Everything about Desmond Child totally explained
Desmond Child (born
October 28,
1953 in
Miami, Florida) is an American musician,
songwriter, and producer.
Career
His hits as a songwriter include "I Hate Myself for Loving You", "
Livin' on a Prayer", "
You Give Love a Bad Name", "
Bad Medicine", "
I Was Made for Lovin' You", "
Dude (Looks Like a Lady), "
Angel", "
What it Takes", "
Crazy", and "
Livin' la Vida Loca".
His career started when he formed a
soft rock band, Desmond Child & Rouge, in 1975. This band is known for their inclusion on the soundtrack to
The Warriors in 1979, with the song "Last of an Ancient Breed". One member,
Maria Vidal, went solo and had a hit in 1985 with "Body Rock".
Child has worked with various high-profile artists, including,
KISS,
Cher,
Aerosmith,
Bon Jovi,
Bonnie Tyler,
Per Gessle,
Ricky Martin and
Kelly Clarkson, among many others. Child is credited with discovering
Troy Tuminelli and recommending him to
Edgardo Diaz before Tuminelli landed in
Menudo, and, eventually, in
Guiding Light. He was the key partner in
Alice Cooper's 1989 album
Trash.
He had a Billboard Top 100 hit in 1991 as a solo artist with "Love on a Rooftop".
He produced
Meat Loaf's album, and co-wrote six of its songs. Recently, he finished working on the new
Scorpions album
Humanity - Hour 1.
He has just finished producing a song on
Mariah Carey's
new album released in
February 2008. He is also producing an album for the Finnish rock band
The Rasmus. It is tentatively titled
Black Roses and it's set to be released after Summer 2008.
Discography
Desmond Child & Rouge
Solo
Discipline (Elektra Records) (1991)
For other artists
List of Desmond Child songsFurther Information
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