Jeffrey "Jeff" Pescetto (born November 21, 1954) is an American musical artist who is most notable for collaborating with

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on the 1990 recreation of John Farnham's Australian single, "

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". Pescetto lent the vocals to Foster's pianism on the latter's '' River of Love'' album. He has also written and sung songs for various movie soundtracks. His credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Breakdown''. He has also sung ''

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s opening song "Sparking" alongside Tom Leonard. He is also well known for being the singer of the theme songs to the 1980s Disney cartoon series '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' and ''

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'', both composed by

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(Rescue Rangers theme was also produced by

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). In 1990, he co-wrote the album track "Rescue Me" along with Charles Olins and Steve Dubin for American singer

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, included on the album '' Bounce Back''.

Albums

* Jeffrey - ''Ready or Not'' (1984) * ''Soul Reason'' (2002) * ''In My Shoes'' (2011) * ''Little Fish'' (2016)

Soundtrack filmography

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'' (TV series, 1987-1990) (theme song singer) *''

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'' (TV series, 1989-1990) (theme song lead singer) *''

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'' (TV series, 1991-1992) (theme song lead singer) *''

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'' (1987) **"Spaceballs" (writer) *''

'' (1989) **"Dirty Love" (writer) *''

'' (1989) **"Turn It Up" (writer) *''

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'' (TV series, 1992-1997) **"Magnetism" song (music/lyrics), season 1 episode 9 *''

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'' (TV Series, 1995-1996) *'' Breakdown'' (1997) **"Nobody Knows" (lyrics/production) **"This Game of Love" (music/production) **"Walking Out the Back Door" (lyrics/production) *''

'' (2005) **"Sparking" (Singer)

References

Living people 1954 births American session musicians {{US-singer-stub