RodTemperton

一時は追っかけをやっていたくらい好きだった作曲家ロッド・テンパートンの死去が今月10月6日に報じられました。最近は彼の新曲を耳にする機会はありませんでしたが、66歳没は早すぎです

RodTemperton

クインシー・ジョーンズに見出される前からキーボーディストとして在籍し、"Boogie Nights"、"Always and Forever"、"The Groove Line"などUS R&Bチャートでトップ10入りしたヒットを持つHEATWAVEのアルバムです。

左より、、、

彼が作曲した曲を一覧にすると、ほんとヒット曲がずらずら、リズミカルあり、メロディアスあり、多彩です。アーティスト名が太字なのは僕がCDを持っています。

  • Heatwave
    "Boogie Nights", "Always and Forever", and "Ain't No Half Steppin'", from Too Hot to Handle, 1976;
    "The Groove Line" and "The Star of a Story" (covered by George Benson on Give Me the Night, 1980), from Central Heating, 1977;
    "Razzle Dazzle" and "Eyeballin'", from Hot Property, 1979;
    "Gangsters of the Groove" and "Jitterbuggin'", from Candles, 1980;
    "Lettin' It Loose", from Current, 1982;
    and more
  • Michael Jackson
    "Rock with You", "Off the Wall", and "Burn This Disco Out", from Off the Wall, 1979;
    "Baby Be Mine", "Thriller", and "The Lady in My Life", from Thriller, 1982;
    "Someone in the Dark", from the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial audiobook/soundtrack album, 1982;
    "Hot Street", an outtake from Thriller
  • Rufus
    "Masterjam" and "Live in Me", from Masterjam, 1979
  • The Brothers Johnson
    "Stomp!", "Light Up the Night", "You Make Me Wanna Wiggle", "Treasure", "All About the Heaven", "Closer to the One That You Love",
    "Celebrations", from Light Up the Night, 1980
  • George Benson
    "Love x Love", "Turn Out the Lamplight", and "Give Me the Night", from Give Me the Night, 1980;
    "Family Reunion", from Songs and Stories, 2009
  • Patti Austin
    "Do You Love Me?", "Love Me to Death", "The Genie", and "Baby, Come to Me" (with James Ingram), from Every Home Should Have One, 1981
  • Bob James
    "Sign of the Times", "The Steamin' Feelin'", and "Hypnotique", from Sign of the Times, 1981
  • Herbie Hancock
    "Lite Me Up!", "The Bomb", "Gettin' to the Good Part", "The Fun Tracks", "Motor Mouth", and "Give It All Your Heart", from Lite Me Up, 1982
  • Donna Summer
    "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)", "Livin' in America", and "Love Is Just a Breath Away", from Donna Summer, 1982
  • The Manhattan Transfer
    "The Spice of Life" and "Mystery" (covered by Anita Baker on Rapture), from Bodies and Souls, 1983
  • Mica Paris
    "You Put a Move on My Heart", "Love Keeps Coming Back", "We Were Made for Love", and "Two in a Million", from Whisper a Prayer, 1993
  • Siedah Garrett
    "Grooverre of Midnight" (originally a demo for Michael Jackson's Bad), "Baby's Got It Bad" (a rewrite of "Got the Hots", an outtake from Thriller credited to Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones on the Japanese edition of the album's 25th-anniversary reissue), and "Nobody Does Me", from Kiss of Life, 1988
  • Quincy Jones
    "The Dude", "Razzamatazz", "Somethin' Special", and "Turn On the Action", from The Dude, 1981;
    "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" and "Back on the Block", from Back on the Block, 1989;
    "Slow Jams", from Q's Jook Joint, 1995, which also features covers of "Rock with You", "Stomp!", and "You Put a Move on My Heart"
  • James Ingram
    "One More Rhythm"
  • James Ingram and Michael McDonald
    "Yah Mo B There"
  • Michael McDonald
    "Sweet Freedom"
  • Klymaxx
    "Man Size Love"
  • Jeffrey Osborne
    "We Belong to Love" (also produced by Temperton)
  • Aretha Franklin
    "Livin' in the Streets"
  • Javaroo:
    "Change It Up"
  • Second Image:
    "Lights Out"
  • Stephanie Mills
    "Time of Your Life", "Hold On to Midnight"
  • Karen Carpenter
    "Lovelines", "If We Try", from Lovelines, 1989, and Karen Carpenter, 1996
  • Wayne Hernandez:
    "Dancin' on the Edge", "Let Me Call You Angel", "Fazed Out"
  • Tori White:
    "Make It Home"
  • Laam
    "Fais de Moi Ce Que Tu Veux", "Love's in the House Tonight"
  • Mya
    "Man in My Life" (cover of Michael Jackson's "The Lady in My Life")
  • LL Cool J featuring Boyz II Men
    "Hey Lover" (listed as cowriter due to sample of Michael Jackson's "The Lady in My Life")
  • Angie Stone
    "Lovers' Ghetto" (listed as cowriter due to interpolation of "The Lady in My Life")
  • C+C Music Factory
    "Share That Beat of Love" (listed as cowriter due to interpolation of "Rock with You")
  • Mariah Carey
    "I'm That Chick" (listed as cowriter due to sample of Jackson's "Off the Wall")
  • Various Artists:
    "We Are the Future"

Rod Tempertonを偲んで、、、


Boogie Nights / Heatweve

「ブーギ、ナイッ」のリフレインが耳に残って離れない名曲です。


Rock With You / Michael Jackson


Masterjam / Rufus


Stomp! / The Brothers Johnson


Give Me The Night / George Benson