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Desmond Child (born John Charles Barrett; October 28, 1953) is an American musician, professional songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. His hits as a songwriter include "I Was Made for Lovin' You", "I Hate Myself for Loving You", "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give Love a Bad Name",〔(Rocksnobs: Desmond Child )〕 "Bad Medicine", "Dude (Looks Like a Lady), "Angel", "What it Takes", "Poison", "The Cup Of Life" and "Livin' la Vida Loca".〔(SongwriterUniverse Magazine - Desmond Child Article )〕 His career started when he formed a soft rock band, Desmond Child & Rouge, in 1975. This band is known for their inclusion on the soundtrack to ''The Warriors'' in 1979, with the song "Last of an Ancient Breed". One member, Maria Vidal, went solo and had a hit in 1985 with "Body Rock". Child has worked with various high-profile artists, including, Kiss, Cher, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Bonnie Tyler, Per Gessle, Ricky Martin, Selena Gomez, and Kelly Clarkson, among many others. Child is credited with discovering Troy Tuminelli and recommending him to Edgardo Diaz before Tuminelli landed in Menudo, and, eventually, on ''Guiding Light''. He was the key partner in Alice Cooper's album ''Trash'' (1989). Child was also responsible for the majority of song writing on Ratt's comeback album ''Detonator'' (1990). He had a Billboard Top 100 hit in 1991 as a solo artist with "Love on a Rooftop". He produced Meat Loaf's album ''Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose'', and co-wrote six of its songs. Child was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2008.〔(), songhall.org〕 Desmond Child was inducted into the Songwriting Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2013, Desmond Child co-founded the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame along with fellow Cuban-American composer Rudy Pérez.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Founders )〕 ==Discography== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desmond Child」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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