Tommy Faragher is an American producer, composer, songwriter, singer, and arranger. He is originally from Redlands, California

Redlands, California

Redlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 68,747, up from 63,591 at the 2000 census. The city is located east of downtown San Bernardino.- History :...

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Performer

Tommy Faragher started his career as a singer and keyboardist with his family, who formed a group called The Faragher Brothers

The Faragher Brothers

The Faragher Brothers is a Blue-eyed soul family musical group from Redlands, California consisting originally of brothers Tommy Faragher, Davey Faragher, Jimmy Faragher and Danny Faragher...

. The group recorded two albums for ABC Records

ABC Records

ABC Records was an American record label, founded in New York City in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records. It originated as the main popular music label operated the Am-Par Record Corporation, the music subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Company . ABC-Paramount Records' first president was Samuel H....

, The Faragher Brothers (1976) and Family Ties (1977), then two albums for Polydor Records

Polydor Records

Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...

, Open Your Eyes (1978) and The Faraghers (1979).

In 1983, Tommy Faragher became a featured artist on the soundtrack for Staying Alive

Staying Alive

Staying Alive is the 1983 film sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as dancer Tony Manero, with Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Joyce Hyser, Steve Inwood, Julie Bovasso, and dancers Viktor Manoel, Kate Ann Wright, Kevyn Morrow and Nanette Tarpey...

, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 drama film directed by John Badham and starring: John Travolta as Tony Manero, an immature young man whose weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Lynn Gorney as his dance partner and eventual friend; and Donna Pescow as Tony's former dance...

. Tommy earned a Grammy

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 nomination for his work, including the song "'Look Out For Number One" and another song, "We Dance So Close to the Fire'" which he composed himself.

As a keyboardist and vocalist, Tommy worked over the years as a session musician contributing to artists such as, Peter Criss

Peter Criss

George Peter John Criscuola , better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer and singer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss...

, Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Beginning in the 1970s, she has recorded generally in the adult contemporary genre. She has also appeared as an actress on television, in films, and on stage....

, Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...

, Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...

, The Pointer Sisters, Patti Austin

Patti Austin

-Life and career:Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents....

, Chris Thompson, Randy Edelman

Randy Edelman

Randy Edelman is an American film and TV score composer.-Life and career:Edelman was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, the son of a first-grade teacher and an accountant. He attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music before heading to New York where he played...

, Lou Rawls

Lou Rawls

Louis Allen "Lou" Rawls was an American soul, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game"...

 and Robbie Nevil

Robbie Nevil

Robert S. "Robbie" Nevil is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist. He is best known for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 #2 hit, "C'est La Vie".-Life and career:...

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Producer and songwriter

Tommy signed a publishing deal with 20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...

 in 1980 and wrote songs for Peter Criss

Peter Criss

George Peter John Criscuola , better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer and singer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss...

 and Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...

. In 1985 Faragher produced the Vanity

Vanity (performer)

Denise Katrina Matthews , better known as Vanity, but sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith or D.D. Winters, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model from the 1980s until the early mid-90s...

 album Skin on Skin for Motown giving him a top ten R&B single with his composition "Under the Influence" co-written with Robbie Nevil

Robbie Nevil

Robert S. "Robbie" Nevil is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist. He is best known for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 #2 hit, "C'est La Vie".-Life and career:...

 & Tony Haynes

Tony Haynes

Tony Haynes, born August 5, 1960, is a poet, lyricist, music publisher, author and music producer.Haynes' first recorded song was “Send A Little Love” recorded by the Spinners and released in December 1981. His second recording, “Sayonara” was recorded by A Taste of Honey and released in 1982...

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Signing a publishing deal with MCA Music

MCA Records

MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

 in 1986 brought Tommy to New York where he produced records for Brenda K Starr, The Jets

The Jets (band)

The Jets are a family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, composed of brothers and sisters who specialize in pop, R&B, and dance music, particularly Latin freestyle.The group officially formed in 1985, with the original lineup fizzling out by 1990...

, Elisa Fiorillo

Elisa Fiorillo

Elisa Fiorillo is an American singer.-Career:Her father was a classical pianist, who was under the guidance of Vladimir Horowitz. Her ancestry is vast as it includes German, Italian, Irish and Cherokee...

 and Arthur Baker

Arthur Baker (musician)

Arthur Baker is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Patrol, and the British group New Order.-Early career:...

. In 1989 Faragher wrote the top five hit "With Every Beat of My Heart

With Every Beat of My Heart

"With Every Beat of My Heart" is a song by Taylor Dayne, the lead single from her second album Can't Fight Fate.The single became Dayne's fifth consecutive top 10 single in the United States, peaking at number five. This was her first single to ever include a non-album track for a B-side "With...

" for Taylor Dayne

Taylor Dayne

Taylor Dayne was born Leslie Wunderman on March 7, 1962 before later adopting her current stage name. She is an American pop vocalist, songwriter, and dance artist. Overall, she has had eighteen individual hit songs reach the top ten in Billboard magazine...

. He produced the Paul Young

Paul Young (singer and guitarist)

Paul Antony Young is an English pop musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & The Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, his following solo success as a solo recording artist turned him into a 1980s teenage pop idol...

 number one Adult Contemporary hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the brokenhearted, and their struggle to overcome their sadness so that they...

" for the Fried Green Tomatoes soundtrack.

Writing and producing tracks for The O'Jays

The O'Jays

The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1963 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert , Walter Williams , William Powell , Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005...

, Al Green

Al Green

Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"...

, Evelyn Champagne King and Richard Elliot

Richard Elliot

Richard Elliot is a Scottish-born saxophone player.He was a member of the funk band Tower of Power playing tenor sax for 5 years during the 1980s. He also worked on Stacy Lattisaw's 1986 album "Take Me All The Way". His solo career took off when he remade the Percy Sledge classic "When a Man...

 for much of the first part of the 1990s, Faragher wrote and produced the top fifteen hit The Right Kind Of Love performed by Jeremy Jordan for the Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...

 soundtrack. Following that, Faragher wrote and produced a top five record in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, "Oh Baby I...

Oh Baby I...

"Oh Baby I..." is a single by the English band Eternal. It was the fifth single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered in at #7 on 30 October 1994 on the UK Singles Chart, climbing to its peak of #4 a week later. The single spent 7 weeks in the UK Top 20, which...

" for the girl group Eternal

Eternal (band)

Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...

. Faragher signed a publishing deal as staff writer for Warner Chappell Music in 1996.

In 2000, Faragher was an on-screen music producer for the Australian hit TV show Pop Stars, which spawned the American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

 phenomenon. As executive music producer for the project he mixed the Bardot album which shot to number one on the Australian charts as well as the single "Poison

Poison (Bardot song)

"Poison" is a pop song by Australian female group Bardot, and was the first single from their debut album Bardot . It was co-written and produced by Australian producer Michael Szumowski....

" which also went to number one. Tommy also wrote and produced the single "I Should Have Never Let You Go" which made the top fifteen in Australia. Faragher signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 in 2001.

Glee

Tommy Faragher produced a song for Glee

Glee (TV series)

Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...

, a cover of Katy Perry

Katy Perry

Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...

's "Teenage Dream

Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song)

"Teenage Dream" is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry. It was released as the second single from her third studio album of the same name on July 23, 2010 through digital distribution. Perry and Bonnie McKee wrote many songs with a youthful theme in mind, but they were rejected by...

". The song went to number one on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

s Digital Downloads chart on November 16, 2010. It also went to number eight on Billboards Hot 100. The cover is Glees biggest song to date, with 214,000 copies sold in the first week. He also did "Hey, Soul Sister" for Glee. It was a cover of the Train

Train (band)

Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1994. The band currently comprises a core trio of Patrick Monahan , Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood ....

 song of the same name.

He also produced "Bills Bills Bills," "When I Get You Alone," "SIlly Love Songs," "Animal," "Candles," "Raise Your Glass," "Misery," "What Kind Of Fool," "Somewhere Only We Know," and "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" for Glee. A Dalton Academy Warblers album is to be released April 19, 2011.

Discography (Singles)

Song	Artist	Job	Chart Peak
"Teenage Dream (Glee Cast Version)"	Glee Glee (TV series) Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...  Cast	Producer	8 (Hot 100), 1 (Digital Downloads)
"With Every Beat of My Heart With Every Beat of My Heart "With Every Beat of My Heart" is a song by Taylor Dayne, the lead single from her second album Can't Fight Fate.The single became Dayne's fifth consecutive top 10 single in the United States, peaking at number five. This was her first single to ever include a non-album track for a B-side "With... "	Taylor Dayne Taylor Dayne Taylor Dayne was born Leslie Wunderman on March 7, 1962 before later adopting her current stage name. She is an American pop vocalist, songwriter, and dance artist. Overall, she has had eighteen individual hit songs reach the top ten in Billboard magazine...	Writer	5 (Hot 100)
"The Right Kind of Love"	Jeremy Jordan	Producer/Writer	4 (Airplay), 14 (Hot 100)
"What Becomes of the Broken Hearted"	Paul Young Paul Young (singer and guitarist) Paul Antony Young is an English pop musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & The Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, his following solo success as a solo recording artist turned him into a 1980s teenage pop idol...	Producer	1 (Adult Contemporary), 22 (Hot 100)
"Under the Influence"	Vanity Vanity (performer) Denise Katrina Matthews , better known as Vanity, but sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith or D.D. Winters, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model from the 1980s until the early mid-90s...	Producer/Writer	6 (Dance), 9 (R&B), 56 (Hot 100)
"Oh Baby I... Oh Baby I... "Oh Baby I..." is a single by the English band Eternal. It was the fifth single to be released from their debut album Always & Forever. The single entered in at #7 on 30 October 1994 on the UK Singles Chart, climbing to its peak of #4 a week later. The single spent 7 weeks in the UK Top 20, which... "	Eternal Eternal (band) Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...	Producer/Writer	4 (Pop, UK)
"Sweet Funky Thing"	Eternal Eternal (band) Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...	Producer/Writer	1 (Dance, UK)
"I Should've Never Let You Go I Should've Never Let You Go "I Should've Never Let You Go" is a pop song by Australian female group Bardot, and was the second single from their debut album Bardot... "	Bardot	Producer/Writer	4 (Australasian), 14 (Australia)
"These Days These Days (Bardot song) "These Days" is the third single by Australian pop group Bardot, released in August 2000 on the back of their first national tour. It debuted and peaked at No.19 on the ARIA Singles chart and was certified gold. The single was available in two unique formats... "	Bardot	Producer	19 (Australia)
"If You Want Me If You Want Me If You Want Me is the final solo studio album recorded by R&B and Gospel singer Carolyn Franklin for RCA Records, in 1976.-Side One:#"From The Bottom Of My Heart " - 2:28... "	Hinda Hicks Hinda Hicks Hinda Hicks is a Tunisian born singer, with British nationality having moved to West Sussex as a child.-Introduction:Hicks originally sang with an R&B band called the Fabulous Fug Band and at one time sent a demo of her vocals alongside Aretha Franklin's "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" to Phil...	Producer/Writer	25 (UK)
"Got to Give Me Love"	Dana Dawson Dana Dawson Dana Dawson was an American actress and singer.-Early life and career:Dawson made her acting debut at the age of 7 in a national tour of Annie. She was an understudy of the character Mimi, in the national tour of Rent in 2000 and joined the Broadway cast in 2001...	Producer/Writer	27 (UK)
"I Pray"	Alysha Warren	Producer/Writer	1 (Dance, UK)
"Stay the Night Stay the Night Stay the Night may refer to:* "Stay the Night" * "Stay the Night" , an alternative pop/punk band* "Stay the Night" * "Stay the Night" , also covered by La Toya Jackson... "	Faragher Brothers	Writer	48 (Hot 100)
"Sooner or Later Sooner or Later Sooner or Later is the first album from British music group BBMak released through Telstar Records. It was released in the UK in May 2000 and re-released the following year... "	GF4	Producer	11 (Australia)
"Some People Some People Some People is a 1962 film directed by Clive Donner. It stars Kenneth More and Ray Brooks.-Cast:* Kenneth More as Mr. Smith* Ray Brooks as Johnnie* Anneke Wills as Anne* David Andrews as Bill* Angela Douglas as Terry* David Hemmings as Bert... "	E.G. Daily	Producer/Writer	33 (Dance)