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William David Hungate (born August 5, 1948) is an American bass guitarist noted as a member of the Los Angeles
pop-rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, ear ...
band Toto from 1976 to 1982 and again from 2014 to 2015, and the son of judge William L. Hungate. Along with most of his Toto bandmates, Hungate did sessions on a number of hit albums of the 1970s, including
Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. An early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band, he began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until h ...
's ''
Silk Degrees ''Silk Degrees'' is the seventh solo album by Boz Scaggs, released on Columbia Records in February 1976. The album peaked at No. 2 and spent 115 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200. It has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA and remains Sca ...
'' and
Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillot ...
's '' From the Inside''.


Career

Hungate played on Toto's first four records, including the Grammy award-winning album ''
Toto IV ''Toto IV'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Toto released in the spring of 1982 by Columbia Records. The lead single, " Rosanna", peaked at number 2 for five weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts, while the album's third s ...
''. He left the band shortly after its release for a career as a session musician in Nashville. Hungate, who plays many instruments including guitar, trombone, trumpet, drums, and piano, has arranged, produced and recorded with several country artists such as
Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music st ...
. He was also a primary member of AOR supergroup Mecca fronted by Joe Vana and
Fergie Frederiksen Dennis Hardy "Fergie" Frederiksen (May 15, 1951 – January 18, 2014) was an American rock singer best known as the former lead singer of Trillion, Angel, LeRoux and Toto, as well as providing backing vocals for Survivor. He contributed to hit ...
, the latter also of Toto fame. In 1990 he released a solo album entitled ''Souvenir''. Jeff Porcaro played drums on some of the tracks on the album. In 1995, Hungate also played bass on all the songs on Shania Twain's second album '' The Woman in Me''. , he rejoined Toto in a touring capacity due to the departure of the touring bass player, Nathan East (who was, like
Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...
during the band's previous tour in 2006/2007, filling in for regular bassist
Mike Porcaro Michael Joseph Porcaro (May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015) was an American bass player known for his work with the rock band Toto. He retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was ...
who was forced to retire due to illness). At first, it was announced that he would retire after the 2014 tour, but he kept touring with Toto until 2015, when it was announced that he would finally retire from extensive tours. He also played four tracks in the band's album ''
Toto XIV ''Toto XIV'' is the thirteenth studio album by the American rock band Toto (though the band's fourteenth album overall, when one counts either '' Toto XX'' or the ''Dune'' soundtrack). Toto released the album on March 20, 2015. It is the band's ...
''.


Other

Hungate attended went to Troy Buchanan High School in Troy, Missouri. Because he attended there, the band "Toto" gave the high school a signed record and now during parades the band plays the song "Hold the Line". He attended the College of Music at
North Texas State University The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal Scho ...
. He played bass in their jazz ensemble, the
One O'Clock Lab Band One O'Clock Lab Band is an ensemble of the Jazz Studies division at the University of North Texas College of Music in Denton, Texas. Since the 1970s, the band's albums have received seven Grammy Award nominations, including two for ''Lab 2009''. ...
, including a performance at the 1970
Montreux Jazz Festival The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second-largest annual ...
.Dr. Licks, ''Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist
James Jamerson James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) was an American bass player. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases u ...
'', pg. 157, Hal Leonard Corporation (1989)
He is the son of U.S. Congressman (and later Federal District Judge) William L. Hungate.


Discography

* ''Souvenir'' (1990) eissued in 1994


Collaborations

With
Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ...
* '' Never Alone'' (Myrrh Records, 1980) * '' Home for Christmas'' (A&M Records, 1992) * '' Somewhere Down the Road'' (EMI, 2010) With
Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of son ...
* '' Civilized Man'' (Capitol Records, 1984) With Sonny & Cher * '' Mama Was a Rock and Roll Singer, Papa Used to Write All Her Songs'' (MCA Records, 1973) With
Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. An early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band, he began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until h ...
* ''
Silk Degrees ''Silk Degrees'' is the seventh solo album by Boz Scaggs, released on Columbia Records in February 1976. The album peaked at No. 2 and spent 115 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200. It has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA and remains Sca ...
'' (Columbia Records, 1976) * ''
Down Two Then Left ''Down Two Then Left'' is the eighth album by singer Boz Scaggs, released in 1977. The album peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Track listing All tracks composed by Boz Scaggs; except where indicated. Side One #"Still Falling for You" ...
'' (Columbia Records, 1977) * '' Middle Man'' (Columbia Records, 1980) * '' Other Roads'' (Columbia Records, 1988) * '' Memphis'' (429 Records, 2013) * '' Out of the Blues'' (Concord Records, 2018) With Michael W. Smith * '' Christmastime'' (Reunion, 1998) With
J. D. Souther John David "J. D." Souther (born November 2, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles. Souther is probably best known for his songwriting abilities, especi ...
* ''
Home By Dawn ''Home by Dawn'' is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter J.D. Souther, released in 1984 on Warner Bros. Records. ''Musician'' reviewer J. D. Considine wrote simply: "Don't wait up." Track listing All songs written by J.D. Southe ...
'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) With Les Dudek * '' Les Dudek'' (Columbia Records, 1976) With
Clay Walker Ernest Clayton Walker Jr. (born August 19, 1969) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single " What's It to You", which reached Number One on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country So ...
* '' Live, Laugh, Love'' (Giant, 1999) * ''
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'' (Warner Bros. Records, 2002) With Deniece Williams * '' When Love Comes Calling'' (Columbia Records, 1978) With Evie Sands * ''Estate Of Mind'' (Haven Records, 1974) * ''Suspended Animation'' (RCA Victor, 1979) With
Mandy Barnett Amanda Carol Barnett (born September 28, 1975) is an American country music singer and stage actress. Early life and music career Barnett has been singing since she was a child, performing at churches, local venues, as well as at Dollywood. In ...
* ''Mandy Barnett'' (Asylum Records, 1996) With Frankie Valli * ''Heaven Above Me'' (MCA Records, 1980) With
Ronna Reeves Ronna Renee Reeves (born September 21, 1966 in Big Spring, Texas) is an American country music singer. Between 1990 and 1998, she released five studio albums, including three on Mercury Records; she has also charted five singles on the Hot Cou ...
* ''What Comes Naturally'' (Mercury Records, 1992) With Keane Brothers * ''The Keane Brothers'' (20th Century Records, 1977) With Michael Martin Murphey * '' Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1991) * '' Cowboy Songs Four'' (Valley Entertainment, 1998) With Helen Reddy * ''
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'' (Capitol Records, 1976) * ''
We'll Sing in the Sunshine "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" is a 1964 hit song written and recorded by Gale Garnett which reached No. 2 in Canada, and No. 4 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for the week ending 17 October 1964. It also enjoyed success on easy listening a ...
'' (Capitol Records, 1978) With
Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American retired country music singer. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than 20 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes 10 Number One hits: " Somebo ...
* ''
Wild-Eyed Dream ''Wild-Eyed Dream'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first singles released from the album from 1986 to 1988 were "Wild-Eyed Dream" and "Crime of Passion", which charted at #24 and #7, respectivel ...
'' (Columbia Records, 1987) * ''
RVS III ''RVS III'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The singles released from the album were "Statue of a Fool" (#2), "I've Cried My Last Tear for You"(#1), "I Meant Every Word He Said" (#2), and "Life's Li ...
'' (Columbia Records, 1990) With
Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...
* '' In the Pocket'' (Elektra Records, 1980) With
Cliff DeYoung Clifford Tobin DeYoung (born February 12, 1945)According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com is an Ame ...
* ''Cliff DeYoung'' (MCA Records, 1975) With
Mark Nesler Mark Nesler (born January 5, 1961 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American country music artist. Signed to Elektra Records as a recording artist in 1998, Nesler charted three singles on the U.S. ''Billboard'' country charts. In addition, he has writte ...
* ''I'm Just That Way'' (Asylum Records, 1998) With
Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, " Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature in ...
* ''
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'' (Arista Records, 1982) * ''
Can't Run from Yourself ''Can't Run from Yourself'' is the twentieth studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker, released on October 6, 1992. There were three Billboard Top Ten Country Singles from ''Can't Run from Yourself'': " It's a Little Too Late" ...
'' (Liberty Records, 1992) * '' Soon'' (Liberty Records, 1993) * ''
Fire to Fire ''Fire to Fire'' is the twenty-second studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker, released on March 21, 1995. It produced the singles " Between the Two of Them" and " Find Out What's Happenin'", both of which charted on the Hot C ...
'' (Liberty Records, 1995) With Karen Alexander * ''Isn't It Always Love'' (Asylum Records, 1976) With Ronnie Milsap * ''
Keyed Up ''Keyed Up'' is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1983. It featured the No. 5 country chart hit "Stranger in My House", plus the No. 1 country hits "Don't You Know How Much I Love You" ...
'' (RCA Records, 1983) * '' Heart & Soul'' (RCA Records, 1987) * '' Back to the Grindstone'' (RCA Records, 1991) * '' True Believer'' (RCA Records, 1993) * '' Just for a Thrill'' (Image Entertainment, 2004) With
Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a sess ...
* '' Romance Dance'' (EMI, 1980) With
Patti Dahlstrom Patti Dahlstrom is a singer, songwriter, and teacher. She recorded four albums in the 1970s and co-wrote the Helen Reddy hit "Emotion". Career One of five children, Dahlstrom was born in Houston, Texas. She began writing songs before her teen y ...
* ''Your Place or Mine'' (20th Century Records, 1976) With Willie Nelson * '' Remember Me, Vol. 1'' (R&J Records, 2011) With
Michel Polnareff Michel Polnareff (born 3 July 1944, Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a French singer-songwriter, who was popular in France from the mid-1960s until the early 1990s with his penultimate original album, ''Kāma-Sūtra''. He is still critically ...
* ''Michel Polnareff'' (Atlantic Records, 1975) With Bill Quateman * ''Just Like You'' (RCA Victor, 1979) With Kevin Sharp * '' Love Is'' (Asylum Records, 1998) With
Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. Over the course of a career that spans five decades, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, pop, soul, and jazz. A tw ...
* '' The Magazine'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) With Lesley Gore * ''Love Me By Name'' (Asylum Records, 1976) With
Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sis ...
* '' True Love'' (Elektra Records, 1982) * '' Cage the Songbird'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1983) * ''
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'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1985) With Russ Ballard * ''At the Third Stroke'' (Epic Records, 1978) With
Elliot Lurie Elliot Lurie (born August 19, 1948) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the band Looking Glass from 1969 to 1974. He wrote and sang lead on their 1972 #1 hit single " Brandy (You're a Fine Gir ...
* ''Elliot Lurie'' (Epic Records, 1975) With
Rebecca Lynn Howard Rebecca Lynn Howard (born April 24, 1979) is an American country music artist. She has charted seven singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, and has released three studio albums. Her highest-charting single, "Forgive", peaked at ...
* ''
Rebecca Lynn Howard Rebecca Lynn Howard (born April 24, 1979) is an American country music artist. She has charted seven singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, and has released three studio albums. Her highest-charting single, "Forgive", peaked at ...
'' (Universal Music, 2000) With
Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...
* '' Songbird'' (Columbia Records, 1978) * '' Wet'' (Columbia Records, 1979) * '' Guilty'' (Columbia Records, 1980) With
Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...
* ''
Totally Hot ''Totally Hot'' is the tenth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 21 November 1978. Commercially, it became her first top-ten album on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart since ''Have You Never Been Mellow'' (1975). ...
'' (MCA Records, 1978) * '' Physical'' (MCA Records, 1981) With
Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...
* ''
Baby It's Me ''Baby It's Me'' is the eighth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on September 16, 1977 by Motown Records. It peaked at No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 and No. 7 on the R&B album chart. The album was produced by producer Ri ...
'' (Motown Records, 1977) With Joe Nichols * '' Man with a Memory'' (Universal South Records, 2002) * '' Revelation'' (Universal South Records, 2004) * '' A Traditional Christmas'' (Universal South Records, 2004) * ''
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'' (Universal South Records, 2005) * '' Real Things'' (Universal South Records, 2007) * '' Old Things New'' (Universal South Records, 2009) With Danniebelle Hall * ''Let Me Have a Dream'' (Sparrow Records, 1977) With
Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he bac ...
* '' The Way I Am'' (Motown, 1981) With
Bill LaBounty Bill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb/Warner Bros. Records. His first charting single, " This Night Won't ...
* ''Back To Your Star'' (Chill Phill Records, 2009) With
Cheryl Wheeler Cheryl Wheeler (born July 10, 1951) is a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded thirteen folk albums to date and has toured extensively throughout the United States since the mid-1970s. Heralded as a ...
* ''Circles and Arrows'' (Philo, 1990) With
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* ''
Blue Virgin Isles ''Blue Virgin Isles'' is the fifth studio album and international debut album by Swedish singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released on November 1978 by Epic Records in the UK and Polar Music in Scandinavia. Background Recording The ''Blue Virgin ...
'' (Polar, 1978) With
Mark Collie George Mark Collie (born January 18, 1956) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, and fundraiser for Type 1 diabetes study. He has won awards and acclaim for his music, his acting, and his philanthrop ...
* '' Born and Raised in Black & White'' (MCA Records, 1991) With
Livingston Taylor Livingston Taylor (born November 21, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Boston and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwriter Kate Taylor, singer ...
* '' Three Way Mirror'' (Epic Records, 1978) With
Jeane Manson Jeane Manson (born Jean Ann Manson on October 1, 1950) is an American model, singer, and actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio. Her first name was changed from "Jean" to "Jeane" because, as all of her career was in France after 1974, the French would h ...
* ''Stand by Me'' (CBS Records, 1980) With
Lisa Brokop Lisa Brokop (born June 6, 1973) is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of seven studio albums and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music ...
* '' Every Little Girl's Dream'' (Liberty Records, 1994) * ''
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'' (Capitol Records, 1996) * ''Hey, Do You Know Me'' (Curb Records, 2005) With Dan Peek * ''All Things Are Possible'' (Lamb & Lion Records, 1978) With
Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the fir ...
* '' As I Am'' (Capitol Records, 1988) With Jimmy Webb * '' El Mirage'' (Atlantic Records, 1977) With Eddie Rabbitt * '' Loveline'' (Elektra Records, 1979) * '' Horizon'' (Elektra Records, 1980) * '' Step by Step'' (Elektra Records, 1981) * '' Radio Romance'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1982) * '' The Best Year of My Life'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) * '' I Wanna Dance with You'' (RCA Records, 1988) * '' Jersey Boy'' (Capitol Records, 1990) * '' Ten Rounds'' (Liberty Records, 1991) With
John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969Welcome Back'' (Reprise Records, 1976) With Shania Twain * '' The Woman in Me'' (Mercury Records, 1995) With Emmylou Harris and
Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...
* ''
Old Yellow Moon ''Old Yellow Moon'' is a collaborative album by American country music singer-songerwriters Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, released on February 26, 2013 in the United States by Nonesuch Records. It is the twenty-seventh and fourteenth studio ...
'' (Nonesuch Records, 2013) With
Chad Brock Chad Brock (born July 31, 1963) is an American country music singer and disc jockey. Before beginning his musical career in the late 1990s, he was a professional wrestler in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), until an injury forced him to retir ...
* ''
Chad Brock Chad Brock (born July 31, 1963) is an American country music singer and disc jockey. Before beginning his musical career in the late 1990s, he was a professional wrestler in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), until an injury forced him to retir ...
'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1998) With Carole Bayer Sager * '' ...Too'' (Elektra Records, 1978) With
Tracy Byrd Tracy Lynn Byrd (born December 17, 1966) is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1992, Byrd broke through on the country music scene that year with his 1993 single " Holdin' Heaven", which reached Number One on ' ...
* ''
Tracy Byrd Tracy Lynn Byrd (born December 17, 1966) is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1992, Byrd broke through on the country music scene that year with his 1993 single " Holdin' Heaven", which reached Number One on ' ...
'' (MCA Records, 1993) * ''
No Ordinary Man ''No Ordinary Man'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. It features the singles "The First Step", "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous", "Watermelon Crawl", and "The Keeper of the Stars", all of which rea ...
'' (MCA Records, 1994) With Tim Moore * ''White Shadows'' (Asylum Records, 1977) With
Lionel Cartwright Lionel Burke Cartwright (born February 10, 1960) is an American country music artist. Between 1988 and 1992, Cartwright charted twelve singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including a 1 single in 1991's "Leap of Fai ...
* ''
Lionel Cartwright Lionel Burke Cartwright (born February 10, 1960) is an American country music artist. Between 1988 and 1992, Cartwright charted twelve singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including a 1 single in 1991's "Leap of Fai ...
'' (MCA Records, 1989) With Juice Newton * '' Well Kept Secret'' (Capitol Records, 1978) * '' The Trouble with Angels'' (River North Records, 1998) * ''
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'' (Renaissance Records, 1999) With
Jackie DeShannon Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers, August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwr ...
* '' You're the Only Dancer'' (Amherst Records, 1977) With
Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of ...
* ''
Almost Goodbye ''Almost Goodbye'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His third album for MCA Records, it was also the third consecutive album to receive RIAA platinum certification in the United States. Four singles were ...
'' (MCA Records, 1993) With The Manhattan Transfer * '' Extensions'' (Atlantic Records, 1979) * ''
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'' (Atlantic Records, 1997) With Minnie Riperton * '' Minnie'' (Capitol Records, 1979) With
David Pomeranz David Pomeranz (born February 9, 1951) is an American singer, composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theatre. He is also an ambassador for Operation Smile. Solo career Born and raised on Long Island, Pomeranz expressed interest in music from ...
* ''It's in Every One of Us'' (Arista Records, 1975) With
Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American M ...
and
Aaron Neville Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is a retired American R&B and soul singer. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. ...
* ''
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind ''Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind'' is a studio album by American singer/producer Linda Ronstadt, released in October 1989 by Elektra Records. Produced by Peter Asher, the album features several duets with singer Aaron Neville — two of ...
'' (Elektra Records, 1989) With
Melissa Manchester Melissa Manchester (born February 15, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Since the 1970s, her songs have been carried by adult contemporary radio stations. She has also appeared on television, in films, and on stage. Early l ...
* '' Don't Cry Out Loud'' (Arista Records, 1978) * ''Joy'' (Angel Records, 1997) With
Barry Mann Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman; February 9, 1939) is an American songwriter and musician, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil. He has written or co-written 53 hits in the UK and 98 in the US. Early li ...
* ''Barry Mann'' (Casablanca Records, 1980) With
Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...
* '' Borderline'' (Arista Records, 1996) * '' If You See Her'' (Arista Records, 1998) With Leah Kunkel * ''I Run With Trouble'' (Columbia Records, 1980) With
Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...
* ''
Broken Blossom ''Broken Blossom'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, her second album release in 1977 and her fifth on the Atlantic Records label. Just as Midler's three previous studio albums ''Broken Blossom'' includes songs from a w ...
'' (Atlantic Records, 1977) With Nils Lofgren * ''Night Fades Away'' (MCA Records, 1981) With Kiki Dee * ''Stay With Me'' (Rocket, 1978) With
Leo Sayer Gerard Hugh "Leo" Sayer (born 21 May 1948) is an English-Australian singer and songwriter whose singing career has spanned five decades. He has been an Australian citizen and resident since 2009. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom ...
* ''
Endless Flight ''Endless Flight'' is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, which was released in 1976. It was released in the US and Canada by Warner Bros. Records and in the UK by Chrysalis Records. The album consolidated his international ...
'' (Chrysalis Records, 1976) * '' Thunder in My Heart'' (Chrysalis Records, 1977) * ''
World Radio ''World Radio'' is the ninth album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in April 1982. It was (including the greatest hits compilation album, '' The Very Best of Leo Sayer'') his tenth successive Top 50 chart entry in th ...
'' (Chrysalis Records, 1982) With Kenny Nolan * ''A Song Between Us'' (Polydor Records, 1978) With
Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), known professionally as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He released his first four studio albums—1993's '' Toby Keith'', 1994's ''Boomtown'', 19 ...
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Honkytonk University ''Honkytonk University'' is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith, released on May 17, 2005 by DreamWorks Records. The album has been certified 1× Platinum for sales of in excess of 1 million units. "Honkytonk U" was ...
'' (DreamWorks Records, 2005) With Judy Collins * '' Hard Times for Lovers'' (Elektra Records, 1979) With
Kenny Marks Kenneth Michael Marks (November 6, 1950 – October 31, 2018) was an American Christian singer. Early life and education Marks' father Mirko “Michael” Mrakovic and mother Ljubica “Lucy” Vukic came from Yugoslavia. His parents changed ...
* ''Another Friday Night'' (DaySpring Records, 1989) With
Albert Hammond Albert Louis Hammond OBE (born 18 May 1944) is a British- Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer. A prolific songwriter, he also collaborated with other songwriters such as Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Diane Warren, Holly Knight ...
* ''Your World and My World'' (Columbia Records, 1981) With
Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industr ...
* '' Bittersweet White Light'' (MCA Records, 1973) * '' I'd Rather Believe in You'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1976) * '' Take Me Home'' (Casablanca Records, 1979) With Nicolette Larson * '' Rose of My Heart'' (MCA Records, 1986) With Donovan * '' Slow Down World'' (Epic Records, 1976) With
Bernie Taupin Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English songwriter, singer and visual artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Tau ...
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He Who Rides the Tiger ''He Who Rides the Tiger'' is a 1980 solo album by longtime Elton John lyricist, Bernie Taupin. It is his second effort following his 1971 spoken word album '' Taupin''. Taupin co-wrote all the songs in the album with the Buckinghams former guitar ...
'' (Elektra Records, 1980) With Leslie Pearl * ''Words & Music'' (RCA Records, 1982) With
Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist ...
* '' Guitar Slinger'' (MCA Records, 2011) With
Johnny Rivers Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American musician. His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues, and old-time rock 'n' roll. Rivers charted during the 1960s and 1970s but remains best known for a string of hit sing ...
* ''Outside Help'' (Big Tree Records, 1977) With Nanci Griffith * '' Little Love Affairs'' (MCA Records, 1988) With Tavares * ''
Supercharged In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement. The current categorisation is that a supercharger is a form of forced induct ...
'' (Capitol Records, 1980) With
Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting '' The Glen Campbell Good ...
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Still Within the Sound of My Voice ''Still Within the Sound of My Voice'' is the forty-third album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). This was his debut album with MCA Records. Track listing Side one # " I'm a One-Woman Man" (Ti ...
'' (MCA Records, 1987) * ''
Light Years A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46  trillion kilometers (), or 5.88 trillion miles ().One trillion here is taken to be 1012 ...
'' (MCA Records, 1988) * '' Walkin' in the Sun'' (Capitol Records, 1990) * '' Show Me Your Way'' (New Heaven, 1991) * '' Somebody Like That'' (Liberty Records, 1993) * '' Home for the Holidays'' (New Heaven, 1993) With
Valerie Carter Valerie Gail Zakian Carter (February 5, 1953 – March 4, 2017) was an American singer. Biography Carter began her career singing in coffeehouses as a teenager, and eventually became one-third of the country-folk band Howdy Moon. Though they d ...
* '' Wild Child'' (ARC, 1978) With
Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include " Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Can ...
* '' One Voice'' (Arista Records, 1979) With Dolly Parton * ''
Here You Come Again ''Here You Come Again'' is the nineteenth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on October 3, 1977, by RCA Victor. It was Parton's first album to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping a mil ...
'' (RCA Victor, 1977) * ''
Heartbreaker Heartbreaker(s) or The Heart Breaker(s) may refer to: Film and television *''The Heart Breakers'', a 1916 film starring Andrew Arbuckle *'' The Heart Breaker'', a 1925 film directed by Benjamin Stoloff * ''Heartbreaker'' (1983 film), an American ...
'' (RCA Records, 1978) * ''
Dolly, Dolly, Dolly ''Dolly, Dolly, Dolly'' is the twenty-second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on April 14, 1980, by RCA Victor. The album's two singles, " Starting Over Again" and " Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to Y ...
'' (RCA Victor, 1981) * '' Something Special'' (Columbia Records, 1995) * '' Treasures'' (Rising Tide Records, 1996) With
Lauren Wood Lauren Wood (born Ilene Rappaport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), also known as Chunky, is an American singer-songwriter, voice-over artist, and producer. Her 1989 single "Fallen" was used in the 1990 movie ''Pretty Woman'', even though it was rec ...
* ''
Lauren Wood Lauren Wood (born Ilene Rappaport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), also known as Chunky, is an American singer-songwriter, voice-over artist, and producer. Her 1989 single "Fallen" was used in the 1990 movie ''Pretty Woman'', even though it was rec ...
'' (Capitol Records, 1979) With Dalbello * ''
Lisa Dal Bello Lisa Dal Bello (born 22 May 1959), also known as Dalbello, is a Canadian musician. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name. In 1984, she re-emerged as Dalbello, wit ...
'' (MCA Records, 1977) With José Feliciano * ''Just Wanna Rock 'n' Roll'' (RCA Victor, 1975) With
Colin Blunstone Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the English rock band the Zombies, wh ...
* ''Never Even Thought'' (Epic Records, 1978) With
Diana DeGarmo Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2004 as the runner-up of the third season of ''American Idol'', releasing her debut studio album, '' Blue Skies'', later that year. The ...
* '' Blue Skies'' (RCA Records, 2004) With Stephen Bishop * ''
Bish is a Japanese alternative idol girl group that was founded in 2015 by their manager Junnosuke Watanabe. The group was conceived as a successor to BiS, an idol group managed by Watanabe that disbanded in 2014. History Bish was initially an ...
'' (ABC Records, 1978) With Sarah Vaughan * ''
Songs of The Beatles A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition ...
'' (Atlantic Records, 1981) With Kerry Chater * ''Part Time Love'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1977) With Neil Diamond * '' Tennessee Moon'' (Columbia Records, 1996) With Rosanne Cash * '' Rhythm & Romance'' (Columbia Records, 1985) With
Alessi Brothers The Alessi Brothers, also known as Alessi, are an American pop rock singer-songwriter duo who first came to international prominence with their 1977 hit single "Oh Lori". The duo are identical twin brothers, Billy and Bobby Alessi (born July 12, ...
* ''Driftin (A&M Records, 1978) With
Collin Raye Floyd Elliot Wray (born August 22, 1960) is an American country music singer, known professionally as Collin Raye, and previously as Bubba Wray. Under the latter name, he recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made ...
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Can't Back Down ''Can't Back Down'' is the seventh studio album released by country music artist Collin Raye. It was also his last album for Epic Records, and the first album of his career not to produce any Top 40 country hits. "Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That fr ...
'' (Epic Records, 2001) With Kenny Rogers * ''
Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, ...
'' (Liberty Records, 1981) * '' I Prefer the Moonlight'' (RCA Records, 1987) * '' Something Inside So Strong'' (Reprise Records, 1989) * '' There You Go Again'' (Dreamcatcher Records, 2000)


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David Hungate featured page on the Party Of The Century international music project

David Hungate: I'm so glad to be playing Toto music again!
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