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Billy Steinberg (William Endfield Steinberg) was born on 26 February, 1950 in Palm Springs, California, United States, is an American songwriter. Discover Billy Steinberg's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

Popular As William Endfield Steinberg
Occupation Songwriter · musician · record producer
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 26 February 1950
Birthday 26 February
Birthplace Palm Springs, California, United States
Nationality United States

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1950

William Endfield Steinberg (born February 26, 1950) is an American songwriter.

1980

He achieved his greatest success in the 1980s with songwriting partner Tom Kelly; together they wrote or co-wrote the No. 1 hits "Like a Virgin" by Madonna (1984), "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper (1986), "Eternal Flame" by the Bangles (1989), "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston (1987) and "Alone" (covered by Heart in 1987).

Their breakthrough occurred in 1980 when Linda Ronstadt heard their album and decided to record their song "How Do I Make You?"

for her 1980 Mad Love album.

The album hit the top three of the charts and went platinum, and Ronstadt's version of their song reached the American top 10.

Pat Benatar, on her 1980 album Crimes of Passion, covered another Billy Thermal song, "I'm Gonna Follow You".

1981

In 1981, Steinberg wrote "Precious Time", which became the title track for Benatar's album Precious Time.

Also that year, Steinberg began writing with Tom Kelly, who had written another song ("Fire and Ice") on the album for Benatar.

Further success followed with the song "Like a Virgin", when it was played for Warner Bros. executives who thought it would be perfect for Madonna.

1983

Steinberg later recalled writing the lyric in 1983 following a failed relationship, stating that he had genuinely felt that he'd 'made it through the wilderness' and that he was 'beat, incomplete'.

1984

Madonna's version of the song spent six weeks at number one in the United States in 1984 and became a worldwide hit.

It was also the title track for her number one album.

The success of the partnership continued with more number one singles, "True Colors" (recorded by Cyndi Lauper), "So Emotional" (by Whitney Houston), "Eternal Flame" (by The Bangles) and "Alone" (by Heart).

Their other hits include "In Your Room" (The Bangles), 'Spirit of Love' (by Laura Branigan), "I Drove All Night" (recorded by Roy Orbison, Cyndi Lauper and Celine Dion), "I Touch Myself" (Divinyls), 'Sex as a Weapon' (by Pat Benatar), and 'Look Me in the Heart' (by Tina Turner).

They also wrote several songs with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, including the top-10 single "I'll Stand By You".

Artists such as REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Bette Midler, Belinda Carlisle, and Taylor Dayne (on her multi-platinum debut album "Tell It to My Heart") also recorded their songs.

1987

They also wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "I Drove All Night" (recorded by various artists, initially recorded by Roy Orbison in 1987 but first released by Cyndi Lauper in 1989), "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls (1990), and "I'll Stand by You" by The Pretenders (1994).

1990

After Kelly retired from music in the 1990s, Steinberg collaborated with other songwriters.

With Rick Nowels and Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo he wrote the hit songs "Falling Into You" (covered by Celine Dion) and "One & One".

In the mid-1990s, Steinberg began writing with Rick Nowels, who had established himself as a songwriter for artists such as Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle.

Their greatest success of the period was the Celine Dion recording of "Falling into You".

1997

In 1997, Steinberg co-wrote the track "One & One" with Rick Nowels and Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo for Edyta Górniak, and this song became a hit in Europe and Asia, leading Edyta as the first Polish singer in the Music & Media's European Radio Top 50 airplay chart.

2005

He has written hit songs with Josh Alexander including "All About Us" by t.A.T.u. (2005), "Too Little Too Late" by JoJo (2006) and "Give Your Heart a Break" by Demi Lovato (2012).

Steinberg grew up in Fresno, California and moved to Palm Springs, California when he was 12 and worked with his father's table grape operation.

He attended Cate School in California, and Bard College in New York.

In his mid-20s, he formed the group Billy Thermal, which eventually was signed to Richard Perry's Planet Records.

In 2005, Steinberg collaborated with producer Josh Alexander and Jessica and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas to write several tracks for The Veronicas' debut release, The Secret Life Of..., including the third single, "When It All Falls Apart".

2006

Steinberg and Alexander also wrote "All About Us", a hit for the Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. They wrote JoJo's 2006 single "Too Little Too Late" and Leigh Nash's "Nervous in the Light of Dawn" and "My Idea of Heaven", and Katharine McPhee's "Over It" in 2007.

2008

In 2008, Steinberg and Alexander wrote "Fly on the Wall" for t.A.T.u.'s album Happy Smiles.

He wrote songs with Alexander on JoJo's scrapped album All I Want Is Everything.

With Alexander and Porcelain Black, he wrote the track "How Do You Love Someone?"

Steinberg was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2008.

2009

for Ashley Tisdale's 2009 album Guilty Pleasure.

2010

In 2010, Steinberg and Alexander wrote "What Happened to Us" for Australian singer Jessica Mauboy for her album Get 'Em Girls.

2011

With Alexander and Toby Gad, he wrote the 2011 song "Don't Hold Your Breath" for Nicole Scherzinger, and with Alexander and Rivers Cuomo he wrote the 2011 song "High Maintenance" for Miranda Cosgrove.

Steinberg and Alexander also wrote and produced the hit song "Give Your Heart a Break" by Demi Lovato.

Steinberg and Kelly were inducted as a team into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.

2016

he wrote the 2016 song "My Stupid Heart" for Tini Stoessel.

Steinberg performs an acoustic version of "I Touch Myself" in an on camera interview in the documentary film Sticky: A (Self) Love Story.