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Photograph: Linda Nylind A lbert Hammond Jr isn't looking too happy. Tea for Two Lyrics [Verse 1] Say no more, I was yours When your silence came over me Head to toe, dangers own [citation needed] https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27976/leo-sayer/ Commercially successful worldwide, it reached No. From his first marriage, Hammond has two children. His releases on Epic Records allowed him to tour every region of Latin America. For a time, he was part the Family Dogg, a vocal group with whom he had the hit "A Way of Life". [4], Hammond also wrote songs for others with frequent collaborator Mike Hazlewood. With lyricist John Bettis,[citation needed] Hammond co-wrote "One Moment in Time", the theme song to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, as performed by Whitney Houston. A prolific songwriter, he also collaborated with other songwriters such as Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Diane Warren, Holly Knight and Carole Bayer Sager. Album Francis Trouble. His releases on Epic Records allowed him to tour every region of Latin America. [citation needed], Half Man Half Biscuit paid tribute to Hammond in their 1986 track "Albert Hammond Bootleg" originally on the The Trumpton Riots EP and later added to the 2003 re-release of Back in the DHSS, In May 2015, Hammond collected the Ivor Novello award for outstanding song collection. Albert Hammond Jr's fourth solo album Francis Trouble explores a deeply personal topic - the stillborn death of his twin brother, Francis, and the lingering effects that event has had in his life and music. [citation needed], With Hal David, Hammond co-wrote "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", a hit in 1984 for Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson. He went to the prestigious Swiss boarding school Le Institut le Rosey as a teenager, where he met future Strokes singer Julian Casablancas. Hammond collaborated with Diane Warren on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", a transatlantic No. The son of singer/songwriter Albert Hammond, whose hits include "It Never Rains in Southern California," "When I Need You," and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," Hammond was born in Los Angeles. [1] In 1971, Hammond also sang on Michael Chapman's fourth album Wrecked Again, and worked briefly with the Magic Lanterns on recordings of his and Hazlewood's songs, and other material. [4], Hammond also wrote songs for others with frequent collaborator Mike Hazlewood. He wrote several hits for Tina Turner, including "I Don't Wanna Lose You", "Be Tender with Me Baby", "Way of the World", and "Love Thing". 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