Charlie Midnight (born Charles Kaufman, 1954) is an American songwriter, record producer, and founder of Midnight Production House. He has been nominated for the 1987

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(Writer, " Living in America" by

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), two

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, and has been a producer and/or writer on several Grammy-winning albums, including '' The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album'',

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...

's ''

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'', and '' Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long''. He also is a writer on the Barbra Streisand Grammy-nominated, Platinum-selling '' Partners'' album having co-written the

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and

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duet "I Still Can See Your Face."

Early life

Midnight was born in

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to Louis Leo Kaufman (1916-1993), a factory worker and

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veteran, and Bella Hanft (1918-2012). He was raised in

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, a working-class neighborhood, and attended Lafayette High School. He aspired to enter acting (according to his high school yearbook) or pursue poetry. Before deciding to become a musician, Midnight briefly attended

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. His first musical foray was in

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with a band before he returned a few months later to the

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. Midnight worked various jobs to support his music career, such as being employed as a suit salesman and a legal proofreader.

Career

Initial solo career

Although primarily known as a producer and songwriter for other artists, Midnight actually began his career as a singer and musician himself. He performed in several groups throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, which culminated in the release of his solo album ''Innocent Bystander'' in 1982.Charlie Midnight interview originally retrieved from danhartman.com
Retrieved July 1, 2012. Shortly after his first and last solo album (which he deemed a commercial failure based on its reception), Midnight came to the attention of famed singer-songwriter, musician and producer

Dan Hartman Daniel Earl Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) was an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Among songs he wrote and recorded were " Free Ride" as a member of the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits ...

. The two began collaborating on songwriting, forming a musical partnership that would last until Hartman's death in 1994.

Songwriting and producing

Midnight's first producing job was the

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' 1987 album ''Can't Wait for Another World'' with Hartman as the executive producer. He went on to produce and write songs for more than 30 films including ''

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'',Bessman, Jim (May 15, 2004). "Famous strikes Midnight", ''

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'' 116 (20): 67. '' The Bodyguard'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as for such varied artists as

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, George Thorogood,

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and

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. In 1987, Midnight was nominated for the

for co-writing " Living in America", a song for which James Brown won the

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. During the same year, Midnight co-wrote two

songs ("Trust in Me" and "A Woman Loves a Man") for Cocker's '' Unchain My Heart'' album. In 1992, an updated version of "Trust in Me" (this time with

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on backing vocals) was released on '' The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album'', which won the 1994

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. In 1988, he was twice nominated for the

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. Firstly, for the aforementioned "A Woman Loves a Man" which was re-released in the 1988 movie ''

.'' Secondly, for the song " Why Should I Worry?" from the 1988

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animated film ''

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''. In 1994, the song "How Do You Stop"—which he co-wrote with Dan Hartman for

's 1986 album '' Gravity—''was covered by Joni Mitchell on her album ''

'' in a version that featured vocals by

. The album later won the 1996

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. In 2004, it was announced that Midnight signed a publishing deal with Famous Music Publishing. That same year, he wrote and produced "I'll Give Anything But Up" (sung by

) for the 2006

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-winning children's album '' Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long''. In 2010, Midnight co-wrote with

the song "My Way To You", which appeared on the latter's album '' The Guitar Song'' (nominated in 2011 for the

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). The same year, Midnight co-wrote "Welcome To Burlesque"—Cher's first song in the feature film ''

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''. Its

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won the 2012

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. In 2012, Midnight co-wrote two specialty lyrics for Barbra Streisand for her Back To Brooklyn tour on "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from ''

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'' and "

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" from ''

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''. During the same year, "Welcome To Burlesque" (sung by Cher and co-written by Charlie Midnight) appeared on the Grammy-Nominated Soundtrack Album "Burlesque" (Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media). In 2014, Midnight co-wrote the duet "I Still Can See Your Face" (performed by Streisand and Andrea Bocelli) for Streisand's ''Partners'' album. ''Partners'' reached No. 1, which made Streisand the only artist to have a Number One album in each of the past six different decades. Furthermore, the album was Grammy nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. In 2018, Midnight co-wrote the song "The Rain Will Fall" with Streisand,

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, and

Jonas Myrin Jonas Myrin is a Swedish singer, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, California. His solo career began in 2012 with the gold-certified song, "Day of the Battle" in Germany. Myrin won two Grammy Awards for the song " 10,000 Reasons (Bl ...

. Continuing his success in having his songs featured in films, Midnight co-wrote the song "Keep On Movin'" (sung by Thomas Hien) for the Disney feature film ''Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'' and co-wrote "The Healing" (performed by Gedeon Luke and the People) featured in the 2015 film ''

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''. Collaborating with

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and

Walter Afanasieff Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...

, Midnight wrote "December Prayer," for Menzel's "Holiday Wishes": Number One Billboard Holiday Album He co-wrote the song "

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", which served as the theme song for the hit

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series of the same name. He also won a BMI Cable Award at the 2006

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for the theme song to the comedy series ''

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''. Midnight worked with Jordyn Jones on her song, ''I'm Dappin''. He has worked extensively as a writer and a producer for artists from all around the world. These include such notable international artists as Lin Yu-chun (Taiwan),

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(Thailand),

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(Japan),

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and

Yvonne Catterfeld Yvonne Catterfeld (born 2 December 1979) is a German singer, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in Erfurt, Thuringia, she later moved to Leipzig to pursue her career in music. In 2000, she participated in the debut season of the ...

(Germany),

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(Switzerland) Saint Lu (Austria)

(Netherlands),

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(Spain), Rhydian (UK), Dodo and the Dodos (Denmark),

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and Don Patrol (Sweden), Rodsogarden (Finland),

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(Brazil).

Artists

Listed alphabetically *

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: "Living In America" - Co-Writer *

Anastacia Anastacia Lyn Newkirk ( ; born September 17, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter and former dancer. Her first two albums '' Not That Kind'' (2000) and '' Freak of Nature'' (2001) were released in quick succession to major success. Spurred o ...

: "Stay" – Writer on her album ''Resurrection'' *

: "This Year" (Christmas album ''My Kind of Christmas'') – Writer *

: ''Big Time Rush'' theme song – Writer *

and

duet: Writer "I Still Can See Your Face" on Ms. Streisand's number one ''Partners'' album *Zach Brandon: Cowriter on the song “Live and Let Live (feat. Jallal)" *

: "Living In America" (''Gravity'' album) *

Kristin Chenoweth Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968)Kristin Cheno ...

: ''Happiness Is...Christmas!'' album – Cowrote the song "The Stories That You Told” with

: "Welcome To Burlesque" (Film: ''Burlesque'') Thanksgiving 2010 release *

Lauren Christy Lauren Christy is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. Originally a solo artist, she found success as part of the writing production trio The Matrix. The Matrix received numerous Grammy nominations including best producer. Biogr ...

: "My Spot in the World" (''102 Dalmatians'' soundtrack album) – Writer *

: ''Unchain My Heart'' album; ''One Night Of Sin'' album – Producer and writer; "Love Lives On" (''Harry & The Hendersons'' feature film) – Producer *

Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on ''Forbes'' magazine's " 30 Under 30" list in 2022. She is known for her career on television, parti ...

: "Raining Sunshine" End Title song and soundtrack album from Sony animated feature ''Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs'' - Writer *

: "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 *

: ''Lizzie McGuire'' soundtrack, Writer and producer; ''Hilary Duff Christmas Album'' ("Santa Claus Lane"), Writer and producer; ''Metamorphosis'' album, Writer and producer on various songs including the hit song, "So Yesterday" *

Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...

: "When The Lightning Strikes Again" – Writer *Kendra Erika: Cowriter on the song "Song Of Hope” *Natalie Gelman: ''Streetlamp Musician –'' Writer and producer *

: ''

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'' album (except the title song and "Electricity") – Writer *Hotel Blue: Cowriter on the song "The Blue Hotel" on the ''Big Night in Byzantium'' album *

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: "Outside Looking In" – Writer *

: "Why Should I Worry" (''Oliver & Company'', Disney animated feature) – Writer *

: "My Way To You" – Writer *

: "Can't Stop The Street" (Top Ten Dance Single – ''Krush Groove'' soundtrack) – Writer *

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: ''Hilary Duff Christmas Album'', duet on "Tell Me A Story" – Writer and producer *

: Co-writing songs with Ms. Menzel and Walter Afanasieff for original musical; performs "God Save My Soul" from musical in concert; "December Prayer" – Writer on Ms. Menzel's Christmas album *

: "How Do You Stop" (''Turbulent Indigo'' album) – Writer *

Barb Morrison Barb Morrison (born May 22, 1967) is an American recording artist, Top 5 Billboard dance chart songwriter, and Platinum record producer, best known as producer for numerous artists such as Blondie, Rufus Wainwright, Franz Ferdinand (band), LP, ...

: Producer during Morrison's time as the member of a band during the 1990s *Rvkah: Cowriter on song "Christmas Love" on her ''Love'' EP *

: "How Do You Stop" (duet w/ Mitchell, "Turbulent Indigo") – Writer *

: "Shadow" ''(In The Zone'' album) – Writer *

: "It's Not Me" – Writer – ''Live to Win'' album *

Emma Stevens Emma Nadine Stevens (born 4 May 1986) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, based in Guildford, Surrey, England. She achieved mainstream success with her single "Riptide" from her first album ''Enchanted'', which was featu ...

: ''To My Roots'' album (Cowriter on various songs); ''Atoms'' EP (Cowriter) *

: 2012 "Back To Brooklyn" tour – Writer of specialty lyrics * George Thorogood: "American Made" – Writer *

: "Sometimes" ("Rover" Album) – Writer *

: "Living With A Hernia (parody of "Living In America") *

: "I'm Only Fooling Myself" (''Time to Time'' album) – Writer

Films and soundtrack albums

Listed alphabetically *'' 102 Dalmatians'' – "My Spot In The World" on soundtrack album – Writer *''Alexander And The Very Bad Day'' – "Keep On Movin"" – Writer * ''Barbershop 2: The Next Cu''t - "The Healing" – Writer *'' The Bodyguard'' – "Trust In Me" (Joe Cocker/Sass Jordan) – Writer/Producer *''

Breakin' ''Breakin (also known as ''Breakdance'' in the United Kingdom and ''Break Street '84'' in other regions) is a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film directed by Joel Silberg and written by Charles Parker and Allen DeBevoise based on a ...

'' – "Breakin'...The Heart Of The Beat" (3-V) – Writer *''

'' – "A Woman Loves A Man" (Joe Cocker) – Writer/Producer *''

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'': Starring Christina Aguilera And Cher: "Welcome To Burlesque" (Artist – Cher) – Writer *''

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?'' – "Behind Your Eyes" – Writer/Producer *''

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'': "Raining Sunshine" (Miranda Cosgrove) – Writer *''

Cheaper By The Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bestsel ...

'': "What Christmas Should Be" (Hilary Duff) *'' Come Away Home'' – Various Songs – Writer/Producer * ''Desperado'' – "Back To The House That Love Built" (Tarantula) -Writer/ Producer * ''Eye Of The Tiger'' – "Gravity" – Writer *'' Fletch'' – "Get Outta Town" (Dan Hartman) – Writer *''

'' – Co-writer on the soundtrack song "The Healing" *''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'' – "Walk This Earth Alone" (Lauren Christy) – Writer/Producer *''

Green Street Hooligans ''Green Street'' (also known as ''Green Street Hooligans'' and ''Hooligans'') is a 2005 crime drama film about football hooliganism in the United Kingdom. The film was directed by Lexi Alexander and stars Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam. Two s ...

'' – "One Blood" –Writer/Producer *'' Gunmen'' – "This House" (The Cruzados) – Writer/Producer *''

Harry and the Hendersons ''Harry and the Hendersons'' is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hall. ...

'' – "Love Lives On" (Joe Cocker) – Producer *'' Iron Eagle ll'' – "Gimme Some Lovin'" – Producer *'' The Jackal'' – "It's Over, It's Under" (DollsHead) – Writer/Producer * ''Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time'' – "It's Just You" (LMNT) – Writer *''

Krush Groove ''Krush Groove'' is a 1985 American musical comedy-drama film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures that was written by Ralph Farquhar and directed by Michael Schultz (who also produced the movie, along with George Jackson and Doug McHenry). This ...

'' – "Can't Stop The Street" (Chaka Khan) – Writer *''

The Lizzie McGuire Movie ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'' is a 2003 American Teen film, teen comedy film directed by Jim Fall. The film serves as the finale of the Disney Channel Lizzie McGuire, television series of the same name, and was the first theatrical film based on ...

'' -"Why Not" (single) (Hilary Duff)- Writer, "Girl In The Band" (Hilary Duff)- Writer/Producer "Girl In The Band"(Haley Duff)- Writer & Producer *'' Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge'' – "Dream Time" – Writer *''

'' – "Why Should I Worry" (Billy Joel) – Writer *''Perfect'' – "Talking To The Wall" (Dan Hartman) – Writer *''

Raise Your Voice ''Raise Your Voice'' is a 2004 American teen musical drama film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Hilary Duff. Canadian rock band Three Days Grace made a cameo appearance in the film, performing the songs "Are You Ready" and "Home". Pl ...

'' – "Jericho" (Hilary Duff) – writer and producer *''

Return to Me ''Return to Me'' is a 2000 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Bonnie Hunt and starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver. It was filmed in Chicago and was released on April 7, 2000 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was Carroll O'Connor's fi ...

'' – "Here I Am" – Writer/Producer * ''Ringmaster'' – "Living in America" (2 Live Crew version) – Writer *''

Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever ''Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever'' is a 1991 musical comedy film and sequel to the 1979 film ''Rock 'n' Roll High School''. The film stars Corey Feldman, Mary Woronov, and Sarah Buxton. Plot The movie begins on May 14, also known as ''Rock ...

'' – "Riot In The Playground" – Writer *''

'' – "Living In America" (James Brown) – Writer *''

'' – "Waiting to See You" (Dan Hartman) -Writer *''

The Santa Clause 2 ''The Santa Clause 2'' is a 2002 American Christmas comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck in his directorial debut. It is a sequel to '' The Santa Clause'' (1994) and the second installment in ''The Santa Clause'' franchise. All of the princip ...

'' – "Santa Claus Lane" (Hilary Duff) – Writer/Producer *''

Street Fighter , commonly abbreviated as ''SF'' or スト (''Suto''), is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by six ...

'' – "Something There" – (Chage & Aska, major Japanese recording stars)- Writer * ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' – "9.95" – Writer * ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II'' – "Consciousness" – Writer *'' Wild Things'' – "I Want What I Want" (Lauren Christy) – Writer

Other writer credits

Television credits

Nominations

* Grammy Award Nomination for Best R&B Song – 1987 – " Living in America" performed by

Golden Globe Award Nomination for Best Original Song Golden means made of, or relating to gold. Golden may also refer to: Places United Kingdom *Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall *Golden Cap, Dorset *Golden Square, Soho, London *Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershir ...

– 1988 – "Why Should I Worry?" performed by

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''Golden Globes Awards Official Website – Best Original Song – Motion Picture
Retrieved November 2, 2014. *

– 1988 – "A Woman Loves a Man" performed by

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Grammy Award for Best Album for Children The Grammy Award for Best Children's Album (from 2020: Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album) is an honor presented since 2012 at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honor ...

– 1990 – ''Oliver & Company : Story and Songs from the Motion Picture'' performed by various artists * BMI Cable Award – 2006 – ''

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Writings

* ''Deserve's Got Nothing to Do With It: Five Elements That Will Help You Survive Your Emotional Journey to Success'' (2021). Virginia: Mascot Books. ISBN 9781684018352. In the book, Midnight mentions writing the screenplay ''Boulevard and the Beast''—which was never released as a film. * "The Tire Iron" (2021). Calliope on the Web, Winter 2021–Issue 170.

Personal life

Midnight and his wife Susanna have a daughter, Shantie.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Midnight, Charlie Living people Songwriters from New York (state) Record producers from New York (state) 1949 births