Franne Golde

Franne Golde

Franne Golde on location, 1987
Background information
Birth name Francine Golde
Origin Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States
Genres Pop, R&B, Rock, Country
Occupation(s) Songwriter, Singer, Entrepreneur
Instruments Piano, Keyboards
Years active 1972–present
Labels Atlantic, Portrait, Epic, Arista, EMI Latin. Motown, MCA, Columbia
Associated acts Diana Ross, Dennis Edwards, The Commodores, Whitney Houston, Pat Benatar, Jody Watley, Selena, Christina Aguilera
Website http://www.frannegolde.com

Franne Golde is an American songwriter,[1] musician,[2] singer and writer. Her songs have appeared on more than 100 million records worldwide, Golde has received BMI awards for singles with The Pussycat Dolls "Stickwitu",[3] Randy Travis’s "A Man Ain't Made of Stone", The Kinleys' "Somebody's Out There Watching" from the Touched by an Angel soundtrack, Selena’s "Dreaming of You", Jody Watley’s "Don't You Want Me" and "Nightshift" by the Commodores, which also won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group and received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year.

Biography

Early career

Early in her career, Golde found a home away from home in a rented studio at the Chess Records in Chicago. Her teachers were the R&B artists, producers and songwriters who recorded there and soon took Golde under their wing. She soon formed her first band, Frannie and Zoey, which received local acclaim, and she was on her way to making records herself for Atlantic and later Epic/Portrait.

In the early 1980s, Golde began writing with songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, who introduced her to Richard Perry. He was impressed with Golde and convinced her to move to Los Angeles and signed her to his publishing company Braintree Music. Soon after Diana Ross cut "Gettin' Ready for Love", the first song Golde co-wrote with Tom Snow, under her new deal with Perry. The Top 10 international hit graced Ross album, Baby It's Me.

Golde also wrote the Dennis Edwards/Siedah Garrett duet, "Don't Look Any Further" with Dennis Lambert and Duane Hitchings, which has since become one of the most frequently sampled tracks by rappers and dance artists internationally, including Snoop Dogg, TLC, Tupac Shakur, Junior M.A.F.I.A. with Notorious B.I.G, Lauryn Hill and M People, who recorded the song and made it a hit for the fourth time in the UK. Saxophonist Dave Koz gave it a jazz interpretation on Lucky Man and Michelin Tires tapped it for commercial advertising.

Album work

Golde's work has been featured on some of the biggest soundtrack hits of the past decade, including the Grammy Award–winning The Bodyguard, and the soundtracks for Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Selena (the biopic) which featured Golde's hit single "Dreaming of You" and the television series Miami Vice and Touched by an Angel, which included the country hit single Somebody's Out There Watching.[4]

Kenny G recorded Golde's "Even if My Heart Would Break" with Aaron Neville for the The Bodyguard soundtrack. He then chose to include it on his own release, Breathless. It marked only the third time in chart history that the same song appeared on both the No. 1 and No. 2 albums.

She has written songs on many albums including: Pussycat Dolls "Stickwitu" — which was also a worldwide hit single and was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group — Jessica Simpson "Be", Christina Aguilera's "So Emotional" and her Grammy Award–winning Latin CD Mi Reflejo with "El Beso Del Final", Jody Watley’s "Don’t You Want Me", Whitney Houston’s "I Belong to You", The Commodores' "Nightshift" and Selena's "Dreaming of You".

Current career

Golde continues to write songs. She is writing a book based on her life and recently opened an online boutique called Franne Golde.[5]

Discography

Releases

Production

Appeared on

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Lucy (2002). She bop II: the definitive history of women in rock, pop and soul. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-8264-7208-3. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Frank, Josh; Buckholtz, Charlie (2008-08-12). In heaven everything is fine: the unsolved life of Peter Ivers and the lost history of New wave theatre. Simon and Schuster. p. 290. ISBN 978-1-4165-5120-1. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "2007 Pop Awards: Song List | Press". BMI.com. 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Franne Golde - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Franne Golde". frannegolde.com. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
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