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Released on Arista, also Hey Ya! (OutKast), Complicated (Avril Lavigne) and Sk8er Boi (Avril Lavigne)
Produced by Vini Poncia, also I Was Made for Lovin’ You (KISS), Shandi (KISS) and Sure Know Something (KISS)
Recorded at Sound Labs, Inc., also If You Leave Me Now (Chicago), Even It Up (Heart) and Baby, What a Big Surprise (Chicago)
Engineered by Linda Tyler, also Wet (Barbra Streisand), Wake Up Susan (The Spinners) and Kiss Me in the Rain (Barbra Streisand)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
163 other songs on fono were recorded at Sound Labs, Inc., by Al Jarreau and Chicago and others
Bob Schaper engineered 4 of Melissa Manchester’s top 10 songs
Vini Poncia produced 4 of Melissa Manchester’s top 10 songs
Melissa Manchester wrote 97 songs on fono
Credits
All 18 credits
- Written by
- Johnny Vastano, Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
- Produced by
- Vini Poncia
- Performed by
- Brie Howard, David Wolfert, James Newton Howard, Joe Esposito, Kirk Bruner, Melissa Manchester, Stanley Schwartz, Steve Nelson and Vini Poncia
- Engineered by
- Bob Schaper and Linda Tyler
- Part of
- Help Is on the Way
- Recorded at
- Sound Labs, Inc.
- Released on
- Arista
- Written by
- Johnny Vastano, Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
- Produced by
- Vini Poncia
- Performed by
- Brie Howard, David Wolfert, James Newton Howard, Joe Esposito, Kirk Bruner, Melissa Manchester, Stanley Schwartz, Steve Nelson and Vini Poncia
- Engineered by
- Bob Schaper and Linda Tyler
- Part of
- Help Is on the Way
- Recorded at
- Sound Labs, Inc.
- Released on
- Arista
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Vini Poncia
Same engineer: Linda Tyler
Same writer: Vini Poncia
Same label: Arista
Same studio: Sound Labs, Inc.
Same release: Help Is on the Way
Same producer: Vini Poncia
Same engineer: Linda Tyler
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Be Somebody was performed by Brie Howard
Be Somebody was performed by Brie Howard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Be Somebody was performed by David Wolfert
Be Somebody was performed by David Wolfert
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Be Somebody was performed by James Newton Howard
Be Somebody was performed by James Newton Howard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Be Somebody was performed by Joe Esposito
Be Somebody was performed by Joe Esposito
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Be Somebody was performed by Kirk Bruner
Be Somebody was performed by Kirk Bruner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Be Somebody was performed by Melissa Manchester
Be Somebody was performed by Melissa Manchester
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Be Somebody was performed by Stanley Schwartz
Be Somebody was performed by Stanley Schwartz
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Be Somebody was performed by Steve Nelson
Be Somebody was performed by Steve Nelson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Be Somebody was performed by Vini Poncia
Be Somebody was performed by Vini Poncia
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Be Somebody was produced by Vini Poncia
11MusicBrainz Be Somebody was written by Johnny Vastano
Be Somebody was written by Johnny Vastano
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Be Somebody was written by Melissa Manchester
Be Somebody was written by Melissa Manchester
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Be Somebody was written by Vini Poncia
14MusicBrainz Be Somebody is part of the release Help Is on the Way
Be Somebody is part of the release Help Is on the Way
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Be Somebody was recorded at Sound Labs, Inc.
Be Somebody was recorded at Sound Labs, Inc.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Arista is the label of the song Be Somebody
Arista is the label of the song Be Somebody
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Be Somebody was engineered by Bob Schaper
Be Somebody was engineered by Bob Schaper
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Be Somebody was engineered by Linda Tyler
Be Somebody was engineered by Linda Tyler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Be Somebody was released on 1976