Terence Ernest Britten was born on July 1947 and is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, who has written songs for Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo and Michael Jackson amongst many others.
11 Facts About Terry Britten
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Terry Britten won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1985 for "What's Love Got to Do with It".
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Terry Britten was a band member of Quartet with Kevin Peek, Alan Tarney and Trevor Spencer who recorded one album with Decca Records in the UK, which remains unreleased.
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Terry Britten was a guitarist in Richard's band for many years and was the co-producer and main songwriter for Richard's 1979 album Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile, which reached No 3 in the UK Album Chart.
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Terry Britten wrote and co-wrote with B A Robertson 10 of the 12 songs, of which "Carrie" reached No 4 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Terry Britten co-wrote "Just Good Friends" for Michael Jackson's Bad album.
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Terry Britten has penned songs for Olivia Newton-John, including "Love Make Me Strong" and "Toughen Up" with Graham Lyle.
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Terry Britten has written for Meat Loaf, Melissa Manchester, Bonnie Raitt, and Hank Marvin.
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Terry Britten continues to compose from his home base in rural England, but has returned to Australia on occasion, including the Twilights' reunion for the Long Way to the Top concert tour.
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Terry Britten currently has a home in Richmond, London, and a home recording studio called "State of the Ark".
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Terry Britten's work has appeared in the soundtracks to the following films:.