Michael Masser
Michael William Masser (born March 24, 1941 in Chicago , Illinois , † July 9, 2015 in Rancho Mirage , California ) was an American composer and producer . He became known with great pop and soul ballads for Diana Ross and Whitney Houston in the 1970s and 1980s.
Life
His first number 1 hit in the US was Touch Me in the Morning for Diana Ross in 1973 , followed by Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going to) , also a number 1 hit for Diana Ross, who Covered by Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez in the 1990s . Whitney Houston recorded Hold Me and Didn't We Almost Have It All , another number 1 hit, among others . He also composed the song Saving All My Love for You with Gerry Goffin , another number one for Whitney Houston. He and Goffin also wrote Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You, a huge hit for Glenn Medeiros . With Linda Creed he wrote the ballad Greatest Love of All , a hit for George Benson and later another number one hit for Whitney Houston.
In addition to the singers already mentioned, Natalie Cole ( Someone That I Used to Love, Miss You Like Crazy , Starting All Over Again ), Barbra Streisand , Thelma Houston , Aretha Franklin and many others also recorded his songs.
Masser was nominated twice for a Grammy, but never received the award.
Filmography
- 1975: Mahogany (Mahogany) - Soundtrack -Komponist
- 1976: Pipe Dreams - film song composer
- 1977: I'm The Greatest soundtrack composer
- 1980: Stir Crazy - film song composer
- 1984: Choose Me - film song composer
- 1988: The Prince of Zamunda - film song composer
The title song from Mahogany, Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To), was nominated for an Oscar for Best Film Song in 1976 and So Sad the Song , sung by Gladys Knight & the Pips , from Pipe Dreams in 1977 for a Golden Globe . For Greatest Love of All , Masser won an ASCAP Award together with Linda Creed in 1990 . In 2007 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Michael Masser in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Portrait on songhall.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Masser Overview. In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved May 31, 2011 .
- ^ 'The Greatest Love of All' writer Michael Masser dies . In: desertsun.com . July 10, 2015, accessed on July 12, 2015
- ↑ Michael Masser ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Michael Masser - hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Michael Masser. November 19, 2019, accessed March 26, 2020 .
- ^ Inductees to Songwriters Hall Announced. In: The Washington Post . March 19, 2007, accessed May 31, 2011 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Masser, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Masser, Michael William (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 2015 |
| Place of death | Rancho Mirage , California , United States |