Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, singer, and songwriter.

Early life and career

Bayer Sager was born in

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, New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She graduated from

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, where she majored in English, dramatic arts, and speech. She had already written her first pop hit, "

A Groovy Kind of Love "A Groovy Kind of Love" is a song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager based on a melody by the classical composer Muzio Clementi. The original rendition was recorded by American singing duo Diane & Annita and released as "Groovey Kind of ...

", with

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, while still a student at New York City's High School of Music and Art. It was recorded by the

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, whose version was a worldwide hit, reaching number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This song was later recorded by

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, and Phil Collins, whose rendition for the film '' Buster'' reached number one in 1988.

Solo albums

Bayer Sager's first recording as a singer was the 1977 album ''

Carole Bayer Sager Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, singer, and songwriter. Early life and career Bayer Sager was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She grad ...

'', produced by Brooks Arthur. It included the hit single " You're Moving Out Today", a song which she co-wrote with Bette Midler and Bruce Roberts."You're Moving Out Today"
Musicnotes.com. Retrieved June 22, 2012 The single became a 1977 Australian number one single and also reached number 6 in the

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in June 1977. Paul Buckmaster provided horn and string arrangements for the album. The album also included Bayer Sager's versions of two songs previously recorded by

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– "Home to Myself" and the oft-covered "Come in from the Rain". It went platinum in Japan and Australia. It was followed by '' ...Too'' in 1978, also produced by Brooks Arthur, which included all-star cameos by the likes of Michael McDonald,

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and Manchester. It also included the first recording of " It's the Falling in Love" which subsequently would be covered by

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on his 1979 multi-platinum album '' Off the Wall''. In 1981, she recorded ''Sometimes Late at Night'', which was co-produced by future-husband Burt Bacharach with Brooks Arthur, and included the single "Stronger Than Before", later recorded by Chaka Khan and Dionne Warwick. The song became Bayer Sager's only song to hit Billboard's American Top 40 as a performer, peaking at number 30. The track "Just Friends" featured a vocal cameo from Michael Jackson, who also co-produced the track with Bacharach, while Neil Diamond also co-produced and played guitar on the track "On The Way To The Sky" which he also recorded as the title track of his concurrent album ''On the Way to the Sky''.

Songwriting

Bayer Sager had many hits during the 1970s. She co-wrote many songs with Melissa Manchester that appeared on Manchester's solo albums of the period including "Come In From The Rain" and "

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" which would go on to be covered by many other artists. She also worked with Australian songwriter Peter Allen crafting hits like "

I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love" is a song co-written by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager, popularized by Rita Coolidge in 1979, and recorded by a number of other artists. Charts Rita Coolidge recording "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love" ...

" and " Don't Cry Out Loud". She also scored major hits collaborating with

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When I Need You "When I Need You" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager. Its first appearance was as the title track of Hammond's 1976 album ''When I Need You''. Leo Sayer's version, produced by Richard Perry, was a massive hit world ...

") and Bruce Roberts (" You're The Only One"). With Marvin Hamlisch and Neil Simon, she wrote the lyrics for the 1978 stage musical ''

They're Playing Our Song ''They're Playing Our Song'' is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and music by Marvin Hamlisch. In a story based on the real-life relationship of Hamlisch and Sager, a wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat ...

'', which was loosely based on her relationship with Hamlisch. The musical ran for over three years on

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. Many of Bayer Sager's 1980s songs were co-written with her husband at the time, the composer Burt Bacharach. She executive-produced the eponymous solo album for

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, of

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, in 1989. CaroleBayerSagerCaroleKingCynthiaWeilBarryMannHWOFDec2012

Bayer Sager has won an

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(out of six nominations), a

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(out of nine nominations), and two Golden Globe Awards (out of seven nominations). She was inducted into the

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in 1987. Bayer Sager won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1982 for "

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", which was the theme song of the movie ''

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''. Bayer Sager received the

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in 1987 for the song "

That's What Friends Are For "That's What Friends Are For" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded in 1982 by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film '' Night Shift'', but it is better known for the 1985 cover version by Dionn ...

", which she co-wrote with Bacharach. This song was originally written for the movie '' Night Shift'' (1982), and it was recorded for this movie by Rod Stewart. The song was popularized in a 1986

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by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder,

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, and Elton John. Her song with David Foster, "The Prayer", originally recorded by

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and

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, won the Golden Globe, and is often performed at weddings and funerals. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the

. Bayer Sager received the New York University Steinhardt Distinguished Alumni award in 2006. She received the 2019 "Johnny Mercer Award" from the

during their 50th-anniversary induction ceremony. She was the sixth female songwriter to ever be awarded this honor. She occasionally collaborated with

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, with 11 songs co-written between the two. Along with Bruce Roberts and

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, Bayer Sager helped write the song "Stronger Together", sung by

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. The song was played after

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's speech at the

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. The song's title is named after the slogan that the Clinton campaign used as a show of uniting behind the Democratic nominee. In 2018, she co-wrote the song "Living in the Moment" for the film '' Book Club'', recorded by

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, as well as two songs on

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's album

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: "Better Angels" and "What's on My Mind". She contributed lyrics to "GhostTown" on

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's album '' Ye''. In April 2020, Lady Gaga closed out her "One World: Together At Home concert with a new rendition of "The Prayer", performed by Gaga, Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, John Legend and classical pianist Lang Lang. The performance helped raise 127 million dollars for the World Health Organization battling

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cases in America. May 2022, she was honored with a BMI Icon award at the 70th Annual BMI Pop Awards

Personal life

She married record-producer Andrew Sager in 1970, and they divorced in 1978. Bayer Sager was involved in a romantic relationship with composer Marvin Hamlisch in the late 1970s. On April 3, 1982, she married composer and pianist Burt Bacharach after over a year's co-habitation: in December 1985 the couple adopted an infant son, whom they named Cristopher Elton Bacharach. Bacharach and Sager divorced in 1991. Since June 1996, Bayer Sager has been married to Robert Daly, former chairman of

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and former chairman / CEO of the

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team, and currently chairman of the American Film Institute (AFI). Bayer Sager and her husband live in Los Angeles. In October 2016, Bayer Sager published her memoir ''They're Playing Our Song: A Memoir'' (

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). She also narrated the

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version.

Discography

Studio albums

Charting singles

Selected songs, with artists who performed them

* "Anyone at All" (theme from ''

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'') – Carole King * "

", from ''

'' – Christopher Cross * "Better Off Alone" (Song from '' The Magic Is You'') – Shirley Bassey *"Crazy" – Neil Diamond *"We Were Made For Each Other" –

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*" Don't Cry Out Loud" –

*"Don't Say You Love Me" –

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*"Ever Changing Times (ft Michael McDonald)" – Aretha Franklin *"Everything Old Is New Again" – Peter Allen *"Fly Away' – Peter Allen *"Fool That I Am' (song from ''Coast to Coast'') –

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" – Neil Diamond *"GhostTown" – (from ''Ye'') – Kanye West *" Groovy Kind of Love" –

and Phil Collins *" Heartlight" – Neil Diamond *"How Do The Fools Survive" –

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*" I Never Loved You Anyway" –

*"I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" –

*"I'm Guilty" – Neil Diamond *"It's The Falling in Love" –

*"Maybe" (themes from ''

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'' and ''

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'') –

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" – Melissa Manchester *" On My Own" – Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald *"On The Way to the Sky" – Neil Diamond *"One Hello" (theme from ''

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'') –

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*"One Man" (co-written with Bayer Sager) –

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*"Our Night" –

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*"Past Forever" –

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, of

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*" The Prayer" (theme from ''

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'') –

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and

;

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and Charlotte Church *"Sleep With Me Tonight" – Neil Diamond, Patti LaBelle *"Someone Else's Eyes" – Aretha Franklin ft Michael McDonald *"

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" – Judy Collins;

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*"Through the Eyes of Love" (theme from Ice Castles) – Judy Collins *" Turn Around" – Neil Diamond *"We've Had Enough" –

*"When You Love Someone" (theme from ''

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'') –

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*"Why Should I Care" (written for ''

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'')

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*"You Are My Life" –

*"You're Moving Out Today" – Carole Bayer Sager *

", "Come in From The Rain", " Don't Cry Out Loud", theme from ''

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'' (

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), etc..) * Richard Marx (" Now and Forever") * Bette Midler ("You're Moving Out Today", "Blueberry Pie", "My One True Friend" etc.) * Liza Minnelli ("More Than I Like You", "Don't Cry Out Loud") *

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(" You're the Only One", "

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", "The Day I Fall in Love" (theme from ''

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'')) *

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("I Stand Alone") *

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("Only Wounded", "Sweet Alibis") *

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("They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" (theme from ''

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'')) * Diana Ross (" It's My Turn", "Come in from the Rain") *

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") * Frank Sinatra ("You and Me (We Wanted It All)") * Carly Simon ("

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" (theme from '' The Spy Who Loved Me'')) *

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("Dream On", "Home to Myself", "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love", etc...) * Rod Stewart ("

" (closing theme from '' Night Shift)'') *

("Niagara", "Love Light", "You and Me for Always", "One More Time Around", "Better Angels", "What's On My Mind" ) * Dionne Warwick ("Extravagant Gestures", "Love Power", "Stronger Than Before", etc...) * Dionne & Friends (

, Elton John and Stevie Wonder) ("

Works for stage

*'' Georgy'' (1970) – musical – lyricist *''Dancin' '' (1978) –

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– featured lyricist for ''If It Feels Good, Let It Ride'' and ''Easy'' *''

'' (1979) – musical – lyricist *''Up in One'' (1979) –

– featured songwriter *''

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'' (1979) – musical – featured songwriter *''

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: A Concert for the Theatre'' (1987) – concert – featured songwriter *''

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'' (2003) – musical – featured songwriter with Peter Allen Television *''

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'' (2007) – guest judge

References

External links

Official website for Carole Bayer Sager
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Radio interview
on ''

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