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'''Bruce Roberts''' is an American singer and songwriter. His songs have been recorded by such artists as [[The Pointer Sisters]], [[Donna Summer]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Jeffrey Osborne]], [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Laura Branigan]]. He has released three albums as a solo artist including ''[[Intimacy (Bruce Roberts album)|Intimacy]]'' (1995), which featured musical and vocal contributions by many notable artists;<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p20206/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Bruce Roberts|last=Ruhlmann|first=William |publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2 May 2010}}</ref> [[Elton John]] and [[Kristine W]] contributed to the single "[[When the Money's Gone]]".
'''Bruce Roberts''' is an American{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} singer and songwriter. His songs have been recorded by such artists as [[The Pointer Sisters]], [[Donna Summer]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Jeffrey Osborne]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Alice Cooper]] and [[Laura Branigan]]. He has released three albums as a solo artist including ''[[Intimacy (Bruce Roberts album)|Intimacy]]'' (1995), which featured musical and vocal contributions by many notable artists;<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p20206/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Bruce Roberts|last=Ruhlmann|first=William |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2 May 2010}}</ref> [[Elton John]] and [[Kristine W]] contributed to the single "[[When the Money's Gone]]".


Bruce Roberts' song catalog is published by Reservoir Media Management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=141320 |title=Reservoir Media Management Signs Deal With Bruce Roberts |publisher=Mi2N.com |date= |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref>
Bruce Roberts' song catalog is published by Reservoir Media Management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=141320 |title=Reservoir Media Management Signs Deal With Bruce Roberts |publisher=Mi2N.com |access-date=2014-07-28}}</ref>


Roberts, according to [[Danny Bonaduce]], provided most of the vocals accredited to Bonaduce on his self-titled album ''Danny Bonaduce'' in 1973.<ref>[http://www.cmongethappy.com/interviews/db/db4.html An interview with Danny Bonaduce]. ''cmongethappy.com''. Retrieved 2010-08-30.</ref>
Roberts, according to [[Danny Bonaduce]], provided most of the vocals accredited to Bonaduce on his self-titled album ''Danny Bonaduce'' in 1973.<ref>[http://www.cmongethappy.com/interviews/db/db4.html An interview with Danny Bonaduce]. ''cmongethappy.com''. Retrieved 2010-08-30.</ref>


== Collaborations ==
== Collaborations ==
In 1979 Roberts co-wrote Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand's number one disco duet, "[[No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)]]", with [[Paul Jabara]], and the same year he also wrote the ballad "All Through The Night" with Summer for her multiplatinum selling album ''[[Bad Girls (Donna Summer album)|Bad Girls]]'', a song which he in turn covered on his 1995 album ''[[Intimacy (Bruce Roberts album)|Intimacy]]''.
In 1979, Roberts co-wrote Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand's number one disco duet, "[[No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)]]", with [[Paul Jabara]]. The same year he also cowrote the ballad "All Through The Night" with Summer for her multiplatinum selling album ''[[Bad Girls (Donna Summer album)|Bad Girls]]'', a song which he in turn covered on his 1980 album ''Cool Fool'' and again on his 1995 album ''[[Intimacy (Bruce Roberts album)|Intimacy]]''.

He also enjoyed a long successful songwriting partnership with [[Carole Bayer Sager]] in the late 70s that included songs like "I'm Coming Home Again", "Starmaker" and "You're Moving Out Today" recorded by artists including [[Dusty Springfield]], [[Judy Collins]] and [[Bette Midler]].


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
=== Albums ===
* ''Bruce Roberts'' (1978)
* ''Bruce Roberts'' (1977)
* ''Cool Fool'' (1980)
* ''Cool Fool'' (1980)
* ''[[Intimacy (Bruce Roberts album)|Intimacy]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Intimacy (Bruce Roberts album)|Intimacy]]'' (1995)


=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===
* "[[Starmaker (song)|Starmaker]]" (1977)
* "[[When the Money's Gone]]" (1995)
* "[[When the Money's Gone]]" (1995)
* "[[Whenever There Is Love]]" (with [[Donna Summer]]) (1996)
* "[[Whenever There Is Love]]" (with [[Donna Summer]]) (1996)


===Notable songwriting credits===
===Notable songwriting credits===
* "Anyone Can See" by [[Irene Cara]]
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* "[[Bad Girls (Donna Summer album)|All Through The Night]]" (co-written with Donna Summer), by Donna Summer, and [[K.C. & The Sunshine Band]]
* "Don't You Love Me Anymore?" by [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]]
* "Don't You Love Me Anymore?" by [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]]
* "[[Flames of Paradise]]" by [[Jennifer Rush]] & [[Elton John]]
* "Flames of Paradise" by [[Jennifer Rush]] & [[Elton John]]
* "Fool That I Am" by [[Rita Coolidge]]
* "Fool That I Am" by [[Rita Coolidge]]
* "Goldmine" by [[The Pointer Sisters]]
* "How You Once Loved Me" by [[Dionne Warwick]]
* "I'm Coming Home Again" by [[Carole Bayer Sager]] also recorded by [[Dusty Springfield]], [[Gladys Knight]] and [[Barry Manilow]]
* "I Could Have Loved You" by [[Ray, Goodman & Brown|The Moments]]
* "I Could Have Loved You" by [[Ray, Goodman & Brown|The Moments]]
* "I Don't Break Easily" by [[Barbra Streisand]] and Engelbert Humperdinck
* "I Don't Wanna Go" by The Moments, [[Samantha Sang]] and [[La Toya Jackson]]
* "[[I Got Your Love]]" by Donna Summer
* "[[I Got Your Love]]" by Donna Summer
* "[[I'll Make You Music]]" by [[Beverly Bremers]]
* "[[I'll Make You Music]]" by [[Beverly Bremers]]
* "[[The Lucky One (Laura Branigan song)|The Lucky One]]" by [[Laura Branigan]]
* "[[The Lucky One (Laura Branigan song)|The Lucky One]]" by [[Laura Branigan]]
* "[[The Main Event/Fight]]" by [[Barbra Streisand]]
* "[[The Main Event/Fight]]" by [[Barbra Streisand]]
* "Me-U=Blue" by [[Glenn Medeiros]] & [[The Stylistics]]
* "Me-U=Blue" by [[Glenn Medeiros]] and [[The Stylistics]]
* "[[No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)]]" duet with Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
* "[[No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)]]" duet by Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
* "[[Oh, People]]" by [[Patti LaBelle]]
* "[[Oh, People]]" by [[Patti LaBelle]]
* "Only My Heart Talkin'" by [[Alice Cooper]]
* "Only My Heart Talkin'" by [[Alice Cooper]]
* "Our Night", co-written with [[Carole Bayer Sager]] and released on [[Shaun Cassidy]]'s 1978 album ''[[Under Wraps (Shaun Cassidy album)|Under Wraps]]''
* "Our Night", co-written with [[Carole Bayer Sager]] and released on [[Shaun Cassidy]]'s 1978 album ''[[Under Wraps (Shaun Cassidy album)|Under Wraps]]''
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* "Picnic in the Rain" by [[Naomi Campbell]]
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* "Shock Me" duet by [[Whitney Houston]] & [[Jermaine Jackson]] (co-written with Andrew Goldmark)
* "Skybird" by [[Tony Orlando and Dawn]]
* "Skybird" by [[Tony Orlando and Dawn]]
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* "Sometimes Like Butterflies" (co-written with Donna Summer), by Donna Summer, and [[Dusty Springfield]]
* "Starmaker" by [[The Kids from "Fame"]]
* "Starmaker" by [[Judy Collins]] and [[The Kids from "Fame"]]
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* "Shock Me" duet with [[Whitney Houston]] & [[Jermaine Jackson]] (co-written with Andrew Goldmark)
* "Stronger Than Before" by [[Carole Bayer Sager]], also recorded by [[Chaka Khan]] (co-written with Bayer Sager and [[Burt Bacharach]])
* "Stronger Than Before" by [[Carole Bayer Sager]], also recorded by [[Chaka Khan]] and Dionne Warwick (co-written with Bayer Sager and [[Burt Bacharach]])
* "Stronger Together" by [[Jessica Sanchez]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/hillary-clinton-stronger-together|title=You Can Now Download Hillary Clinton's Official Campaign Anthem|first=De|last=Elizabeth|website=Teenvogue.com|accessdate=19 December 2017}}</ref>
* "Stronger Together" by [[Jessica Sanchez]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/hillary-clinton-stronger-together|title=You Can Now Download Hillary Clinton's Official Campaign Anthem|first=De|last=Elizabeth|website=Teen Vogue|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>
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* "[[To Paris with Love (song)|To Paris with Love]]" by [[Donna Summer]]
* "Twist My Arm" by [[The Pointer Sisters]]
* "Twist My Arm" by [[The Pointer Sisters]]
* "[[Unison (song)|Unison]]" by [[Junior Giscombe|Junior]]
* "[[Unison (song)|Unison]]" by [[Junior Giscombe|Junior]]
* "[[We Should Be Together (Song)|We Should Be Together]]" by [[Cliff Richard]]
* "[[We Should Be Together (Cliff Richard song)|We Should Be Together]]" by [[Cliff Richard]]
* "Whisper in the Dark" by [[Dionne Warwick]]
* "Whisper in the Dark" by Dionne Warwick
* "Whenever There Is Love" duet by Donna Summer & Bruce Roberts
* "[[You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)]]" by [[Jeffrey Osborne]]
* "[[You're Moving Out Today]]" by Carole Bayer Sager
* "[[You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)|You Should Be Mine]]" by [[Jeffrey Osborne]]
* "[[You're Moving Out Today]]" by Carole Bayer Sager and [[Bette Midler]]
* "[[You're the Only One (Dolly Parton song)|You're the Only One]]" by [[Dolly Parton]]
* "[[You're the Only One (Dolly Parton song)|You're the Only One]]" by [[Dolly Parton]]
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* "[[To Paris with Love]]" by [[Donna Summer]]
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* "[[All Through The Night (Donna Summer song)|All Through The Night]]" (co-written with Donna Summer), by Donna Summer, and [[K.C. & The Sunshine Band]]
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* "[[Sometimes Like Butterflies]]" (co-written with Donna Summer), by Donna Summer, and [[Dusty Springfield]]
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* "Picnic in the Rain" by [[Naomi Campbell]]


==References==
==References==
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This article is about the American singer. For other people with the same name, see Bruce Roberts (disambiguation).

Bruce Roberts is an American[citation needed] singer and songwriter. His songs have been recorded by such artists as The Pointer Sisters, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Jeffrey Osborne, Whitney Houston, Alice Cooper and Laura Branigan. He has released three albums as a solo artist including Intimacy (1995), which featured musical and vocal contributions by many notable artists;[1] Elton John and Kristine W contributed to the single "When the Money's Gone".

Bruce Roberts' song catalog is published by Reservoir Media Management.[2]

Roberts, according to Danny Bonaduce, provided most of the vocals accredited to Bonaduce on his self-titled album Danny Bonaduce in 1973.[3]

Collaborations

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In 1979, Roberts co-wrote Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand's number one disco duet, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", with Paul Jabara. The same year he also cowrote the ballad "All Through The Night" with Summer for her multiplatinum selling album Bad Girls, a song which he in turn covered on his 1980 album Cool Fool and again on his 1995 album Intimacy.

He also enjoyed a long successful songwriting partnership with Carole Bayer Sager in the late 70s that included songs like "I'm Coming Home Again", "Starmaker" and "You're Moving Out Today" recorded by artists including Dusty Springfield, Judy Collins and Bette Midler.

Discography

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Albums

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  • Bruce Roberts (1977)
  • Cool Fool (1980)
  • Intimacy (1995)

Singles

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Notable songwriting credits

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References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Biography: Bruce Roberts". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Reservoir Media Management Signs Deal With Bruce Roberts". Mi2N.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ An interview with Danny Bonaduce. cmongethappy.com. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  4. ^ Elizabeth, De. "You Can Now Download Hillary Clinton's Official Campaign Anthem". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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