Known for his No. 1 hit "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)," the Top Ten song "Him," and his Tony Award® winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood , Rupert Holmes has written for other performers as well, including Dolly Parton, Barry Manilow, the Partridge Family, and, famously and prolifically, Barbra Streisand. He's also a playwright---Holmes won two Tony Awards for his musical Drood ; a TV writer---he penned four seasons of AMC's first original show, Remember WENN , plus all of its music; and novelist ( Where the Truth Lies ). This collection captures the very best of Rupert Holmes's musical output in piano/vocal/guitar arrangements, and also features appreciations and quotes about his talent by stars he has collaborated with, among others. Titles: Brass Knuckles * Christmas Is Waiting * Echo Valley 2-6809 * Escape (The Pina Colada Song) * Everything * Him * I Don't Need You * I Knew You When * The Last of the Romantics * Letters That Cross in the Mail * A Lullaby for Midnight * Lullaby for Myself * Moonfall * Nearsighted * The Old School * The People That You Never Get to Love * Queen Bee * Remember WENN (Theme) * Speechless * Studio Musician * Terminal * Timothy * Touch and Go * Who, What, When, Where, Why * Widescreen * You Got It All (Over Him) * You Make It Christmas.
Known for his No. 1 hit "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)," the Top Ten song "Him," and his Tony Award® winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood , Rupert Holmes has written for other performers as well, including Dolly Parton, Barry Manilow, the Partridge Family, and, famously and prolifically, Barbra Streisand. He's also a playwright---Holmes won two Tony Awards for his musical Drood ; a TV writer---he penned four seasons of AMC's first original show, Remember WENN , plus all of its music; and novelist ( Where the Truth Lies ). This collection captures the very best of Rupert Holmes's musical output in piano/vocal/guitar arrangements, and also features appreciations and quotes about his talent by stars he has collaborated with, among others. Titles: Brass Knuckles * Christmas Is Waiting * Echo Valley 2-6809 * Escape (The Pina Colada Song) * Everything * Him * I Don't Need You * I Knew You When * The Last of the Romantics * Letters That Cross in the Mail * A Lullaby for Midnight * Lullaby for Myself * Moonfall * Nearsighted * The Old School * The People That You Never Get to Love * Queen Bee * Remember WENN (Theme) * Speechless * Studio Musician * Terminal * Timothy * Touch and Go * Who, What, When, Where, Why * Widescreen * You Got It All (Over Him) * You Make It Christmas.