(1953-10-28) October 28, 1953 (age 70) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Pop rock
adult contemporary
hard rock
glam metal
disco
Latin pop
Occupation(s)
Songwriter
producer
Years active
1975–present
Website
desmondchild.com
Musical artist
John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and has won a Latin Grammy Award.
His hits as a songwriter include Kiss' "I Was Made for Lovin' You"; Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself for Loving You"; Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer",[1] "Bad Medicine", and "Born to Be My Baby"; Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Angel", "What It Takes" and "Crazy"; Cher's "We All Sleep Alone" and "Just Like Jesse James"; Brit Smith's "Karma", recently redone by Jojo Siwa; Alice Cooper's "Poison"; Michael Bolton's "How Can We Be Lovers?"; and Ricky Martin's "The Cup of Life" and "Livin' la Vida Loca".[2]
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John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as DesmondChild, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters...
single, "Viva La Diva", with Grammy-winning songwriter and producer DesmondChild. In February 2017, de Lesseps played a role in the film Maternal Secrets...
guitar solo on the track "Why Don't You Love Me" on the album Tuesday's Child, by Canadian singer Amanda Marshall. Sambora sang "Long Way Around" for...
Vidal was born to parents of Hispanic heritage. Sometime later, she met DesmondChild and the two began writing songs and started a music career. Despite...
For You" were co-written with DesmondChild, and "Wild in the Streets" was by Bon Jovi alone. This was the first time Child worked with Jon and Richie....
Additional musicians Ronnie Lawson – keyboards Mick Taylor – guitar solo DesmondChild – production Deusner, Stephen (February 18, 2017). "We're all livin'...
with notable collaborations with songwriters like Diane Warren and DesmondChild. During that time, he covered such songs as Otis Redding's "(Sittin'...
Falling into You 1996 1 1 5 "Bed of Nails" † Alice Cooper Alice Cooper DesmondChild Trash 1989 38 "Believe in Magic" Maurice White Robbie Buchanan Maurice...
Pauline Schutte on August 17, 1942, and they had one child, Desmond "Tommy" Doss Jr., born in 1946. Desmond, Jr. followed in his father's footsteps, serving...
features collaborations with songwriters and guest artists including DesmondChild and Todd Rundgren. Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire received generally...
for Animalize by Mark St. John, which included songs co-written by DesmondChild, Mitch Weissman and Jean Beauvoir. Bruce Kulick debuted on Asylum as...
"Love in an Elevator"/Pump (Japanese edition) 1989 "Ain't That a Bitch" DesmondChild Joe Perry Steven Tyler Nine Lives 1997 "All Your Love" Otis Rush Pandora's...
album Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and DesmondChild about a woman who has jilted her lover, the song reached No. 1 on the...
la Vida (The Cup of Life)" penned by Escolar and Rosa together with DesmondChild became a worldwide hit and the official song of the 1998 FIFA World...
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