Message of Love.. bettis??

by **youkeepmewaiting** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:32 am

According to Wiki some guy/gal co-wrote Message of Love.. any idea who this person is?

by **AlteredDNA** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:38 am

http://www.silvergrand.se/johnbettis.html

John Bettis/Legendary Multi-award winning lyricist

Member of the ASCAP Board of Review in 1982. He was Chairman of the Board of the National Academy of Songwriters from 1986-1987. John was elected to the ASCAP Board in 1995. He garnered Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for "Promise Me You'll Remember," as Best Original Song for his work on "Godfather III." Other nominations include: Grammy nominations for "Can You Stop The Rain" - Best R&B Song; "One Moment In Time" - Best Song, Film & TV (Theme, 1988 Olympics).

Two Emmy Awards: "Where There is Hope" and "One Moment In Time" and received Emmy nominations for "Swept Away" - Best Music & Lyrics and "As Long As We Got Each Other" - Best Music & Lyrics. He was also nominated for Nashville Songwriters Association Song of the Year and Music City Song of the Year. Most notably John has written tunes for; The Carpenters, Celine Dion, Madonna, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, George Strait, Barry Manilow, Lee Ann Womack, Journey, Alison Krauss, Randy Travis, Peabo Bryson, Conway Twitty, Starship, Donna Summer, Heart, Harry Connick Jr., B.J. Thomas, Julio Iglesias, 38 Special, Kim Carnes, Miles Davis, Bill Medley, Take 6, Eric Carmen, Christopher Cross, Barbara Mandrell, Pointer Sisters, Ronnie Milsap, Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes, Louise Mandrell, Dionne Warwick, Juice Newton, America, New Kids On The Block and Sheena Easton.

Some of his most notable songs include "One Moment In Time." "Crazy For You." "Human Nature," "Slow Hand," "Top Of The World," "Only Yesterday," "Goodbye To Love," "I Need To Be In Love," "Like No Other Night," "The Woman In Me," "Heartland," "Can You Stop The Rain," "Only One Love In My Life," and "You Won't Be Lonely Now."

by **bluejeangirl76** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:01 am

youkeepmewaiting wrote:According to Wiki

That is always a suspect phrase. :lol:

Not that everything on there is untrue, but if I'm looking for absolute facts, Wiki is not the place I'm going to look for them.

by **Don** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:07 am

Does anyone actually own this album, who can look at the songwriting credits?

by **Jana** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:08 am

I love that song.

by **Art Vandelay** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:20 am

Got the CD sitting right next to me...

Music and lyrics by Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain and John Bettis.

There ya go.

by **ProgRocker53** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:20 am

Stu and Trav will be proud, the first thought I had was "Jerome? Huh?!"

by **AlteredDNA** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:21 am

John Bettis is credited on Message Of Love as well as Colors Of The Spirit...

by **Art Vandelay** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:23 am

More info below. Looks like he's part of a songwriting community that also includes David Pack.

http://host1.bondware.com/~nsaimain/new ... ewStory=69

by **ProgRocker53** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:23 am

AlteredDNA wrote:John Bettis is credited on Message Of Love as well as Colors Of The Spirit...

Call me gay, but, I LOVE that song.

can i haz pan floots naow pleez?

by **AlteredDNA** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:25 am

ProgRocker53 wrote:
AlteredDNA wrote:John Bettis is credited on Message Of Love as well as Colors Of The Spirit...

Call me gay, but, I LOVE that song.

can i haz pan floots naow pleez?

by **Art Vandelay** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:25 am

ProgRocker53 wrote:
AlteredDNA wrote:John Bettis is credited on Message Of Love as well as Colors Of The Spirit...

Call me gay, but, I LOVE that song.

can i haz pan floots naow pleez?

Nothing gay about that song.

by **ProgRocker53** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:26 am

Art Vandelay wrote:
ProgRocker53 wrote:
AlteredDNA wrote:John Bettis is credited on Message Of Love as well as Colors Of The Spirit...

Call me gay, but, I LOVE that song.

can i haz pan floots naow pleez?

Nothing gay about that song.

I don't think there is but it seems to be hated among some of the brass here.

I still think that song would make for an AWESOME video with all kinds of creepy mystic shit going on.

by **jrnyman28** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:41 am

Bettis was also creditted on Arrival I believe...

MR

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