David Foster is one of Canada's premiere songwriters, producers, arrangers and multi-instrumentalist. His formative years began in a British Columbia band called Skylark who had formed from the ashes of one of Ronnie Hawkins' many back-up groups.
Foster and vocalist BJ Cook took the initiative and the band was soon signed to Capitol Records. They recorded one self-titled album in 1972 and disbanded the following year. They released three singles from the album, the biggest of which was 1973's "Wildflower". The song went to number one in Canada and made Billboard magazine's Top-10. The single would go on to sell over 1 million copies.
Foster went on to work with Quincy Jones and record movie soundtracks such as 'St. Elmo's Fire', producing others (Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Chicago, Paul Hyde & The Payolas, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie), and his own solo recordings with guest vocalists such as Olivia Newton-John and Tim Feehan.
His most prestigious moment came when he was asked to produce the Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance Canadian relief record for Ethiopia "Tears Are Not Enough" with an ensemble cast of musicians called Northern Lights.
with notes from BJ Cook and Don Palmer.
Singles
1985 The Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
1986 The Best Of Me [with Olivia Newton-John]
1986 Who's Gonna Love You Tonight
1988 Winter Games
with SKYLARK
1972 What Would I Do Without You/Suites For My Lady (Capitol) 3378
1973 Wildflower/The Writing's On The Wall (Capitol) 3511
1973 I'll Have To Go Away/Twenty-Six Years (Capitol) 3661
1973 If That's The Way You Want It/Virgin Green (Capitol) 3773
Albums
1980 Airplay
1986 David Foster
1988 The Symphony Sessions
1993 The David Foster Christmas Album
with SKYLARK
1972 Skylark (Capitol) ST-11048
1974 2 (Capitol/EMI) ST-11256
1996 Wildflower: Golden Classics Edition (Collectibles)
Video
Compilation Tracks
1985 "Tears Are Not Enough" on 'We Are The World' (Polygram) [Foster produced recording]
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