Franne Golde’s songs have appeared on more than 100 million records worldwide.
She has written songs on many multi-platinum albums including: Pussycat Dolls STICKWITU , which was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group, Jessica Simpson BE, Christina Aguilera SO EMOTIONAL and her Grammy Award winning Latin CD MI REFLEJO with EL BESO DEL FINAL, Jody Watley DON’T YOU WANT ME, Whitney Housten I BELONG TO YOU, The Commodores, NIGHTSHIFT, Selena DREAMING OF YOU.
Franne has received BMI awards for singles with; Randy Travis A MAN AIN’T MADE OF STONE, The Kinley’s SOMEBODY’S OUT THERE WATCHING from the TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL Soundtrack, Selena DREAMING OF YOU, Jody Watley DON’T YOU WANT ME and NIGHTSHIFT by the Commodores which also won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group and received a Grammy nomination for Song Of The Year.
Early in her career Franne found a home away from home in a rented studio at the famous Chess Studios in Chicago. Her teachers became legendary R&B artists, producers and songwriters who recorded there and soon took Franne under their wings. She formed her first band, which received much local acclaim and was soon on her way to making records herself for Atlantic and later Epic/Portrait.
In the early 80’s Franne began writing with songwriter Carole Bayer Sager who introduced her to legendary producer Richard Perry. He was very impressed with Franne and convinced her to move to Los Angeles from her hometown of Chicago and immediately signed her to his publishing company Braintree Music. Soon after Diana Ross cut GETTING READY FOR LOVE, the first song Golde co-wrote with Tom Snow, under her new deal with Richard Perry. The Top 10 international hit from Ross’ Gold Album, BABY IT’S ME.
She also wrote the R&B classic hit DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER with Dennis Lambert and Duane Hitchings which has since become one of the most frequently sampled tracks by rappers and dance artists internationally including Snoop Dog, TLC, Tupac Shakur, Junior M.A.F.I.A. with Notorious B.I.G, Lauren Hill and Britain’s M People who recorded the song and made it a hit for the 4th time in England. Saxophonist Dave Koz gave it a jazz interpretation on the 1 Gold album, LUCKY MAN and Michelin Tires tapped it for commercial advertising.
Golde’s work has been featured on some of the biggest soundtrack hits of the past decade, including the Grammy Award - winning THE BODYGUARD, and multi platinum soundtracks TOP GUN, BEVERLY HILLS COP II, SELENA (the biopic) which featured Franne’s Hit Single DREAMING OF YOU and the seminal TV series MIAMI VICE and TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL which included the Country hit single SOMEBODY’S OUT THERE WATCHING.
In a highly unusual move, Kenny G. recorded Golde’s EVEN IF MY HEART WOULD BREAK with Aaron Neville for the 32 million-selling THE BODYGUARD soundtrack. He then chose to include it on his own 10 million-plus selling release, BREATHLESS. It marked only the third time in chart history that the same song appeared on both the No. 1 and No. 2 albums.
She continues to be active in discovering and developing new talent, writing songs and is currently writing a book based on her life.
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