Joe Esposito (singer)

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Joe Esposito
Birth nameJoseph Patrick Esposito
Born (1948-05-05) May 5, 1948 (age 75)
New York, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active1977–present

Joe "Bean" Esposito (born May 5, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter whose career spans from the 1970s to the present day. Esposito is known for creating songs that have appeared in film soundtracks, such as those of American Hot Wax, Staying Alive, Scarface, The Karate Kid, and Coming to America. Several of his songs have also been recorded by Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and Stephen Stills, among others.

Career

Esposito was a member of the band

The Karate Kid
film and soundtrack.

In 1984, the Flashdance soundtrack was nominated for Album of the Year at the

Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
.

Personal life

Joe Esposito was born in New York City in Brooklyn. He is the father of Mike Esposito, who pitched in 2005 for Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies.[1] He is a father of four. He is married to Lynda Esposito. Esposito lives in Las Vegas.

Discography

See also: Category:Joe Esposito (singer) songs
  • 1983:
    Oasis Records
  • 1987: Joe, Bruce and Second Ave - produced by
    EMI America
  • 1996: Treated and Released - produced by Joe Esposito, Pool Party Records

Soundtrack appearances

  • American Hot Wax (1978) Kenny Vance on lead vocals with Brooklyn Dreams performing as The Planotones on backup
  • Foxes (1980) lyrics: "Shake It" performed by the Brooklyn Dreams
  • Zapped! (1982) performer: "Updikes Theme"
  • Flashdance (1983) performer: "Lady, Lady, Lady"
  • Staying Alive
     (1983) lyrics: "Hope We Never Change", "Moody Girl", "I'm Never Gonna Give You Up", "The Winning End"
  • Scarface (1983) performer: "Success"
  • The Karate Kid (1984) performer: "You're the Best
    "
  • Lovelines (1984) performer: "A Time Like This Again"
  • Thief of Hearts (1984) performer: "Just Imagine (Way Beyond Fear)"
  • 3:15 - The Moment of Truth (1986) performer: "Out of Control" with Bob Conti
  • Coming to America (1988) performer "Come into My Life" with Laura Branigan
  • Butterbrot (1990) performer: "Take Me Home"
  • Freak City (1999) performer: "Two Bad Boys"

Other appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sun Devil Athletics". Thesundevils.cstv.com. 1981-09-27. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2013-01-16.

External links

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