Albert Hammond in the context of "Gibraltarians"

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⭐ Core Definition: Albert Hammond

Albert Louis Hammond OBE (born 18 May 1944) is a Gibraltarian singer, songwriter and record producer. As a songwriter he has collaborated with songwriters Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Hal David, Diane Warren, Holly Knight, Carole Bayer Sager and Roy Orbison.

Hammond wrote commercially successful singles for singers Celine Dion, Joe Dolan, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Leo Sayer, Tina Turner, Glen Campbell, Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson, Lynn Anderson and Bonnie Tyler, and bands Ace of Base, Air Supply, Blue Mink, Chicago, Heart, Living in a Box, the Carpenters, the Hollies, the Pipkins, Starship, and Westlife.

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Albert Hammond in the context of Creep (Radiohead song)

"Creep" is the debut single by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 September 1992 by EMI. It was included on Radiohead's debut album, Pablo Honey (1993). It features "blasts" of guitar noise and lyrics describing an obsessive unrequited attraction.

Radiohead had not planned to release "Creep", and recorded it at the suggestion of the producers, Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie, while they were working on other songs. They took elements from the 1972 song "The Air That I Breathe" by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. Following legal action, Hammond and Hazlewood were credited as co-writers.

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Albert Hammond in the context of The Air That I Breathe

"The Air That I Breathe" is a ballad written by the British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter Albert Hammond and the English songwriter Mike Hazlewood. It was initially recorded by Hammond on his debut album, It Never Rains in Southern California (1972), and then by Phil Everly in 1973.

In early 1974, a version by the Hollies reached number two on the UK singles chart. It was the Hollies' last major hit. The English rock band Radiohead reused the chord progression and melody of "The Air That I Breathe" for their 1992 song "Creep".

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Albert Hammond in the context of Mike Hazlewood

Mike Hazlewood (24 December 1941 – 6 May 2001) was a British singer-songwriter and composer. He variously worked with Albert Hammond, T-Bone Burnett, Van Dyke Parks and Harry Nilsson.

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← Creep (Radiohead song) ← The Air That I Breathe ← Mike Hazlewood
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Order of the British Empire → Gibraltarians → Mike Hazlewood → John Bettis → Hal David → Diane Warren → Holly Knight → Carole Bayer Sager → Roy Orbison → Celine Dion → Joe Dolan → Aretha Franklin → Whitney Houston → Diana Ross → Leo Sayer → Tina Turner → Glen Campbell → Julio Iglesias → Willie Nelson → Lynn Anderson → Bonnie Tyler → Ace of Base → Air Supply → Blue Mink → Chicago (band) → Heart (band) → Living in a Box → The Carpenters → The Hollies → The Pipkins → Starship (band) → Westlife →