Singer Seal Henry Olusegun Kwassi Olumide Adelo Samuel is 46 today. His new covers album "Soul," produced by the great David Foster, contains a version of "If You Don't Know Me By Now," which I reviewed for tomorrow's Billboard. Stand by..Among his many memorable hits are 1990's "Crazy," 1994 "Prayer for the Dying" and No. 1 "Kiss from a Rose"—the "Batman" theme that won Grammys for Record of the Year and Song of the Year—"Don't Cry" in 1996 and "Walk On By" in 2004.
I missed this one yesterday! Singer Juice Newton, one of my main '80s ladies, with Sheena Easton, Olivia Newton-John, Laura Branigan, Madonna and Kim Wilde, turned 52 Wednesday. Can't even begin to list the enormous number of hits she scored for me, including "Break It To Me Gently," my No. 1 song of 1982. Of course, there's "Angel of the Morning," "Queen of Hearts," "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" and "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me," among so, so many. I got to interview Juice on the phone once in the late 1990s... she was painting the outside of her house at the time. Couldn't have been more down to earth and jovial. Much love and respect for my Juice.
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