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Gardner Cole Discography

Song Title
Artist
Album

"Open Your Heart" #1
Madonna
True Blue

"Open Your Heart"
Madhouse
Absolutely Mad

"Open Your Heart" #1
Madonna
Ciao Italia: Live In Italy

"Open Your Heart" #1
Madonna
Dance into the Beat:
Madonna Collection

"Open Your Heart" #1
Madonna
Exposed

"Open Your Heart" #1
Madonna
Immaculate Collection

"Open Your Heart" #1

Various Artists

Klone Ikon 5

"Open Your Heart" #1
Madonna
La Isla Bonita, Super Mix

"Open Your Heart" #1
Various Artists
Let's Hear It for the 80's
Vol. 2

"Open Your Heart" #1
Madonna
Royal Box

"Open Your Heart" #1
Madonna
Top 100 Hits of 80's, Vol. 4

"Open Your Heart"
Ofra Haza
Virgin Voices /
A Tribute To Ma donna - Vol. 2

"Open Your Heart" (Die Krupps Remix)
Various Artists
Gothic Vampires From Hell
& Covered In Goth
"Everything" #3
Jody Watley
Larger Than Life
"Everything" #3
Jody Watley
20th Century Masters
The Millenium
"Everything"
Faye Wong
Double Best: 1989-1997
"Everything" #3
Various Artists
Girl Power of the 90's Vol.1
"Everything" #3
Various Artists
Glory of Love: 80's Sweet &
Soulful Love
"Everything" #3
Jody Watley
Greatest Hits
"Everything" #3
Various Artists
Love: No Strings Attached
"Everything" #3
Various Artists
Quit Storms: 80's Jams, Vol.1
"Everything" #3
Various Artists
Slow Jams, Vol.1 & Vol.2
"Everything" #3
Various Artists
Thinking About You
"Most Of All" #11
Jody Watley
Jody Watley
"Most Of All" #11
Jody Watley
Greatest Hits
"Most Of All" #11
Jody Watley
You Wanna Dance With Me
"Most Of All" #11
Jody Watley
20th Century Masters
The Millenium
"Best Of Me"
Jody Watley
Intimacy

"Give Me All Your Lovin'"
3T
Brotherhood
"Gotta Be You" remix top 40 UK
3T
Brotherhood
"Galileo"
Amy Grant
Heart in Motion
"Say Once More"
Amy Grant
Lead Me On
"Say Once More"
Amy Grant
Mosaic ( book and CD)
"Way To Your Heart"
Al Jarreau
Hearts Horizon
"Break Through"
Tina Turner
Days of Thunder
"Life Affair"
Tiffany
New Inside

"Never Run My Motor Down"
Tiffany
New Inside

"Somethin' bout My Baby"
5 Star
Greatest Hits
"Tear It Up" #62
Michael Mcdonald
Take It To Heart

"Love Life"
El Debarge
Gemini
"Don't Give In"
Howard Hewitt
Howard Hewitt
"Let's Get Deeper"
Howard Hewitt
Howard Hewitt
"I Know You'll Be Comin' Back"
Howard Hewitt
Howard Hewitt
"You're My Life"
Bros
Changing Faces
"Somethin' 4 Your Head"
Tom Jones
The Lead & How To Swing
"Somethin' 4 Your Head"
Tom Jones
The Definitive Tom Jones
1964-2002 [Box Set]
"Gravity" #42
Brenda Russell
Get Here
"Romantic Voyage"
Vanity Skin
On Skin
"Who's Your Man?"
Tito Jackson
Burn Hollywood Burn
"Livin' The Good Life"
Sister Sledge
Coming To America
"You"
Ruff Endz
Someone To Love You
"You"
Ruff Endz
Greatest Hits
"Took It All For Granted"
Teddy Pendergrass
Back Again
"We Live In The Jungle
Rockwell
The Last Dragon
"Heaven"
Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright
"First and Last Love"
Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright
"Celebrate The Love"
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
"Saved By Love"
Gloria Loring
Full Moon/No Hesitation
"I Shy Away" #86
Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard
"I've Been Here Before
Vonda Shepard
Vesper Alley
"Through It All"
Bill Champlin
Through It All
"I'm Too Scared" #8 U.K.
Stephen Dante
Find Out
"Imagination"
Stephen Dante
Find Out
"Love To The Limit"
Stephen Dante
Find Out
"It Makes You Feel Good"
Stephen Dante
Find Out
"Ready To Love"
Stephen Dante
Find Out
"Love Foundation"
St. Paul
Blue Cadillac
"Get Up Get Down"
St. Paul
Blue Cadillac
"Shake It All Around
St. Paul
Blue Cadillac
"You Don't Know" #81
Elisa Fiorillo
Elisa Fiorillo
"How Can I Forget" #60
Elisa Fiorillo
Elisa Fiorillo
"Headed For A Heartache"
Elisa Fiorillo
Elisa Fiorillo
"Wonders Of You"
Nick Kamen
Us
"Without Your Love"
Nick Kamen
Us
"This Is Really Love"
Nick Kamen
Us
"Another Lover" #13
Giant Steps
Book Of Pride
"Another Lover" #13
Giant Steps
Lover Boy Soundtrack
"I'm Into You"
Giant Steps
Book Of Pride
"Same Planet"
Giant Steps
Book Of Pride
"Dance Away"
Giant Steps
Book Of Pride
"Dream Wonderful"
Giant Steps
Book Of Pride
"Strange But True" #21
Times Two
X2
"Fur"
Jane Weidlin
Fur
"Inside A Dream" #57
Jane Weidlin
Fur
"Fur" & "Inside A Dream" #57
Jane Weidlin
The Very Best of
Jane Weidlin
"Fur"
Jane Weidlin
Rhino PETA Compilation
"Inside A Dream"
Jane Weidlin
The Very Best of James Weidlin
"Calling All Girls"
Julie Brown
Trapped In a White Girl
"Inside Every Girl"
Julie Brown
Trapped In a White Girl
"Boys 'R A Drug"
Julie Brown
Trapped In a White Girl
"Shut Up & Kiss Me"
Julie Brown
Trapped In a White Girl
"Something For Your Heart"
Tom Jones
The Definitive Tom Jones
1964-2002
"It's Love This Time"
Nile Rogers
Out Loud
"Seduction"
E.G. Daly Summer School
S.T.
"Love Doesn't Matter"
Rodney S. Night & The City
S.T.
"Never Gonna Stop"
Green Eyes Night & The City
S.T.
"I Wanna Be The One"
Ripley Fairchild Night & The City
S.T.
"Coulda Shoulda Woulda"
The Party
The Party
"Got 2 Have U"
Jermaine Stewart
Jermaine
"Easy Rider" #7 Japan
Akina Nakamori
Crossing Palms
"I Get A Kick" # 1 lp Asia
Kristy Chan
Kristy Chan
"Playboy" # 26 Japan
Tamia Akado
Tamia
"Most of All"
Byron Lee
Plays Dynamite Ska
"Say It"
K. I. T. K.
Kids In The Kitchen
"Tear It Up"
Miguel Tomas
Miguel Tomas
"Motown Song"
Rod Stewart
remix Downtown Train
"Meditation # 4"
Ram Dass
Meditations on the Gita
"Before You"
Donna Delory
Debut LP
"Om Mani"
Various Artists
Trance Planet
"The Longing"
Various Artists
Trance Planet Vol. 5
"The Longing"
Various Artists
Palm World Voices:
Vedic Path [CD & DVD]
"Raghuvar Tumko"
Planet Yoga
Rhythm Of The Earth
"Omen of Fortune"
Various Artists
Elevation
"Omen of Fortune"
Various Artists
Planet Chant
"7 songs "
Emer Kenny
Fades Into Day
"Entire CD"
Robbie Nevil
Soul Classics
"Entire CD"
Peter Murphy
Unshattered
"Twist Your Fate"
Peter Murphy
Catacombs Soundtrack
"Entire CD"
Music From God
Days Of Majesty
"Entire CD"
Mosaico
Amor
"Entire CD"
Tony C.
TC 2000
"Entire CD"
Priscilla Basque
Island Of Love
"Entire CD"
M Path
Meeting Rivers
"Entire CD"
M Path
Wanderer
"Entire CD"
M Path
Yoga Journal Presents
"Jai Ambe"
M Path
Journey To The East
"Jai Ambe"
M Path
Journey Of The Mystic
"Entire CD"
W.O.M.B.
Warriors Of Make Believe
"Harlots Memoirs"
BlessedBeThyName
Phallus In Viscera
"Entire CD"
Ensenuendo
Vol. 1
"Entire CD"
The Booty Boys
Grand Theft Booty
"Entire CD"
Sheetal
Love of Ages
"Entire CD"
Celeste
Goddess Tribute
"Entire CD"
Breanna Lynn
Siren
"Entire CD"
Saith
Step Outside
"Entire CD"
Francesca Kray
And There Was No Way Out
"Wall Of Fear" #21
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"Whatever It Takes" #63
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"Love Is Blind"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"The Second We Met"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"Love Is The Key"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"Loopy"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"The Place I'm From"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"My Spirit's Broke"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"It's Your Life"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"Best Of Me"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"When I'm With You"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"Cutting Thru The Jive"
Gardner Cole
It's Your Life
"Live It Up" #91
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"Tell Me"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"I'm In Love Again"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"Triangles"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"In A Big Way"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"Do Right By You Baby"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"Lies Are Contagious"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"All Is Well"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"Thought I Had Her"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"If You'd Be My Baby"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
" Feeling Love"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"Got Me Curious"
Gardner Cole
Triangles
"Maybe This Christmas"
Gardner Cole
Winter Warnerland
"Oh Yeah"
Gardner Cole
Dying Young ( film)
"Dancing By Myself"
Gardner Cole
Gremlins 2
"Blue Screen"
Gardner Cole
The Fugitive
"Only In America"
Gardner Cole
Grand Canyon (film)
"101 Beats"
Gardner Cole
Grand Canyon (film)
"Come On Everybody"
Gardner Cole
French Kiss (film)
"Extraordinary Love"
Gardner Cole
Sabotage (film)



 

Songwriting collaborations


Nile Rodgers, Adam Ant, Philip Bailey, Bobby Caldwell,
Jay Graydon, Patrick Leonard,
Siedah Garrett, Oliver Leiber, The Jacksons,
Madonna, Stephen Bray, Danny Sembello,
Nathan East, James Newton-Howard, Kenny Nolan,
Andre Cymone, Mic Murphy,
Michael Omartian, Brian Wilson, Peter Allen,
Franne Golde, David Gamson, Nathan East,
Al Jarreau, Amy Grant, Michael McDonald,
Syreeta Wright, Peter Murphy, Robbie Nevil


Film


The Last Dragon
Director - Michael Schultz
Starring - Vanity
Source Composer 1985 Tri-Star

Summer School
Director - Carl Reiner
Starring - Kirstie Alley, Mark Harmon
Source Producer 1987 Paramount

Lover Boy
Director - Geoffrey Wright
Starring - Patrick Dempsey, Kate Jackson
Title Composer 1988 Tri-Star

Arthur 2
Director - Bud Yorkin
Starring - Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli
Source Composer 1988 Warner Bros.

Coming To America
Director - John Landis
Starring - Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones
Source Composer 1988 Paramount

Gremlins 2
Director - Joe Dante
Starring - Phoebe Cates, Howie Mandell
Source Composer 1990 Warner Bros.

Days Of Thunder
Director - Tony Scott
Starring - Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
Source Composer 1990 Paramount

Dying Young
Director - Joel Schumacher
Starring - Julia Roberts
Source Composer 1991 Fox

Grand Canyon
Director - Lawrence Kasdan
Starring - Danny Glover, Steve Martin
Source Composer 1991 Fox

Night & The City
Director - Irwin Winkler
Starring - Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange
Source Composer 1992 Fox

Ferngully
Director - Bill Kroyer
Starring - Robin Williams, Christian Slater
Source Composer 1992 Fox

The Fugitive
Director - Andrew Davis
Starring - Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones
Source Composer 1993 Warner Bros.

Benny & Joon
Director - Jeremiah Chechik
Starring - Johnny Depp, Aidan Quinn
Source Composer 1993 MGM

Femme Fontaine
Director - Margot Hope
Starring - James Hong, Margot Hope
Score Composer 1994 Troma Inc

French Kiss
Director - Lawrence Kasdan
Starring - Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline
Source Composer 1995 Fox

The Big Fall
Director - C. Thomas Howell
Starring - C. Thomas Howell, Sophie Ward
Score Composer 1996 HBO/PM Entertainment

Burn Hollywood Burn
Director - Arthur Hiller
Starring - Ryan ONeal, Sylvester Stallone
Source Composer 1998 Buena Vista

Sabotage
Director - Lisa Caruso
Starring - Debra Lee Scott, Jordan Murphy
Score Composer 1999 AFI

The Replacements
Director - Howie Deutch
Starring - Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman
Source Composer 2000 Warner Bros.

Leather & Iron
Director - James Archer
Starring - N/A
Score Composer 2001 JAP

Crossroads
Director - Tamra Davis
Starring - Britney Spears, Dan Aykroyd
Source & Trailer Composer 2002 Paramount

National Lampoon Dorm Daze
Director - David & Scott Hillenbrand
Starring - Tatyana Ali, Patrick Cavanaugh
Source Composer 2003 Total Home Ent., Pinnacle Vision

Unleashed
Director - Louis Leterrier
Starring - Morgan Freeman, Jet Li

Trailer Composer 2005 Focus Features/Rogue Pictures

White Rainbow
Director - Mandrayar
Starring - Sonali Kulkarni
Source Composer 2003 Dharlin Ent.

Border Echoes
Director - Lorena Mendez Quiroga
Starring - Diana Washington Valdez
Score Composer 2007 PATB films

Bleach (Anime)
Director - Noriyuki Abe
Source Composer 2007 Viz Media

Catacombs
Director - David Elliot, Tomm Coker
Starring - Shannyn Sossamon, Pink
Soundtrack Composer 2008 Lions Gate

 

 

US Television

Access Hollywood - Source Composer
Mickey Spillane Is Mike Hammer - Source Composer
Oprah Winfrey Show - Source Composer
Mike And Maty Show - Source Composer
Hard Copy - Source Composer
George and Alana Show - Source Composer
Donny and Marie Osmond Show - Source Composer
Night Flight - Source Composer
All My Children - Source Composer
General Hospital - Source Composer
Guiding Light - Source Composer
Rosie O'Donnell Show - Source Composer
Extra Entertainment Magazine - Source Composer
Hips Lips & Gender Benders - Source Composer
John & Leeza From Hollywood - Source Composer
MTV Video Music Awards - Source Composer
NBA Inside Stuff - Source Composer
Biography - Source Composer
Blonde Ambition Tour - Source Composer
Billboard Music Awards - Source Composer
VH1 Legends - Source Composer
Celebrity Justice - Source Composer
Classic Soul - Source Composer
All-Request - Source Composer
All Star Jams - Source Composer
Saturday Night Live - Source Composer
It's Academic - Source Composer
Grammy Awards (1986) - Performer
Solid Gold - Performer
American Bandstand - Performer
MTV Rockin' New Years (1987) - Performer
Arsenio Hall - Performer
Live at the Palace - Performer

International Television

Australia - Horse Racing ATV - Source Composer
Australia - Rockumentary - Source Composer
Australia - Netball 10 World Championship - Source Composer
Australia - Good Morning Australia - Source Composer
Australia - Miss Universe Pageant - Source Composer
Australia - Sports Tonight - Source Composer
Belgium - Home And Away - Source Composer
Brazil - Unificado - Source Composer
Canada - Electric Circus - Source Composer
Canada - Life On Venus Ave. - Source Composer
Canada - Kids Incorporated - Source Composer
Canada - Mordus - Source Composer
Canada - Hour Of Power - Source Composer
Canada - Two Timers Uncovered - Source Composer
Finland - Fame In The 20th Century - Source Composer
France - Annees FM - Source Composer
Israel - Heartbreakers - Source Composer
Israel - Primaries 80 - Source Composer
Mexico - Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas - Source Composer
South Africa - Neighbours - Source Composer
Sweden - Ishockey Sverige V Tyskland - Source Composer
United Kingdom - Top of the Pops - Performer
United Kingdom - Galidor - Source Composer
United Kingdom - Becoming Madonna - Source Composer
United Kingdom - Doctors Year Of The Rat - Source Composer
United Kingdom - Girls and Boys Sex and British Pop - Source Composer
United Kingdom - Galidor, Pieces Of Nick - Source Composer
United Kingdom - Madonna Mania - Source Composer
United Kingdom - Madonna Million Dollar Babies - Source Composer
United Kingdom - Who's That Girl - Source Composer
United Kingdom - Pop Years - Source Composer
United Kingdom - You've Been Framed - Source Composer

 

Awards

3 BMI Million-Air Awards
3 BMI Hit Song Awards
2 BMI Publisher Awards
37 Platinum Album Awards
12 Gold Album Awards
1 Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase Award
1 ASCAP Publisher Award
1 Lifetime Achievement Award - Songwriter - Phoenix Music Awards


Education

Valley Fine Arts Prep. School, Detroit MI
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
Berklee College of Music, Boston Mass.
Seth Riggs Vocal Coach, Los Angeles, CA


Press/Featured articles

Rolling Stone, Music Connection, Hits, Billboard, Cash Box,
Hollywood Reporter, In Style, People, Venice, D.J.Times, Variety,
The Face, Songwriters Showcase, Billboards book of #1 Hits, Earth News,
Globe, National Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, New York Times,
Washington Post, Detroit Free Press, London Times, 101 North,
Phoenix New Times, L.A. New Times, Ch 12 News, Ch 3 News, Tech TV,
CNN, Yoga Journal, Entertainment Weekly

Commercials / Games / Website

Body Glove, Fila, Cross Colors, Raging Waters, Dive & Surf, Gap, Kohler,
DNA Communications, Monster Truck, Dragons Lair, Caduceus Wine


Companies


Sizzling Blue Music
Los Angeles, California USA
Owner
Publishing Company/BMI
1981- Present

Gardner Cole Productions
World
CEO, Owner
1981- Present

GSM Records
Phoenix, Arizona USA
President
Music
1995-1997

Cayenne/Blue Bird Records
Scottsdale, Arizona, Nashville TN USA
President
Music
1999-2002

ViaStar Records and Distribution
Mesa, Arizona, New York NY USA
President
Music
2003-2005

Warner Brothers Records
Burbank, California USA
Recording Artist
1986-1992

Warner Brothers Music
Burbank, California USA
Staff Songwriter
Warner-Chappell
1984-1997



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