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Dec 24, 2019 · Covered by Carol Douglas. I Don't Want You to Go. Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts. Lani Hall. 1980. Covered by (13 artists) I'll Be There for You. David Crane, Marta Kauffman, Michael Skloff, Phil Solem, Allee Willis, Danny Wilde. The Rembrandts.
- November 10, 1947
- December 24, 2019
- “September,” Earth, Wind & Fire (1978) Willis’ first co-wrote for EWF — with the group’s Maurice White and Al McKay — was also the best song of her career, a joyful three and a half minute party that gets you on your feet from the first skittering guitar notes.
- “I’ll Be There For You,” The Rembrandts (1994) Willis was part of a team of six, including the Rembrandts’ Danny Wilde, who created this iconic theme for NBC’s Friends, which the band turned into a full-scale song after a Nashville radio station famously looped the TV version into a single-length hit.
- “What Have I Done to Deserve This? ,” Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield (1987) Willis hooked up with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe via a mutual friend in the publishing industry, writing this single about three years before its release, with the duo using the interim to refine the song’s structure and get Springfield on board.
- “In the Stone,” Earth, Wind & Fire (1979) Though not Willis’ biggest hit for EWF, the brassy “In the Stone” — co-written with Maurice White and David Foster — was a blast-off for the I Am album and for many an EWF concert since.
I. I Am Love (Jennifer Holliday song) I Don't Want You to Go (Lani Hall song) I Want You Tonight. I'll Be There for You (The Rembrandts song) I'm Alive (Stretch & Vern song) In the Stone. It's Sunny.
rank #5 ·. "Star" is a single by the R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1979 from their studio album I Am. The song was written by Allee Willis, Eduardo Del Barrio and the bandleader Maurice White. "Star" rose to 64 on the US Hot 100 chart, 47 on the US R&B chart and 16 on the UK Singles chart.
Alta Sherral Willis (born November 10, 1947 – died December 24, 2019, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American songwriter, multimedia artist, set designer, writer, director
Her 1974 Epic album Childstar made a fan of Bonnie Raitt, who became the first artist to cover her songs. After moving to Los Angeles, Willis secured a publishing deal at A&M in 1977—and has written songs since that have sold over 50 million records.
Allee Willis’ songwriting career is studded with some of 20th-century pop’s most indelible songs. With her help, The Rembrandts’ “I’ll Be There for You” became a jangle-pop gem and the ideal theme song for TV’s Friends; another cowrite of hers, Earth, Wind & Fire’s exuberant “September,” is a guaranteed party-starter.
