Martin George Page (born 23 September 1959) is an English singer-songwriter and

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. Page has collaborated with artists such as

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and Go West.

Early life

Page was born in

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, Hampshire, England, to Alan Richard Page (an aviation engineer) and Ruth Pamela Page. During a good portion of his childhood, Martin moved with his family from military base to military base as a result of his father's career. During those times, he stated that he spent much of his time listening to

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and

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Career

Page formed the pop group

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with his friend Brian Fairweather. Q-Feel experienced success with hit single "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)". Soon after, Page and Fairweather moved to Los Angeles, where they met music executive Diane Poncher. She saw potential in Page and Fairweather and eventually became their manager. At first Page and Fairweather collaborated with artists such as

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, on her 1983 album ''Cafe Racers'',

on their 1983 LP ''

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'', and

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on her 1984 album ''

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''. Page also played keyboards for

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, on the 1984 ''Ghostbusters'' theme song. Page went on to work with

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's frequent lyricist

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. The duo performed on

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's 1985 self titled album and wrote songs for

's 1985 LP ''

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'' together with

's 1985 album ''

''. Page later composed on

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1986 LP '' Headed for the Future'',

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1986 album '' Earth Run'' and

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's 1986 LP ''

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''. He again collaborated with Taupin on his 1987 album ''

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'' and composed on

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's 1987 LP '' All in the Name of Love''. Page also composed on Starship's 1987 LP '' No Protection'' and produced

on his 1987 self titled album. That album has been certified

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in the UK by the BPI. Page went on to compose on Earth, Wind & Fire's 1988 LP '' The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2''. Page also produced Tom Jones on his 1988 LP ''

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'' and

on his 1990 album '' Other Voices''. ''Other Voices'' has been certified

in the UK by the BPI. He then produced Robbie Robertson on his

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Award-nominated 1991 LP '' Storyville''. He later co-wrote Go West's hit singles "

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" and " Faithful". He co-wrote the title song, "

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" for the soundtrack of the same name. Page has also collaborated with

and

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Solo work

During 1994, Page issued his debut solo album ''

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''. The

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, which he wrote reflecting on a visit to the

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, was issued the same year. As a single, "In the House of Stone and Light" reached No. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Soon afterwards, his parents and some dear friends died. He returned to the studio in 2008 to record his second album, '' In the Temple of the Muse'' for IroningBoard Records, an independent label started by Page and Poncher.Page, Marti
Blog entry
at his MySpace page; accessed 1 May 2011 Among the songs on ''In the Temple of the Muse'' are Page's recording of "Mi Morena" and "Blessed," (a song that Page described as a "commitment song"). Page's third album, ''A Temper of Peace'', was released in 2012 followed in 2015 by ''Hotel of the Two Worlds''. In 2017, he issued his fifth album, ''The Slender Sadness (The Love Songs)''. In 2018 he released ''The Amber of Memory'', his first album of instrumental music. In late 2019 Page started a music podcast called Radio OwlsNest. His seventh studio album, ''The Poetry of Collisions'', was released digitally on 10 November 2020. Page released his eighth studio album, ''Fugitive Pieces'', on 19 April 2021. Later in the same year, Page announced his ninth album, called ''The Occupation of Hope'', his second instrumental album. It was released on 15 November 2021. Page released his second volume of ''The Poetry of Collisions'', his tenth overall, on 11 July 2022.Digital store entry of The Poetry of Collisions Volume 2 by Martin Page
accessed 28 October 2022

Personal life

Page lives in

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Discography

Albums

Independent releases

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Martin Page's Official Website
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