David Ricketts is an American

United States

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 musician

Musician

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 and record producer

Record producer

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.

Ricketts scored hits in the mid 1980s with David Baerwald

David Baerwald

David Baerwald is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and musician.He has one son, Beker Baerwald, who is a nationally ranked basketball player. He is the son of Hans Baerwald, a political scientist, and Diane Moore, a psychologist...

 in their group David & David

David & David

David & David was an American rock duo composed of Los Angeles-based studio musicians David Baerwald and David Ricketts. They were best known for their debut single "Welcome to the Boomtown" from the album Boomtown. The single reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986 and #8 on the Billboard Top...

, notably the track "Welcome to the Boomtown" from their only album Boomtown.

His failed relationship with singer Toni Childs

Toni Childs

Toni Childs is an American singer-songwriter from Orange, California. She has released four studio albums and is best known for her songs "Don't Walk Away" , "I've Got To Go Now", a Top 5 hit in Australia in 1991, and the Emmy-winning "Because You're Beautiful" Toni Childs (born October 29, 1957)...

 formed the basis for her critically acclaimed debut album, Union, which Ricketts co-wrote and produced.

He collaborated with Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...

 on her debut Tuesday Night Music Club

Tuesday Night Music Club

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and is credited on the songs "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Strong Enough." He also produced and performed on Meredith Brooks' 1997 album, Blurring The Edges

Blurring the Edges

Blurring the Edges is the first album by American singer-songwriter Meredith Brooks, released in 1997.-Track listing:#I Need – 4:10#Bitch – 4:12#Somedays – 3:45...

, which contained her hit "Bitch".

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