David Hurst Batteau (born June 25, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter. Batteau is the son of Blanca Batteau and Dr. Dwight Wayne Batteau, of

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and

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. He is the brother of singer-songwriter

Robin Batteau Robin Batteau (born January 12, 1948) is an American composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer. Batteau is the brother of singer/songwriter David Batteau. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover and should have graduated from Harvard Uni ...

History

Batteau is widely credited for writing songs for various entertainers, including

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Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American singer, actress, author and television personality. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single " She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' c ...

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and

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. He also co-wrote several songs with Madeleine Peyroux and

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for Peyroux's 2009 album, '' Bare Bones''. He has also focused on solo work, and has released one solo album, ''Happy in Hollywood'' (1976) on

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. Batteau had previously worked with his brother Robin as Batteaux, releasing one album on

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in 1971. This album contains the song "Tell Her She's Lovely" which was covered by

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in 1973. In the mid-1980s, Batteau formed the Pop/New Wave band Nomo, which released one album, ''The Great Unknown'', in 1985, scoring a minor hit with "Red Lipstick" before disbanding. He also wrote and performed the song "Walk in Love," which was later covered by

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, reaching Number 12 on the

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Discography

Albums

*1976: ''Happy in Hollywood'' *1993: ''Soul Mission''

Singles

*1976: "Walk in Love"

References

External links

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