Joe Pizzulo

Joe Pizzulo is best known as the one of the lead singers for Sérgio Mendes in the 1980s. He had hit singles with "Never Gonna Let You Go" (from Mendes' self-titled 1983 album) and "Alibis" (from the 1984 album "Confetti"). Pizzulo has had quite a few singles and soundtrack appearances, but he is also a prominent background singer for many artists.

Works

Albums

including (known album appearances are in parentheses):

"All The Best" - by Joe Pizzulo (re-recordings of his best known songs re-done by Joe himself). Joe's voice tracks were done in the US but the mixing and re-arranging was done in the Philippines through Alkemi Productions and Frederick Garcia, with recording artist, Nina. Along with the members of the Passage band, these songs were reproduced late 2005. During his stay in the Philippines, he had a concert along with Teri DeSario, Nina and Passage.
#I'm Never Gonna Give You Up (duet with Nina)
#What do We Mean to Each Other (duet with Nina)
#Take This Love
#Let's Give a Little More This Time
#Never Gonna Let You Go
#What do We Mean to Each Other (non-duet version)
#Rainbow's End
#The Prayer (duet with his daughter)
#Where are the Stars
#Somewhere in Time

"Memories of Love: Live" - by Joe Pizzulo, Lou Pardini, and Kevyn Lettau. Featuring:
*Let's Give a Little More This Time
*Take This Love
*What do We Mean to Each Other (duet with Kevyn Lettau)
*Never Gonna Let You Go (duet with Kevyn Lettau)
*Yesterday (duet with Lou Pardini)
*I'm Better at Hello (duet with Kevyn Lettau)

ingles

*"Olympic Dreams" – by Joe Pizzulo & Harold Faltermeyer
*"Take My Breath Away" – by Berlin (B-side has the song "Radar Radio" by Joe Pizzulo and Giorgio Moroder)

oundtrack appearances

"Hero & The Terror - Original Soundtrack" by David Michael Frank

"Over the Top - Original Soundtrack"

"Scarface - Original Soundtrack"

"Prince of Egypt - Original Soundtrack"

"Little Shop of Horrors - Original Film Soundtrack"

Disney's Dinosaurs' ("Big Songs")

"Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost"

"Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders"

Background singer and album appearances

Artists that Joe Pizzulo has been a background singer for. His album appearances are in parentheses.
*Giorgio Moroder Project ("To Be Number One")
*Sérgio Mendes (on his "Brasileiro", "Oceano", "Confetti", "Brasil '86", and "Self Titled" albums)
*Barry Manilow ("Swing Street")
*Eddie Money ("Nothing to Lose" & "Can't Hold Back")
*Eros Ramazzotti ("Tutte Storie")
*David Lee Roth ("Skyscraper")
*Janet Jackson ("Dream Street")
*Irene Cara ("What a Feelin'")
*Laura Branigan ("Self Control" & "Branigan 2")
*Wang Chung ("Mosaic" & "Warmer Side of Cool")
*Barbra Streisand ("Till I Loved You")
*Paul Young ("Other Voices")
*Kenny Loggins ("Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow")
*Petra ("Wake-Up Call")
*Rocket from the Crypt ("Scream, Dracula, Scream!")
*Dorival Caymmi ("Brazilian Serenata")
*Gary Wright ("Who I Am")
*Patti LaBelle ("Be Yourself")
*Alice Cooper ("Flush the Fashion")
*New Monkees ("Self Titled")
*Sam Kinison ("Leader of the Banned")
*Gloria Loring ("Turn the Page")
*The Allman Brothers Band ("Brothers of the Road")
*Donna Summer ("All Systems Go")
*Looney Tunes ("Bugs and Friends Sing the Beatles" & "Looney Tunes Kwazy Christmas")
*Freedom Williams ("Freedom")
*Winnie the Pooh ("")
*Martha Davis(of The Motels fame) ("Policy")
*Tom Saviano ("Making Up Lost Time")
*Jennifer Rush ("Heart Over Mind")
*Robbie Patton ("No Problem")
*Gregg Rolie ("Gringo")
*Eric Martin ("I'm Only Fooling Myself")
*"Sincerely... Mariya Takeuchi Songbook" - Various Artists (he sings a Duet with Marilyn Martin)
*Red 7 ("When the Sun Goes Down")
*New Frontier ("Self Titled")
*David Hallyday ("True Cool" & "Rock 'N' Heart")
*Instasong.com and GiftSongs.com (formerly known as P.S. I Love You) - lead singer for most of their musical greetings
*Sounds of Pisces ("Aquarium Vol. 1")Mr. Pizzulo has also worked with Heart, Spandau Ballet, Burt Bacharach, Gladys Knight, Kenny Rankin, Dionne Warwick, Roger Daltry, Engelbert Humperdinck, Melissa Manchester, Bette Midler, Graham Nash, and many other music artists.

Hit singles

*"Let's Give a Little More This Time"
*"Take This Love"
*"What Do We Mean to Each Other"
*"Never Gonna Let You Go"
*"Rainbow's End"