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Randy VanWarmer
Indian Hills, United States • 1955-03-30 – 2004-01-12
Randy VanWarmer is credited on 570 releases across 196 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
570
Pressings credited
196
Albums
6
Decades active
43
In collections
Biography
Randy VanWarmer (also spelled Vanwarmer or Van Warmer; March 30, 1955 – January 12, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His biggest hit song was "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979 after peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks earlier that year. He wrote several songs for the Oak Ridge Boys, including "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes", which reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song appeared on his 1981 album Beat of Love, which also included the "Suzi Found a Weapon", which hit No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
570 releases · 196 albums · active 1977–2024
- Performance · 747
- Other credits · 28
- Production · 13
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Toshiba EMI Studio · Hansa Tonstudios · KMH Studios · Bearsville Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Branigan
1982

Live And Uncensored
1979

Expressions
1980

Wings Of Sound
1980

Warmer
1979

In The Country
2022

Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton
2010

Ultimate Alabama 20 #1 Hits
2004

Rain On
1976

Oak Ridge Boys Greatest Hits 2

The Essential Alabama
2005

The Secret Sessions
1999

That's That
1988

The Things That You Dream
1983

Dream Maker
1982

Hurricane Is Coming
1980

Hitline
1980

Spiderman
1979

Just When I Needed You Most
1979

The Music of Alabama
2009

Treasures
1996

Greatest Hits Vol. III
1994

American Pride
1992
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Oak Ridge Boys
- Brian Briggs
- Dolly Parton
- Tony Wilson (3)
- Peter Griffin
- Benny Neyman
- Guys 'n' Dolls
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