Terry Britten
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Terence Ernest Britten (born 17 July 1947)[1][2] is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, who has written songs for Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo and Michael Jackson amongst many others.[3] Britten (along with co-writer Graham Lyle) won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1985 for "What's Love Got to Do with It".
Career
Born on the 17 July 1947, a native of
Britten was a band member of Quartet with
After the Twilights broke up, he returned to England and moved to London, where he did session work. Britten's multi-layered guitars featured on
In the early 1980s, Britten's psychedelic rock song, "9.50", originally a hit for The Twilights, was revived by Australia's Divinyls as a b-side to their 1984 single, "Good Die Young".[12]
With
Britten co-wrote "Just Good Friends" for Michael Jackson's Bad album.[17] Britten has also penned songs for Olivia Newton-John, including "Love Make Me Strong" (1981)[18] and "Toughen Up" with Graham Lyle (1985).[19] He has also written for Meat Loaf, Melissa Manchester, Bonnie Raitt, and Hank Marvin.[20] Britten continues to compose from his home base in rural England, but has returned to Australia on occasion, including the Twilights' reunion for the Long Way to the Top concert tour.[5]
In 2002, the song "Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable)", co-written by Britten and Charlie Dore, appeared on Celine Dion's album A New Day Has Come.[21]
Britten currently has a home in
Songwriting credits
- "9.50" – The Twilights, Divinyls
- "Absolutely Nothing's Changed" – Tina Turner
- "Afterglow" – Tina Turner
- "Age of Consent" – Ronnie Burns
- "Always" – Cliff Richard
- "Am I Fooling Myself" – Dan Hill
- "Appeal" – Marty Rhone
- "Bang Bang" – BA Robertson
- "Baptized" - Lenny Kravitz
- "Carolina" – James Royal, Creation (New Zealand band)
- "Carrie" – Cliff Richard
- "Cathy Come Home" – The Twilights
- "Celestial Houses" – Cliff Richard
- "Change of Heart" – Diana Ross
- "Circus" – Lenny Kravitz
- "Cities May Fall" – Cliff Richard
- "Count Me Out" – Cliff Richard
- "Devil Woman" – Cliff Richard
- "Do What You Do" – Tina Turner
- "Doing Fine" – Cliff Richard
- "Don't Push Me to My Limit" – Vivienne McKone
- "Don't Put Out The Flame" – Christie Allen
- "Don't Talk" – Hank Marvin, Normie Rowe
- "Everybody Move" – Cathy Dennis
- "Fallin' in Luv" – Cliff Richard, Christie Allen (as "Falling in Love With Only You")
- "Free My Soul" – Cliff Richard
- "Getting Away with Murder" – Meat Loaf, Randy Crawford, Patti Austin
- "Give It Up (Old Habits)" – Hall & Oates
- "Bucks Fizz
- "Goose Bumps" – Christie Allen
- "Happy Ending" – The Peter Cupples Band (from The Pirate Movie)
- "Heart User" – Paul Di'Anno, Cliff Richard
- "Heaven Help" – Lenny Kravitz
- "He's My Number One" – Christie Allen
- "Hot Shot" – Cliff Richard
- "How Can I Live Without Her" – Christopher Atkins (from The Pirate Movie)
- "I Bless the Day" – Mica Paris
- "I Want You Near Me" – Tina Turner
- "I Wish You'd Change Your Mind" – Cliff Richard
- "If I Never See You Again" – Wet Wet Wet
- "Jam Side Down" – Status Quo
- "Joseph" – Quartet, Cliff Richard
- "Just Good Friends" – Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder
- "Knocked It Off" – BA Robertson
- "Language of Love" – Cliff Richard
- "Love Make Me Strong" – Olivia Newton-John
- "Magic Rhythm" – Christie Allen
- "Michael Alexander" – The Cliffmores
- "Moments of Love" – Cathy Dennis
- "Must Be Love" – Cliff Richard
- "My Luck Won't Change" – Cliff Richard
- "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" – Cliff Richard
- "No One Can Love You More Than Me" – The Weather Girls, Melissa Manchester
- "Now" – Quartet
- "Old Habits Die Hard" – Dusty Springfield
- "Once in a Lifetime Love" – Carl Anderson
- "One Times, Two Times, Three Times, Four" – Zoot[23]
- "Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable)" – Celine Dion
- "Rise Up" - Cliff Richard
- "Sailing" – Zoot
- "Sci-fi" – Cliff Richard
- "See How The Love Goes" – The Pointer Sisters
- "She's Trouble" – Michael Jackson and Musical Youth
- "Show Some Respect" – Tina Turner
- "Something Beautiful Remains" – Tina Turner
- "Soul Inspiration" – Anita Baker
- "Spider Man" – Cliff Richard
- "Start All Over Again – Cliff Richard
- "Stay Awhile" – Tina Turner
- "Storm Warning" – Bonnie Raitt, Bob James
- "Straight to the Heart" – Crystal Gayle
- "Takes a Woman to Know" – Lisa Stansfield, No Angels
- "The Best is Yet to Come" – Marilyn Martin, Luba
- "The Golden Days are Over" – Cliff Richard
- "The Radio Was Playing Johnny Come Lately" – Colin Blunstone
- "The Trouble with Me is You" – Hank Marvin
- "Till The Right Man Comes Along" – Tina Turner
- "Toughen Up" – Olivia Newton-John
- "Twiddle-e-dee" – The Avengers
- "Yes I'm Glad" – Zoot
- "She's Alright" – Zoot
- "Two People" – Tina Turner
- "Typical Male" – Tina Turner
- "Under Fire" – Jackie
- "Under Lock and Key" – Cliff Richard
- "Walking in the Light" – Cliff Richard
- "We Don't Need Another Hero" – Tina Turner
- "We Got All Night" – America
- "We Got Love" – The Real Thing
- "What a Silly Thing To Do" - Cliff Richard
- "What You Get Is What You See" – Tina Turner
- "Bucks Fizz
- "While She's Young" – Cliff Richard
- "Willpower" – Taylor Dayne
- "Yes He Lives" – Cliff Richard
- "You Belong To Me" – Anita Baker
- "You Got Me Wondering" – Cliff Richard
- "You Know That I Love You" – Cliff Richard
Filmography
Britten's work has appeared in the soundtracks to the following films:[24]
- The Pirate Movie – 1982
- The Jewel of the Nile – 1985
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - 1985
- 9½ Weeks – 1986
- The Taking of Beverly Hills – 1991
- What's Love Got to Do with It – 1993
Award and nominations
TV Week / Countdown Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1979 | Terry Britten for "He's My Number One" by Christie Allen | Best Recorded Songwriter | Won |
References
- ^ "Mr Terence Ernest Britten, Director Profile at State of The Ark Music Limited". Duedil.com. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Terence Ernest Britten - Petersham - Songwriter & Record Producer". Checkcompany.co.uk. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Terry Britten – Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Twilights, The (3) Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ a b [1] Archived 14 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Terry Britten – 2000 Weeks / Bargain Day (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1969. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Quartet (3) – Now (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1968. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ISBN 9780745952796. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "William's Cliff Chart Site – Cliff Richard World Singles". Cliffchartsite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Cliff Richard's UK positions". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Divinyls – Good Die Young (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1984. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Terry Britten – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Grammy Awards: Best Pop Solo Performance". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Simply the Best – Tina Turner : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen. "Bad – Michael Jackson : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Love Make Me Strong – Olivia Newton-John : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Toughen Up – Olivia Newton-John : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Terry Britten – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable) – Celine Dion : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "State of the Ark Studios". State of the Ark Studios. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Zoot (2) – 4 Shades of Pink (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1970. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Terry Britten - Filmography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- Portable document format (PDF)). Countdown Magazine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation(ABC). March 1987. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links
- Terry Britten at IMDb
- Chartwatch