Collaborations
Magness worked with Lavigne on her multi-platinum debut album, ''Let Go'', co-writing 5 tracks and producing 6, including "Losing Grip", Mobile (Avril Lavigne song), Mobile, "Unwanted", "My World", and "Too Much to Ask". ''Let Go'' reached the top of the album charts in Canada and the U.K., as high as #2 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, and finished the year at #14 on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboards 200 Albums for 2002. Prior to leaving New York for Los Angeles to collaborate with Magness, Lavigne was assigned cowriters by her label, Arista, who "failed to click with a girl who'd just discovered guitar-based rock. Magness gave Lavigne the creative freedom she desired. "The harder-rocking songs on ''Let Go'' – specifically "Losing Grip" and "Unwanted" – had the sound she wanted for the whole album." Following up his collaboration with Lavigne, Magness went on to work with original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson on her debut album ''Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album), Thankful''. The #1 album featured two productions by Magness. He co-wrote and produced two songs from Clarkson's multi-platinum second album, ''Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album), Breakaway''. Magness also produced five songs for another American Idol contestant, Clay Aiken, on his debut album, ''Measure of a Man (Clay Aiken album), Measure of a Man'', including the single "Solitaire", which topped the List of number-one singles of 2004 (Canada), 2004 Canadian chart for 4 weeks. Magness produced the longest radio air played song in Australian history, "Perfect (Vanessa Amorosi song), Perfect", for Vanessa Amorosi. Magness co-wrote the first single "Lights Out (Lisa Marie Presley song), Lights Out" and five other songs with Lisa Marie Presley from her debut album, ''To Whom It May Concern (Lisa Marie Presley album), To Whom It May Concern''. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Early in his career, Magness co-wrote and produced the title track "All I Need (Jack Wagner song), All I Need" on Jack Wagner (actor), Jack Wagner's debut album All I Need (Jack Wagner album), All I Need. In 1985, the song spent 2 weeks at the top of ''Billboards Adult Contemporary (chart), Adult Contemporary chart. In 1990, Magness' collaboration with songwriter Steve Kipner resulted in a Billboard top 5 single for Wilson Phillips' "Impulsive (song), Impulsive". Magness has also either co-written and/or produced tracks for Celine Dion, Jessica Simpson, Amy Grant, Hanson (band), Hanson, Steve Perry (musician), Steve Perry, O-Town, Charlotte Martin, Rachel Loy, Wild Orchid (band), Wild Orchid, Judith Owen, Jude (singer), Jude, Joe Bonamassa, The Urge, Kyle Vincent, Marie Digby, Andreya Triana, Days Difference, Ill Scarlett, Ivy Lies, Christina Grimmie, Caroline Sunshine, Jermaine Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Julio Iglesias, Sheena Easton, George Benson, Patti Austin and Al Jarreau.Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
*1990 - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) - Won **Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones and Clif Magness (arrangers) for "The Places You Find Love" performed by Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan *1994 - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television - Nominated **Carole Bayer Sager, Clif Magness, and James Ingram, for "The Day I Fall In Love" performed by Dolly Parton and James IngramAcademy Awards
*1993 - Music (Original Song) - Nominated **Carole Bayer Sager, Clif Magness, and James Ingram, for "The Day I Fall In Love" performed by Dolly Parton and James IngramGolden Globe Awards
*1993 - Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Nominated **Carole Bayer Sager, Clif Magness, and James Ingram, for "The Day I Fall In Love" performed by Dolly Parton and James Ingram **Discography
Studio albums
* ''Solo'' (1994) * ''Lucky Dog'' (2018) * ''Road to Gold: Official Collection of Lost Demos'' (2022)with Planet 3
* ''A Heart from the Big Machine'' (1991) * ''Music From the Planet'' (1992) (European version of ''A Heart from the Big Machine'', with one song replaced) * ''Gems Unearthed'' (2004)with Marc Jordan
* Untitled (1996-1997) (Unreleased, possibly unfinished)Singles
* "There's Nothing So Expensive as a Woman Who's Free for the Night" (1980) (as Clif Newton) * "Rest of the Night" (1980) (as Clif Newton) * "Footprints in the Rain" (1994) * "Flower Girl" (1994)Soundtrack appearances
* "Incommunicado", "Never Crossed My Mind" (from ''The_Last_Starfighter_(soundtrack), The Last Starfighter'') (1984) * "Top of the Hill", "Hold On" (from Hot Dog: The Movie) (1984)References
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