Charlie Midnight

Charlie Midnight is an American songwriter and record producer who has been nominated for a Grammy Award (Writer, Best R&B Song, Living in America, James Brown), two Golden Globe Awards; and has been a producer and/or writer on several Grammy-winning albums, including: The Bodyguard Soundtrack Album (writer&producer "Trust In Me" Joe Cocker, artist) ; Turbulent Indigo (writer "How Do You Stop" Joni Mitchell, artist); Thanks And Giving All Year Long (writer/producer "I'll Give Anything But Up" Hilary Duff, artist).

Midnight has produced and written songs for over 30 films including Rocky IV,^[1] The Bodyguard,^[1] Bull Durham, Lizzie McGuire and Ruthless People as well as for notable artists as Billy Joel,^[1] Seal,^[1] Hilary Duff ("So Yesterday"),^[1][2] Joni Mitchell,^[1] Britney Spears,^[1] Christina Aguilera,^[1] James Brown ("Living in America"),^[1] Joe Cocker,^[3] The Doobie Brothers,^[4] George Thorogood, John Waite, Dan Hartman and Paul Young.

Midnight was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1988, for writing the song "Why Should I Worry?" from Oliver & Company^[5] and received a second Golden Globe nomination for writing the song "A Woman Loves A Man" from Bull Durham.

In 1994, he was a writer and producer ("Trust In Me" Joe Cocker) on The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album, Grammy Album of the Year

In 1996, he was a writer ("How Do You Stop") on "Turbulent Indigo," the Joni Mitchell album that won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. http://www.jonimitchell.com/music/album.cfm?id=18

In 2004, he entered into a deal with Famous Music Publishing.^[1]

In 2006, he was a writer and producer ("I'll Give Anything But Up" Hilary Duff) on the Grammy-winning children’s album, Thanks & Giving All Year Long, that was executive-produced by Marlo Thomas and Christopher Cerf.

Nominations

• Grammy Best R & B Song - Rocky IV - Writer “Living In America” - (James Brown) http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1987/grammys.htm
• Golden Globe Best Song - Oliver & Company - Writer - “Why Should I Worry” (Billy Joel) http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1989
• Globe Best Song - Bull Durham - Writer & Producer - “A Woman Loves A Man” (Joe Cocker) http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1989

Writer

• JAMEY JOHNSON: "My Way To You" ("The Guitar Song" Album) - Writer
• CHER: "Welcome To Burlesque" ("Burlesque" Feature Film, To Be Released) - Writer
• JAMES BROWN: “Living In America” (“Gravity” Album) - Writer
• BILLY JOEL: “Why Should I Worry” (“Oliver & Company,” Disney animated feature) – Writer
• BRITNEY SPEARS: "Shadow" ("In The Zone" album) - Writer
• CHRISTINA AGUILERA: “This Year” (Christmas album, “My Kind of Christmas") - Writer
• JONI MITCHELL: “How Do You Stop” (“Turbulent Indigo” Album) - Writer
• JOE COCKER: “Unchain My Heart” Album, “One Night Of Sin” Album - Producer and Writer; “Love Lives On” (“Harry & The Hendersons” feature film) - Producer
• CHAKA KHAN: “Can’t Stop The Street” (Top Ten Dance Single “Krush Groove” Soundtrack) - Writer
• DOOBIE BROTHERS: “Cycles” Album - Writer and Producer of various tracks including “The Doctor” (Top Five Single); “Take Me To The Highway” Live Album - Producer of album, Writer of various tracks
• PAUL YOUNG: “I’m Only Fooling Myself” (“Time to Time” Album”) - Writer
• JOHN WAITE: “Sometimes” (“Rover” Album) - Writer
• DAN HARTMAN: “I Can Dream About You” Album - Writer
• HILARY DUFF: Metamorphosis Album, Writer & Producer on various songs including the hit song, "So Yesterday"; "Lizzie McGuire" Soundtrack, Writer and Producer; Hilary Duff Christmas Album ("Santa Claus Lane"), Writer & Producer
• GEORGE THOROGOOD: "American Made" - Writer

Films & Soundtracks

• Burlesque (To Be Released) - "Welcome To Burlesque" (Cher) - Writer
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - "Raining Sunshine" (Miranda Cosgrove) - Writer
• Cheaper By The Dozen - "What Christmas Should Be" (Hilary Duff)
• The Santa Clause 2 - "Santa Claus Lane" (Hilary Duff) - Writer/Producer
• Lizzie McGuire Movie -"Why Not" (single) (Hilary Duff)- Writer, "Girl In The Band" (Hilary Duff)- Writer/Producer "Girl In The Band" (Haley Duff)- Writer & Producer
• The Bodyguard - “Trust In Me” (Joe Cocker/Sass Jordan) - Writer/Producer
• Rocky IV - “Living In America” (James Brown) - Writer
• Bull Durham - “A Woman Loves A Man” (Joe Cocker) - Writer/Producer
• Green Street Hooligans – “One Blood” –Writer/Producer
• Oliver & Company - “Why Should I Worry” (Billy Joel) - Writer
• Ruthless People - “Waiting to See You” (Dan Hartman) -Writer
• Harry & the Hendersons - “Love Lives On” (Joe Cocker) - Producer
• Fletch - “Get Outta Town” (Dan Hartman) - Writer
• Great Expectations - “Walk This Earth Alone” (Lauren Christy) - Writer/Producer
• The Jackal - “It’s Over, It’s Under” (DollsHead) - Writer/Producer
• Wild Things - “I Want What I Want” (Lauren Christy) - Writer
• Desperado - “Back To The House That Love Built” (Tarantula) -Writer/ Producer
• The Gunmen - “This House” (The Cruzados) - Writer/Producer
• Breakin’ - “Breakin’...The Heart Of The Beat” (3-V) - Writer
• Krush Groove - “Can’t Stop The Street” (Chaka Khan) - Writer
• Perfect - “Talking To The Wall” (Dan Hartman) - Writer
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I - “9.95" - Writer
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - “Consciousness” - Writer
• Streetfighter II - “Something There” - (Chage & Aska, major Japanese recording stars)- Writer
• Return To Me - “Here I Am” - Writer/Producer
• 102 Dalmatians - “My Spot In The World” – on Soundtrack album - Writer
• Raise Your Voice - "Jericho" (Hilary Duff) - writer and producer
• Casual Sex - "Behind Your Eyes" - Writer/Producer
• Iron Eagle ll - "Gimme Some Lovin'" - Producer
• Ringmaster - "Living in America" (2 Live Crew version) – Writer
• Come Away Home: Various Songs – Writer/Producer

Television

NICKELODEON "BIG TIME RUSH" Series "Big Time Rush" Theme Song - Writer

HBO “HAPPILY EVER AFTER FAIRY TALES” (animated series):

• HANSELITA AND GRETALITA - “Los Ninos Deliciosos” -

Writer and Producer

• RAPUNZEL - “Hoodoo Diva” (sung by Whoopi Goldberg) -

Writer and Producer

• SLEEPING ROSITA - “Que es Esto” and “The Good Fairy

Songwriter and Producer

• DAISY DOES AMERICA - Theme Song - Writer

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Bessman, Jim (May 15, 2004). "Famous strikes Midnight", Billboard 116 (20): 67.
2. ^ (January 31, 2004). "The Team Behind Duff's Musical Success", Billboard 116 (5): 12.
3. ^ Decurtis, Anthony. "Joe Cocker: Unchain My Heart", Rolling Stone, reprinted in Sun Sentinel, December 4, 1987; p. 21.
4. ^ Verna, Paul (August 10, 1996). "Rockin' Down The Highway", Billboard 108 (32): 40.
5. ^ "HFPA – Awards Search", Goldenglobes.org. Retrieved September 18, 2010.

External links

• Charlie Midnight at the Internet Movie Database

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1987/grammys.htm

http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1989

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