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Terry Britten

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Terry Britten
Britten as a member of the Twilights circa 1968.
Britten as a member ofthe Twilights circa 1968.
Background information
Born
Terence Ernest Britten

(1947-07-17)17 July 1947 (age 78)
Manchester, England
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1960s–present
Formerly ofthe Twilights
Musical artist

Terence Ernest Britten (born 17 July 1947)[1][2] is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, who has written songs forTina Turner,Cliff Richard,Olivia Newton-John,Status Quo andMichael Jackson amongst many others.[3] Britten (along with co-writerGraham Lyle) won theGrammy Award for Song of the Year in 1985 for "What's Love Got to Do with It".

Career

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Born on the 17 July 1947, inManchester,UK, Britten began writing for theAdelaide, Australia bandThe Twilights, a popular 1960s band for which he played lead guitar.[4] At times he co-wrote withGlenn Shorrock andPeter Brideoake.[5] He also recorded a single under his own name, "2000 Weeks" / "Bargain Day" (1969).[6]

Britten was a band member of Quartet withKevin Peek,Alan Tarney andTrevor Spencer who recorded one album withDecca Records in the UK, which remains unreleased.[citation needed] One single was issued in 1969 onDecca in the UK and Australia andLondon in the US: "Now" / "Will My Lady Come" (Decca UK-F12974,[7] Aust Y-8977) and a second single in the UK only in 1970 "Joseph" / "Mama Where Did You Fail" (Decca F13072, US London LON-1031).

After the Twilights broke up, he returned to England and moved to London, where he did session work. Britten's multi-layered guitars featured onAlvin Stardust's 1973 hit "My Coo Ca Choo".[citation needed] In 1973 he was part ofCliff Richard'sEurovision Song Contest 1973 entry and, along withJohn Farrar,Alan Tarney andTrevor Spencer, submitted six songs; of which "Power to All Our Friends" was chosen and came third. After a lean charting period for Cliff Richard, Britten gave him "Devil Woman" and, in 1976, it became Richard's first top 10 in the UK for three years (and his first top 10 hit in the US).[8][9][10] He was a guitarist in Richard's band for many years and was the co-producer and main songwriter for Richard's 1979 albumRock 'n' Roll Juvenile, which reached No. 3 in theUK Album Chart. He wrote and co-wrote withB. A. Robertson 10 of the 12 songs, of which "Carrie" reached No. 4 in theUK Singles Chart.[11]

In the early 1980s, Britten'spsychedelic rock song, "9.50", originally a hit for The Twilights, was revived by Australia'sDivinyls as ab-side to their 1984 single, "Good Die Young".[12]

WithGraham Lyle, Britten also wrote "What's Love Got to Do with It", which became Tina Turner's million-selling hit. "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1984), reached No. 3 in theUK Singles Chart[13] and No. 1 in the USBillboard Hot 100, and won Britten and Lyle theGrammy Award forSong of the Year in 1985. It also won theGrammy Award for Record of the Year which went toTina Turner.[14] Later that year, they co-wrote "We Don't Need Another Hero" for the filmMad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Also sung by Tina Turner, the song reached No. 2 in the US and No. 3 in the UK.[13] Britten and Lyle received aGolden Globe Award nomination forBest Original Song in 1986. It also earned Turner a 1986 Grammy nomination forbest female pop vocal performance.[15] He also acted as a record producer for Turner.[16]

Britten co-wrote "Just Good Friends" forMichael Jackson'sBad album.[17] Britten has also penned songs for Olivia Newton-John, including "Love Make Me Strong" (1981)[18] and "Toughen Up" with Graham Lyle (1985).[19] He has also written forMeat Loaf,Melissa Manchester,Bonnie Raitt, andHank Marvin.[20] Britten continues to compose from his home base in rural England, but has returned to Australia on occasion, including the Twilights' reunion for theLong Way to the Topconcert tour.[5]

In 2002, the song "Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable)", co-written by Britten andCharlie Dore, appeared onCeline Dion's albumA New Day Has Come.[21]

Britten currently has a home inRichmond,Greater London, and a home recording studio called "State of the Ark".[22]

Songwriting credits

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Filmography

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Britten's work has appeared in the soundtracks to the following films:[24]

Award and nominations

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TV Week / Countdown Awards

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Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcasterABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazineTV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.[25]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1979Terry Britten for "He's My Number One" byChristie AllenBest Recorded SongwriterWon

Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame

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TheAustralian Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 2004 to honour the lifetime achievements of some of Australia's greatest songwriters.[26]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2021HimselfAustralian Songwriters Hall of Fameinducted

References

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  1. ^"Mr Terence Ernest Britten, Director Profile at State of The Ark Music Limited". Duedil.com. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  2. ^"Terence Ernest Britten - Petersham - Songwriter & Record Producer". Checkcompany.co.uk. 29 July 2003. Retrieved2 November 2015.
  3. ^ab"Terry Britten – Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved5 January 2013.
  4. ^"Twilights, The (3) Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  5. ^ab[1]Archived 14 December 2007 at theWayback Machine
  6. ^"Terry Britten – 2000 Weeks / Bargain Day (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1969. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  7. ^"Quartet (3) – Now (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1968. Retrieved5 January 2013.
  8. ^Turner, Steve (2008).Cliff Richard: The Biography – Steve Turner – Google Boeken. Lion Books.ISBN 9780745952796. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  9. ^"William's Cliff Chart Site – Cliff Richard World Singles". Cliffchartsite.co.uk. Archived fromthe original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  10. ^Roberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 461.ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  11. ^"Cliff Richard's UK positions". Official Charts Company. Retrieved4 April 2014.
  12. ^"Divinyls – Good Die Young (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1984. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  13. ^abRoberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 569.ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  14. ^"Terry Britten – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  15. ^"Grammy Awards: Best Pop Solo Performance". Rock on the Net. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  16. ^"Simply the Best – Tina Turner : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  17. ^Thomas, Stephen."Bad – Michael Jackson : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  18. ^"Love Make Me Strong – Olivia Newton-John : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  19. ^"Toughen Up – Olivia Newton-John : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  20. ^"Terry Britten – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  21. ^"Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable) – Celine Dion : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved11 January 2013.
  22. ^"State of the Ark Studios". State of the Ark Studios. Retrieved5 January 2013.
  23. ^"Zoot (2) – 4 Shades of Pink (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1970. Retrieved5 January 2013.
  24. ^"Terry Britten - Filmography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times. 2011. Archived fromthe original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved5 January 2013.
  25. ^"Countdown to the Awards"(Portable document format (PDF)).Countdown Magazine.Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). March 1987. Retrieved16 December 2010.
  26. ^"Hall of Fame".asai. Retrieved17 September 2020.

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