A talented songwriter…
Clif Magness’ Grammy award-winning career as songwriter/producer dates back to the early ’80’s when he brought soap opera heartthrob Jack Wagner into the music scene with his #1 hit, “All I Need.” Magness skyrocketed again to #5 with Wilson Phillips’ hit song “Impulsive” (co-written with Steve Kipner) after taking home a Grammy in 1990 for his song “The Places You Find Love” on Quincy Jones’ album, From Back on the Block.
Clif’s talents also include the film sound tracks arena where his expertise gained him several Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for his song, “The Day I Fall In Love”, from Universal Pictures’ Beethoven’s 2nd. Other motion picture projects under his belt include My Fellow Americans, Two of A Kind, Gladiator and Caddyshack 2.
His impressive roster of artists with whom he has written and/or produced for include Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Sheena Easton, Steve Perry, Dolly Parton, James Ingram, Patti Austin, Cheap Trick, Amy Grant, Lisa Marie Presley, Judith Owen and Wild Orchid to name a few. Most recently, Clif’s work includes eight songs on Java artist Judith Owen’s CD.
He joined forces with Jay Graydon and Glen Ballard in the group Planet 3 in 1991. These three songwriters were going to write new material to the major group Heart, but when they composed the songs, they decided to bring them out by themselves, so the band Planet 3 released the album “A Heart For The Big Machine”. This was the only album from this group.
In 1994 Empire Records in Sweden did release the first solo album from Clif Magness, and it was also released in Japan by Toshiba records in 1995. After this Clif Magness is still very active in composing songs for other artists.
Discography
Road To Gold
MelodicRock Classics 2022
Tracks: Disc 1: 1979 - 1983: Slip Away, The Rest Of The Night, Reach For Me, Do You Ever Think Of Me, Look What You've Done, Make Me Believe It, What Goes Around, Let 'Em Talk, Late Night News, Chain Reaction, Workin' It Back, When Will I See You Again, Tell Him & I Know What You Know. Disc 2: 1984 - 1987: Top Of The Hill, Kia Manni Kai, Hold On, Lisa It Still Matters, Hold On To Me, Runnin' Forever, Black And White, Over Tokyo, The Other Side Of Love, Saving Grace, The Children, If I Had My Way, Livin' In A Gorgeous Hell, Shake Off The Rain & Steam. Disc 3: 1988 - 1995: Livin' By The Letter, Halfway To Heaven, As Good As It Gets, Cry, Yeah Yeah Yeah, Love With A View, Look The Other Way, I Will Survive, I Think My Heart Is Ready, Johnny B Bad, Nueromancer, Collection Of Hearts, You Love Who You Love, The Boy Delirious, I Know I Want Your Love, Down & Feel. Disc 4: 1996 - 2018: Forget That Girl, Her New Day, In The New World, Katies Suicide, Livin' The Dream, What You Want, I've Fallen Into You, Running Away, Craving, Different Today, Those Were The Days, Will You Wait, Me Just Being Me, Crave The Touch, Let Me Let Go & (She Said) Just Kiss Me.
Musicians to the Road To Gold album: Clif Magness, Debbie Betts, Judy Walchuk, Bill Meeker, Tim Pierce, Rosemary Butler, Jon Joyce, David Foster, Davey Faragher, Glen Ballard, Tommy Faragher, Pat Mastelotto, Ellen Schwartz, Tom Keane, John Van Tongeren, Jimmy Haslip, Maxine Willard Waters ,Julia Tillman Waters, Randy Goodrum, Adrian Gurvitz, Mark Mueller, Bernie Barlow, Steve Kipner, Josh Freese, Dennis Matkosky, Tyler Lacy, Joey Waronker, Danielle Brisbois, Curt Bisquera, Oliver Leiber, Brian Cook, Jon Huldt & Evan Magness.
Lucky Dog "Japanese Version"
King Records 2018
Tracks: Ain’t No Way, Don’t Look Now, Unbroken, Like You, Love Needs A Heart, Nobody But You, Maybe, Shout, Rain, All Over My Mind, My Heart & Nobody But You (Acoustic) (Bonus Track).
Musicians on the Lucky Dog album: Clif Magness and others.
Lucky Dog
Frontiers Music 2018
Tracks: Ain’t No Way, Don’t Look Now, Unbroken, Like You, Love Needs A Heart, Nobody But You, Maybe, Shout, Rain, All Over My Mind & My Heart.
Musicians on the Lucky Dog album: Clif Magness and others.
Solo
YesterRock Records 2009
Tracks: Footprints In The Rain, It's Only Love, Hold Me Lee Anne , One Way Out , Khalela , Jenny's Still In Love, Only You , If We Can't Do It, Flower Girl , What's A Heart To Do, Solo, Dreams Fade Away, Ready Or Not, Black And White (bonus track) & Running Forever (bonus track).
Musicians on the Solo album: Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Jay Graydon, Martin Page, Aina Olsen & Mark Mueller.
Solo
Toshiba Records 1995
Tracks: The Tracks are: Footprints In The Rain, It's Only Love, Hold Me Lee Anne , One Way Out , Khalela , Jenny's Still In Love, Only You , If We Can't Do It, Flower Girl , What's A Heart To Do, Solo, Dreams Fade Away & Ready Or Not.
Musicians on the Solo album: Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Jay Graydon, Martin Page, Aina Olsen & Mark Mueller.
Solo
Empire Records 1994
Tracks: Footprints In The Rain, It's Only Love, Hold Me Lee Anne , One Way Out , Khalela , Jenny's Still In Love, Only You , If We Can't Do It, Flower Girl , What's A Heart To Do, Solo, Dreams Fade Away & Ready Or Not.
Musicians on the Solo album: Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Jay Graydon, Martin Page, Aina Olsen & Mark Mueller.