CD: JOE ESPOSITO @RARE TRAXX CD ! Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, Brooklyn Dreams AOR

JOE `BEAN´ ESPOSITO - RARE TRACKS

ULTRA RARE. FEATURING HIS MAGNIFIC VOICE IN TRACKS FOR FANTASTIC MUSICIANS AS GIORGIO MORODER , TOM WHITLOCK , THOMAS FUSCHBERGER , ... OR FOR MARVELLOUS SOUNDTRACKS LIKE STAYING ALIVE , KARATE KID , FLASHDANCE , ... ALSO INCLUDING AN INTERVIEW WITH ANECDOTES ABOUT HIS MOST FAMOUS SONGS !!!

TRACKLIST
1. Heaven Knows (1980 Extended Version w/Donna Summer)
2. I Believe In You (1981 w/Donna Summer)
3. Updike's theme (1982)
4. Lady, lady, lady (1983)
5. The winning end (1983)
6. You're the best (1984)
7. A time like this again (1984)
8. Just imagine Way beyond fear (1984 w/Beth Andersen)
9 .Eye to eye (1985)
10. Down in your soul (1986 Extended Version)
11. Come into my life (1988 w/Laura Branigan)
12. Piano in the dark (1988 w/Brenda Russell)
13. Heaven Knows (Live 1980 w/Donna Summer)
14. Eye to eye (1985 Extended Version)
15. Interview
16. The love I lost (Live 2006)

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Joe Esposito
Born
May 5, 1948
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres
Soft rock, ballads
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter
Years active
1977–Present
Associated acts
Donna Summer
Joe "Bean" Esposito (born May 5, 1948) is a Grammy-nominated American singer/songwriter whose career spans from the 1970s to the present day. Esposito's songs have been recorded by Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Labelle, Stephen Stills and others.
Biography
Esposito was a member of the band Brooklyn Dreams, best known for their collaboration with Donna Summer on "Heaven Knows" and "Bad Girls." Giorgio Moroder asked Esposito to collaborate on his 1982 "Solitary Man" project, which became Esposito's first solo album.
In the 1980s, he is best known for his performances of the hit songs "Lady, Lady, Lady" from the "Solitary Man" album and 1983 film Flashdance.
"You're the Best" is from the 1984 film The Karate Kid.
Esposito also supplied vocals on Brenda Russell's 1988 "Piano in the Dark," as well as a duet with Laura Branigan on "Come Into My Life" from the Coming to America soundtrack (1988).
Esposito is the father of Mike Esposito, who pitched in 2005 for Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies.[1]
Grammy nominations
1984 Flashdance, Album of the year.
1984 Staying Alive, Best Motion Picture sound track.
1988 Piano in the Dark, Brenda Russell - Joe "Bean" Esposito, Best Pop Duo.
Soundtrack discography
American Hot Wax (1978) Kenny Vance on lead vocals with Brooklyn Dreams performing as The Planotones on backup.
Foxes (1980) Lyrics: "Shake It" performed by the Brooklyn Dreams
Zapped! (1982) performer: "Updikes Theme" - Joe "Bean" Esposito.
Flashdance (1983) performer: "Lady, Lady, Lady" - Joe "Bean" Esposito.
Staying Alive (1983) Lyrics: "Hope We Never Change", "Moody Girl", "I'm Never Gonna Give You Up", "The Winning End".
The Karate Kid (1984) performer: "You're the Best" - Joe "Bean" Esposito.
Lovelines (1984) performer: "A Time Like This Again" - Joe "Bean " Esposito.
Thief of Hearts (1984) performer: "Just Imagine (Way Beyond Fear) - Joe "Bean" Esposito.
3:15 - The Moment of Truth (1986) performer: "Out of Control" - Bob Conti and Joe "Bean" Esposito
Coming to America (1988) performer "Come into My Life" - Laura Branigan and Joe Esposito
Butterbrot (1990) performer: "Take Me Home" - Joe Esposito.
Freak City (1999) performer: "Two Bad Boys" - Joe Esposito.
Discography
1983 Solitary Men, Giorgio Moroder and Joe Esposito produced by Giorgio Moroder, Oasis Records.
1987 Joe, Bruce and Second Ave, produced by Michael Omartian, EMI America.
1996 Treated and Released, produced by Joe Esposito, Pool Party Records.
Appears on
1981 I'm a Rainbow by Donna Summer, performing I Believe in You.
1988 Get Here by Brenda Russell, performing Piano in the Dark.
Current work
Esposito lives in Las Vegas where he performs as a vocalist at various casino hotels. During the early 1990s he and Eddy Hokenson (of Brooklyn Dreams) toured with Kenny Vance and the Planotones, a vocal group created for the movie, American Hot Wax. In May 2013, Esposito became the lead singer for The Brooklyn Bridge band, formerly known as Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge.
See also
Brooklyn Dreams
Donna Summer
Bruce Sudano
Alive N Kickin'
The Mystics
Laura Branigan