Gardner Cole
Gardner Cole (born Gardner Kain Christopher Cole) is an American songwriter, keyboard player and music producer.[1] He is best known as songwriter of 1980s and early 1990s songs for Cher, Michael McDonald, Tina Turner, Jody Watley, and Madonna.[2] He also recorded two solo albums on Warner Bros. Records.
Discography
- Δ's (Triangles) (1988)
- It's Your Life (1991)
Songs
- "Open Your Heart", originally "Follow Your Heart", written for singer Cyndi Lauper by Cole and Peter Rafelson, although it was never played to her.
- "Everything" 1989 Gardner Cole, James Newton Howard
- "Say Once More" Amy Grant, Gardner Cole
As producer
- "Another Lover" song by Giant Steps
As keyboard player
- Larger than Life 1989 album by Jody Watley.
Record label
Cole founded Desert Sky Records as an independent label.[3]
References
- ↑ Randolph Michaels Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited 2005 p.45 "From the Desk of Gardner Cole Charted Hits: "Open Your Heart" (writer)—1986 #1 Performed by Madonna; "Most Of All" (writer)—1988 Performed by Jody Watley ; "Strange But True" (writer)—1988 Performed by Times Two "Live It Up"—1988 "Everything"— 1 ...
- ↑ Lucy O'Brien Madonna: like an icon 2007 p.110" The first song she and Leonard laid down was the declarative 'Open Your Heart', written by Gardner Cole, songwriter for a host of '80s chart acts including Cher, Michael MacDonald and Tina Turner. 'I composed it with Peter Rafelson [son of ..."
- ↑ desertskyrecords.com
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