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and "Sweet Control" by

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Biography

Dianne Quander is a native of

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She graduated from

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with a BA degree in Journalism and Television and Film. She worked at Radio Station WHUR FM in DC as a news reporter and then as an on-air personality (DJ). After WHUR she moved to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands where she worked at Radio Station WSTA playing a mix of R&B, Jazz, pop and rock music. After a year in St. Thomas, Dianne moved back to Washington DC and worked at the Pacific radio station WPFW playing music on the late night early morning shift. She soon moved to Los Angeles to pursue a writing career as a lyricist. Dianne met her musical soul mate

Garry Glenn Garry Glenn (May 12, 1955 – September 27, 1991) was an American singer, songwriter and musician best known for his association with his songwriting partner Dianne Quander and wrote the hit song "Caught Up in the Rapture", recorded by Anita B ...

and they signed a publishing deal with Warner Brothers Music/Warner Chappell and collaborated on songs for a number of artists. Dianne and Garry both branched out on their own and she collaborated with writer-producers such as Maurice White, George Duke, Hiroshima, David Cochran,

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, John Barnes,

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and Stephanie Spruill and more. Dianne was with Warner Chappell for 8 years. Selected songwriting credits: "Cross Your Mind" (George Howard), "Steppin into the Night" (movie ''Armed and Dangerous''), "Stay with Love" (The Jackson's mini-series), "Mind Blowin'" (The Whispers), "Just Another Lonely Night" (Johnny Gill), "Crazy Bout Your Lovin'" (Robert Brookins), "Finding My Way Back to You" (Chante Moore).

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