Clif Magness
(1957 -     )
Biography and photo from Bekkoame (Japan)

Born in Texas. Started his professional music carrier in 1980 with two solo singles titled "The Rest Of The Night" and "There's Nothing So Expensive As Woman Who's Free For The Night" under Scotti Bros., USA. Magness came across his fatal songwriting partner whose name is Glen Ballard in 1983 and they wrote the song titled "It's Gonna Be Special" for the motion picture TWO OF A KIND (1983) performed by Patti Austin. They started to produce many albums from 1984 such as "All I Need" of Jack Wagner. In 1991, The two talented songwriters released their own album with Jay Graydon as the super group Planet 3. After the success as a singer, Magness released his first solo album in 1994 by the request of Empire Records, Sweden.

Also wrote songs used in THE SLUGGER'S WIFE (1985), BODY SHOT (1993), TAKEN ALIVE (1995), LIFE HAPPENS (1996) and DOUBLECROSS ON COSTA'S ISLAND (1997). He produced the music for CATS DON'T DANCE (1997).

 Nominated for Achievement in Music - Original Song 1993: BEETHOVEN'S 2ND "The Day I Fall in Love" - Music & Lyric (w. Carole Bayer Sager & James Ingram)

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