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Randy VanWarmer | |
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| Birth name | Randall Edwin Van Warmer |
| Born | March 30, 1955 Indian Hills, Colorado, U.S. |
| Origin | Woodstock, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Died | January 12, 2004 (aged 48) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Soft rock[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1978–2004 |
| Labels | Bearsville Records |
Randy VanWarmer (also spelled Vanwarmer or Van Warmer; March 30, 1955 – January 12, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His biggest hit song was "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979[3] after peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100[4] and No. 1 on Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] earlier that year.
He wrote several songs for The Oak Ridge Boys, including "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes," which reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song appeared on his 1981 album Beat of Love, which also included the "Suzi Found a Weapon", which hit No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography". Billboard. Rovi Corp. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (2000). "The Linen · Soft Rock". Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
- ^ "RANDY VANWARMER - full Official Chart History". Official Charts.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Publications. p. 657.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits. Billboard Publications. pp. 228–9.