyrics written by Linda Thompson.
The fifth track "The Best of Me" is the first vocal song on the album featuring a duet between Olivia Newton-John and Foster. The two had previously worked together on the 1983 Two of a Kind soundtrack, including the songs "Take a Chance" and "Shakin' You". This soft rock single was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard AC charts in the U.S. and a Top 40 hit in Canada. The accompanying music video features Newton-John and Foster singing and playfully spending time together in his home recording studio.[4] Foster's co-writers on this song are Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx who would provide background vocals on other Foster productions before becoming a major solo artist on his own.
The sixth track "tapDANCE" is from the 1985 film White Nights starring Gregory Hines.[5] Hines provides the tap dancing heard in this song, likely from a scene in the movie.
The seventh track "Who's Gonna Love You Tonight" is the second song featuring vocals, with Foster and Richard Page who is best known as the lead vocalist for Mr. Mister (of "Broken Wings" fame). This pop rock-style song was written with well-known lyricist John Bettis and Keith Diamond. The song was later briefly featured in the 1989 film, "Listen to Me." The song was also released as a single.
JA of Keyboard praised the album for its "impeccable production", but noted that only "tapDance" and "Playing With Fire" feature a contemporary sound.[6]
^A, J (September 1986). "In Review". Keyboard. 12 (9): 28. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
^"Billboard 200". Billboard. July 19, 1986. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Liner notes from the album
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David Foster is a self titled solo album by David Foster released in 1986 The album is mainly instrumental with two duet style songs featuring rare vocals from Foster himself This work led to Foster receiving the Juno Award for Instrumental Artist of the Year in 1986 and 1987 2 and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1986 Co producer Humberto Gatica was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1986 for Best Engineered Recording for this album David FosterStudio album by David FosterReleasedJune 11 1986Recorded1985 1986StudioLighthouse Studios North Hollywood CaliforniaLion Share Recording Studios Studio 55 Los Angeles CaliforniaGenreAOR pop rock adult contemporaryLength40 54LabelAtlanticProducerHumberto Gatica amp David FosterDavid Foster chronologyThe Best of Me 1983 David Foster 1986 The Symphony Sessions 1988 Singles from David Foster Love Theme from St Elmo s Fire Released 1985 The Best of Me Released 1986 Who s Gonna Love You Tonight Released 1986 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Album credits 4 1 Personnel 4 2 Production 5 Charts 6 ReferencesBackground and writing editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message After producing numerous commercially successful albums for other artists during the 1980s David Foster released his first major label debut in 1986 The album features many of Foster s friends and collaborators from the Los Angeles area studio musician scene who had worked with him on previous releases including his first solo album The Best of Me and the St Elmo s Fire soundtrack The first track is the instrumental version of the Love Theme from the 1985 film St Elmo s Fire which also appears on the film s soundtrack Foster received a Juno Award for Producer of the Year for that album in 1986 A video was produced for this song featuring a storyline where Foster is writing the song on piano interspersed with scenes of him pursuing a girl riding on horseback The second track is from the 1985 Spielberg film The Color Purple The CD soundtrack for this film features a different track entitled High Life Proud Theme 1 12 and it is not clear if this version actually appears in the movie The song was composed by award winning producer Quincy Jones his frequent co writer Rod Temperton and arranger Jeremy Lubbock All three were nominated for the Academy Award for Original Music Score in 1985 for their work on this soundtrack The third track Flight of the Snowbirds is inspired by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatic flying team Foster was subsequently made an honorary member of the Snowbirds 3 The fourth track All That My Heart Can Hold would be covered with Spanish lyrics by singer Luis Miguel as Ayer Yesterday Ayer was the first single released from his Grammy winning album Aries and was also a 1 hit in both Mexico and the US It also would be covered by Wendy Moten from her album Time for Change with lyrics written by Linda Thompson The fifth track The Best of Me is the first vocal song on the album featuring a duet between Olivia Newton John and Foster The two had previously worked together on the 1983 Two of a Kind soundtrack including the songs Take a Chance and Shakin You This soft rock single was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard AC charts in the U S and a Top 40 hit in Canada The accompanying music video features Newton John and Foster singing and playfully spending time together in his home recording studio 4 Foster s co writers on this song are Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx who would provide background vocals on other Foster productions before becoming a major solo artist on his own The sixth track tapDANCE is from the 1985 film White Nights starring Gregory Hines 5 Hines provides the tap dancing heard in this song likely from a scene in the movie The seventh track Who s Gonna Love You Tonight is the second song featuring vocals with Foster and Richard Page who is best known as the lead vocalist for Mr Mister of Broken Wings fame This pop rock style song was written with well known lyricist John Bettis and Keith Diamond The song was later briefly featured in the 1989 film Listen to Me The song was also released as a single The instruments used in the recording of this album were considered cutting edge technology at the time including the newly invented synthaxe guitar as well as host of synthesizers and sequencers including the Wendell Junior Kurzweil Fairlight PPG Wave 2 3 with Waveterm MIDI Minimoog Roland Jupiter 8 Emulator 2 Yamaha DX Series Yamaha 9 ft grand piano with Jim Wilson MIDI system Oberheim Matrix 12 and the Linn LM 1 drum machine with A M S Reception editJA of Keyboard praised the album for its impeccable production but noted that only tapDance and Playing With Fire feature a contemporary sound 6 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Love Theme from St Elmo s Fire Instrumental Foster3 282 Theme from The Color Purple Mailbox Proud Theme Quincy Jones Rod Temperton Jeremy Lubbock3 453 Flight of the Snowbirds Foster Lubbock5 264 All That My Heart Can Hold Foster Lubbock Richard Marx3 545 The Best of Me Foster Lubbock Marx4 096 tapDANCE Foster Jerry Hey Tommy Keane4 027 Who s Gonna Love You Tonight John Bettis Keith Diamond Foster3 528 Elizabeth Foster Keane4 229 Playing with Fire Foster Michael Landau4 3010 Saje Foster3 08Album credits editPersonnel edit David Foster keyboards vocals Olivia Newton John vocal duet on The Best of Me Richard Page vocals on Who s Gonna Love You Tonight David Boruff saxophone solos Chicago horns on Playing with Fire James Pankow Walter Parazaider Lee Loughnane Lee Ritenour Synthaxe guitar on Playing with Fire Michael Landau guitars Tris Imboden drum overdubs Carlos Vega additional drum overdubs Jerry Hey amp David Foster horn arrangements on tapDANCE Horns on tapDANCE Jerry Hey Gary Grant Chuck Findley Bill Reichenbach Jr Larry Williams Gary Herbig saxophone solo on tapDANCE Gregory Hines taps on tapDANCE David Boruff Michael Boddicker Andrew Thomas Bo Tomlyn Will Alexander Randy Waldman Marcus Ryle synthesizer programming Production edit Producers Humberto Gatica amp David Foster Arrangements David Foster Engineer amp Mixer Humberto Gatica Assistant Engineers Tommy Vicari Woody Woodruff Laura Livingston Larry Ferguson Glen Holguin Rick Holbrook Claudio Ordenes Art Direction Bob Defrin Design Jodi Rovin Photography Aaron Rapoport LP mastering Bernie Grundman CD mastering Barry DiamentCharts editChart 1986 Peakposition US Billboard 200 7 195References edit Allmusic review Juno Awards Past Winners Nominees search Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved 2009 09 17 The Society of Honorary Snowbirds Archived from the original on 2011 07 06 Retrieved 2009 06 17 The Best of Me Video Retrieved 2009 06 17 White Nights Soundtrack Retrieved 2009 06 17 A J September 1986 In Review Keyboard 12 9 28 Retrieved December 16 2017 Billboard 200 Billboard July 19 1986 Retrieved December 12 2017 Liner notes from the album David Foster history from FozFan com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Foster album amp oldid 1189537760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
