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Allee Willis

Detroit, United States • 1947-11-10 – 2019-12-24

Allee Willis is credited on 2,978 releases across 797 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,978

Pressings credited

797

Albums

6

Decades active

434

In collections

Biography

Alta Sherral "Allee" Willis (November 10, 1947 – December 24, 2019) was an American songwriter and art director. Willis co-wrote hit songs including "September" and "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire and "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" by Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield. She won two Grammy Awards for Beverly Hills Cop and The Color Purple, the latter of which was also nominated for a Tony Award. She was also nominated for an Emmy Award for "I'll Be There for You", which was used as the theme song for the sitcom Friends. Her compositions sold over 60 million records and she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018. In June 2024, Willis was also inducted posthumously into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Credited work

2,978 releases · 797 albums · active 1971–2026

  • Performance · 3,827
  • Other credits · 116
  • Production · 50
  • Engineering · 5

Studios: Sarm West Studios · Advision Studios · Sunset Sound · The Hit Factory

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