This barroom ballad by a little-known industry veteran almost made it to the very top back at Christmas in 2001...
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What started off as a tune sung in the shower one July ended up as an Ariana Grande Christmas classic...
Inspired by a chat with his Aunt Sandy, the songwriter-producer and his colleagues came up with a contemporary Christmas classic...
The multi-award-winning songwriter, musician and broadcaster reveals how crossing paths with Clint Eastwood led to co-writing his movie’s title track...
A romantic trip to Memphis, Tennessee led to a special friendship being formed and a classic hit single being born...
This iconic 90s pop smash went through several different versions before finding a perfect home with Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia...
The feelgood anthem that became a hit in two decades for two different bands was inspired by Cliff Richard Since...
The singer-songwriter reflects on the creation of her No 1 single with a lyric that was suggested as a joke...
In writing a song for the film ‘City Of Angels’, the frontman created one of the 90s’ biggest crossover...
The pop-rock duo’s principal songwriter tells the backstory of a song that became a hit in the 80s and 00s...
The mid-80s synth-pop master reflects on his typically upbeat transatlantic hit, written in the locker room of a basketball stadium...
Under constant scrutiny from her label, Victoria Hesketh and her co-writing producer RedOne came up with this classic pop banger...