Billy Steinberg is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a songwriting team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also cowritten several hit songs with Rick Nowels. A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Billy Steinberg is an American songwriter. ... Rick Nowels is a record producer and songwriter who is known for his work with Stevie Nicks, Belinda Carlisle, Madonna, Darren Hayes, Amber, Dido, Sonique, Ronan Keating, New Radicals, k. ...

Steinberg grew up in Palm Springs, California, attended Bard College in New York and in his mid-20's formed the group Billy Thermal which was eventually signed to Richard Perry's Planet Records label. Linda Ronstadt heard their album and decided to record their song "How Do I Make You?" for her 1980 Mad Love album. Ronstadt's version of the song reached the American top ten. Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California, desert resort city, approximately 110 miles east of Los Angeles. ... For other meanings of the word Bard, see Bard (disambiguation). ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Richard Perry is an American record producer and musician. ... Linda Marie Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a multi-Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling, and Emmy Award-winning American singer. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Mad Love is a music album released by Robi Draco Rosa in April 2004 containing love themes in different musical genres. ...

In 1981, Steinberg wrote "Precious Time", the title track for Pat Benatar's Precious Time album. Also that year, Steinberg began writing with Tom Kelly, who had written another song ("Fire and Ice") on the album for Benatar. Precious Time was a single release by Brighton based Art-Pop band, The Maccabees. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Precious Time was a single release by Brighton based Art-Pop band, The Maccabees. ...

Their breakthrough occurred in 1985 with the song "Like a Virgin." Steinberg later recalled writing the lyric in 1983 following a failed relationship, and recalled that he had genuinely felt that he'd "made it through the wilderness" and that he was "beat, incomplete". For the next year Steinberg and Kelly tried to find the right person to record the song. Several singers turned the song down on the basis of its controversial lyric and by 1984 they were beginning to believe the song would never be recorded. The duo played several rock songs for a Warner Brothers executive and impulsively played "Like a Virgin" at the end. The executive had been noncomittal to the other songs but said "Like a Virgin" would be perfect for Madonna, who had just released her first album and who was quickly establishing a fanbase. Her version of the song spent six weeks at number one in the United States in 1985, and became a worldwide hit. It was also the title track for her number one album, one of the decade's highest selling albums. Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Like a Virgin is the first number-one single from American singer Madonna, topping the charts at the end of 1984, and the beginning of 1985. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Warner Bros. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...

The success of the partnership continued with more number one singles "True Colors" (recorded by Cyndi Lauper), "So Emotional" (by Whitney Houston), "Eternal Flame" (by The Bangles) and "Alone" (by Heart). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Eternal Flame was a hit single for The Bangles in 1989. ... For the jewelry item, see Bangle. ... Alone is a song recorded by American rock band Heart. ... Heart is an American rock band which came out of Interlake High School in Bellevue, Washington. ...

Some of their other hits include "In Your Room" (The Bangles), "I Drove All Night" (recorded by Cyndi Lauper, Roy Orbison and Celine Dion), "I Touch Myself" (the Divinyls), "Sex as a Weapon" (by Pat Benatar) and "Look Me in the Heart" (by Tina Turner). They also wrote several songs with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders including the top ten single "I'll Stand By You". Artists such as REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Bette Midler and Belinda Carlisle have also recorded their songs. I Drove All Night is the name of a song recorded by 1980s icon and singer Cyndi Lauper for her third album A Night to Remember, which was released in 1989. ... Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed The Big O, was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. ... Divinyls (often incorrectly referred to as The Divinyls) are an Australian rock music band. ... Tina Turner (born November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award-winning American singer, dancer, record producer and performer whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. ... Rock legend Chrissie Hynde. ... The Pretenders are an Anglo-American rock band. ... REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ... Belinda Carlisle, born Belinda Jo Carlisle (also known as Belinda Kurczeski); on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California, is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the all-female rock & roll band The Go-Gos and also a successful solo artist. ...

In the mid 1990s Steinberg began writing with Rick Nowels, who had previously established himself as a songwriter for such artists as Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle. Their greatest success of the period was the Céline Dion recording of "Falling Into You" for which they won Grammy Awards. Their songs have been recorded by artists such as Kylie Minogue, k.d. lang, Melanie C., The Corrs, Robert Miles, Amber, Enrique Iglesias, Chynna Phillips, Ace of Base, Edyta Górniak, Vitamin C, and Lisa Loeb. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and a long solo career, which collectively has produced over twenty Top 40 hits. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion Angélil, OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian Grammy and Juno award winning pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian dance-pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), best known by the stage name k. ... Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born January 12, 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside) is a singer most famous as one of the five members of the English girl group the Spice Girls, where she was known as Sporty Spice. She is also known as Melanie C or Mel C. As a solo artist... The Corrs are a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Celtic folk-rock and pop rock group from Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. ... Robert Miles (born Roberto Concina, November 3, 1969, in Neuchâtel) is a Swiss record producer, composer and musician in trance, ambient, techno and other kinds of electronic music. ... Amber, (born Marie-Claire Cremers on May 9, 1969) is a Holland-born and Germany-raised singer/songwriter, label owner and executive producer. ... Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish-born, Miami-based singer. ... Chynna Phillips (born February 12, 1968, Los Angeles, California), daughter of The Mamas & the Papas John and Michelle Phillips, was a member of the band Wilson Phillips. ... Ace of Base is a dance-pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Edyta Górniak (born November 14, 1972 in ZiÄ™bice, Poland) is one of the most popular female singers of Polish pop music. ... For other uses, see Vitamin C (disambiguation). ... Lisa Anne Loeb (born 11 March 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and reality television star. ...

Billy still continues to write songs. In 2005, Steinberg collaborated with Producer Josh Alexander, and Jessica and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas to write for The Veronica's Debut Release The Secret Life Of ... on several tracks including the Third Hit When It All Falls Apart. They even wrote for Russian Pop-Duo t.A.T.u. on the hit All About Us. Steinberg and Alexander's current work is the new single of JoJo Too Little Too Late. He also wrote Katherine McPhee's Over It. The Veronicas are an Australian pop rock award winning singer/songwriter duo composed of identical twin sisters Lisa Marie and Jessica Louise Origliasso (born December 25, 1984 in Brisbane) who are of Italian (Sicilian) descent. ... When It All Falls Apart is the third single released from The Veronicas debut album The Secret Life Of. ... This article is about the Russian singing duo. ... Joanna Noëlle Levesque (born December 20, 1990), best known by her stage name JoJo, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This page is a list of semifinalists from fifth season of American Idol. ... Over It is a rock band from Orange County, California. ...

External links

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