Michael Masser
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Michael Masser (born Michael William Masser, 1941), a former lawyer and stockbroker, is a composer and producer of popular music. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois law school. [1] Masser and his wife Ogniana live in Encino, California. [2]
Masser's first major composition hit, co-written with Ron Miller, was "Touch Me in the Morning," recorded by Diana Ross. He co-wrote several other hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s, including four made famous by Whitney Houston, "Greatest Love of All," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "All at Once," and "Saving All My Love for You."
Other hit songs include: "Hold Me" (Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston), "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" (Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson), "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (Peabo Bryson), "In Your Eyes" (Jeffrey Osborne, George Benson), "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (George Benson, Glenn Medeiros), "So Sad the Song" (Teddy Pendergrass, Gladys Knight), and "It's My Turn" and "Last Time I Saw Him" (Diana Ross).
Among the many recordings that he has produced are Barbra Streisand's "Someone That I Used to Love" (originally a hit for Natalie Cole) and the duet by Judy Collins and T. G. Shepherd, "Home Again."
Masser was nominated for an Academy Award in 1976 for Best Music, Original Song for "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" which Masser co-wrote with Gerry Goffin.
Masser was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ November 30, 1988 (Jae-Ha Kim). Ex-stockbroker finds "Greatest Love" in pop music. Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Ruth Ryon (December 7, 2003). Hot Property: An 'ER' physician calls in New York. Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Inductees to Songwriters Hall Announced. The Washington Post (March 19th, 2007).
