Ep. 41 - BILLY STEINBERG ("Like a Virgin")
b'After Linda Ronstadt scored a Top 10 hit with Billy Steinberg\\u2019s \\u201cHow Do I Make You\\u201d in 1980, he went on to score a series of chart-topping singles co-written with Tom Kelly, including \\u201cLike a Virgin\\u201d by Madonna, \\u201cTrue Colors\\u201d by Cyndi Lauper, \\u201cAlone\\u201d by Heart, "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston, and \\u201cEternal Flame\\u201d by the Bangles. Additional Top 10 hits from the Steinberg/Kelly songbook include \\u201cIn Your Room\\u201d by the Bangles, \\u201cI Touch Myself\\u201d by Divinyls, \\u201cI\\u2019ll Stand By You\\u201d by The Pretenders, and \\u201cI Drove All Night,\\u201d which was a major international hit three different times, first by Cyndi Lauper, then by Roy Orbison, and, finally, by Celine Dion. After Tom Kelly retired from the music business, Steinberg partnered with Rick Nowels, with whom he won a Grammy for their work on the title track to Celine Dion\\u2019s multiplatinum Falling Into You album in 1996. Since the mid-2000s, Billy has written extensively with Josh Alexander, with whom he penned JoJo\'s Top 5 pop hit "Too Little Too Late" and Demi Lovato\\u2019s \\u201cGive Your Heart a Break." Additionally, the pair partnered with songwriter/producer \\u2013 and previous Songcraft guest - Toby Gad for Nicole Scherzinger\'s #1 UK chart-topper "Don\'t Hold Your Breath.\\u201d Other artists who\\u2019ve contributed to Steinberg\\u2019s long list of Billboard charting singles include Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, Susanna Hoffs, Chicago, Bette Midler, Ace of Base, Phil Collins, Katharine McPhee, Carrie Underwood, and many others. Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.'