Dan Hartman

Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Earl Hartman
Born	December 8, 1950; West Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 22, 1994 (aged 43); Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Pop; pop rock; disco;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter;
Instruments	Guitar; keyboards; bass; vocals;
Years active	1963–1994
Labels	Blue Sky; Atlantic; MCA; Private;
Website	danhartman.com

Daniel Earl Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) was an American pop rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer, and songwriter and original frontman for several bands, including The Soploids, Mak and the Turnarounds, Our Wringer, Last Wing, and Orion. Among songs he wrote and recorded were "Free Ride" as a member of the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits "Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", "I Can Dream About You", "We Are the Young" and "Second Nature". "I Can Dream About You", his most successful US hit, reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984^[1] in 1985. The James Brown song "Living in America", which Hartman co-wrote and produced, reached No. 4 on March 1, 1986.

Hartman wrote the 1980 disco song "Love Sensation" recorded by Loleatta Holloway, which has been sampled on numerous records, including the 1989 Black Box track "Ride on Time".

^ ^a ^b "Dan Hartman Dies; Songwriter Was 43". The New York Times. April 7, 1994. Archived from the original on April 12, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.

[nytimes-1] "Dan Hartman Dies; Songwriter Was 43". The New York Times. April 7, 1994. Archived from the original on April 12, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.

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