Ep. 34 - TOBY GAD ("All of Me")
After finding early success with international pop acts such as Milli Vanilli, the German-born hitmaker Toby Gad went on to write and produce a string of international #1 singles, including Beyonce\u2019s \u201cIf I Were a Boy,\u201d Selena Gomez\u2019s \u201cA Year Without Rain,\u201d and Nicole Scherzinger\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Hold Your Breath.\u201d He has twice been the recipient of the prestigious ASCAP Song of the Year award, first in 2008 for Fergie\u2019s \u201cBig Girls Don\u2019t Cry,\u201d and again in 2015 for John Legend\u2019s \u201cAll of Me.\u201d Toby\u2019s contributions to officially certified Gold and Platinum album releases alone represent sales of more than 73 million units worldwide. Other artists who\u2019ve recorded his songs include Ricky Martin, Miley Cyrus, Donna Summer, Brandy, Jordan Sparks, Robin Thicke, Alicia Keys, Demi Lovato, Jazmine Sullivan, Jessie J, One Direction, Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepson, Leona Lewis, and Madonna.