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Joseph Brooks

real name Joseph Kaplan

US songwriter/film director

New York City, United States · 1938-03-11 – 2011-05-12

Joseph Brooks is credited on 1,160 releases across 301 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,160

Credits

301

Albums

8

Decades active

77

In collections

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American songwriter - film music composer - director - screenwriter - producer.
Born March 11, 1938 New York City, NY - died May 22, 2011 (aged 73) New York City, NY.
Oscar winner for Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" for the same-titled movie.

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1,160 releases · 301 albums · active 1958–2026

  • Performance · 1,560
  • Production · 288
  • Other credits · 36
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: A&M Studios · A&R Studios · Hollywood Sound Recorders · Mike Curb Productions

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