Late Night Music World Cup Edition Part 178......"Songs of David Foster"

Like I did earlier with Dianne Warren, sometimes the songwriters are the true stars of a record. David Foster is no exception to that rule with his illustrious career spanning nearly 40 years with some of the biggest acts in music and winning numerous awards. His musicianship is overshadowed sometimes by the "pizazz" of some of the mainstream artists, but his talent cannot be denied. So, tonight's list will feature some of the greatest songs written by Canadian pianist and composer David Foster.

"After The Love Has Gone"- Earth, Wind, and Fire. David Foster made his first splash in 1979 when he was one of the songwriters for this Earth, Wind, and Fire smash off of their album I Am. This single peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and established Foster as a true ballad writing genius. It also earned him a Grammy Award for Best R & B Song. This single came out at the peak of Earth, Wind, and Fire's popularity, as they still had a good two years in the spotlight before their flame (no pun intended) faded a bit. This song seems to be perfect for the blend of Maurice White and Phillip Bailey, as usual, they complemented each other like so few other singers in the soul genre. This is a great live performance here from the band's "Live in Japan" DVD which features a lengthened saxophone solo not featured on the original. I would also like to add that it makes me mad that Maurice White was able to stay so dang skinny for so long. It's not fair! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUCLNPOjPZw

"Hard To Say I'm Sorry"- Chicago. Even though this was a great piece by Foster, I still think the wrong band sang this. I always scratch my head when I see how Chicago went from a cool rock band from the 1970's to a sappy Peter Cetera backup group of the 1980's. Peter Cetera can thank David Foster for turning his career in a new direction with this and other songs (more on that in a minute). This track from Chicago 16 not only featured the most stark change in Chicago's history, but it also featured Foster himself on piano and three members of the band Toto on the track, a huge change from the usual practice of Chicago. See what I mean about Peter Cetera (who also co wrote the song with Foster) having a back up band? Despite all of this, this song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and featured a segue into the band's single "Get Away" on the album version which is still popular at Chicago shows today. This song remains a fan favorite and was partially responsible for jump starting Chicago's fading career providing a much needed shot in the arm that would last for several more years until Peter Cetera to no one's surprise jumped ship for a solo career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEwNcnklcsk

"Through The Fire"- Chaka Khan. Man this song right here! David Foster himself said that he usually wrote songs with no idea how they would be received or recorded while he was writing them, but admits that the working title of this song was "Chaka" just because he was so sure that Chaka Khan would be the one record the song. Thankfully, for all of us, he was right. This single supported Chaka's 1985 successful album I Feel For You and peaked at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was one of her first crossover to the Adult Contemporary Charts where it peaked at #16. This video shot in Los Angeles Union Station purposefully kept the focus on Chaka's face just because the director thought she was too big to be a good female lead. Despite this, Chaka gives a great performance and her hair, like always was freaking awesome in this video. In what would become somewhat of a tradition, Foster is featured on the keyboards on one of his best songs ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymuWb8xtCsc

"Look What You've Done To Me"- Boz Scaggs. Boz Scaggs pulls off a spectacular live performance of his David Foster written song here that was featured on the soundtrack to the 1980 movie "Urban Cowboy". This track, according to Foster and Scaggs, was written in one night and had to be rushed to the film set for the scene the next day. This single went on to peak at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and featured Eagles Don Felder, Glenn Frey, and Timothy Schmit as well as members of Toto, and as usual Foster himself on keyboards. By the way, I had no idea that Boz Scaggs was the original lead singer of the Steve Miller Band. The things you learn when you write. I'd also like to add that I think Scaggs was a super underrated guitar player. This song just never screamed "John Travolta in New York City as a cowboy" to me. That being said, the movie was quite successful following the success of Travolta in "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever". This would be just the first of Foster's additions to blockbuster soundtracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOyMpQQriY0

"Grown Up Christmas List"- Natalie Cole. In a rare occurrence for Foster, this Christmas 1990 featured Natalie Cole on vocals for Foster's 1990 album River of Love. However, it wasn't until 2 years later when Amy Grant made a huge splash with this song and made this song a song every R & B singer has to include on their Christmas album putting it in a class only matched with "This Christmas" by Donny Hathaway. Despite her father singing possibly the most famous Christmas song of all time, the Cole magic didn't transfer to this very underrated David Foster song. In this great live performance from a TV special, Foster himself plays the piano and sings background vocals for a rather spectacular version of this song.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOic7t1kZog

"Who's Holding Donna Now"- DeBarge. In 1985, somehow DeBarge was one of the hottest acts on the planet despite their terrible hair and dysfunctional life off camera. This Foster penned ballad was included on their 1985 smash album Rhythm of The Night and went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song remains a staple at DeBarge performances today showing their soul talent after the success of the title track of Rhythm of the Night had put them at #1 just a few months before. I used to have the cassette of this album and I never understood why El DeBarge always was singing lead while making his brothers sing backup. Maybe the band should have been called "El DeBarge and the backup singers". 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up5QZkChaws

"Voices That Care"- Voices That Care. Despite this song's great message and arrangement, the unfortunate timing of this song always baffles me. This Foster/Peter Cetera written single to help boost the morale of troops in Operation Desert Storm made its international TV debut when this video debuted on FOX on February 28, 1991. However, the same day, a ceasefire was called in Iraq, thus immediately outdating this song that features quite a collection of diverse and talented artists (most of which Foster had or did work with at some point in his career- in particular the then up and coming Celine Dion who was just being introduced to the English speaking North American public). Despite the obsolete timing of the single, it nonetheless reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The closing lines of the song were sung by Warren Wiebe, who was a relatively unknown session musician and personal friend of Foster. Unlike other all star singles, the chorus of the song featured non-music related actors and athletes which added to the popularity of the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol6vr5_CY1o

"I Have Nothing"- Whitney Houston. Foster made one of his biggest splashes ever when he produced the soundtrack album of the 1992 Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston movie "The Bodyguard" which is still to this day the best selling soundtrack album in music history. In addition to his production credits, Foster added this powerful ballad to the album and film that is done majestically by Whitney Houston in one of my personal favorite performances from her illustrious career. Despite the movie being universally panned by critics and fans alike, the success of the soundtrack helped this track peak at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 helping Foster capture an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song and share the Grammy Award for Best Album at the same year's ceremony. Foster would also win the Grammy for Record of the Year for "I Will Always Love You", but we'll leave that one alone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxYw0XPEoKE

"The Prayer"- Josh Groban and Angie Stone. This song written originally for Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, is seen here in a much better version with Josh Groban and Angie Stone. This great performance from Josh Groban's 2002 DVD "Josh Groban In Concert" and features Foster on piano. This song originally appeared on the soundtrack for the 1998 movie "The Quest for Camelot" and captured Foster a Golden Globe Award and yet another Grammy and Academy Award nomination. A version re recorded by Dion and Groban peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100, but has become a classic being covered by several artists of both Christian and mainstream genres. This, to me, is still the best version of the song and really shows the diversity of Stone and how Groban can make magic with any duet partner, as he did with Beyonce at the Academy Awards performance......I smell a bonus video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw9IaNyVMrE

"Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"- John Parr. Foster teamed up with John Parr in this classic piece from the 1985 movie of the same name that was during the height of the brat pack genre of the 1980's where the film would become a critical and commercial success and helped launch the careers of actors like Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, and Judd Nelson. Like other Foster songs, several members of the band Toto appear on the record as well. This single shot to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In a rare move from songs from soundtrack songs, the cast members of the movie came back to film the music video with all original video instead of using clips from the movie. I personally prefer Foster's solo single and "Love Theme" from the movie which peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 that same year......bonus video. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOvMpND2OZY

"After Tonight"- Mariah Carey. This great ballad from Carey's 1999 album Rainbow saw Carey continue her transition to a more hip hop and soul sound including this Foster song that was co written with ballad legend Diane Warren (who also has her own list in my series). Like usual, Foster plays the keyboards on this track that was one of the better tracks on a decent album. Carey made the move to use Warren and Foster as her primary balladeers replacing the obsolete Walter Afanasieff in 1997. Despite the positive fan response and stellar effort of this song, it was not included as a single despite being a staple at Carey shows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eKSKa6qmmE

"This Time Next Year"- Toni Braxton. After producing Toni Braxton's smash hit "Un-Break My Heart" in 1996, Foster worked with Braxton again writing this song to be included on her 2001 Christmas album Snowflakes. Foster co-wrote this very underrated song with Babyface and Braxton herself, and adds a beautiful piano accompaniment on the track. I've always been a huge supporter of Toni Braxton, and her voice is so just so dang sultry, and Foster had to have written this song with her in mind.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS6D7hey_yE

"Stand Up For Love"- Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child was on the way to their end as a group in 2005, but they left us with a David Foster ballad before disbanding. This was Destiny's Child one and only (and final single as a group) single from their 2005 Greatest Hits Album, #1's and again featured Foster on keyboards in this song that was released in conjunction with World Children's Day partnering with the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Despite this and this big budget video which received a World Premiere on MTV (when they still showed music), VH1, and BET, this single astonishingly became the one and only single of Destiny's Child to fail to reach any chart in the United States. Perhaps the "writing was on the wall"......pun definitely intended. Despite that, I think I could look at Beyonce all day. Also, 2 years before this video, I saw Kelly Rowland in person on the set of "The Tonight Show" with Katie Couric and she has got to be the skinniest person I've ever seen that didn't look sick. That dress does a great job of showing her unreal petite frame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDp6jpOuttU

"I Will Be There With You"- Katharine McPhee. This promotional single for Japan Airlines shows the beautiful voice of former "American Idol" runner up and star of the NBC show "Smash" Katharine McPhee. Surprisingly, this is a great marketing song for the airline industry. Not surprisingly, this is a great piano piece by Foster and beautiful song by the vastly underrated McPhee. I hate "Smash" didn't make it past season 2, because I love hearing this woman sing! I am also always perplexed as to how Japanese and other Asian artists record in English so much (not saying McPhee is Japanese- but why is an English song being released for a Japanese company?) is English really that prominent in Asia? I need to know!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-_r9VXwkP8

"In This Song"- Charice. Speaking of Asian artists, Filipino superstar Charice steals the show again with this Foster written song from her 2010 self-titled album. She absolutely is astonishing in this live performance here from NBC Sports 2010 special "Skate For The Heart" which was aired to raise awareness about heart disease. If anything, Charice gave people heart failure after hearing her voice in this song. Few singers can give me chills like this. This Asian sensation is getting bigger by the day not just across the Pacific, but all over the world.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-IY21FfBF8

"Meant To Be"- Ruben Studdard. Foster contributed this solid soul ballad to the 2014 comeback album Unconditional Love for the reinvented and slimmed down Ruben Studdard. Foster outdid himself on this soul ballad showing his true roots are definitely in the soul genre. I'm really pulling for Ruben to get back on track from his personal and professional struggles because the guy is a genuine nice guy and a true singer that doesn't use gimmicks to try to sell his music. There's no doubt this guy can sing his ass off.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxt9G-p-1-A

BONUS VIDEOS- "Believe"- Josh Groban and Beyonce.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbVKPvvTZ8E

"Love Theme From "St. Elmo's Fire"- David Foster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXSmXthmkvo

"Listen"- Charice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvXaOCTC6wU

"Rhythm Of The Night"- DeBarge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAQSZhazYk8

"We're All Alone"- Boz Scaggs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UAAZZrzNXk

"Run"- Katharine McPhee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw7ceRutZcM
Katharine McPhee
Boz Scaggs
Charice
Chaka Khan
DeBarge and the worst hair ever
David Foster

Late Night Music NBA Finals Edition Part 177........"Girl Power Part 3"

How about the irony here? It's almost Father's Day and I write a list featuring all females- we all know who calls the shots right?

Only female/girl groups who were NOT on the previous "Girl Power" lists were considered for this list.

"Ain't Nobody"- Rufus and Chaka Khan. I have to admit, it was this song getting stuck in my head that led me to make this list. Sad or not, this song was a classic. Included on the band's penultimate 1983 live album Stompin' At The Savoy, this single went to #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains a staple at Khan's shows today and still receives decent radio play. Just to show you how much i DID NOT know about this one, I had no idea that Chaka Khan was the lead singer of this band before she began her solo career. Talk about the band not getting ANY love! I even think someone on the radio recently said "by Chaka Khan". That being said, this song was a 1980's soul classic and is a song that even I wouldn't mind dancing too. Okay maybe I lied about that part. Random observation though- I don't know whether it was natural or not, but Chaka Khan has/had some amazing hair. It really adds to her persona. Maybe it's just me. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycnuyo3MLbw

"In New Orleans"- Tonya Boyd Cannon. If you don't know already know about Tonya Boyd Cannon, you need to now! This great live stripped down version from New Orleans "Balcony TV" youtube channel features Cannon in top form doing a song from her new album Then and Now. I have had the unreal privilege to see her live and interview her personally for an upcoming Jackson Free Press story in support of her new album. This take of this song is spectacular but it can't capture the interaction that she has with her crowds that I have yet to see matched in all the artists I've seen all over the country. You could see Tonya Boyd Cannon live and find yourself on stage singing a duet before you know it! Her sultry soul sound just makes you stop and listen even as you're writing about her (guilty). For more on Tonya Boyd Cannon, check out her website www.tonyaboydcannon.com.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=358vpLOsSj8

"Stop/One on One"- April Rucker. Here's another singer I've had the chance to see perform live before, except she was singing backup for my guy Damien Horne that night. Little did I know I was looking at a diva in the making. This unreal live medley is a couple of songs on her debut album Here I Stand (which is available on iTunes). Her soulful sound and attitude makes her definitely worth watching. I also have always had a thing for the blonde hair too. The way Rucker commands this stage in this video is something that true divas are made of. Her angelic voice and sexy attitude is gonna push her over the top soon. I'll be in Nashville next weekend- I hope she's playing! For more on April Rucker check out her website at www.aruckusmusic.com.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfWduWxEnCM

"Colorblind"- Amber Riley. OMG! Amber Riley brought her character to life on this recent performance from "Glee" with a rare time that an actual artist performed their own song on "Glee". Riley's character Mercedes Jones is singing to her on and off love interest Sam played by Chord Overstreet. This single by Riley will be included on her upcoming album to be released later this year. I love all the singers on "Glee", but I've always been kinda partial to Riley just because I'm such a huge fan of soul music and her character being such an underdog. This clip from the performance's premiere on "Glee" just shows the raw emotion that Riley pours into every aspect of this song from a real life and character standpoint. We all know that next season is "Glee"s final, but I think it's just the tip of the iceberg for Amber Riley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcYMAUhtlEA

"Steady My Heart"- Kari Jobe. Here is yet another artist that I had the privilege to interview when I got to interview her earlier this year for her concert in Jackson that I had to miss because I was going out of town the next day :(. This single from Jobe's Grammy nominated album Where I Find You helped the album peak at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and #1 on the Billboard Christian Albums Chart. Her angelic voice and amazing writing are not only evident in this song, but all over the album from start to finish. This song is a just a short example of why she's the top female artist in the Christian music world today. I also really appreciate her compliments she gave my amateur journalism skills. I'll never forget that one :).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0ip40j82ws

"Wide Awake"- Katy Perry. The guilty pleasure of all guilty pleasures is right here in Katy Perry. This 2012 single from the re-release Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection shot to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and established Katy Perry as a more diverse artist than most people thought. The song made headlines by having an overtly Christian reference to "Daniel in the Lion's Den", but still gathering positive reviews for Perry's intimate songwriting. I know a lot of people like to make fun of Katy Perry because she is a little bit weird, but there is no doubting her talent. Also, this is a great look for her in the opening intro to the song in this video at around the :45 mark. Blue looks great on her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0BWlvnBmIE

"Run Away"- Georgia Anne Muldrow. Here's a true soul artist who seriously doesn't get enough press! This song from Georgia Anne Muldrow's 2009 album Early really rocks and soothes at the same time! This is Jill Scott and Angie Stone rolled into one! More on here in a second.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RBjMrRXTxI

"Overcomer"- Mandisa. Does Mandisa know how to have a song that isn't super inspirational? If there is one artist I'd die to meet, Mandisa would have to be at the top of that list just because of her sweet spirit and constant encouragement. This inspirational video which features Robin Roberts, Scott Hamilton, and Gabrielle Giffords has become an anthem for cancer and accident survivors all over the world. This title track to her 2013 album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Christian Singles Chart and got a world premiere on "Good Morning America". This track would win the Grammy for Best Gospel Song and was also nominated for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Performance. Mandisa is living proof of how you can live your life to be inspirational despite great obstacles. I am seriously in awe of her legacy she's making for herself!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8VoUYtx0kw

"No More Rain (In This Cloud)"- Angie Stone. Man what a great track! I played this song to DEATH in college! This debut solo single from Angie Stone's 1999 critically acclaimed solo debut Black Diamond peaked at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 but established Stone as a solo artist who was here to stay. After being a part of the rap group The Sequence 20 years before, the neo soul act was a new genre for her that she seemed to fit perfect. This song accompanied on many MC campus walks and study nights. Also, Angie Stone had the natural look before it was the trend in the black female community 15 years later. I've always said Angie Stone is way more diverse than most people think. Oh yeah, I smell a bonus video on that note.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Zgp1WzwLk

"Dim All The Lights"- Donna Summer. Donna Summer, even at the end of her life, was one of the most beautiful female singers of all time. Even this clip, of when she was around 50-51 she was still quite ravishing. This remixed version of her 1979 classic from her smash album Bad Girls was a disco and soul classic that shot all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. This version from her 1999 live album VH1 Live and More Encore begins with a tribute to Rod Stewart before showing that even 20 years later, she still had it. One thing about Donna Summer I always loved is in addition to being a great party and dance artist, she was extremely skilled musician that could have been an opera singer. I love seeing artists who are able to put on a great show late into their career, which she could obviously do. That's what separates the legends from the pretenders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgyAGSJSdOc

"It Ain't Just Music"- Joy Collins. Joy Collins is absolutely one of my best friends on the planet. I could not imagine my life without having her there for me for four years in Clarksville. She introduced me to music and musicians I never would have even thought about and help me learn things about myself that I never could have dreamed of. She also is a damn good karaoke duet partner. This song here says it all for her and what she always told me about following dreams. We had several conversations about our life's paths and decisions we should and shouldn't make, but she tells us all why she's doing what she's doing in this song that I had to listen to 3 times before I wrote this. This song is super simple, but at the same time shows the complex side that every artist wants us to see. To hear more of Joy, check out her website www.joycollinsmusic.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxP1esR_-TY

"Hit Me With Your Best Shot"- Pat Benatar. Why do I love this song so much? Ugh. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JRgHol94Xc

"I Am What I Am"- Beverley Knight. Now here's one I don't mind saying I'm in love with. This unreal performance from British soul diva Beverley Knight at the 2012 London Paralympics steals the show on every level. She's also one of very few women who could pull off that dress! My question is why was this not televised? Also, why was this song not ever released as a single for Knight? That's a headscratcher. Anyway, for good reason, Beverley Knight is considered by many to be the British version Whitney Houston- just listen to this and tell me if you disagree.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBouzggqaKk

"The Living Proof"- Mary J. Blige. This amazing closing credit song to the 2011 blockbuster movie "The Help" was an amazing and fitting in to a spectacular movie. The biggest travesty was that this song was not even nominated for an Academy Award for best Original Song (But it was nominated for a Golden Globe). You all know how much I love finding ways for Mary J Blige to be on my lists, but this one kinda speaks for itself. MJB said she wrote the song like she was watching movie, which gave her perspective to write the song, which she considered a great honor. By the way, if you haven't seen "The Help", you are seriously missing out, especially if you are from Mississippi- just make sure you have your tissue. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwI4zsNteU8

"Silver Springs"- Fleetwood Mac. I kinda cheated on this one, but I let it in on a technicality. This Stevie Nicks written song for Lindsey Buckingham in 1976 was originally supposed to be on Rumours, but was left off the final cut and was simply left as a B-Side to their single "Go Your Own Way". It resurfaced 20 years later when it was included as a single with this memorable performance from their 1996 reunion/live album The Dance and gained a Grammy Nomination for Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group. This memorable track peaked at #5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and gathered heavy video airplay just due to the obvious references to Lindsey Buckingham Stevie Nicks makes while singing the song looking him directly in the eyes towards the end of the song. I love to see artists lose themselves in the emotions that made them songwriters. Even on this slow ballad, it's pretty obvious that Fleetwood Mac had some of the best instrumentalists ever in Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud2XKt2N8fs

"Cowboy Take Me Away"- Dixie Chicks. Surprisingly, this is the first time I've ever featured the Dixie Chicks (at least I think so- man I've written a lot of lists!). Anyway, this single from their 1999 album Fly shot to #1 on the Country Chart and #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. The title of this song, according to the band, was based on a Calgon commercial they saw which said "Cowboy Take Me Away". Anyway, the blend these ladies had in their music was unreal, and this song gets me every time. Call me crazy, but I always thought Natalie Maines was one of the most unattractive female lead singers, while sisters Martie and Emily Erwin are gorgeous on another level. Who said the "other girl" never gets any love? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hntXAO_Rq7c

"See You Again"- Carrie Underwood. This amazing song dealing with the loss of a loved one was Carrie Underwood's last single released from her last album Blown Away in 2013. This song peaked at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the CMT Award for Video of the Year. From everything I can tell, Carrie Underwood really seems like a genuinely good person. It may just be a show, but her heartfelt lyrics and videos are very noticeable to me. Oh yeah, and the fact that she's freaking hot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTnWFT3DvVA

"King of Sorrow"- Sade. The only thing I'm sorry about is that this list is coming to an end. This 2000 single from Sade's album Lover's Rock went to #59 on the British Singles Chart. This is a lost art of a video actually telling a believable story. Sade, I have to say, had a great concept for this video. Lead singer Sade Adu is another example of a woman who ages gracefully, as she is around 41 in this video. Ok, I'm done writing- can you believe that?

BONUS VIDEOS- "The Prayer"- Angie Stone and Josh Groban.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohh4eIU09O8

"Love Me Still"- Chaka Khan and Bruce Hornsby.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLO93x0SsG4

"Whenever I Say Your Name"- Mary J. Blige and Sting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roGSyZC79Dg

"Whenever I Call You Friend"- Stevie Nicks and Kenny Loggins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edHhe8HyekE

"What Makes You Beautiful"- One Direction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJO3ROT-A4E

April Rucker

Joy Collins

Tonya Boyd-Cannon

Stevie Nicks

Carrie Underwood

Mary J. Blige