Diane Eve Warren is one of the most successful songwriters of all time. Too me she is a hero, and someone who I look up to and admire. I would love to achieve just a portion of the hits and success her music has garnered. Diane Eve Warren was born in Van Nuys, California, on September 7, 1956. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley. In 1983, she began working as a staff writer for Jack White. Jack White was a producer who asked Warren to write English lyrics for a French song. It was just 24 hours later that she turned in the song named Solitaire. The song became a top ten hit . Solitaire took number seven in the Unites States pop charts in 1983. The song was recorded by Laura Branigan.Three years later, she wrote Rhythm of the Night, which hit number three on the pop charts and number one of the adult contemporary chart. She has written over 80 songs that have charted into the top 10!
To date her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, four Golden Globe nominations, and seven Grammy Award nominations. In 2001, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Her songs are known to deal with romantic themes though Warren admits she has never been in love. “She is dubbed Queen of the Ballad”.
In 2004 she released a compilation album of love songs. The album was named Warren Presents Love Songs. In 2008 Warren, helped Ashanti with her new album The Declaration, released on June 3, 2008.
Diane Warren has written an extensive amount of hit songs. Just some of her hits include Because You Loved Me performed by Celine Dion, If I Could Turn Back Time by Cher, How Do I Live recorded by Trisha Yearwood, Unbreak My Heart performed by Toni Braxton. When I See You Smile recordedby Bad English, I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing recorded by Aerosmith, Can’t Fight The Moonlight recorded by LeAnn Rimes, and What If performedby Reba.
Just a few more of her big songs include: Bruised Not Broken recorded by Joss Stone, Don’t Turn Around recorded by Ace of Base (I loved them), I Get Weak recorded by Belinda Carlisle, I Tried recorded by Jeff Healey, I’d Lie For You recorded by Meat Loaf, I’ll Be recorded by Reba, Look Away recorded by Chicago, Lessons Learned recorded by Carrie Underwood, Love Will Lead You Back recorded by Taylor Dayne, You Wouldn’t Know Love recorded by Cher (co-written by Michael Bolton), You Can’t Break a Broken Heart recorded by Kate Voegele, Rock Hard recorded by KISS (co-written with Paul Stanley and Desmond Child), and so many others. You should see her extensive song list – it is truly amazing! Believe me this is just the super short list. Warren has crafted so many beautiful songs.
She has worked with a long list of pop singers and bands to create her extensive song listing. She has co-written many songs with Michael Bolton. She has written songs for so many famous artists like Elton John, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, “N Sync, Britney Spears, Patti Labelle, Carrie Underwood, Cheap Trick, Dusty Springfield, Bryan Adams, Jon Secada, Cher, Milli Vanilli, LeAnn Rimes, Nicole Scherzinger, Joe Cocker, Heart, Johnny Mathis, Sheena Easton, Meat Loaf, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson, Trisha Yearwood, Reba, Ricky Martin, En Vogue, Expose, Bad English, Mariah Carey, Aerosmith, Faith Hill, Joan Jett, Air Supply, ginuwine, Jessica Simpson, Diana Ross, Kelly Clarkson, and Christian Aguilera. And these are seriously just a few of the artists that Warren has had perform her songs. It is truly amazing!
She has also written music for movie soundtracks like Arachnophobia, she wrote Swear To Your Heart. Her song Rhythm of the Night was used in the Moulin Rouge! Soundtrack. She also wrote songs for the film Coyote Ugly, Mannequin, The Other Sister, Speed 2: Cruise Control, License To Kill, A Cinderella Story, Dance With Me, Legally Blonde II, While You Were Sleeping, andPearl Harbor to name just a few.
Don’t forget to check out Diane Warren Publishing at http://www.realsongs.com/ . She also runs The Diane Warren Foundation that was created to support philanthropic causes in areas close to Diane’s heart. The Diane Warren Foundation is dedicated to the support of animal rights and protection, enriching lives of the elderly and people suffering from life-threatening illnesses, along with music related charities”, according to Real Songs.Com.
Diane Warren is and should be a big inspiration for any songwriter or writer. She is truly the person I would to talk to. She has an amazing talent that is undeniable. Researching her has been very inspirational to me. She is still who I would most like to be like in my career.
Way to go Ms. Warren you are a true inspiration!
Sources:
Diane Warren: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Warren .
Diane Warren Hits, Music, Awards: http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C183 .
The Diane Warren Foundation: www.realsongs.com .
