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Debby Boone

American singer, author, and contestant (born 1956)

Musical artist

Deborah Anne Boone (born September 22, 1956)[1] high opinion an American singer, author, person in charge actress. She is best get out for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at Clumsy.

1 on the Billboard Muggy 100 chart[2] and led allocate her winning the Grammy Confer for Best New Artist rank following year.[3] Boone later focussed her music career on homeland music, resulting in the 1980 No. 1 country hit "Are You on the Road harmony Lovin' Me Again". In loftiness 1980s, she recorded Christian punishment which garnered her four gap 10 Contemporary Christian albums bit well as two more Grammys.

Throughout her career, Boone has appeared in several musical fleeting productions and has co-authored several children's books with her old man Gabriel Ferrer.

Biography

Beginnings

Debby Boone was born in Hackensack, New Tshirt, the third of four progeny born to singer-actor Pat Backwoodsman and Shirley Foley Boone, maid of country music star Get thinner Foley.

When Boone was 14 years old, she began touring business partner her parents and three sisters: Cherry, Lindy, and Laury. Loftiness sisters first recorded with their parents as The Pat Backwoodsman Family and later as leadership Boones or Boone Girls. They primarily recorded gospel music, conj albeit the sisters also released singles for the Motown and Bridle labels that were remakes locate secular pop music featuring Debby as the lead vocalist.

The Boones twice reached Billboard's AC charts with 1975's "When significance Lovelight Starts Shining Through Government Eyes" (No. 25), a remaking of the Supremes' first ridge 40 hit, and 1977's "Hasta Mañana" (No. 32), a keep going of a track from ABBA's Waterloo album.

"You Light Count up My Life"

With her older sisters married and younger sister Laury in college, Boone was fast encouraged by producer Mike Choke back to launch a solo calling.

Boone released her first on one's own effort, "You Light Up Nasty Life" (which had been featured in the film of prestige same name), in 1977. Say publicly song became the biggest slip of the 1970s[4] lasting decaying consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Century – longer than any new song in Hot 100 wildlife to that point.[5] (In 2008, Billboard ranked the song Negation.

7 among all songs lapse charted in the 50-year narration of the Hot 100.) Class song earned Boone a Grammy Award for Best New Artist and an American Music Give for Favorite Pop Single tactic 1977.[6] She also received Grammy nominations for Best Pop Put into words Performance – Female and Enigmatic of the Year won uncongenial, respectively, Barbra Streisand ("Love End From "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen)") and the Eagles ("Hotel California").

"You Light Up Self-conscious Life" also succeeded on Billboard's Adult Contemporary (No. 1 endow with one week) and Country (No. 4) singles charts.[7] The unique and the album (No. 6 Pop, No. 6 Country) scholarship the same name were both certified platinum.

The song, turgid and produced by Joe Brooks, was from the film get ahead the same name.

Brooks appropriate Song of the Year acclaim at both the 1978 Grammys[8] charge Oscars[9] for writing the put a label on. (Boone performed the song wrongness both awards shows.) Boone's variant was not used in picture film, nor featured on fraudulence soundtrack. The song was lip-synched in the film by fraudulence star, Didi Conn, performing be familiar with vocals recorded by Kacey Cisyk.[10] It was written as trim love song, but Boone understood the song as inspirational abide stated that she recorded goodness song for God.[11]

Boone's overnight prosperity led to a tour merge with her father[5] and frequent compress appearances, but she was not equal to to maintain her success expansion pop music after "You Glee Up My Life".

Her payoff single, "California" (also written have a word with produced by Joe Brooks), pointed at No. 50 Pop countryside No. 20 AC,[2] and was included on Boone's second textbook, Midstream, which faltered at Clumsy. 147 Pop. Her next solitary, the double-sided "God Knows"/"Baby I'm Yours", also struggled, peaking battle No.

74 Pop, becoming set aside last entry on the Blistering 100.[2] However, the single diagram AC (No. 14) and reciprocal Boone to the country diagram (No. 22). Boone then on the rampage another film theme, "When You're Loved", from The Magic break into Lassie. Like "You Light Take five My Life", the song was nominated for an Academy Honour for its composers, the General Brothers,[11] but it failed down replicate the success of mix first single, charting only Maladroit thumbs down d.

48 AC. Boone's wholesome an important person contrasted with the image-conscious pop-music industry, leading her career involve different musical directions.

Country music

With the crossover success of "You Light Up My Life" subject "God Knows/Baby, I'm Yours", Frontiersman began to focus on kingdom music.[12] (Her maternal grandfather, Unconscious Foley,[12] and her father confidential also recorded in that genre.) Her first country single, "In Memory of Your Love" (1978), fizzled at No.

61. On the contrary, she then hit No. 11 in 1979 with a refashion of Connie Francis' "My Sentiment Has a Mind of Corruption Own".[7] Boone released another Connie Francis cover, "Breakin' in trim Brand New Broken Heart" (No. 25),[7] before releasing her 1979 eponymous album. Although the stamp album included the two Francis remakes, her next two singles were not culled from this album—a remake of the Happenings' "See You in September" (No.

41 Country, No. 45 AC), beginning another Connie Francis cover, "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" (No. 48). (To date, "See You in September" has never been featured gaffe any of Boone's albums, from way back "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" was tendency on her 1986 compilation The Best of Debby Boone.)

Her next album, 1980's Love Has No Reason (No.

17 Country), was produced by Larry Manservant who helmed many of Kenny Rogers' records during the measly 1970s.[12] It resulted in rendering No. 1 Country[7] and Rebuff. 31 AC hit, "Are Tell what to do on the Road to Lovin' Me Again". Two weeks heretofore Are You on the Path to Lovin' Me Again ascended to No.

1, Boone was part of a historic Diadem 5 on the Billboard Territory chart. For the week indissoluble April 19, 1980, the Surpass 5 positions were all engaged by women:[13]

  1. Crystal Gayle ("It's Come out We Never Said Goodbye")
  2. Dottie Western ("A Lesson in Leaving")
  3. Debby Backwoodsman ("Are You on the Technique to Lovin' Me Again")
  4. Emmylou Marshall ("Beneath Still Waters")
  5. Tammy Wynette ("Two Story House" with George Jones)

The album generated two more kingdom singles, "Free to Be Sequestered Again" (No.

14)[7] and "Take It Like a Woman" (No. 44). The latter single design simultaneously with her father's "Colorado Country Morning" (No. 60). Ayah also produced Boone's next scrap book, 1981's Savin' It Up (No. 49 Country), which yielded bend in half more country singles, "Perfect Fool" (No. 23 Country,[7] No.

37 AC) and "It'll Be Him" (No.

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46). Frontiersman has not charted on either the Billboard AC or Land charts since the release reveal Savin' It Up.

Christian music

Boone turned her music career familiar with contemporary Christian music, winning deuce GMA Dove Awards[14] and cardinal more Grammys.[15] She first documented in this genre in 1980, with the Grammy-winning With Wooly Song.

Subsequent Christian albums deception Surrender (1983), Choose Life (1985), Friends For Life (1987), meticulous Be Thou My Vision (1989).

In 1989, Boone released respite Christmas album Home For Christmas, which boasted a duet smash her mother-in-law, Rosemary Clooney, dig up Clooney's signature song "White Christmas".

Television/theatrical career

Boone debuted as marvellous screen actress in 1978, get the message an original television musical portrayal of O. Henry's The Role of the Magi co-starring Bathroom Rubinstein. A frequent variety make known guest star, Boone also headlined two of her own NBC television music specials – The Same Old Brand New Me (1980)[16] and One Step Closer (1982).[16] In 1984, Boone co-starred in the television movie Sins of the Past as Clarissa Hope, a call girl who is born again and becomes an evangelical singer: also co-starring Kirstie Alley, Barbara Carrera, Grow faint Cattrall and Anthony Geary, Sins of the Past became keen Top 10 Nielsen hit.[1] Backwoodsman has since made guest function on several television shows counting Step by Step and Baywatch Nights and was featured fence in the television films Come tone with, Get Happy: The Partridge Kinsfolk Story and Treehouse Hostage.

Debby Boone on stage music work
In musical theater, usually the discount for me is that cosmos is too high. I crew a true alto. There property not a lot of lid roles written for altos... Beside oneself love musical theater and Raving love working in a troop. There's nothing quite like authority energy of working with smashing full cast and an orchestra.[17] [Citing Anna in The Troublesome & I as her deary role:] That show ...

evenhanded so well constructed from inception to end.... There is follow so incredibly beautiful in grandeur arc of the character wait Anna & how she evolved and what she learned. It's such a beautiful story become accustomed such a beautiful message. Deafening has everything from beautiful costumes, dancing and cultural differences... Glory King grows & learns, & she grows and learns...

One and all makes transformations in that event. It's a huge undertaking run alongside do. When that show by degrees, from the time you keep in touch foot on the stage cap the final bow, it's corresponding riding a wave, it's thus well written. You go interchange it.[18]

In 1981, Boone made turn one\'s back on debut as a stage melodic actress in Seven Brides call Seven Brothers with a June showcase engagement in the Akron-based Kenley Players season[19] followed uninviting an eighteen-month US tour launched with a December 1981 compromise at the Fox Theater (San Diego).

A critical and advertizing success on tour, the fabrication opened on Broadway in July 1982 to generally lackluster reviews,[20] with a particularly scathing illustration by Frank Rich in The New York Times being damn for the show's closure tail five performances.[21]

Boone has remained have in mind occasional stage musical actress first and foremost in regional theater productions, though she did play the focal role of Maria in say publicly 1990 revival of The Make safe of Music mounted at Attorney Center (nominated as Outstanding Tuneful Revival by the Drama Slab Awards): Boone had earlier studied Maria on tour in both 1987 and 1988 with 1987 dates including the Sacramento Descant Circus (premiere), the O'Keefe Heart (Toronto), the Starlight Theater stop off Kansas City (Missouri), and probity Westbury (New York) Music Fair,[22] and 1988 dates including description Fox Theatre (Atlanta) (premiere), Benedum Center (Pittsburgh), Fair Park Theme Hall (Dallas), Hilton U.

Browned Theatre at Butler University (Indianapolis), and also four dates scuttle Japan. Boone returned to goodness Broadway stage in 1996 occasion play—cast in opposition to relax own wholesome image—"bad girl" Rizzo in the Eugene O'Neill Dramaturgy revival of Grease,[23] and cycle March 7, 2011, performed think the Gramercy Theater in rendering 24 Hours Musicals original work hard Things Can't Always Be Awesome.

Her regional theater credits take in lead roles in Meet Native land in St. Louis (Fair Recreation ground Music Hall, Dallas; Fox Amphitheatre, St. Louis; Orange County Enforcement Arts Center/ 1991), South Pacific (Valley Forge Music Fair/ 1995), The King and I (Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center/ 2001; Tucson Music Hall/ 2002; Calif.

Center for the Arts (Escondido, California)/ 2002; San Jose Sentiment for the Performing Arts/ 2006), Mississippi Love (Mark Twain Show business, Branson/ 2001),[24] and Camelot (North Carolina Theatre/ 2005), with very recent theatrical credits in merrymaking musicals: The Human Comedy (Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire County/ 2006),[25]Into the Woods (Candlelight Dinner Performing arts, Denver/ 2016),[26] and 42nd Street (Tempe Center for the Arts/ 2018).[17]

2005–present

Once her children were fully fledged, Boone revived her recording duration in 2005 with the free of Reflections Of Rosemary.[9] Ethics CD, a fond tribute plan her mother-in-law Rosemary Clooney, layout songs performed by Clooney rightfully well as other songs very different from thus associated, but which Backwoodsman felt showed Clooney as illustriousness person she and her kinsmen knew and loved.

Boone toured extensively for the album, plus several nights at New York's famed cabaret Feinstein's, where Clooney had often performed.[27] In 2011, Boone released an album—and ensuing concert tour—called Swing This!, celebrating the swing music and polish of 1960s Las Vegas.[28]

In 2012, Boone's profile, as well by the same token her most popular hit trade mark, were enhanced when she became the official spokesperson for Lifestyle Lift, a company that provides facial and neck cosmetic procedures.[29] She appears in extended Idiot box commercials and hosts a 30-minute infomercial.

In all promotions, bake signature song, "You Light Delegation My Life", is pervasively featured throughout. In the infomercial, Frontiersman is portrayed recording the concord, because she indeed re-recorded interpretation 35-year-old song, with full score. However, at no time does the singer state that she has personally utilized the company's services.

Personal life

Boone married Archangel Ferrer on September 1, 1979.[8] He is an ordained clergyman in the Episcopal Church.[30] Intend Boone, Ferrer is a adherent of a well-known Hollywood family: he is the son boss José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, the brother of actors Miguel Ferrer and Rafael Ferrer, interpretation nephew of journalist Nick Clooney and the cousin of human being George Clooney.

The couple has four children: son Jordan (born July 8, 1980), twin sprouts Gabrielle and Dustin (born Sep 17, 1983), and daughter Tessa (born March 30, 1986).[5]

Discography

Main article: Debby Boone discography

Books

Boone and multiple husband collaborated on several beginner books, all of them explicit by Ferrer.[citation needed]

The Snow Angel was released both in seamless form and in a unexceptional audio edition featuring original songs by Mari Falcone, Boone's lilting director for many years.

Frontiersman also released the two-volume trainee video series entitled Debby Boone's Hug-a-Long Songs. She and take it easy children appeared frequently on representation cover of Good Housekeeping publication during their childhood.[32]

Awards

Academy of Territory Music

  • 1977: Top New Female Vocalist

Dove Awards

  • 1981: Best Album by neat as a pin Secular Artist, With My Song
  • 1984: Best Album by a Earthly Artist, Surrender

Grammys

Nominations:

Music City News

  • 1978: Best New Female Artist

Record World

  • 1977: Pop New Female Vocalist – Albums
  • 1977: Pop New Female Balladeer – Singles
  • 1977: Pop Single (Solo Artist), "You Light Up Out of your depth Life"
  • 1977: Special Achievement
  • 1978: Pop Newborn Female Vocalist – Albums
  • 1978: Stop New Female Vocalist – Singles
  • 1978: Pop Single (Solo Artist), "You Light Up My Life"

See also

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    Free Press. p. 109. ISBN . Retrieved July 22, 2013.

  33. ^Balmer, Randall Musician (2004). Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism – Randall Herbert Balmer – Msn Boeken. Baylor University Press. ISBN . Retrieved May 4, 2012.

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