Lotti Golden

Lotti Golden
Lotti Golden, Lower East Side c. 1968
Lotti Golden, Lower East Side c. 1968
Background information
Birth nameLotti Golden
Born (1949-11-27) November 27, 1949 (age 74)
New York City
OriginNew York City
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, songwriter, lyricist, record producer/mixer, session singer, poet, writer, artist
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active1967–present
LabelsAtlantic, GRT
Websitewww.lottigolden.com

Lotti Golden (born November 27, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, poet and artist. Golden is best known for her 1969 debut album Motor-Cycle, on Atlantic Records.

Winner of the ASCAP Pop Award for songwriting[1] and RIAA-certified Gold and Platinum awards as a writer/producer, Golden has written and produced Top 5 hits in the US[2][3] and abroad.[4][5] Credited for her innovative work in early electro and hip hop music,[6] Golden is featured in the Rap Attack 3: African Rap To Global Hip Hop by David Toop, and Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women of Pop for her pioneering work as a female record producer.[7] Golden's songs have been recorded by Grammy Award winning artists: Diana Ross, Celine Dion, Al Green, Patti LaBelle, B. B. King, Patti Austin, Sheena Easton and more.

  1. ^ The Hollywood reporter, Volume 317, Issues 19–34 Wilkerson Daily Corp., 1991-Performing Arts : "Lotti Golden, Arthur Baker, writers; Matak Music, MCA Inc., Mygag Music, publishers Most Performed Standards from OCT. 1, 1989 to SEPT. 30, 1990" "With Every Beat of My Heart"
  2. ^ "With Every Beat of My Heart" Joel Whitburn (1994) Top Pop Singles 1955–1993 Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA, page 155 (Top 5)
  3. ^ "With Every Beat of My Heart"
  4. ^ "Oh Baby I..." Dave McAleer (1999) Top 20 Charts, US and UK Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco CA 94107. Page 336.
  5. ^ "Oh Baby I..."
  6. ^ Toop, David (2000). Rap Attack 3: African Rap To Global Hip Hop. (Expanded Third Edition) Serpent's Tail, London N4 2BT pp. 146, 148, 150–151 ISBN 1-85242-627-6.
  7. ^ Steward, Sue and Garratt, Sheryl (1984) Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women in Pop, South End Press, Boston, MA, 02116 pp. 78, 79, 80, 99.