Michael Sembello
Maniac
Michael Sembello
Source: allmusic.com
Best
known as the composer and performer of the huge early-'80s dance hit
"Maniac" (from the movie Flashdance),
songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Michael Sembello has issued
several solo albums over the years, in addition to producing,
composing, and performing on other
artist's recordings. Born in
Philadelphia during 1954, Sembello got his start as part of Stevie
Wonder's band in the early '70s, later doing session work for the
likes of Sergio Mendes, the Jackson 5, Stephen Bishop, Randy
Crawford, and David Sanborn, among others. But it
was the soundtrack
to the aforementioned 1983 movie Flashdance that brought Sembello his
greatest acclaim, as the album has since gone on to be certified six
times platinum. Sembello's solo albums have included such titles as
1983's Bossa Nova Hotel (which also
included "Maniac"),
1986's Without Walls, 1992's Caravan of Dreams, and 1997's Backwards
in Time, while he also found the time to launch a jazz outfit, the
Bridge, in the
late '90s (having issued a lone, self-titled debut).
In addition, Sembello has either produced or written songs for Chaka
Khan, George Benson, Gerardo, New Edition, the Temptations, and Donna
Summer.
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