John Bettis

JohnBettis est né le 24 Octobre 1946 à Long Beach, Californie et il est le fils de Wayne Douglas et de Nellie Jane (House) Bettis. Il a fait ses études à California State University. John a été intronisé au Songwriter Hall of Fame en 2011.

Bettis est un auteur americain qui a co-ecrit de grande chansons populaires durant des années. John aécrit les plus grand succés des Carpenters.

Bettis a fait partie originallement au groupe Spectrum. Il a ecrit les hits pour The Carpenters' : "Top of the World ♪", "Only Yesterday", "Goodbye to Love", et plus tard à des artistes comme artistes Madonna "Crazy For You ♪", Michael Jackson "Human Nature ♪", The Pointer Sisters "Slow Hand ♪", Diana Ross "When You Tell Me That You Love Me ♪".

Bettis a eu un Academy Award et des nominations au Golden Globe pour "Promise Me You'll Remember", comme Best Original Song pour son travail Godfather III. Autres nominations : Grammy nominations pour "Can You Stop The Rain" - Best R&B Song; "One Moment In Time" - Best Song, Film & TV (Theme, 1988 Olympics). John a reçu deux Emmy Awards: "Where There is Hope" and "One Moment In Time" et a eu des nominations au Emmy pour "Swept Away" - Best Music & Lyrics and "As Long As We Got Each Other" - Best Music & Lyrics. Il était alors nominé au Nashville Songwriters Association.

Ecritures :

* 1967 : Easy Listening Favorites - Floyd Cramer
* 1968 : Willie Jean - The Sunshine Carpenter
* 1969 : Ticket to Ride - Carpenters
* 1969 : Your Wonderful Parade - Carpenters
* 1971 : Crescent Noon - Ramsey Lewis
* 1971 : Saturday - Carpenters
* 1972 : Someday - Shirley Bassey
* 1972 : Top Of The World - Carpenters
* 1972 : Goodbye To Love - Carpenters
* 1972 : Crystal Lullaby - Carpenters
* 1972 : Maybe It's You - Carpenters
* 1972 : Goddbye To Love - Johnny Mathis
* 1973 : Yesterday Once More - Ray Conniff
* 1973 : Mr Gruder - Carpenters
* 1974 : Can You Feel It - Dobie Gay
* 1975 : Over My Head Again - Jackie DeShannon
* 1975 : Love Me For What I Am - Carpenters
* 1975 :  (I'm Caught Between) Goodbye And I Love You - Carpenters
* 1975 : Aurora - Carpenters
* 1975 : Only Yesterday - Carpenters
* 1975 : Eventide - Carpenters
* 1976 : I Need To Be In Love - Carpenters
* 1976 : Sandy - Carpenters
* 1976 : All Night Desire - Jackie DeShannon
* 1977 : I Have You - Carpenters
* 1977 : So Hard Livin' Without You  - Airwaves
* 1978 : I Can't say No - Joe Cocker
* 1979 : Wherer Are They Now - Barry Manilow
* 1979 : Only One Love In My Life - Ronnie Milsap
* 1979 : Those Good Old Dreams - Carpenters
* 1979 : Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song) - Carpenters
* 1981 : Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters
* 1981 : Those Good Old Dreams - Carpenters
* 1981 : Don't Fall In Love With Me - Barry Manilow
* 1981 : Fools Get Lucky - Barry Manilow
* 1981 : Let's Take All Night (To Say Goodbye) - Barry Manilow
* 1982 : The Woman In Me - Donna Summer
* 1982 : Human Nature - Michael Jackson
* 1982 : I Wanna Do It With You - Barry Manilow
* 1982 : Lady Sundown- Dr Hook
* 1982 : Heart Of Steel - Barry Manilow
* 1983 : Kick The Can - Jennifer Warnes
* 1983 :One Of A Kind Pair Of Fools - Barbara Mandrell
* 1983 : Too Hot To Sleep - Louise Mandrell
* 1983 : Look To Your Dreams - Carpenters
* 1984 : Say It With Your Body - Sergio Mendes
* 1984 : Come Back To My Love - Eric Carmen
* 1985 : Crazy For You - Madonna
* 1985 : That Girl - Christopher Cross
* 1985 : I Hear You Call - Christopher Cross
* 1985 : Heart Of Darkness - Heart
* 1985 : Crimes Of The Heart - Patty Brard
* 1987 : Only The Fool Survives - Donna Summer
* 1987 : One Moment in Time - Whitney Houston
* 1988 : True Believers - Jeffrey Osborne
* 1988 : I Hear The South - Vassar Clments
* 1988 : I Can't Believe My Eyes - Russell Hitchcock
* 1989 : Wild Again - Starship
* 1989 : Under The Chrismas Tree - Albert Hammond
* 1989 : Homeless Heart - Carole King
* 1991 : If You Go Away - NKOTB
* 1991 : Rhythm In My Heart - Stacy Earl
* 1991 : Can You Stop The Rain - Peabo Bryson
* 1993 : This Is The Night - James Ingram
* 1993 : Sing for the Children - James Ingram
* 1994 : Written In The Stars - Sandra Scwarzhaupt
* 1996 : Slowhand - Frank Rogala
* 1997 : The Week The River Raged - Sara Evans
* 1999 : Love Lift Me - Amanda Marshall
* 2000 : You Won't Be Lonely Now - Billy Ray Cyrus