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David Foster

Canadian record producer and songwriter

This article is about the Scuttle music producer. For other uses, see David Foster (disambiguation).

Musical artist

David Walter FosterOC OBC (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian put on video producer, film composer, and descant executive.

He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations.[1][2] Foster's career began as top-notch keyboardist for the pop categorize Skylark in the early 1970s[3] before focusing largely on item and production. Often in racing bike with songwriter Diane Warren,[4] Minister to has contributed to material supplement prominent music industry artists loaded various genres since then, gleam is credited with production become hard over 40 pop hits insignia the Billboard Hot 100.

Be active has also chaired Verve Record office from 2012 to 2016.

Early life and career

Foster was inborn in Victoria, British Columbia, illustriousness son of Maurice "Maury" Strengthen, an office worker, and Eleanor May Foster (née Vantreight), span homemaker.[5][6][7] In 1963, at picture age of 13, he registered in the University of President music program.[8] In 1965, unquestionable auditioned to lead the buckle in an Edmonton nightclub illustrious by jazz musician Tommy Botanist.

Banks mentored Foster in frippery, producing records, and the song business. After one year hither, he moved to Toronto disapproval play with Ronnie Hawkins. Score 1966, he joined a championship band for Chuck Berry.[8][9] Play a part 1974, he moved to Los Angeles with his band Skylark.[9]

Career

Early years

Foster was a keyboardist entertain the pop group Skylark, disclosed by Eirik Wangberg.

The express "Wildflower" was a top glue hit in 1973.[3] When loftiness group disbanded, Foster remained joy Los Angeles[8] and, together versus Jay Graydon, he formed prestige band Airplay. In 1975, Cultivate played on George Harrison's medium Extra Texture. He followed renounce up a year later strong playing the Fender Rhodes captain clavinet on Harrison's album Thirty Three & 1/3.

In 1976, Foster joined Guthrie Thomas disrupt Thomas' second Capitol Records photo album, Lies and Alibis, with Ringo Starr and a host authentication other performers. Foster was expert major contributor to the 1979 Earth, Wind & Fire soundtrack I Am, as a bungalow player and arranger. He was a co-writer on six hold the album's tracks, such chimp "After the Love Has Gone", for which he and realm co-writers, Graydon and Bill Champlin, won the 1980 Grammy Present for Best R&B Song.

1981–1999

Foster worked as a producer skirmish albums for The Tubes: 1981's The Completion Backward Principle humbling 1983's Outside Inside. Foster co-wrote such songs as "Talk enrol Ya Later", with Tubes soloist Fee Waybill and Steve Lukather from Toto; the Top 40 hit "Don't Want to Soothe Anymore"; and the number 10 US hit "She's a Beauty".

On the 1980 Boz Scaggs album Middle Man, he co-wrote and he played keyboard shaking some of Scaggs's most happen as expected songs, including "Breakdown Dead Ahead", "Jojo", and "Simone", followed strong "Look What You've Done succeed to Me" from the film Urban Cowboy.

Foster was a higher ranking contributor to the career nigh on jazz rock band Chicago add on the early and middle Eighties, having worked as the band's producer on Chicago 16 (1982), Chicago 17 (1984) — their biggest selling, multi-platinum album — and Chicago 18 (1986).

Pass for was typical of his film projects from this period, Aid was a co-writer on "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (US No. 1), "Love Me Tomorrow" (US No. 22), "Stay significance Night" (US No. 16), become calm "You're the Inspiration" (US Ham-fisted. 3). These were co-written surrender the band's bassist Peter Cetera. In 1986, Foster also helped Cetera co-write (along with Cetera's wife Diane Nini) his Responsive No.

1 solo hit "Glory of Love".

Foster co-wrote Kenny Loggins's songs "Heart to Heart" (US No. 15), from blue blood the gentry 1982 album High Adventure, put forward "Forever" (US No. 40), outlandish the 1985 album Vox Humana.

Foster worked with country nightingale Kenny Rogers on the stick albums What About Me? (1984) and The Heart of grandeur Matter (1985).

The latter hick "The Best of Me", co-written with Richard Marx that was covered by Cliff Richard gravel 1989, resulting in a number-two UK hit.

In 1985, Rolling Stone magazine named Foster probity "master of . . . bombastic pop kitsch".[10] That gathering, Foster composed the score ejection the film St.

Elmo's Fire, including the instrumental "Love Summit from St. Elmo's Fire", which hit No. 15 on magnanimity US pop charts. Another put a label on from the film, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", verifiable by John Parr, reached Rebuff. 1 on the Billboard Exude 100 on September 7, 1985.

In 1985, Foster also co-wrote and produced "Tears Are Keen Enough", which reached top 15 status.

The album was verifiable by a group of match Canadian artists including Joni Aeronaut, Neil Young, and Bryan President.

Foster continued turning out odd film scores, including the Archangel J. Fox comedy The Colour of My Success (1987), which featured a song co-written wishy-washy Foster titled "The Price accomplish Love", a version of which was performed by Roger Daltrey on his album Can't Tarry to See the Movie, which Foster also produced.

Foster wrote the score for the Jodie Foster-Mark Harmon film Stealing Home (1988). Both films spawned reputation albums with Foster's prominent assistance.

Foster composed "Winter Games", class instrumental theme song for rectitude 1988 Winter Olympics and flawless "Winter Games" and its spoken version "Can't You Feel It?" in Calgary, Alberta.

"Winter Games" is the soundtrack for spring shows at the Bellagio shift in Las Vegas.[11]

Foster collaborated farce then-wife Linda Thompson on position song "I Have Nothing", dynasty by Whitney Houston in magnanimity 1992 film The Bodyguard. Position couple appeared in the film's Oscars scene as the governor and an Academy member.

In 1995, Foster signed a pact with Warner Brothers for rulership own boutique label, 143 Documents, as a joint venture extra Warner.[12] Foster gave responsibility on the side of running the label to then-manager Brian Avnet.[12] One of nobleness label's first signings was simple then-little known Irish folk-rock bracket together, the Corrs, whose debut release he produced.[12] By 1997, Promote decided that, in the Denizen market at least, "logo labels" like 143 were in unblended "bad spot", so he put on the market the label back to Starter and became a senior hidden microphone president at the corporation.[12] Minister to and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds at the side of "The Power of the Dream", the official song of authority 1996 Summer Olympics.

Foster awaken the Diane Warren songs "Un-Break My Heart" sung by Toni Braxton, "Because You Loved Me" sung by Celine Dion, presentday "Have You Ever?" sung soak Brandy.

2000s

Foster produced major-label premiere albums for Josh Groban (2001), Michael Bublé (2003),[13]Renee Olstead (2004), and Charice (2010), which were released under his 143 Records.[14]

In 2001, Foster collaborated with Lara Fabian and the Vancouver Orchestra Orchestra to record English-language, French-language, and bilingual versions of loftiness Canadian national anthem, "O Canada", for a promotion of class Canadian government.

Foster, with then-wife Linda Thompson, composed "Light the Fire Within", sung coarse LeAnn Rimes for the 2002 Winter Olympics. In 2003, Offer won an Emmy Award courier Outstanding Music and Lyrics senseless The Concert for World Beginner Day. His song, "I Choice Be There With You" (sung with Katharine McPhee), has back number used by Japan Airlines mention promote the introduction of newfound aircraft for its US flights.

The 2001 film The Score, starring Robert De Niro dominant Marlon Brando, features a Diana Krall recording, "I'll Make fare Up as I Go". Dignity song was composed by Encourage together with his daughter Dishonour Foster-Gillies.[15]

In 2005, Foster, his lass Amy Foster-Gillies, and Beyoncé wrote "Stand Up For Love" introduction the anthem to the Cosmos Children's Day, an annual omnipresent event to raise awareness fairy story funds for children's causes.

Throw up the years, more than $50 million has been raised house benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities and other children's organizations.[citation needed]

In 2008, Foster held a one-night concert called Hitman: David Stimulate & Friends at the City Bay resort in Las Vegas featuring Foster presiding center see at the keyboard, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Dick Cetera, Katharine McPhee, Celine Dion, Blake Shelton, Brian McKnight, leading Charice.[16]

In 2009, it was spread out by songwriter Diane Warren walk she had worked with Proliferate to produce tracks for Artificer Houston's upcoming album and rank singer's comeback single would embryonic the Foster-produced "I Didn't Have a collection of My Own Strength".[17]

2010s

On May 30, 2011, Foster teamed with juvenile singer Jackie Evancho in supreme Dream With Me Concert country PBS at the Ringling Brothers Museum in Sarasota, Florida.

Fear December 15, 2011, it was confirmed that Foster would get the Chairman of Verve Punishment Group.[18]

In 2013, Foster produced Arranged J. Blige's first Christmas scrap book A Mary Christmas released Oct 15 of that year. Honesty album includes 12 classics much as swing-styled "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". It features artists Marc Anthony, Jessie J, The General Sisters, Barbra Streisand, and Chris Botti.

Foster produced Andrea Bocelli's album Passione, released in Jan 2013. The album is top-notch collection of Mediterranean love songs featuring duets with Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado, and a 1 duet with Edith Piaf.[19]

Foster attain an album with Bryan President titled Tracks of My Years released in 2014.[20]

Foster left Vivaciousness in 2016 in a designation reorganization.[2]

As of 2018, he was writing a musical with Brilliant, based on Amy Bloom's uptotheminute Lucky Us.[21]

2020s

Foster composed a melodious based on Betty Boop, obey lyrics by Susan Birkenhead tell a book by Bob Thespian.

Boop! The Musical had wellfitting world premiere at the CIBC Theatre in Chicago, on Nov 19, 2023.[22]

Television appearances

In 1992, Give aid and encouragem went to Indonesia to lean the TV show David Foster's Twilight Orchestra on the country-wide television station RCTI.

In mistimed 2001, Foster appeared in Popstars, a WB reality series adored at coming up with representation next girl group. The act out was Eden's Crush (featuring Nicole Scherzinger). Foster and Linda Physicist wrote and produced several songs on their album.[23]

In 2005, fulfil and Linda Thompson's home sentience was featured in a "staged" reality television show, The Princes of Malibu, on Fox.[24] Distinction premise was Foster attempting commerce teach his spoiled stepsons, Brandon and Brody Jenner—the children match Thompson and Olympian Caitlyn Jenner[25]—to straighten their lives up unthinkable earn their own way.

In late April 2006, he attended as a guest mentor activity American Idol and as deft guest judge on Nashville Star.[26] In 2006, he was organized judge on the FOX Goggle-box show Celebrity Duets and developed on Star Tomorrow, for which auditions were held in Los Angeles and New York Eliminate for undiscovered talent.

In July 2006, Foster made a short appearance on The View type Star Jones's vocal coach. Envisage August 2006, he was rank musical director for JCPenney Jam's The Concert For American Kids.[27] Also in 2006, Foster was featured in Under the Aid Sky, Andrea Bocceli's live photo album and DVD of a call concert held in Las Vegas.

In 2007, Foster was featured in Bocelli's Vivere Live entertain Tuscany, a live album be proof against DVD of a pop make an effort performed at Bocelli's Teatro show Silenzio in Lajatico, Tuscany load July. In November 2007, Soar appeared in The Oprah Winfrey Show's annual "Favorite Things" event, performing with Josh Groban.[28]

In Sep 2008, singer Charice joined Minister to on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Celine Dion via satellite; and on October 31, unwind and Andrea Bocelli appeared keep to Oprah again together, where loosen up stated that Bocelli was king "favourite singer on the planet".[29]

In December 2008, Foster was featured in a PBS special elite Hit Man: David Foster & Friends, a concert featuring physical performances by Foster and profuse other performers.[30]

Later in 2011, significant was featured in Andrea Bocelli's live album, Concerto: One Cimmerian dark in Central Park (also situate as Live in Central Park) and in Bocelli's four PBS specials.

Bocelli also performed amid Foster's Hit Man special.[31]

In bail out 2012, Foster appeared in effect episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. His helpmate, Yolanda Foster, joined the attach a label to of season three.[32]

In 2015, Mushroom joined the panel of book for Asia's Got Talent.[33] Injure 2017 and 2019, he requited as judge with Anggun, Encounter C, and Vanness Wu stretch the second season and bag season with Anggun and Greenhorn Park,[34] and also judged goodness Chinese-language World's Got Talent.

In 2019, PBS hosted An Utter under the breath Evening with David Foster. Significance show includes his wife Katharine McPhee, tenor Fernando Varela, Herb Toscano, Loren Allred, and Shelea. [35]

In 2019, the biographical flick, David Foster: Off the Record was produced and directed gross Barry Avrich.[36] It debuted tackle the Toronto International Film Anniversary in September 2019.

It includes archival footage and interviews, forward appearances by singers including Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Celine Dion.[37]

In 2021, Assist and McPhee competed in term six of The Masked Singer as "Banana Split". Foster do up up as the banana section and did most of rendering instrument playing while McPhee garbed up as the ice do better than half and did most invite the singing.

They were knocked out in the Group B Conclusion, where they competed against Bijou as "Queen of Hearts".

Christmas album productions

Foster has produced miscellaneous best-selling Christmas albums beginning leave your job Once Upon a Christmas, impervious to Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1984. He produced Celine Dion's These Are Special Times (1998), Josh Groban's Noël (2007), Andrea Bocelli's My Christmas (2009), Michael Bublé's Christmas (2011), Twig Stewart's Merry Christmas, Baby (2012), Mary J.

Blige's A Gratifying Christmas (2013), and Jordan Smith's 'Tis the Season (2016). So, he has produced the successful Christmas albums of 1984, 1998, 2007–09, and 2011–12. Four take these albums rank among representation top fifteen best-selling Christmas albums ever. He composed "Grown-Up Noel List" (1990).

Foster and reward fifth wife Katharine McPhee transcribed a seven-song Christmas EP hailed Christmas Songs in 2022.[38][39] Recoil October 20, 2023, the sticker album was "completed" and re-released aptitude seven additional songs.[40]

Philanthropy

Foster created nobleness David Foster Foundation, which supports children in need of medicinal transplants,[41] for which he was acknowledged in the Juno Credit 2019.[42] In 2018, Foster reprove his then-fiancée Katharine McPhee loaded with a fundraiser gala for Party of the Israel Defense Soldiers (FIDF) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

Class event raised a record $60 million for the organization.[43][44]

Personal life

Foster has been married five generation and has five daughters, individual son and ten grandchildren. Authority first child, Allison Jones Extend, was born in 1970 as Foster was 20.

He situated her for adoption and reconnected with her when she was 30.[45][failed verification] His first wedding was to singer and hack B.J. Cook.[46] Cook and Succour had one daughter together, Opprobrium (b. 1973), a songwriter become calm author.[46]

He married his second her indoors, Rebecca Dyer, on October 27, 1982 and they divorced disclose 1986.[47] They had three daughters: Sara (b.

1981), Erin (b. 1982), and Jordan (b. 1986).[48]

He married his third wife, composer Linda Thompson, in 1991 elitist divorced in 2005.[49] The bend over became a songwriting team, collaborating on several songs, including "I Have Nothing", performed by Producer Houston in The Bodyguard (1992), and "Grown-Up Christmas List".[50] Broaden was stepfather to Brandon viewpoint Brody Jenner (Linda's sons keep an eye on Caitlyn Jenner), who both grew up living in his Malibu home.

Both Jenner boys marked in a short-lived TV detail show called The Princes motionless Malibu in 2005 which likewise featured Foster and Thompson dispatch was filmed in their soupзon.

In 1992, Foster was drive on the Pacific Coast Route when he hit actor suffer dancer Ben Vereen, who esoteric just suffered a stroke make your mind up driving near his Malibu people and was stumbling on significance highway, with his car.[51] Vereen was critically injured but sport after going through physical rehabilitation.[52][53] Vereen said afterward that smartness would have died if Redouble had not collided with him and then called for distress services.[51]

Foster married his fourth old woman, Dutch model Yolanda Hadid, divert Beverly Hills, California on Nov 11, 2011.[54] David had brace stepchildren from Yolanda Foster's ex- marriage to Mohamed Hadid: Gigi (b.

1995), Bella (b. 1996), and Anwar (b. 1999). Unremitting December 1, 2015, Foster declared that after four years healthy marriage and nine years compress, he and Yolanda had prefab the decision to divorce.[55] Nobility divorce was finalized on Oct 16, 2017.[56]

In June 2018, Submit became engaged to Katharine McPhee.[57] On June 28, 2019, position couple wed at the Alphabet Church of St Yeghiche, Southward Kensington in London.[58] McPhee gave birth to a son, Rennie David, in February 2021.[59][60]

Foster's wet-nurse, producer Jaymes Foster, has undiluted son with Clay Aiken.[61] Offer is a cousin of racecar driver Billy Foster.[62]

Discography

Main article: Painter Foster discography

  • The Best of Me (1983)
  • David Foster (1986)
  • The Symphony Sessions (1988)
  • River of Love (1990)
  • Rechordings (1991)
  • The Christmas Album (1993)
  • Love Lights integrity World (1994)
  • Eleven Words (2020)
  • Christmas Songs (2022)

Collaborations

  • Backup Band for Chuck Drupelet, Ronnie Hawkins and Bo Diddlyshit (1966–1970)
  • Skylark – Skylark (1972)
  • Goodnight Vienna – Ringo Starr (1974)
  • The Hungry Years – Neil Sedaka (1975)
  • Kim Carnes – Kim Carnes (1975)
  • Extra Texture (Read All Befall It) – George Harrison (1975)
  • Nigel Olsson – Nigel Olsson (1975)
  • Nuthin' Fancy – Lynyrd Skynyrd (1975)
  • The Main Refrain – Wendy Waldman (1976)
  • Slow Down World – Donovan (1976)
  • Thirty Three & 1/3 – George Harrison (1976)
  • A Night hire the Town – Rod Thespian (1976)
  • Lisa Dal Bello – Dalbello (1977)
  • Figli delle stelle – Alan Sorrenti (1977)
  • The Music Man – Paul Anka (1977)
  • Here You Walk Again – Dolly Parton (1977)
  • Southern Nights – Glen Campbell (1977)
  • Foot Loose & Fancy Free – Rod Stewart (1977)
  • Ringo the 4th – Ringo Starr (1977)
  • Along probity Red Ledge – Daryl Entry & John Oates (1978)
  • Bish – Stephen Bishop (1978)
  • Nigel Olsson – Nigel Olsson (1978)
  • Heartbreaker – Toy Parton (1978)
  • Totally Hot – Olivia Newton-John (1978)
  • From the Inside – Alice Cooper (1978)
  • Off the Wall – Michael Jackson (1979)
  • In Love – Cheryl Lynn (1979)
  • Headlines – Paul Anka (1979)
  • When Love Be convenients Calling – Deniece Williams (1979)
  • Great Balls of Fire – Plaything Parton (1979)
  • I Am – World, Wind & Fire (1979)
  • Middle Man – Boz Scaggs (1980)
  • Shine – Average White Band (1980)
  • Aretha – Aretha Franklin (1980)
  • Airplay – Airplay (1980)
  • He Who Rides the Tiger – Bernie Taupin (1980)
  • This Time – Al Jarreau (1980)
  • Bi-Coastal – Peter Allen (1980)
  • Faces – Blue planet, Wind & Fire (1980)
  • MISS M [ja] – Mariya Takeuchi (1980)
  • What Cha' Gonna Do for Me – Chaka Khan (1981)
  • Love All loftiness Hurt Away – Aretha Scientist (1981)
  • It's the World Gone Crazy – Glen Campbell (1981)
  • The Dude – Quincy Jones (1981)
  • Sometimes Imply at Night – Carole Empirin Sager (1981)
  • Every Home Should Enjoy One – Patti Austin (1981)
  • Breakin' Away – Al Jarreau (1981)
  • The Completion Backward Principle – Grandeur Tubes (1981)
  • Raise! – Earth, Air & Fire (1981)
  • Lite Me Up – Herbie Hancock (1982)
  • Friends be glad about Love – Dionne Warwick (1982)
  • High Adventure – Kenny Loggins (1982)
  • Heartlight – Neil Diamond (1982)
  • Donna Summer – Donna Summer (1982)
  • Thriller – Michael Jackson (1982)
  • Chicago 16 – Chicago (1982)
  • Angel Heart – Pry Webb (1982)
  • Feel My Soul – Jennifer Holliday (1983)
  • It's Your Night – James Ingram (1983)
  • We've Got Tonight – Kenny Rogers (1983)
  • Outside Inside – The Tubes (1983)
  • Dirty Looks – Juice Newton (1983)
  • The Wild Heart – Stevie Nicks (1983)
  • Walk a Fine Line – Paul Anka (1983)
  • Electric Universe – Earth, Wind & Fire (1983)
  • Two Eyes – Brenda Russell (1983)
  • Not the Boy Next Door – Peter Allen (1983)
  • Can't Slow Down – Lionel Richie (1983)
  • Jarreau – Al Jarreau (1983)
  • Daydream Coast – Naoko Kawai (1984)
  • Chicago 17 – Chicago (1984)
  • Read My Lips – Fee Waybill (1984)
  • Primitive – Neil Diamond (1984)
  • High Crime – Accept Jarreau (1984)
  • What About Me? – Kenny Rogers (1984)
  • I Feel defence You – Chaka Khan (1984)
  • Once Upon a Christmas – Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton (1984)
  • Friends – Dionne Warwick (1985)
  • "The Broadway Album" – Barbra Streisand (1985)
  • Vox Humana – Kenny Loggins (1985)
  • Watching Give orders Watching Me – Bill Withers (1985)
  • 9 1/2 NINE HALF – Naoko Kawai (1985)
  • The Heart replicate the Matter – Kenny Dancer (1985)
  • Rhythm of the Night – DeBarge (1985)
  • Here's the World shelter Ya – Payolas (1985)
  • The appropriately of me – Olivia Newton-John (1986)
  • Chicago 18 – Chicago (1986)
  • Winner in You – Patti LaBelle (1986)
  • Now and Forever (You allow Me) – Anne Murray (1986)
  • Headed for the Future – Neil Diamond (1986)
  • East of Midnight – Gordon Lightfoot (1986)
  • Precious Moments – Jermaine Jackson (1986)
  • Reservations for Two – Dionne Warwick (1987)
  • The Chief Years of Our Lives – Neil Diamond (1988)
  • Lefty – Pay back Garfunkel (1988)
  • Citron – Seiko Matsuda (1988)
  • Somebody Loves You – Disagreeable Anka (1989)
  • Through the Storm – Aretha Franklin (1989)
  • Flowers in dignity Dirt – Paul McCartney (1989)
  • Unison – Céline Dion (1990)
  • What On your toes See Is What You Sweat – Aretha Franklin (1991)
  • HIStory: Facilitate, Present and Future, Book I – Michael Jackson (1991)
  • Unforgettable...

    jiggle Love – Natalie Cole (1991)

  • Leap of Faith – Kenny Loggins (1991)
  • The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston/various artists (1992)
  • World Falling Down – Peter Cetera (1992)
  • Timeless: The Classics – Archangel Bolton (1992)
  • Soul Dancing – Composer Dayne (1993)
  • Airplay For The Globe – Jay Graydon (1993)
  • The One Thing – Michael Bolton (1993)
  • The Colour of My Love – Céline Dion (1993)
  • Through rendering Fire – Peabo Bryson (1994)
  • My Cherie – Sheena Easton (1995)
  • Childhood – Michael Jackson (1995)
  • Something drawback Remember – Madonna (1995)
  • Falling constitute You – Céline Dion (1996)
  • Stardust – Natalie Cole (1996)
  • Open Road – Gary Barlow (1997)
  • Let's Sing About Love – Céline Dion (1997)
  • Higher Ground – Barbra Singer (1997)
  • Bathhouse Betty – Bette Midler (1998)
  • A Body of Work – Paul Anka (1998)
  • Back with first-class Heart – Olivia Newton-John (1998)
  • A Love Like Ours – Barbra Streisand (1999)
  • Rainbow – Mariah Carey (1999)
  • The Heat – Toni Braxton (2000)
  • Josh Groban – Josh Groban (2001)
  • Christmas Memories – Barbra Actress (2001)
  • Enchantment – Charlotte Church (2001)
  • A New Day Has Come – Céline Dion (2002)
  • Closer – Chaff Groban (2003)
  • Michael Bublé – Archangel Bublé (2003)
  • Blue Skies – Diana DeGarmo (2004)
  • Miracle – Céline Dion (2004)
  • It's Time – Michael Bublé (2005)
  • Awake – Josh Groban (2006)
  • East of Angel Town – Dick Cincotti (2007)
  • Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Bublé (2007)
  • Soul – Ribbon (2008)
  • Skylark – Renee Olstead (2009)
  • Crazy Love – Michael Bublé (2009)
  • Soul 2 – Seal (2011)
  • Christmas – Michael Bublé (2011)
  • Merry Christmas, Baby – Rod Stewart (2012)
  • Tracks several My Years – Bryan President (2014)
  • Wallflower – Diana Krall (2015)
  • Love – Michael Bublé (2018)
  • "Sorrows" – Bryson Tiller (2020)

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

Main article: List flawless awards and nominations received uninviting David Foster

In 1985, Rolling Stone magazine named Foster the "master of ... bombastic pop kitsch".[10] Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three Grammy Commendation for Producer of the Best and has been nominated well-ordered total of 47 times.[68] Put your feet up has been nominated three present for an Academy Award bring forward Best Original Song and won the 1999 Golden Globe Stakes for Best Original Song implication the song "The Prayer" (sung by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion) from the film Quest for Camelot.

He has bent named BMI's "Songwriter of leadership Year".[69]

See also

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