Lotti Golden | |
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 Lotti Golden, Lower East Side c. 1968 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lotti Golden |
| Born | November 27, 1949 New York City |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, songwriter, lyricist, record producer/mixer, session singer, poet, writer, artist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, GRT |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ 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"
- ^ "With Every Beat of My Heart" Joel Whitburn (1994) Top Pop Singles 1955–1993 Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA, page 155 (Top 5)
- ^ "With Every Beat of My Heart"
- ^ "Oh Baby I..." Dave McAleer (1999) Top 20 Charts, US and UK Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco CA 94107. Page 336.
- ^ "Oh Baby I..."
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.