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Mark Mangold

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Mark Mangold
BornMiami, Florida, United States
GenresPop, pop rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, keyboardist
Instrument(s)Keyboards, piano
Years active1975–present

Mark Mangold is an American pop singer-songwriter, producer and keyboardist. A member of the band Touch, [1] as a songwriter Mangold's songs have been performed by Michael Bolton, Cher and Jordin Sparks, Paul Rodgers, Jennifer Rush and Laura Branigan.

Career

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Mangold was born in Miami and grew up on Long Island.[2] He performed in Long Island bands Valhalla and American Tears before forming Touch in 1978, along with fellow American Tears members, Glen Kithcart and Craig Brooks.

Touch charted with two Mangold-penned singles, “(Call Me) When the Spirit Moves You” in 1980 and “Don't You Know What Love Is” in 1981.[citation needed]

Mangold worked with Michael Bolton in the 1980s,[3] co-writing and performing on Bolton's first hit "Fools Game" as well as several tracks from his 1985 AOR album, Everybody's Crazy. He and Bolton later co-wrote "I Found Someone", a top-ten hit for Cher and originally recorded by Laura Branigan. Mangold himself recorded a version on his solo album Lift (2001).[4][5]

In 1991, the band The Law recorded "For a Little Ride", a Mangold song co-written with Benny Mardones for Atlantic Records.[citation needed]

The Sign were formed by Mangold, Randy Jackson (Zebra), Terry Brock (Strangeways), Billy Greer (Kansas) and Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow & Black Sabbath). Their début album, released in 2000, was Signs Of Life. Their second album, The Second Coming was released in August 2005 on Frontiers Records.[6]

Mangold has worked in Stockholm with songwriters, and released "My Confession" (co-written with Jon Bivona) and "Candelight" sung by Anniela on Hitworks Records.[7] In Denmark, SukkerChok released Mangold's "1,000 Miles Away" which became a local hit.[8] In 2003, Jordin Sparks recorded his song "I Will Be There", co-written with Pebe Sebert, on the For Now EP.

Mangold has written for and played keyboards in the New York band The Radiant.[9]

Other projects include Ashlie Luckett, and the comedian Lauren Francesca on the "Comic Con" YouTube music video.[citation needed]

Discography

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American Tears

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  • Branded Bad (1974)
  • Tear Gas (1975)
  • Powerhouse (1977)
  • Hard Core (2018)
  • White Flags (2019)
  • Free Angel Express (2020)

Touch

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  • Touch (1980)
  • Touch II (1982)
  • Tomorrow Never Comes (2021)

Drive, She Said

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  • Drive, She Said (1989)
  • Drivin' Wheel (1991)
  • Excelerator (1993)
  • Real Life (2003)
  • Pedal to the Metal (2016)[10]

The Sign

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  • Signs of Life (2000)
  • The Second Coming (2004)

Keys

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  • "When Shadows Fall" (2022)
  • "The Grand Seduction" (2024)

References

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  1. ^ "Mark Mangold Biography". (September 13, 2004). All Music Guide, Article Mark Mangold. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "VH-1 Biography - Mark Mangold". VH-1, Article Mark Mangold. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  3. ^ Billboard 24 September 2011 p. 11.
  4. ^ "Lift - Mark Mangold Album". All Music Guide, Article Lift - Mark Mangold. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Billboard 26 December 1987 p. 62.
  6. ^ Mason, Stewart. "AllMusic Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Bio | Anniela". Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "Sukkerchok – De 1000 Drømmes Nat". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  9. ^ "All Indie Magazine: An Exclusive Interview with The Radiant by Great Unknowns Music Expose". Allindiemagazine.net. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  10. ^ "Drive She Said | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2019.