Ellen Shipley
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Ellen Shipley (born March 24, 1949 in New York City, New York, United States) is an American musician and songwriter.
Career
At sixteen years old, Shipley got a NYC Cabaret license. She performed a duo act in Greenwich Village in the early 70's with Steve Fields.[1] Shipley was noticed by a Tommy Mottola associate, in a jazz club in NYC, Pearl’s Place, and signed to Mottola's company.[2] Nowels[3] approached Shipley in a Woodstock, NY cafe, asked Shipley write with him for a Belinda Carlisle solo album.[4]
"It was Stevie Nicks who matched Belinda (Carlisle) with songwriters Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley and changed her life."[5][6][7]
Shipley is best known for her work with Rick Nowels.[8] Together they have written for Kim Wilde and worked on the Belinda Carlisle[9][10] albums Belinda, Heaven on Earth, Runaway Horses, and Live Your Life Be Free. Shipley has also done solo work, collaborated with Ralph Schuckett, and appeared on 13 December 1980 on Saturday Night Live.[11][12] In 1994, Great Performances episode September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill featured David Johansen, Ellen Shipley, Ralph Schuckett, and Bob Dorough singing "Alabama Song" in a beat-up old pickup truck in search of whiskey.[13][14] She, with Nicky Holland,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] co-wrote "Will We Ever Learn", and it was recorded for Oleta Adams' Circle of One album.
"My Song Was Played 3.1 Million Times on Pandora. My Check Was $39..."[22][23][24][25][26]
Paste magazine archived, for playback, a 12-song performance, at the Paradise in Boston, MA, from 1980-10-17.[27]
In 2008, Shipley directed, for the stage, Desert Sunrise, in Los Angeles.[28][29][30]
Shipley was nominated for a Grammy award.[31][32][33]
Personal life
Shipley is from Canarsie, Brooklyn,[4] and married Ralph Schuckett.[34][35]
Discography
Solo Releases
- Ellen Shipley, New York International Records (1979)
- “I Surrender”
- “Man Of The World”
- “Catch The Cobra”
- “Heroes Of Yesterday”
- “Good Thing Goin”
- “I’m Jumping Out Of My Skin”
- “Little Sister”
- “Last Tears”
- “Stray Dog”
- “Over The Edge”
- Breaking Through the Ice Age, RCA Records(1980) (David Tickle, producer)
- “Heart To Heart”
- “Fotogenic”
- “Jamie”
- “This Little Girl”
- “Talk Don’t Shout”
- “Solo”
- “Lost Without Your Love”
- “Promise To Keep”
- “Living For The Tenderness”
- Call of the Wild, Capitol Records (1983)
- “Heart Out Of Time”
- “Love’s Out On The Line”
- “Stranded”
- “I Come Undone”
- “Look The Other Way”
- “Call Of The Wild”
- “Let Me Take You Under”
- “He’s Not There”
- “Fugitive Kind”
Songwriting
- “Spirit Of Love”, Laura Branigan, Touch (1987)
- “I Come Undone”, Jennifer Rush, Heart Over Mind (1987)
- Belinda Carlisle, Heaven On Earth (1987)
- “The Real Feel”, Maria Vidal, Maria Vidal (1987)
- “Confess”, Eric Martin, I'm Only Fooling Myself (1987)
- The Graces, Perfect View (1989)
- “Lay Down Your Arms”
- “When The Sun Goes Down”
- “Perfect View”
- “Fear No Love”
- “50,000 Candles Burning”
- Belinda Carlisle, Runaway Horses (1989)
- “Leave A Light On”
- “Runaway Horses”
- Vision of You"
- “La Luna”
- (We Want) The Same Thing
- "Whatever It Takes"
- “Will We Ever Learn”, Oleta Adams, Circle Of One (1990)
- Belinda Carlisle, Live Your Life Be Free (1991)
- “Live Your Life Be Free”
- “Do You Feel Like I Feel?”
- “Half The World”
- “Emotional Highway”
- “Love Is Holy”, Kim Wilde, Love Is (1992)
- “Tongue-Tied And Twisted”, Nicky Holland, Nicky Holland (1992)
- Jennifer Rush, Jennifer Rush (1992)
- “Vision Of You”
- “Unwanted Child”
- “Sail Away”, Dionne Warwick, ‘Til Their Eyes Shine…The Lullaby Album (1992)
- “C’est Mieux Que D’aimer”, Mario Pelchat, Pelchat (1993)
- Belinda Carlisle, Real (1993)
- Lay Down Your Arms"
- "One With You"
- “Vision Of You”, Lea Salonga, Lea Salonga (1993)
- "Look At Me", Keely Hawkes, Just A Page (1993)
- “Body And Soul”, Anita Baker, Rhythm Of Love (1994)
- “These Lovin’ Eyes”, David Hasselhoff, Du (1994), David Hasselhoff (1995)
- “Remember September”, Belinda Carlisle, A Woman & A Man (1996)
- "Since I Laid Eyes On You", Faith Hill, Piece Of My Heart (1996)
“Live Forever”, Midge Ure, Breathe (1996)
- “Look At Me”, Trine Rein, Beneath My Skin (1996)
- “Sex Will Keep Us Together”, Divinyls, Underworld (1996)
- “Yearbook Song”, Hanson, Middle Of Nowhere (1997)
- "Just In Case", Erikah Karst, Grown Woman (1997)
- “Thinking Of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)”, ‘Nsync, ‘Nsync (1998)
- Beyond Pink, Beyond Pink (1999)
- "Boys Will Be Boys"
- "Girl Of Today"
- "Wonderland"
- "One Love, True Love"
- "Rainbow"
- "Does She Think About Me", Damon Johnson, Dust (2000)
- “You Don’t Have To Be Alone”, Jacob Young, Jacob Young (2001)
- "I Believe", Wendy Wright, As I Am (2007)
- “Goodbye Just Go”, Belinda Carlisle, The Anthology (2014)
- “A Million Miles Away”, Tiffany, A Million Miles (2016)
References
- ^ "Fields and Shipley". badcatrecords.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Ellen Shipley". GetSongBPM.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Rick Nowels". Sony/ATV. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ a b Jason Miles (30 August 2016). "Jason Miles Interviews Songwriter.artist Ellen Shipley on the State of Songwriting". headphone guru. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Belinda Carlisle". Gay Times Magazine. 2017-10-01. Retrieved 1 November 2018 – via pressreader.com.
- ^ "Rick Nowels". ascap.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "The Ultimate Belindography pt.2, 1986-1988: The Years in Heaven". oocities.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Behind the Music Exclusive: Rick Nowels on the Birth of "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"". flavorwire.com. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Stephens, Stephanie. "Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go's Returns to Touring This Summer". parade.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Carlisle, Belinda (1 June 2010). "Lips Unsealed: A Memoir". Crown/Archetype. Retrieved 1 November 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rich Cerniglia. "Music Writer's Corner - Photo Gallery". RichCerniglia.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "SNL Season 06 Episode 04 - Jamie Lee Curtis, James Brown, Ellen Shipley - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (7 August 1995). "September Songs; The Music of Kurt Weill". variety.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (TV)". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "An In-Depth Interview with Singer Extraordinaire NICKY HOLLAND! - All Access Music". music.allaccess.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Interview: Nicky Holland". Songwriting Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "THE PRO FILE - Nicky Holland". keyboardmag.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Musician Nicky Holland Looks Back at Her 'Greatest Hits'". realclearlife.com. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Going hire and higher: Nicky Holland is available for string". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Key Player". charlestonmag.com. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "NickyHollandVEVO". YouTube. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2012/121120pandora39
- ^ "My Song 'Heaven Is A Place On Earth' Was Played More Than 3 Million Times On Pandora And I Was Paid Less Than $40". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Mulligan, Mark (16 April 2015). "Awakening: The Music Industry In The Digital Age". MIDiA Research. Retrieved 1 November 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lindvall, Helienne (10 October 2012). "Music streaming: what do songwriters really get from YouTube or Pandora?". the Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Pandora speaks out against "falsehood" accusations regarding royalties". slashgear.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Ellen Shipley - This Little Girl". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Desert Sunrise: Cast & Crew". plays411.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Weekly, LA (14 July 2008). "Theater Reviews: Assassins, The Comedy of Errors". laweekly.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Desert Sunrise". backstage.com. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Ellen Shipley". grammy.com. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". 6 January 1995. Retrieved 1 November 2018 – via LA Times.
- ^ "37th Annual Grammy Nominations". spokesman.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Ellen Shipley Vs Ralph Schuckett". UniCourt. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Ellen Shipley, songwriter, unloads on crooks in music biz". NJN Network. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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