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Roy Acuff was born in 1903 in Maynardsville,Tennessee, and was known as the King of CountryMusic. Acuff is a member of the Country Music Hall ofFame and won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy. Curb

had the privilege of working with him in the 1970s,including his Billboard Country chart recording of “BackIn The Country.”

Ronnie Dove first hit the charts as a pop act in 1964,and he had 20 Hot 100 chart records over the next fiveyears. Dove moved over to country music in the 1970s,and his recording of “Please Come To Nashville” – a coverof the Dave Loggins’ hit “Please Come To Boston” – was

his initial chart record for Melodyland, the label formedas a partnership between Mike Curb and Motown’s BerryGordy. His second chart single for that label, “Things,”was a rockabilly re-make of the 1962 Bobby Darin hit.

The Everly Brothers didn’t move intosolo careers until the 1970s. The brothershad been signed to Cadence Records in1957, in a deal brokered by Wesley Rose;they had a string of hits for that labelrecorded at RCA Studio B (now owned bythe Mike Curb Family Foundation) beforemoving to Warner Brothers in 1960. Theybroke professional ties with Nashville in1961 and moved to California. Mike Curb had worked with Wesley

Rose and Hickory Records during histime as head of MGM; in 1977 Curb wasinvolved in a venture with ABC/Hickorythat released “Since You Broke My Heart”

by Don Everly, which landed on theBillboard Country chart. Later, Curb alsorecorded Phil Everly. Phil Everly was an important part of

Curb Records’ transition to a morecountry-focused label. “We had aCalifornia perspective and I think thatprobably made our company different,because a lot of the artists on our label atthat time wanted to experiment with acountry-rock direction,” said Curb. “Sweet Southern Love” reached the

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MUS I C ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 1 4

“THINGS” ART I S T: RONNIE DOVE WRITER : BOBBY DAR IN PUBL I SHER : HUDSON BAY MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 3 1

“SINCE YOU BROKE MY HEART” ART I S T: DON EVERLY WRITER : DON

EVERLY PUBL I SHER : SONY / ATV ACUF F RO S E MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 1 9

“SWEET SOUTHERN LOVE” ART I S T: PHIL EVERLY WRITER : PH I L E V ER LY ,

J O E Y EDWARD PA I GE PUBL I SHER : L EW-BOB S ONGS O / B / O E V ER LY AND SONS MUS I C

PUBL I SH ING / MUS I C TA B L E MUS I C T IME : 2 : 3 5 PRODUCER : PH I L E V ER LY AND J O E Y PA I G E

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Gloria Gaynor’s version of “Never Can Say Goodbye”was a multi-genre hit; number one (for five weeks) on theDance Sales chart, number one (for four weeks) on theClub chart in Billboard; number 11 on the AdultContemporary, number nine on the Hot 100, and itmade the Billboard R&B charts in the fall and winter of1974-1975.

The song was originally recorded by the Jackson 5;Gaynor’s version came out as disco was becomingaccepted by major labels. “This record was the firstnumber one hit on Billboard’s Dance chart and the firstmajor dance hit,” said Mike Curb. “Gloria actuallybecame the first Disco Diva before Donna Summer tookthat title one year later.”

Mike Curb and Pat Boone formed Lamb and Lion, alabel dedicated to contemporary Christian music. One ofthe first acts signed was DeGarmo and Key, a duo ofChristian rockers who attempted to reach young peoplewith the music of the day. The group was a pioneer in Christian rock music.

Dana Key and Eddie DeGarmo grew up in Memphis,forming their first band in the sixth grade and convertingto Christianity in high school. Many credit DeGarmo andKey with being the first Christian rock band to succeedon records.

Bobby Sherman achieved fame as a featured performeron the TV Show Shindig! from 1964-1966. A talentedsinger who played a number of instruments, Sherman wasin the ABC series Here Comes the Brides after Shindig! andalso had a series of Top 10 singles: “La La La (If I HadYou)” (1969), “Easy Come, Easy Go” (1970) and “Julie,Do Ya Love Me” (1970).

Sherman also had success as an actor, with guestappearances on the television shows The Monkees, LoveBoat, Emergency, Fantasy Island, Lobo, Murder, She Wroteand The Mod Squad. Curb co-produced the song “Mr.Success” with Don Costa, who arranged music for FrankSinatra. This song was composed by Sinatra, as well.

Carl Smith was one of country music’s biggest starsduring the 1950s and 1960s. He got his start on radiowith Knoxville’s WROL. He moved to Nashville in 1950,where he had a daily show on WSM and was signed byDon Law to Columbia Records. Smith’s first chart record was “Let’s Live A Little” in

1951; in all, he had 93 chart records. Smith remained onColumbia until the 1970s, and in 1975, he hit the chartswith “A Way With Words,” produced by Wesley Rose inassociation with Mike Curb Productions. Smith hadseven chart records during the Curb-Hickory relationship.

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MUS I C CO , I N C . T IME : 2 : 5 6 PRODUCER : MECO MONARDO , TONY BONG IOV I AND J AY E L L I S S PEC I A L THANKS : S TAN

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“TOO FAR, TOO LONG” ART I S T: DEGARMO AND KEY WRITER : EDD I E D EGARMO , DANA K E Y PUBL I SHER :

© 1 9 8 8 , 1 9 8 9 DKB MUS I C ( ADM IN . BY EM I CHR I S T I AN MUS I C P UB L I SH ING ) ( A S CAP ) / S POONE MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP )

T IME : 4 : 3 4 S PEC I A L THANKS : DOUG CORB IN

“MR. SUCCESS” ART I S T: BOBBY SHERMAN WRITER : FRANK S I NATRA , G R E INER PUBL I SHER : BARTON MUS I C

CORP. ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 0 3 PRODUCER : MIKE CURB AND DON CO S TA J ANUS J - 2 4 6 , 1 9 7 4

“A WAY WITH WORDS” ART I S T: CARL SMITH WRITER : EDDY R AVEN PUBL I SHER : MILENE MUS I C , I N C . ( A S CAP )

T IME : 1 : 5 1 PRODUCER : WESLE Y RO S E FOR M I KE CURB P RODUCT IONS HICKORY R ECORDS AH- 5 4 0 04 , 1 9 7 6

Mike Curb presented Phil Everly with the Gold record of The Everly Bros. hits

released by Curb Records. All of the Everly Bros. hits were recorded at RCA Studio B,

which is now owned by Curb. Phil Everly also recorded his Billboard chart records

for Curb Records. As 2014 approached, sadly we lost our friend, Phil.

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When Mike Curb was president of MGM, he madean agreement to distribute Hickory Records, the labelunder the Acuff-Rose umbrella headed by Wesley Rose.When Warner/Curb was created, the Hickorydistribution agreement continued. Later, Acuff-Rose wassold and Don Gibson was signed to Curb.

“Sweet Sensuous Sensations” was the next-to-lastchart record that Don Gibson had; it reached number 42on the Country chart in 1975. Gibson wrote suchclassics as “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Sweet Dreams”and “Oh Lonesome Me,” and Curb distributed his final24 chart records.

Dorsey Burnette and his brother, Johnny, are two ofthe pioneers of rockabilly music. Born in Memphis,Dorsey played in a group with Scotty Moore and BillBlack – members of Elvis’s first band – before joining hisbrother, Johnny, in a band. Dorsey and Johnny Burnett moved to California in

1957, where they wrote hits for Ricky Nelson and others.

In August 1964, Johnny Burnette died in a boatingaccident; Dorsey developed a solo career in country musicand signed with Melodyland. His first chart single was“Molly (I Ain’t Gettin’ Any Younger”), which made thecharts in summer 1975. “Ain’t No Heartbreak” wasanother of Burnette’s hits for the Curb-Gordy label.

Mike Curb wrote “If I Could Only Go Back Again”with Alan Osmond of The Osmond Brothers for the filmWhere the Red Fern Grows, based on the popular novel byWilson Rawls and starring James Whitmore, BeverlyGarland and Jack Ging. After this recording, which was also produced by

Curb, Andy Williams asked him to produce his album

The Way We Were forColumbia, which was his lastinternational Top 10 album.

Russ Regan, head of 20th Century Fox Records, was agood friend of Curb. After MGM was sold, Curb enteredinto a venture with Russ Regan that included SammyDavis Jr., Cotton, Lloyd and Christian, Lois Johnson, andMargo Smith.

Jim Vienneau partnered with Curb on Lois Johnsonand Margo Smith recordings and developed the idea torecord “There, I’ve Said It,” which became Margo’s firstTop 10 record.

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ACUFF RO S E MUS I C T IME : 2 : 3 1 PRODUCER : RONN I E G ANT FOR M I KE CURB P RODUCT IONS S PEC I A L THANKS : WESLE Y

ROSE WARNER / CURB WBS 4 9 1 9 3 , 1 9 8 0

“AIN’T NO HEARTBREAK” ART I S T: DORSEY BURNETTE WRITER : DORSE Y BURNETTE / S T E VE S TONE

PUBL I SHER : BROTHER K AR L S . MU S I C ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 1 1

“IF I COULD ONLY GO BACK AGAIN” ART I S T: ANDY WILLIAMS WITH THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION

( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE WHERE THE R ED F ERN GROWS ) WRITER : ALAN O SMOND, M I K E CURB PUBL I SHER : MIKE CURB

MUS I C ( BM I ) / C L AUD INE PUB L I SH ING ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 0 5 PRODUCER : MIKE CURB CBS C 3 2 949 , 1 9 7 4

“THERE I SAID IT” ART I S T: MARGO SMITH WRITER : MARGO SM I TH PUBL I SHER : J I DOB I MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME :

2 : 0 3 PRODUCER : J IM V I ENNEAU FOR CURB - V I ENNEAU P RODUCT IONS S PEC I A L THANKS : RUS S R EGAN 2 0 TH C ENTURY

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Mike Curb initially approached Joe Smith at Warner Brothers with arecording by The Four Seasons, featuring Frankie Valli, entitled “WhoLoves You.” Smith liked the recording and set up a meeting betweenhimself, Curb and Mo Ostin, the head of Warner. Smith and Ostinwanted Curb to help Warner find singles for radio and they suggested theestablishment of the Warner/Curb record label. The Four Seasons hit was the first release under the Warner/Curb

label, restarting what was to become a very important part of the FourSeasons career, reaching number three on the Hot 100 (and staying onthe charts for 20 weeks). The film Body Slam combines the music business with professional

wrestling. When a down-at-the-heels artist manager can’t find gigs forhis rock n’ roll band, he decides to join forces with some wrestlers. Themovie starred Dirk Benedict and Tanya Roberts, along with some real-lifewrestlers: Rowdy Roddy Piper, Captain Lou Albano, Bruno Samartinoand The Iron Sheik. Directed by Hal Needham, the 1987 film featuredFrankie Valli and The Four Seasons on the soundtrack singing “TheBook Of Love,” a song originally recorded by The Monotones in 1958.“Swearin’ To God” was considered one of the first hit dance songs. Bob

Crewe had the idea to make a long version of the record, designed for danceclubs. Mike Curb co-published the song, which became a career record forFrankie Valli and reached the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100.

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WRITER : BOB GAUD IO , J UDY PARKER PUBL I SHER : S EA SONS MUS I C COMPANY

( BM I ) / J O BE TE MUS I C COMPANY , I N C . ( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 2 3 PRODUCER : BOB GAUD IO

S PEC I A L THANKS : BOB GAUD IO , MO O S T IN AND J O E SM I TH WARNER / CURB WBS

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( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE BODY S L AM ) WRITER : WARREN DAV I S , G EORGE

MALONE , CHARLE S PATR I CK PUBL I SHER : ARC MUS I C CORP. ( BM I ) / EM I L ONG I TUDE

MUS I C CO . ( BM I ) T IME : 4 : 2 8 PRODUCER : BOB GAUD IO MCA /CURB

“SWEARIN’ TO GOD” ART I S T: FRANKIE VALLI WR ITER : DENNY R ANDEL L ,

B OB C R EWE PUBL I SHER : THREE W I S E BOY S MUS I C L L C ( BM I ) /M I KE CURB MUS I C

( BM I ) /HEART ’ S D E L I GHT MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 4 : 0 1 PRODUCER : BOB C R EWE

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—MO O S T IN , CHA I RMAN , WARNER R E PR I S E

Warner BrothersPresident Joe Smithwith Mike Curb and Dick Whitehouse

Mike Curb and Bob Gaudio, co-founder,songwriter and member of The Four Seasons

Mike Curb in the recordingstudio producing Andy Williams

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The Hues Corporation was a trio (Hubert Ann Kelly,Bernard “St. Clair” Lee Calhoun Henderson and KarlRussell) formed in Los Angeles in 1969, with the original

members from Alabama, San Francisco and Ohio,respectively. Russell soon dropped out and was replaced byFleming Williams from Michigan. The group joined forces with producer Wally Holmes,

who named them “The Children of Howard Hues.”However, there were legal problems with that name, sothey were re-named The Hues Corporation. In 1973 theyhad a hit with “Rock The Boat.” Later, Curb released “ICaught Your Act,” which also hit the Billboard Hot 100.

“Da Doo Ron Ron” was written by theBrill Building songwriting team of JeffBarry and Ellie Greenwich, along withPhil Spector, who produced the originalrecording of this song with his famous“wall of sound” in 1963 with TheCrystals; it reached number three on theBillboard chart. The song was also releasedin 1972 by Ian Matthews. Shaun Cassidy’s manager, Ruth

Aarons, told Mike Curb “You’ve got to seeShaun – he’s exactly what you’re lookingfor. He’s your next star!” She was right,and Curb asked Michael Lloyd to produce“Da Doo Ron Ron” with Cassidy.Shaun Cassidy was the son of actor

Jack Cassidy and actress Shirley Jones andthe half brother of David Cassidy, who

starred with Jones on The Partridge FamilyTV show from 1970-1974. Shaun formedhis first rock band when he was 11; he wassigned to Curb/Warner by Mike Curb andhad his first hits in Europe, where hequickly became a teen idol in magazines.His debut single “Morning Girl” was aTop 20 hit in Europe in 1976. Cassidy starred in the television series The

Hardy Boys Mysteries from 1977-1979, so hewas seen in American homes each week atthe time when “Da Doo Ron Ron” hit. Thesingle was released in May 1977 and reachednumber one on the Hot 100. His debut album went triple Platinum

as he followed Donny Osmond – anotheryoung artist nurtured by Curb – as anAmerican teen idol.

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MUS I C T IME : 3 : 4 2 PRODUCER : WALLY HOLMES S PEC I A L THANKS : WALLY HOLMES WARNER / CURB WBS 8 3 3 4 , 1 9 7 7

“DA DOO RON RON” ART I S T: SHAUN CASSIDY WRITER : J E F F B ARRY , PH I L

S P ECTOR , E L L I E G REENW ICH PUBL I SHER : TR IO MUS I C CO . , I N C . / MOTHER B ERTHA MUS I C ,

I NC . ADM IN I S T ERED BY A BKCO MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 4 6 PRODUCER : MICHAEL

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The song “Volare,” under the title “Nel Blu Dipinto DiBlu,” won the first Grammy Song of the Year honor in1958. Mike Curb produced Al Martino’s version, whichwas released in 1975 and rose to Top 10 on the AdultContemporary and Top 40 on the Hot 100 charts.

The concept of this hit record was to create a discoversion of “Volare.” Martino appeared in The Godfatherfilm, produced by Al Ruddy, who also produced the movieRevenge, featuring the song “There’s Nothing GreaterThan Our Love,” produced and co-written by Mike Curb.

Larry Groce recorded a live album at McCabe’s inSanta Monica and pressed some copies on his own. Thealbum included “Junk Food Junkie,” and a radio station inSanta Monica played it with good response from listeners.Mike Curb arranged to purchase the album and release it

on the Warner/Curb label in 1976. The recording provedto be popular on several formats – it reached number nineon the Hot 100 and was also on the Adult Contemporaryand Country charts in Billboard.

“Music, Music, Music” was a number one hit forTeresa Brewer in 1950 on London Records; it was also achart record for The Sensations in 1961 and TheHappenings in 1968. In the fall of 1976, this version of“Music, Music, Music” – produced by Gary Usher, KurtBoetcher and Terry Melcher – was brought to Curb, who

released it on the Curb/Warner label. The recording was done with a studio group who

called themselves “California” for this release. The recordwas popular in discos and reached the Top 30 on the Clubchart in Billboard.

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“THERE’S NOTHING GREATER THAN OUR LOVE” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE REVENGE ) ART I S T:

AL MARTINO W/THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION WRITER : M . CURB , L . K U S I K PUBL I SHER : FAMOUS MUS I C

CORPORAT ION T IME : 3 : 5 0 PRODUCER : MIKE CURB

“JUNK FOOD JUNKIE” ART I S T: LARRY GROCE WRITER : LARRY G ROCE PUBL I SHER : PEACEAB LE K INGDOM

(A SCAP ) T IME : 3 : 0 3 PRODUCER : C . R ANDOLPH NAUER WARNER / CURB WBS 8 1 6 5 , 1 9 7 5

“MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC” ART I S T: CALIFORNIA WRITER : S T E PHEN WE I S S , B E RN I E B AUM PUBL I SHER : TRO -

CROMWELL MUS I C , I N C . ( A S CAP ) T IME : 4 : 0 5 PRODUCER : GARY U SHER & KURT BOET TCHER S PEC I A L THANKS : TERRY

MELCHER WARNER / CURB WBS 8 2 5 3 , 1 9 7 6

The co-writer on Jim Stafford’s “SpidersAnd Snakes” was David Bellamy; David’sbrother, Howard, was Stafford’s roadie. PhilGernhard, who produced the Staffordrecord and brought it to Mike Curb, hadthe idea to record The Bellamy Brothersand produced this, their first single. “Let Your Love Flow” was a number

one Billboard pop single on the Hot 100

for Warner/Curb, number two on theAdult Contemporary and number 21 onthe Country charts. It launched the careerof The Bellamy Brothers, who had 41chart records with Curb – first underCurb/Warner and then underCurb/MCA. Included in those 41 chartsingles are 26 Top 10 records and 11number ones.

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E . W I L L I AMS PUBL I SHER : F I G S . D MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 1 5 PRODUCER : PH I L

GERNHARD AND TONY S COTT I S PEC I A L THANKS : PH I L G ERNHARD WARNER / CURB WBS

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WRITER : BROOKS CURB S ONGS ( A S CAP ) / UN I V ER SA L - POLYGRAM

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PRODUCER : J O E B ROOKS /M IKE CURB P RODUCT IONS S PEC I A L

THANKS : BOB L I FTON WARNER / CURB PRO 6 94 , 1 9 7 7

“BABY I ’M YOURS” ART I S T: DEBBY BOONE WRITER :

VAN MCCOY PUBL I SHER : B LACKWOOD MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I )

T IME : 2 : 3 6 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD AND M I KE CURB

“ARE YOU ON THE ROAD TO LOVING ME

AGAIN” ART I S T: DEBBY BOONE WRITER : BOB MORR I SON ,

DEBB I E HULT PUBL I SHER : SOUTHERN N I GHT S MUS I C CO .

( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 2 9 PRODUCER : LARRY BU T LER

“VIVA ESPAÑA” ART I S T: THE BOONE FAMILY WR ITER :

MIKE CURB , L . C A ERT S PUBL I SHER : RADMUS PUB L I SH ING , I N C .

( A S CAP ) T IME : 3 : 1 5 PRODUCER : MIKE CURB S PEC I A L THANKS :

BERRY GORDY MOTOWN M 1 3 3 4 F B , 1 9 7 5

In 1977 – while he was campaigningfor lieutenant governor of California –Mike Curb received a call from his long-time friend Bob Lifton, who had helpedfinance the movie Sessions but was hav-ing trouble finding distribution for thepicture. Lifton asked Mike to watch themovie and help with distribution. The producer of the movie, Joe

Brooks, asked Curb to help him re-workthe song “You Light Up My Life” so thatit could be released as a single. Curbgave the song to his artist Debby Booneand she agreed to sing it. Lifton alsoliked the song and suggested changingthe title of the movie to You Light Up MyLife. The movie and song were releasedin 1977.The song quickly became a hit, reach-

ing number one on the Hot 100 Chart inBillboard and becoming the first recordever to remain there for 10 weeks. In fact,according to Billboard charts, “You LightUp My Life” was the top record for theentire decade of the 1970s. In addition to the Hot 100, the record

reached number one on the AdultContemporary and number four on theCountry charts. It was also the first hitrecording in the fledgling contemporary

Christian music genre, which grewthroughout the 1980s and 1990s andbecame a major segment of the musicindustry. Motown founder Berry Gordy wanted

to find a family act like The Osmonds,and Mike Curb suggested Pat Boone’sfamily. Curb recorded “Please, Mr.Postman,” before discovering that TheCarpenters had already recorded it andplanned to release it as a single. “VivaEspaña” was recorded on that same ses-sion; it was originally a Spanish song forwhich Curb had written an English lyric.“It was a great moment when BerryGordy released it as a single on theMotown label,” said Curb. The four sisters, known as The Boone

Girls, reached the top 25 of the BillboardAdult Contemporary chart with theirMotown recording “When The LoveLight Starts Shining Through His Eyes.” Pat Boone had one of the greatest

careers in rock n’ roll music. His Billboardstatistics, in many ways, are second only tothe statistics of Elvis Presley. His record-ing of “Whatever Happened To GoodOld Rock And Roll” was an excellentexample of the many great records that Patrecorded for Curb during his career.

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HIS EYES” ART I S T: THE BOONE GIRLS WR ITER : LAMONT DO Z I E R ,

B R I AN HOL LAND, EDWARD HOL LAND PUBL I SHER : S TONE AGATE MUS I C

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“WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GOOD OLD ROCK AND

ROLL” ART I S T: PAT BOONE WRITER : L EE DRE S S ER PUBL I SHER :

S POONE MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP )

“GLORY TRAIN” ART I S T: PAT BOONE WRITER : P. J O RDAN , J E RRY

S T YNER PUBL I SHER : MIKE CURB MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 3 0 PRODUCER :

J E RRY S T YNER FOR M I KE CURB P RODUCT IONS MOTOWN RECORD CORP.

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“INDIANA GIRL” ART I S T: PAT BOONE WRITER : MART IN J .

COOPER PUBL I SHER : MART IN COOPER MUS I C ( A S CAP )

“COLORADO COUNTRY MORNING” ART I S T: PAT BOONE

WRITER : R . DUNCAN , J . C UNN INGHAM PUBL I SHER : MAND INA MUS I C

( BM I ) / G L ENWOOD MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 2 7 PRODUCER : RAY

RUF F FOR CURB P RODUCT IONS

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beautiful song that literally changed my lifeand continues to change my life.”—DEBBY BOONE , R EGARD ING “ YOU L I GHT U P M Y L I F E ”

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Lorrie Morgan is the fifth child of George Morgan, aformer member of the Grand Ole Opry whose “CandyKisses” in 1949 was the first in a string of hits. LorettaLynn Morgan made her Opry debut at 13 and became anOpry member in 1984.

In 1986 she married Keith Whitley, the legendarycountry performer who died while Lorrie was on the roadin Alaska. “Who Do You Know In California” was a hitfor its writer, Eddy Raven, in 1981. Morgan presents thefemale side of that question on her first Curb recording.

It’s unusual for an artist to sing all thesongs on a soundtrack album. Cotton,Lloyd and Christian not only sang all thesongs on the soundtrack for Pom Pom Girls,but they had a Top 10 Billboard single with“Go To Pieces.” Darryl Cotton was a talented singer

from Australia, Michael Lloyd was a

successful songwriter and producer, andChris Christian went on to form acompany signing and producing majorartists such as Amy Grant and B.J. Thomas.The soundtrack album, produced byMichael Lloyd and Mike Curb, wasreleased by 20th Century Fox in associationwith Crown International Films.

The Disney animated film Pete’s Dragon needed a titlesong to be sung by Helen Reddy, who was the voice ofthe lead character. Other characters’ voices were done byHollywood notables Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons,Shelley Winters and Jim Backus. Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn were asked to write the

song – the two are legendary Hollywood writers who havewritten two Academy Award-winning songs, including“The Morning After” from The Poseidon Adventure. MikeCurb, with Michael Lloyd and Kasha, produced “CandleOn The Water.”

Travis Wammack was a top session guitarist in MuscleShoals; Rick Hall produced some great records for him,but they never achieved significant chart success. “Do Me” is an example of Wammack’s talent; the

rhythm track is reminiscent of the Beatles “Get Back” onthe intro, and Wammack adds a soulful vocal and funkyguitar licks over the catchy groove.

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“GO TO PIECES” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE THE POM POM G I R L S ) ART I S T: COTTON,

LLOYD & CHRISTIAN WRITER : DEL SHANNON PUBL I SHER : MOLE HOLE MUS I C ( BM I )

T IME : 2 : 5 7 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD AND M I KE CURB 2 0 TH C ENTURY T - 4 8 7 , 1 9 7 5

“CANDLE ON THE WATER” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE P E TE ’ S D RAGON ) ART I S T: HELEN REDDY WRITER :

AL K A SHA , J O E H I R S CHHORN P UB L I SHER : WALT D I SNE Y MUS I C COMPANY /WONDERLAND MUS I C CO . ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 3 9

PRODUCER : AL K A SHA , M I CHAEL L LOYD AND M I KE CURB CAP I TOL P - 4 5 2 1

“DO ME” ART I S T: TRAVIS WAMMACK WRITER : GEORGE J ACK SON AND CURT I S W I LK IN S PUBL I SHER : FAME

PUBL I SH ING ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 5 8 PRODUCER : R I CK HA L L WARNER CURB , 1 9 7 7

Bobbie Gentry will forever be known for her 1967classic “Ode To Billie Joe.” Born Roberta Streeter inChickasaw County, Mississippi, she moved to Californiawith her family when she was 13 and attended UCLAand the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. Her hit single led to The Bobbie Gentry Show on the

CBS television network in 1974, as well as a movie basedon the song in 1976. “Steal Away” is a classic song fromsongwriter and soul singer Jimmy Hughes, whose versionwas a hit for Rick Hall. Hall produced Bobbie Gentry’sversion for Curb.

142“STEAL AWAY” ART I S T: BOBBIE GENTRY WRITER : J IMMY HUGHES PUBL I SHER : FAME PUB L I SH ING COMPANY ,

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The Coon Creek Girls were alegendary country group on the RenfroValley Barn Dance in the 1930s and1940s; J.P. Pennington is the son of formerCoon Creek Girl Lily May Ledford. In 1963 he formed a group, The Exiles,

at his high school in Richmond, Kentucky.The group toured with Dick Clark’sCaravan of Stars in 1967 and changedtheir name to “Exile” in 1973. Theyrecorded several albums for independentlabels before recording “Kiss You AllOver,” written by Mike Chapman andNickie Chinn. Curb signed them toWarner/Curb and released the record in

the summer of 1978. The song reachedthe number one spot on the Hot 100chart and remained there for four weeks; italso reached number 19 on the AdultContemporary chart.Exile’s follow-ups did not achieve the

same level of success; however, two songswritten by Exile members J.P. Penningtonand Mark Gray – “The Closer You Get”and “Take Me Down” – became hits forAlabama in the country field. In the mid-1980s, the group decided to go intocountry music, where they had a BillboardCountry chart hit with “Stay With Me”on Curb Records.

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PUBL I SHER : BMG SONGS , I N C . T IME : 4 : 5 4 PRODUCER : MIKE CHAPMAN S PEC I A L

THANKS : MICKE Y SHAP I RO WARNER / CURB WBS 8 5 8 9 , 1 9 7 8

“STAY WITH ME” ART I S T: EXILE WR ITER : J . P . P ENN INGTON PUBL I SHER :

CAREER S MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 5 8 PRODUCER : MIKE CHAPMAN

“This Night Won’t Last Forever” was co-written andperformed by Bill LaBounty, who writes for Curb’spublishing company. The recording was an internationalhit – it went number one in Japan. In America, it reachednumber 46 on the Adult Contemporary and number 65

on the Hot 100 charts in the summer of 1978 forCurb/Warner. In 1997, this same song was recorded bySawyer Brown and reached number six on the Countryand number eight on the Country Sales charts.

140“THIS NIGHT WON’T LAST FOREVER” ART I S T: BILL LABOUNTY WRITER : B I L L L A BOUNTY , R OY F R EE LAND

PUBL I SHER : CAREER S - BMG MUS I C P UB L I SH ING , I N C . ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 0 2 PRODUCER : J AY S ENTER WARNER / CURB WBS

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“You have helped so many people, and I just wanted you to know that for me, I am verygrateful for all you did for me in the early days when I wanted to spend my life in the

music business and it took someone like you to give me a start”—CHR I S CHR I S T I AN

“You have instructed me all my life about creative things, business things, how to act with others, how to think, how toimprove. It's very difficult to describe 50 years of life altering events. It's very difficult to capture the true essence of the faith

you have had in me. All I can say is thank you for believing in me. And most of all, thank you for being my friend.”—MICHAEL L LOYD

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In 1961, when Leif Garrett was born,Dion’s version of “Runaround Sue” wasplaying on the radio. Leif recorded thesong for Atlantic/Curb Records 16 yearslater, and it became his second chart recordand first Top 20. Garrett – who starred inall of the Walking Tall movies – wasconsistently on the charts in the late 1970s. By the time “I Was Made For

Dancing” was released in the fall of 1978,Curb had been elected LieutenantGovernor of California and had turnedover the day-to-day operations of Curb

Records to Dick Whitehouse. Leif Garrett’s first chart record for

Atlantic/Curb was “Surfin’ USA” in 1977;by this time, he had appeared in moviessuch as Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice(1969) and had starred in a short-livedtelevision show, Three for the Road, in 1975.“I Was Made For Dancing” was

written by Michael Lloyd and publishedby Mike Curb Music. It was the fifthchart single for Garrett and his first bighit, reaching number 10 on the Hot 100chart in Billboard in 1979.

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MARE SCA PUBL I SHER : BRONX S OUL MUS I C /WARNER - TAMERLANE PUB . O / B / O M I J AC MUS I C

( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 2 4 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD FOR M I KE CURB P RODUCT IONS

“I WAS MADE FOR DANCIN’” ART I S T: LEIF GARRETT WRITER : MICHAEL

L LOYD PUBL I SHER : CURB S ONGS ( A S CAP ) / M I CHAEL MUS I C ( A S CAP ) ( ADM . BY CURB

SONGS ) T IME : 3 : 1 6 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD S PEC I A L THANKS : MICHAEL L LOYD AND

TONY S COTT I SCOTT I BROTHERS S B 4 0 3 , 1 9 7 8

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Mark Lindsay was the lead singer for the band PaulRevere and The Raiders. The group had a career boostwhen they became regulars on the daily TV show Wherethe Action Is, produced by Dick Clark. Lindsay co-wrote most of The Raiders’ hits, and in

1975 began a solo career. He signed with Warner/Curband released “Sing Me Home.” At the same time, he alsorecorded Mike Curb’s composition of “Never Gonna GoBack There Again.”

North Carolina native Sammy Johns’ biggest hit was“Chevy Van” in 1975. Johns began his career on a smallindependent label that went out of business. Mike Curbobtained the rights to the Johns masters, re-released

“Chevy Van” and then released the positive love message“Peas In A Pod” on Curb Records. This recording wassuccessful on Adult Contemporary radio and reachednumber 11 on the Billboard chart.

Mike Curb’s former brother-in-law,Tony Scotti, shared a tape of a new groupnamed Foreigner with Mike. Warner wasnot interested in distributing the recordbecause Warner/Curb had Exile and didn’tfeel they could adequately promote both. Curb and Scotti agreed that they

should offer the group to Atlantic, whosigned them and gave a very generousoverride to both Curb and Scotti thatlasted for several Foreigner albums.

During their career, Foreigner had 23singles on the Billboard Hot 100,including “I Want To Know What LoveIs,” which was number one for two weeks,and 11 albums on the Billboard Pop chart– eight of which were certified Platinum. Their album 4 was number one on the

album chart for 10 consecutive weeks. Later,Curb had a major Billboard adult hit with “IWant To Know What Love Is” withWynonna Judd, featuring Jeff Beck on guitar.

“You Better Move On” was written byR&B singer Arthur Alexander, whoseversion hit in 1962; this recording was thefirst hit to come out of Rick Hall’s studio inMuscle Shoals. Tommy Roe had his first hitin 1962 with “Sheila” and had subsequenthits with “Sweet Pea” (1966), “Hooray ForHazel” (1966), “Dizzy” (1969), and “Jam UpAnd Jelly Tight” (1969). The Atlanta-born artist was part of

the group of singers and songwriters

centered at The Lowery Group, headedby publisher Bill Lowery. When MikeCurb was head of MGM, the labelformed MGM/South with Lowery.After Curb left MGM and moved into aventure with Warner Brothers, heresumed his relationship with Loweryand Tommy Roe’s recording was releasedon Warner/Curb. Tommy Roe went onto have seven Billboard chart recordswith Curb.

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“SING ME HIGH (SING ME LOW)” ART I S T: MARK LINDSAY WRITER : MARK L I ND SAY , M . G RONENTHAL AND

J . L I ND SAY PUBL I SHER : F I R E I N THE M IDDLE MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 5 9 PRODUCER : MARK L I ND SAY

“NEVER GONNA GO BACK THERE AGAIN” ART I S T: MARK LINDSAY WRITER : MIKE CURB PUBL I SHER :

MIKE CURB MUS I C ( BM I )

“PEAS IN A POD” ART I S T: SAMMY JOHNS WRITER : S AMMY J OHNS PUBL I SHER : CAREER S - BMG MUS I C

PUBL I SH ING / L EG I BU S MUS I C / SONY / ATV S ONGS L L C ( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 5 6

“CHEVY VAN” ART I S T: SAMMY JOHNS WRITER : S AMMY J OHNS PUBL I SHER : ACT ONE MUS I C CO . , I N C . T IME : 3 : 5 2

PRODUCERS : J AY S ENTER , L A RRY KNECHTEL

“FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME” ART I S T: FOREIGNER WRITER : M . J ONE S

PUBL I SHER : SOMERSE T MUS I C / E VANSONGS LTD . ( A S CAP ) T IME : 3 : 1 5 S PEC I A L THANKS :

TONY S COTT I

“YOU BETTER MOVE ON” ART I S T: TOMMY ROE WRITER : ARTHUR A L E XANDER

PUBL I SHER : G I L MUS I C CORP. T IME : 2 : 4 4 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD AND M I KE CURB

S PEC I A L THANKS : B I L L L OWERY WARNER / CURB

“WORKING CLASS HERO” ART I S T: TOMMY ROE WRITER : TOMMY ROE

PUBL I SHER : LOW-W I MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 2 0 PRODUCER : MIKE CURB , DON CO S TA ,

TOMMY ROE S PEC I A L THANKS : KARL ENGEMANN

“Mike Curb is among a handful of figures in our industry who have remained visionary and vital throughout the years.”

—DOUG MORR I S , F ORMER CHA I RMAN O F AT LANT I C R E CORDS , WARNER MUS I C G ROUP, UN I V ER SA L MUS I C G ROUP

AND CHA I RMAN O F S ONY MUS I C G ROUP

Dennis Hannon, Doug Morris, Dave Mount, Atlantic Records Founder Ahmet Ertegan, Mike Curb and Mel Lewinter celebrating at Mike Curb’s home

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Mie Nemoto and Kei Masuda began performing in1976 as a schoolgirl folk duo. After winning an amateurtalent show on a Japanese television show, they changedtheir image and their sound – adding slinky dresses anddisco rhythms – and released their first single. Soon, they were superstars in Japan, and in 1978 they

made their first American appearance at the Tropicana

Hotel in Las Vegas. The duo appeared as guests on LeifGarrett’s variety special on CBS just before releasing thesingle “Kiss In The Dark” worldwide in 1979. Later, theyhad their own television show, Pink Lady, on NBC. Thissong, written by Michael Lloyd and published by Curb’spublishing firm, reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot100 chart.

The original version of “Cherry Pie” was recorded bySkip (Clyde Battin) and Flip (Gary Paxton), who met atthe University of Arizona. That 1960 version reachednumber 11. The Hagers – perennial favorites of the Hee Haw TV

show audience – covered the song for the country

market. David Geffen was looking for a country artist forhis Asylum label, which had recently merged withElektra, and Mike Curb suggested The Hagers. Curband Michael Lloyd co-produced the song “Cherry Pie”for Geffen’s label.

Susie Allanson had 12 chart records during the timewhen Curb was distributed by Warner Brothers and, later,Elektra Records. She reached the number one position inCashBox and number two in Billboard with “We Belong

Together.” She also had a Top 10 recording with “MaybeBaby,” originally recorded by The Crickets, featuringBuddy Holly.

The TV series Angie ran from 1979-1980 and starredDonna Pescow, Robert Hays, Debralee Scott and DorisRoberts. The theme song for the show was “DifferentWorlds,” sung by Maureen McGovern, who – in additionto her success as a pop recording artist – had appeared inthe movies Towering Inferno and Airplane. She also starredin Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance on Broadway.

McGovern’s first pop hit was “The Morning After” in1973, the theme song from The Poseidon Adventure.“Different Worlds” was released as a single onWarner/Curb in 1979 and reached number one on theAdult Contemporary chart, where it remained for twoweeks, and was Top 20 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

Florida native Bobby Goldsboro had more than 25chart hits in the decade from 1962-1973, including“Honey” and “Watching Scotty Grow;” he also had anationally syndicated TV show from 1972-1975. “Goodbye Marie” was produced by Larry Butler, who

had produced Kenny Rogers’ hits like “The Gambler.”

The Goldsboro recording came at a time when pop artistswere finding success on the Country and AdultContemporary charts. The song “Goodbye Marie” reached the Top 20 on

both of those charts, and Curb Records later released aGreatest Hits album with Goldsboro.

The Burrito Brothers were descendents of a grouporiginally named The Flying Burrito Brothers, formed byGram Parsons and Chris Hillman in Los Angeles in 1968.Parsons and Hillman had left The Byrds to start this group,and they recruited ex-Byrd Michael Clarke as drummer. Parsons left for a solo career, Bernie Leadon left to

join The Eagles, and Hillman and Al Perkins left to joinManassas with Stephen Stills.

In 1975, “Sneaky Pete” Kleinow and Chris Ethridgere-formed the group with Joel Scott Hill – formerly withCanned Head – and fiddler Gib Gilbeau. Ethridge left in1976 and the group was led by Gilbeau and John Beland,who changed the name to The Burrito Brothers. Theyhad nine chart records on Curb, including “She BelongsTo Everyone But Me,” which reached number 16 on theCountry chart.

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( A S CAP ) /M I CHAEL MUS I C ( A S CAP ) ( ADM . BY CURB S ONGS ) T IME : 2 : 0 5 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD S PEC I A L THANKS :

PAUL DREW ELEKTRA E - 4 6 040 -A , 1 9 7 9

“CHERRY PIE” ART I S T: THE HAGERS WRITER : MARV IN PH I L L I P S , J O J O S EA PUBL I SHER : MODERN MUS I C ( BM I )

T IME : 2 : 0 1 PRODUCER : MIKE CURB AND M I CHAEL L LOYD S PEC I A L THANKS : DAV ID G E F F EN ELEKTRA E - 4 5 2 1 9 -A , 1 9 7 4

“WE BELONG TOGETHER” ART I S T: SUSIE ALLANSON WRITER : CAROL CHA SE PUBL I SHER : PAUK I E MUS I C

( BM I ) T IME : 2 : 4 5 PRODUCER : RAY RU F F WARNER / CURB

“MAYBE BABY” ART I S T: SUSIE ALLANSON WRITER : BUDDY HOL LY , NORMAN P E T T Y PUBL I SHER : MCCARTNE Y

MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I ) , M P L MUS I C P UB L I SH ING , I N C . T IME : 2 : 5 0 PRODUCER : RAY RU F F WARNER , 1 9 7 8

“DIFFERENT WORLDS” ( F ROM THE T E L EV I S I ON S E R I E S ANG I E ) ART I S T: MAUREEN MCGOVERN WRITER :

NORMAN G IMBEL , CHARLE S FOX PUBL I SHER : © 1 9 7 9 B RU IN MUS I C COMPANY ( BM I ) A L L R I GHT S R E S ERVED . U S ED BY

P ERM I S S I ON . T IME : 2 : 1 4 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD /M IKE CURB P RODUCT IONS S PEC I A L THANKS : MICHAEL L LOYD

WARNER / CURB WBS 8 8 3 5 , 1 9 7 9

“GOODBYE MARIE” ART I S T: BOBBY GOLDSBORO WRITER : DENN I S L I NDE , ME L MCDAN I E L PUBL I SHER : EM I

B LACKWOOD MUS I C I N C . O / B / O COMB INE MUS I C CORP. / EM I A P R I L MUS I C I N C . O / B / O MUS I C C I T Y MUS I C T IME : 2 : 5 8

PRODUCER : LARRY BU T LER CBS / CURB Z S 9 5 4 0 0 , 1 9 8 0

“SHE BELONGS TO EVERYONE BUT ME” ART I S T: THE BURRITO BROTHERS WRITER : J OHN EDWARD

BELAND, G I B GU I L B EAU PUBL I SHER : AT LANT I C MUS I C CORP. ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 2 7 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD FOR M I KE

CURB P RODUCT IONS CBS / CURB Z S 5 0 2 2 4 3 , 1 9 8 1

Roland Kent Lavoie first played withthe group The Legends in Tampa, Florida,in 1961; other members of that groupincluded Jim Stafford, Gerald Chambers,Gram Parsons and Jon Corneal. In 1971, the group hit under the name

Lobo (Spanish for “wolf ”) with “Me And

You And A Dog Named Boo,” producedby Phil Gernhard for Big Tree. The songreached number five on the Hot 100. “Where Were You When I Was

Falling In Love” was a number onerecord on the Billboard AdultContemporary chart.

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ART I S T: LOBO WRITER : S AM LORBER , J E F F S I LV ER , S T E VE J O B E PUBL I SHER : WB MUS I C

CORP. /WARNER HOUSE O F MUS I C T IME : 3 : 1 6 PRODUCER : BOB MONTGOMERY FOR M I KE

CURB P RODUCT IONS S PEC I A L THANKS : PH I L G ERNHARD MCA 4 1 0 6 5 , 1 9 7 9

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“Phil Gernhard made incredible contributions to Curb Records for more than 35 years.”

—MIKE CURB

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Billy Burnette led the band that played behind hisfather, the legendary Dorsey Burnette, in the 1970s. Afterhis father’s death in 1979, Billy began a solo career and, inthe summer of 1985, had his first chart record with “Ain’t

It Just Like Love” on Curb Records. Later, Billy Burnette played for seven years with

Fleetwood Mac and then with John Fogerty.

The Assembled Multitude was a well-known EastCoast studio group that had major hits such as “Tommy,”“Woodstock” and “Superstar.” “Chariots Of Fire” was one of their best recordings; it

was produced by Michael Lloyd for Mike Curb

Productions and arranged by John D’Andrea. The songwas the theme for the Academy Award-winning filmChariots of Fire, released in 1981 and starring IanCharleson and Ben Cross.

When Dick Whitehouse sawSawyer Brown on Star Search, heimmediately called Mike Curb. Theyagreed to sign the group, but Mikethought they were a rock n’ roll bandwhile Dick thought they would fit thecountry market. They recruited Randy Scruggs to

produce them, and his name on therecord gave the group credibility forthe country audience. “Step That Step”was Sawyer Brown’s second single andfirst number one on the Country chart.Over the next 20 years, they wouldrelease 50 chart singles for Curb,including 17 that went Top Five.

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PUBL I SHER : B I L LY B EAU MUS I C C / O CHRYSA L I S MUS I C ( A S CAP ) / BUG MUS I C O / B / O WATCHPOCKET MUS I C ( BM I )

T IME : 2 : 5 8 PRODUCER : R I CHARD PODOLOR S PEC I A L THANKS : D I CK WH I T EHOUSE MCA /CURB 5 2 6 2 6 , 1 9 8 5

“BROTHER TO BROTHER” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE GLEAM ING O F THE CUBE ) ART I S T: BILLY BURNETTE

WRITER : J E RRY CORBET TA , B OB C R EWE , B OB G AUD IO PUBL I SHER : HEART ’ S D E L I GHT MUS I C /NEW Y EAR MUS I C ( BM I )

PRODUCER : R I CHARD PODOLOR

“CHARIOTS OF FIRE” ART I S T: ASSEMBLED MULTITUDE WRITER : VANGEL I S PUBL I SHER : S PHER I C B . V. /

WARNER B RO S . MU S I C ( A S CAP ) T IME : 3 : 1 6

“STEP THAT STEP” ART I S T: SAWYER BROWN WRITER : MARK A . M I L L ER

PUBL I SHER : © 1 9 8 3 , 1 9 8 5 WB MUS I C CORP. ( A S CAP ) A L L R I GHT S ADM IN . BY WB MUS I C

CORP. ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 4 7 PRODUCER : RANDY L . S C RUGGS S PEC I A L THANKS : D I CK

WH I T EHOUSE , J IM MA Z Z A AND J IM FOGLE SONG CURB , 1 9 8 5

“BETTY’S BEIN’ BAD” ART I S T: SAWYER BROWN WRITER : MARSHAL L

CHAPMAN PUBL I SHER : TA L L G I R L MUS I C

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“New Orleans” was a Top 10 pop hit for Gary “U.S.”Bonds in 1960; years later, Curb Records was asked to dothe soundtrack for the film Voyage Of The Rock Aliens andMike Curb approached Neil Sedaka to record the songfor the movie.

Neil knew “U.S.” Bonds and asked him to sing thesong with him. Gary agreed to do it and the duet was aperfect fit for the movie. Curb also had success with Sedaka’s Top 40 chart

recording of “Rhythm Of The Rain.”

Jermaine Jackson was part of The Jackson 5 before hissolo career. Pia Zadora had a Billboard Top 40 hit with“The Clapping Song,” and Curb was looking for a recordfor the international market. Jermaine wanted to do a crossover record, and he

recorded the song “When The Rain Begins To Fall,”

written by Peggy March, with Pia Zadora.It sold three million records worldwide. It was a huge

international hit and in the United States reached theHot 100, the Club chart, and the Rhythm and Bluescharts in 1985.

Mike Curb had a good relationshipwith Clint Eastwood from the Kelly’s Heroesmovie, in which “Burning Bridges” by TheMike Curb Congregation was featured. T.G. Sheppard wanted to record

“Make My Day,” a song written byDewayne Blackwell. Dewayne got the ideaof “make my day” from the Eastwoodphrase made famous in the Dirty Harry

movies. Curb asked Eastwood to recordthe line “Go ahead, punk. Make my day”for the song. “Make My Day” was released in early

1984 and reached number 12 on theCountry chart before also hitting theAdult Contemporary and Hot 100 charts.T.G. Sheppard recorded 15 number

one records for Curb.

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“RHYTHM OF THE RAIN” ART I S T: NEIL SEDAKA WRITER : J OHN GUNMOE PUBL I SHER : WARNER - TAMERLANE

PUBL I SH ING CORP. ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 5 8 PRODUCER : DAN HARTMAN MCA /CURB 5 2 4 0 0 , 1 9 8 4

“NEW ORLEANS” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE VOYAGE O F THE ROCK A L I EN S ) ART I S T: NEIL SEDAKA WITH GARY

( U . S . ) B ONDS WRITER : FRANK GU IDA , J O S E PH ROYS T ER PUBL I SHER : ROCKMASTER S , I N C . ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 4 5 PRODUCER :

DAN HARTMAN MCA /CURB 5 2 4 0 0 , 1 9 8 4

“WHEN THE RAIN BEGINS TO FALL” ART I S T: JERMAINE JACKSON WITH PIA ZADORA WRITER : M .

BRADLE Y , P . MARCH , S . W I T TMACK PUBL I SHER : ED I T I ON S UNSE T PUB L I SH ING I NC . T IME : 4 : 0 9 PRODUCER : J ACK WH I T E

S PEC I A L THANKS : MESHULAM R I K L I S MCA /CURB 5 2 5 2 1 , 1 9 8 4

“THE CLAPPING SONG” ART I S T: PIA ZADORA WRITER : L INCOLN CHA SE PUBL I SHER : EMBAS S Y MUS I C

CORP. / EM I A L G A L L I CO MUS I C T IME : 3 : 2 2 S PEC I A L THANKS : MESHULEM R I K L I S CURB TM4 5 04 , 1 9 8 3

“MAKE MY DAY” ARTIST: CLINT EASTWOOD WITH T.G . SHEPPARD WRITER :

DEWAYNE BLACKWELL PUBLISHER : CAREERS-BMG MUS IC PUBL I SH ING , INC . TIME : 3 : 1 3

PRODUCER : J IM ED NORMAN SPECIAL THANKS : BERRY GORDY WARNER/CURB 7 - 29343 , 1 984

“FROM THE DESERT TO THE SEA” ART I S T: T.G. SHEPPARD WRITER : MIKE

CURB , J E RRY DUNPHY PUBL I SHER : MIKE CURB MUS I C ( BM I ) , J E R -DUN MUS I C

“WIDE OPEN SPACES” ART I S T: T.G. SHEPPARD WRITER : MIKE CURB , J E RRY

DUNPHY PUBL I SHER : MIKE CURB MUS I C ( BM I ) , J E R -DUN MUS I C

“DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE” ART I S T: T.G. SHEPPARD WRITER : BOBBY DAV ID

PUBL I SHER : WORLD SONG PUB L I SH ING , I N C . ( A S CAP ) T IME : 2 : 4 6 PRODUCER : B I L L

BROWDER S PEC I A L THANKS : BERRY GORDY MELODYLAND M 6 0 0 2 F A , 1 9 7 4

Mark Miller and Mike Curb

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Tony Martell of CBS Records was looking for atechno/rock band, and when Mike Curb signed the groupDouble Image, Martell suggested that CBS and Curb

form a label to release the recording of “Night Pulse.” Therecord hit the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983 and remained onthe chart for several weeks.

The Dan Seals and Marie Osmond duet “Meet Me InMontana” won the Country Music Association’s VocalEvent of the Year award in 1986. The record was numberone on Billboard’s Country, Country Airplay and Country

Sales charts. Paul Davis wrote the song and also wrote“You’re Still New To Me,” which later became a number-one duet with Paul and Marie Osmond.

Marie, the only female in a family full of Osmondboys, made her country chart debut with “Paper Roses” in1973; she followed with eight more chart records before“Meet Me In Montana.”

This record was produced by Paul Worley, who alsoproduced “There’s No Stopping Your Heart” for Marieand “You’re Still New To Me” for the duo – both ofwhich were number-one records.

“It’s All Been Said Before” was written by DennisLambert and Brian Potter, co-writers with hits like “Ain’tNo Woman (Like The One I’ve Got)” for The Four Tops;“Country Boy, You’ve Got Your Feet In L.A.” for GlenCampbell; “Don’t Pull Your Love Out” for Hamilton, Joe,Frank & Reynolds, and for Glen Campbell; and “We

Built This City” for Starship. Mike Curb and Michael Lloyd produced this session

for The Supremes, the legendary Motown group who had46 chart singles – including 12 number ones – duringtheir career.

Morgan Mason was an executive with the filmcompany owned by Mike Curb and his sister, Carole.Mason was married to Belinda Carlisle, lead singer forThe Go Gos, an all-girl punk novelty act formed inHollywood in 1978. When the group broke up, Carlisle pursued a solo

career and her album Belinda debuted in 1986. Michael

Lloyd with Mike Curb Productions produced “MadAbout You,” which was released on I.R.S. Records. The single went to number three on the Hot 100 chart

in Billboard and crossed over to number 25 on the AdultContemporary chart. The album went Gold, reaching thenumber 13 position on the Pop Album chart.

Gotcha! was a 1985 film directed by Jeff Kanew andstarring Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino, Jsu Garciaand Klaus Loewitsch. While working on the soundtrack,Mike Curb, Jack White and Mark Spiro decided to writea song called “Gotcha.” The song didn’t make the movie,but Anne Murray heard it and wanted to record it. Anne Murray was the first Canadian female vocalist to

earn a Gold record in the United States; her single“Snowbird” was released in the summer of 1970 and roseto number ten on the Country chart and number eight onthe Pop chart in Billboard. She was a regular on the GlenCampbell Goodtime Hour TV show during the same periodthat The Mike Curb Congregation appeared on thatprogram.

Joan Jett is one of the premier female rockers in thehistory of the genre. She grew up in Baltimore andSouthern California and received her first guitar when shewas 14. Influenced by the glitter pop music of the early

1970s from England, she led the all-female teenage groupThe Runaways before embarking on her solo career. “Gotcha Where I Want Ya” was the theme song from

the Curb soundtrack to the movie Gotcha!

“Military Drums” was a cut from the soundtrack to thefilm Gotcha! It reached number eight on the Club chartand number 33 on the Dance Sales chart in Billboard.“Machine Gun” and “So Many People” followed, and

both were Top 10 records on the Club chart; in all, Kahhas had four singles on the Dance chart for Curb Records. According to Mike Curb, “Hubert Kah was one of the

coolest acts who ever hit dance music.”

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“NIGHT PULSE” ART I S T: DOUBLE IMAGE WRITER : P. B O L EN , G . K ATONA , B . BU T L ER PUBL I SHER : S E E NO E V I L

MUS I C ( A S CAP ) S PEC I A L THANKS : TONY MARTE L L

“MAD ABOUT YOU” ART I S T: BELINDA CARLISLE WRITER : P. B ROWN , J . WHELAN , M . Y . E VANS PUBL I SHER :

CAREER S - BMG MUS I C P UB L I SH ING I NC . / C AREER S - BMG MUS I C P UB L I SH ING I NC . O / O A L P INE ONE MUS I C / TH I S I S A RT

MUS I C / L EN F R EEDMAN MUS I C I N C . D BA L I L AC DR I V E MUS I C T IME : 3 : 3 7 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD FOR M I KE CURB

PRODUCT IONS S PEC I A L THANKS : MORGAN MASON I R S 5 2 8 1 5 , 1 9 8 6

“MEET ME IN MONTANA” ART I ST: DAN S EALS W ITH MAR IE O SMOND WRITER : PAUL DAV I S

PUBL I SHER : WEB I V MUS I C , I NC . ( BM I ) / PAUL & J ONATHAN SONGS ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 5 5 PRODUCER : PAUL WORLEY

CAP I TOL / CURB B 54 7 8 , 1 9 8 5

“YOU’RE STILL NEW TO ME” ART I S T: PAUL DAVIS AND MARIE OSMOND WRITER : PAUL OVER S TREET / PAUL

DAV I S PUBL I SHER : S CREEN G EMS - EM I MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I ) / S C AR LE T MOON MUS I C I N C . ( BM I ) /WEB I V MUS I C , I N C . ( BM I ) ;

PAUL & J ONATHAN SONGS ( BM I ) T IME : 3 : 1 9

“IT’S ALL BEEN SAID BEFORE” ART I S T: THE SUPREMES WRITER : DENN I S L AMBERT, B R I AN POT TER

PUBL I SHER : SONGS O F UN I V ER SA L , I N C . T IME : 2 : 3 7 PRODUCER : MICHAEL L LOYD AND M I KE CURB

“GOTCHA!” ART I S T: ANNE MURRAY WRITER : S P I RO , WH I T E , C URB PUBL I SHER : MIKE CURB MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME :

3 : 2 0 PRODUCER : J ACK WH I T E MCA

“GOTCHA WHERE I WANT YA” ( F ROM THE MOT ION P I C TURE GOTCHA ! ) ART I S T: JOAN JETT AND THE

BLACKHEARTS WRITER : J . J E T T, J . A L L EN , K . L AGUNA PUBL I SHER : SONGS O F UN I V ER SA L , I N C . T IME : 3 : 0 7

PRODUCER : KENNY LOG IN S MCA

“MILITARY DRUMS” ART I S T: HUBERT KAH WRITER : MICHAEL C R E TU , BU SANNE MULLER PUBL I SHER : MI ZMO

MUS I C ( BM I ) T IME : 6 : 2 7 PRODUCER : MICHAEL C R E TU AND A RMAND VOLKER S PEC I A L THANKS : J U RGEN K RAMAR

RCA / CURB

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“Congratulations, Mike. We wish you many more years of great success.”—BERRY GORDY

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