Billy Steinberg in the context of "Too Little Too Late"

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⭐ Core Definition: Billy Steinberg

William Endfield Steinberg (born February 26, 1950) is an American songwriter. He achieved his greatest success in the 1980s with songwriting partner Tom Kelly; together they wrote or co-wrote the No. 1 hits "Like a Virgin" by Madonna (1984), "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper (1986), "Eternal Flame" by the Bangles (1989), "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston (1987), and "Alone" (covered by Heart in 1987). Steinberg and Kelly also wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "I Drove All Night" (recorded by various artists, initially recorded by Roy Orbison in 1987 but first released by Lauper in 1989), "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls (1990), and "I'll Stand by You" by The Pretenders (1994).

After Kelly retired from music in the 1990s, Steinberg collaborated with other songwriters. With Rick Nowels and Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo he wrote the hit songs "Falling Into You" (covered by Celine Dion) and "One & One". He has written hit songs with Josh Alexander including "All About Us" by t.A.T.u. (2005), "Too Little Too Late" by JoJo (2006), "Over It" by Katharine McPhee (2007), and "Give Your Heart a Break" by Demi Lovato (2012).

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Billy Steinberg in the context of Like a Virgin (song)

"Like a Virgin" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna from her second album of the same name. The song was written and composed by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg, and it was released as the album's lead single on October 31, 1984. A dance song with two hooks, Madonna sings in a high register while a continuous arrangement of synths are heard along the bassline. The song's lyrics are ambiguous, consisting of hidden innuendos and open to various interpretations.

Upon release, "Like a Virgin" received positive reviews from music critics, who frequently singled out Madonna's vocals. It became her first number-one in the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in Australia and Canada, while reaching the top ten elsewhere; "Like a Virgin" has sold over six million copies worldwide. The accompanying music video was directed by Mary Lambert, and showed Madonna sailing down the canals of Venice in a gondola, as well as roaming around a castle wearing a white wedding dress. The video received positive feedback; authors singled out the expression of Venetian vitality, and noted references to Saint Mark.

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Billy Steinberg in the context of Tom Kelly (musician)

Thomas F. Kelly (born April 16, 1948) is an American musician. With Billy Steinberg, he co-wrote numerous hit songs for popular music artists, including five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 1980s.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Like a Virgin (song) ← Tom Kelly (musician)
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Songwriter → Tom Kelly (musician) → Like a Virgin (song) → Madonna → True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song) → Cyndi Lauper → Eternal Flame (song) → The Bangles → So Emotional → Whitney Houston → Alone (i-Ten song) → Heart (band) → I Drove All Night → Roy Orbison → I Touch Myself → Divinyls → I'll Stand by You → The Pretenders → Rick Nowels → Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo → Celine Dion → One and One (song) → Josh Alexander (songwriter) → All About Us (t.A.T.u. song) → T.A.T.u. → Too Little Too Late → JoJo (singer) → Over It (Katharine McPhee song) → Katharine McPhee → Give Your Heart a Break → Demi Lovato →