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Rod Temperton

 
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  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s
  • Genres: Rhythm & Blues
  • Instrument: Vocal Arrangement, Arranger, Keyboards

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Leader of the disco-fusion band Heatwave and an important producer/arranger/keyboardist for years afterward, Rod Temperton wrote hits, including "Always and Forever," "Boogie Nights," "Baby Come to Me," "Groove Line," and "The Lady in My Life." As part of Quincy Jones' studio masters, he wrote the title song from Michael Jackson's Thriller. His chart career began in the mid-'70s when Keith and Johnny Wilder recruited him to collaborate on Too Hot to Handle, their 1976 debut album as Heatwave. Two hits, "Boogie Nights" and "Always and Forever," stormed the R&B charts. Even while he continued in Heatwave during the late '70s and early '80s, Temperton worked on many outside projects (the Brothers Johnson, Patti Austin, Herbie Hancock, Rufus & Chaka Khan) often overseen by Jones. For Jackson's solo breakout on 1979's Off the Wall, he wrote two songs ("Rock With You" and the title song) and worked on the arrangements. Three years later, Temperton wrote "Baby Be Mine," "Lady in My Life," and the title song for the 1982 commercial blockbuster Thriller. He also appeared on many of Jones' solo albums: Back on the Block, Q's Jook Joint, and From Q With Love. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Rodney Lynn "Rod" Temperton (born 1947 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England)[1] is an English songwriter, record producer and musician most famous for writing a number of songs performed by Michael Jackson, including the title track of Jackson's Thriller, the biggest-selling album of all time.

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Temperton attended the De Aston School in Market Rasen. He was one of the original members of the popular funk/disco band, Heatwave. With the band, he composed some of the group's big-selling singles including "Boogie Nights", "Groove Line" and the memorable ballad, "Always and Forever". All three tracks were million-sellers in the U.S.[2]

In 1972 Temperton and guitarist Bernd Springer formed a soul cover band in Worms, Germany called Sundown Carousel. With Temperton on an old Hammond organ, the band performed in clubs and GI bars in cities such as Mannheim. During the 1970s Temperton started to work with Quincy Jones, who once visited Temperton in Worms.[citation needed] In the early 1980s Temperton left Germany and moved to Beverly Hills, California.[3]

In 1979, he was recruited by Quincy Jones to write for what became Michael Jackson's first solo album in four years, and his first full-fledged solo release for Epic Records, entitled Off The Wall. Temperton wrote three songs for the album, including Rock with You which became the second US #1 single from the album. In 1982, Temperton wrote three songs, including the title track, for Jackson's next LP, Thriller, which became the biggest-selling album of all time.

Temperton was nominated for an Oscar for a song on the soundtrack of the film, The Color Purple, as the co-writer of the song "Miss Celie's Blues".[4]

Songwriting credits

Temperton wrote/co-wrote for the following singers/bands:[5][6]

Production credits

  • Kim Wilde: "Say You Really Want Me".
  • Jeffrey Osborne: "We Belong To Love".
  • Quincy Jones: "I'll Be Good to You", "The Secret Garden", "I Don't Go For That", "Stomp"[7]
  • Patti Austin: "Givin' In To Love"

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References

  1. ^ Rod Temperton - Biography on imdb.com
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 248. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  3. ^ Hoffmann, Christian. "Komponist von Michael Jackson war Wormser", Mannheimer Morgen, 18 July 2009, p. 30
  4. ^ Rod Temperton - Awards
  5. ^ allmusic ((( Rod Temperton > Songs > Songs Composed By )))
  6. ^ List of songs written by Temperton ASCAP
  7. ^ Qwest

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