
The October 29, 2011 issue of Billboard has a feature on songwriter Diane Warren (“Diane Warren Teams up with Universal Music Group for International Publishing Deal”). Usually such features come accompanied with best-of lists, but this one did not. Since they didn’t make such a list, I will. Here are the top 30 songs written by Diane Warren, as determined by Dave’s Music Database. By the way, the link on #1 goes to a DMDB blog entry which was coincidentally written just this week!
1. Un-Break My Heart…Toni Braxton (1996)
2. Because You Loved Me…Celine Dion (1996)
3. How Do I Live…LeAnn Rimes (1997)
4. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing…Aerosmith (1998)
5. Look Away…Chicago (1988)
6. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now…Starship (1987)
7. How Do I Live…Trisha Yearwood (1997)
8. There You’ll Be…Faith Hill (2001)
9. Love Will Lead You Back…Taylor Dayne (1990)
10. Blame It on the Rain…Milli Vanilli (1989)
11. Don’t Turn Around…Ace of Base (1994)
12. When the Night Comes…Joe Cocker (1989)
13. Missing You Now…Michael Bolton with Kenny G (1992)
14. How Can We Be Lovers…Michael Bolton (1990)
15. If You Asked Me To…Celine Dion (1992)
16. When I See You Smile…Bad English (1989)
17. Can’t Fight the Moonlight…LeAnn Rimes (2000)
18. Rhythm of the Night…DeBarge (1985)
19. By the Time This Night Is Over…Kenny G with Peabo Bryson (1993)
20. If I Could Turn Back Time…Cher (1989)
21. I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me…Expose (1993)
22. For You I Will…Monica (1997)
23. When I’m Back on My Feet Again…Michael Bolton (1990)
24. Time, Love & Tenderness…Michael Bolton (1991)
25. I Learned from the Best…Whitney Houston (1999)
26. I Get Weak…Belinda Carlisle (1988)
27. I Don’t Wanna Live Without Your Love…Chicago (1988)
28. Set the Night to Music…Roberta Flack with Maxi Priest (1991)
29. I’ll Be Your Shelter…Taylor Dayne (1990)
30. Just Like Jesse James…Cher (1989)
Awards:
- one of the top 1000 music makers of all time
- Hollywood Walk of Fame stars for people in the recording industry
- Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee
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