Michael Masser

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Michael William Masser (March 24, 1941 – July 9, 2015) was an American songwriter, composer and producer of popular music. == Early life == Born to a Jewish family in Chicago to Ester Huff and William Masser, he attended the University of Illinois College of Law. He became a stockbroker, but left to pursue his interest in music. == Career == Masser's first major composition hit, co-written with Ron Miller, was "Touch Me in the Morning", recorded by Diana Ross.... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Michael Masser first charted in 1973 with Touch Me in the Morning.The artist placed 24 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 9 of which reached the Top‑10, including 5 number‑ones.The artist scored 23 UK Top‑75 entries, including 8 Top‑10 placements, including 2 number‑ones.On US AC the artist achieved 16 Top‑10s, 8 of which peaked at number‑one.On US Country the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.On US RnB the artist achieved 9 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Saving All My Love for You - #2: Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - #3: Touch Me in the Morning - #4: Greatest Love of All - #5: Miss You Like Crazy
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  Diana Ross
1.
06/1973

#3  Touch Me in the Morning
Diana Ross

from Touch Me in the Morning   Touch Me in the Morning
380 pts
1
US
1
AC


5
R&B
9
UK
[Motown 1239]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Ron Miller
Last Time I Saw Him
2.
12/1973

Last Time I Saw Him
Diana Ross

from Last Time I Saw Him   Last Time I Saw Him
142 pts
14
US
1
AC


15
R&B
35
UK
[Motown 1278]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Pam Sawyer
  Dottie West
Last Time I Saw Him
3.
03/1974

Last Time I Saw Him
Dottie West

from House of Love   
10 pts




8
ctry




[RCA Victor APB0-0231]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Pam Sawyer
  The Lettermen
4.
07/1974

Touch Me in the Morning/The Way We Were
The Lettermen

from Now and Forever   
4 pts


31
AC






[Capitol 3912]
written by Michael Masser greentick, Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller], Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch
  Diana Ross
Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right
5.
03/1975

Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right
Diana Ross

53 pts


17
AC




23
UK
[Motown 1335]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Pam Sawyer
Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
6.
10/1975

#2  Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
Diana Ross

from Diana Ross [1976 album]   
396 pts
1
US
1
AC


14
R&B
5
UK
[Motown 1377]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Gerry Goffin
I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)
7.
03/1976

I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)
Diana Ross

from Diana Ross [1976 album]   
64 pts
47
US
4
AC


61
R&B
32
UK
[Motown 1387]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Pam Sawyer
  Gladys Knight & the Pips
8.
10/1976

So Sad the Song
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Pipe Dreams   
95 pts
47
US
3
AC


12
R&B
20
UK
[Buddah 544]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Gerry Goffin
  Mandrill
9.
07/1977

Ali Bombaye I and II (Zaire Chant)
Mandrill

2 pts






69
R&B


as Michael Masser and Mandrill
instrumental
[Arista 0250]
written by Michael Masser greentick
  George Benson
The Greatest Love of All
10.
07/1977

The Greatest Love of All
George Benson

from Weekend in L.A.   Weekend in L.A.
119 pts
24
US
22
AC


2
R&B
27
UK
[Arista 0251]
written by Linda Creed & Michael Masser greentick
  Gladys Knight & the Pips
Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right
11.
11/1977

Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right
Gladys Knight & the Pips

6 pts






24
R&B


[Buddah 584]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Pam Sawyer
  Natalie Cole
Someone That I Used to Love
12.
05/1980

Someone That I Used to Love
Natalie Cole

from Don't Look Back   Don't Look Back
76 pts
21
US
3
AC


21
R&B


[Capitol 4869]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  Diana Ross
It's My Turn
13.
10/1980

It's My Turn
Diana Ross

from To Love Again   To Love Again
171 pts
9
US
9
AC


14
R&B
16
UK
[Motown 1496]
written by Carole Bayer Sager & Michael Masser greentick
One More Chance
14.
03/1981

One More Chance
Diana Ross

from To Love Again   To Love Again
27 pts
79
US




54
R&B
49
UK
[Motown 1508]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
Cryin' My Heart Out for You
15.
06/1981

Cryin' My Heart Out for You
Diana Ross

from To Love Again   To Love Again
13 pts








58
UK
[Motown 1513]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Allee Willis
  Dionne Warwick
Some Changes Are for Good
16.
06/1981

Some Changes Are for Good
Dionne Warwick

from Hot! Live and Otherwise   Hot! Live and Otherwise
21 pts
65
US
23
AC


43
R&B


[Arista 0602]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Carole Bayer Sager
Now We're Starting Over Again
17.
08/1981

Now We're Starting Over Again
Dionne Warwick

from Hot! Live and Otherwise   Hot! Live and Otherwise
9 pts








76
UK
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  Aretha Franklin
It's My Turn
18.
11/1981

It's My Turn
Aretha Franklin

from Love All the Hurt Away   
5 pts






29
R&B


[Arista 0646]
written by Carole Bayer Sager & Michael Masser greentick
  Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson
19.
07/1983

Tonight, I Celebrate My Love
Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson

from Born to Love   
254 pts
16
US
4
AC


5
R&B
2
UK
[Capitol 5242]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  George Benson
20.
09/1983

In Your Eyes
George Benson

from In Your Eyes   In Your Eyes
99 pts


30
AC




7
UK
[Warner 29442]
written by Dan Hill & Michael Masser greentick
  Peabo Bryson
If Ever You're in My Arms Again
21.
05/1984

If Ever You're in My Arms Again
Peabo Bryson

from Straight from the Heart   Straight from the Heart
117 pts
10
US
1
AC


6
R&B


[Elektra 69728]
written by Cynthia Weil, Michael Masser greentick & Tom Snow
  Teddy Pendergrass
Hold Me
22.
06/1984

Hold Me
Teddy Pendergrass

from Love Language   Love Language
62 pts
46
US
6
AC


5
R&B
45
UK
with Whitney Houston
[Asylum 69720]
written by Linda Creed & Michael Masser greentick
  Judy Collins & T. G. Sheppard
23.
09/1984

Home Again
Judy Collins & T. G. Sheppard

from Home Again   
4 pts


42
AC
57
ctry




[Elektra 69697]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  Crystal Gayle
24.
03/1985

Nobody Wants to Be Alone
Crystal Gayle

from Nobody Wants to Be Alone   
16 pts




3
ctry




[Warner 29050]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Rhonda Fleming
  Whitney Houston
Saving All My Love for You
25.
06/1985

#1  Saving All My Love for You
Whitney Houston

from Whitney Houston   Whitney Houston
448 pts
1
US
1
AC


1
R&B
1
UK
[Arista 9381]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  Stacy Lattisaw
26.
07/1985

I'm Not the Same Girl
Stacy Lattisaw

from I'm Not the Same Girl   
2 pts






52
R&B


[Cotillion 99635]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Randy Goodrum
  Crystal Gayle
27.
08/1985

A Long and Lasting Love
Crystal Gayle

from Nobody Wants to Be Alone   
13 pts




5
ctry




[Warner 28963]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Gerry Goffin
  Whitney Houston
Greatest Love of All
28.
03/1986

#4  Greatest Love of All
Whitney Houston

from Whitney Houston   Whitney Houston
350 pts
1
US
1
AC


3
R&B
8
UK
[Arista 9466]
written by Linda Creed & Michael Masser greentick
  Jeffrey Osborne
29.
12/1986

In Your Eyes
Jeffrey Osborne

from Emotional   Emotional
10 pts


15
AC


82
R&B


[A&M 2894]
written by Dan Hill & Michael Masser greentick
  Glenn Medeiros
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
30.
02/1987

Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
Glenn Medeiros

from Glenn Medeiros [1987 album]   Glenn Medeiros [1987 album]
271 pts
12
US
4
AC




1
UK
R
[Amherst 311]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Gerry Goffin
  Whitney Houston
Didn't We Almost Have It All
31.
08/1987

Didn't We Almost Have It All
Whitney Houston

from Whitney   Whitney
299 pts
1
US
1
AC


2
R&B
14
UK
[Arista 9616]
written by Will Jennings & Michael Masser greentick
  Engelbert Humperdinck
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
32.
03/1988

Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
Engelbert Humperdinck

from Remember I Love You   
6 pts








93
UK
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  Glenn Medeiros
33.
08/1988

Long and Lasting Love
Glenn Medeiros

from Not Me   Not Me
30 pts
68
US






42
UK
[Amherst 324]
written by Michael Masser greentick & Gerry Goffin
  Natalie Cole
Miss You Like Crazy
34.
04/1989

#5  Miss You Like Crazy
Natalie Cole

from Good to Be Back   Good to Be Back
322 pts
7
US
1
AC


1
R&B
2
UK
[EMI 50185]
written by Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser greentick & Preston Glass
Starting Over Again
35.
11/1989

Starting Over Again
Natalie Cole

from Good to Be Back   Good to Be Back
29 pts


5
AC




56
UK
[EMI 50235]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  Barbra Streisand
Someone That I Used to Love
36.
12/1989

Someone That I Used to Love
Barbra Streisand

from A Collection Greatest Hits…And More   
5 pts


25
AC






[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  Dan Hill & Rique Franks
37.
04/1994

In Your Eyes
Dan Hill & Rique Franks

3 pts


38
AC






[Spontaneous 2002]
written by Dan Hill & Michael Masser greentick
  DMX
Stop Being Greedy
38.
06/1998

Stop Being Greedy
DMX

from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot   It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
11 pts
79
US




45
R&B


[Def Jam 568989]
written by Damon Blackman, Anthony Fields, Michael Masser greentick & Earl Simmons
  Kanye West
Heard 'Em Say
39.
10/2005

Heard 'Em Say
Kanye West

from Late Registration   Late Registration
92 pts
26
US




17
R&B
22
UK
featuring Adam Levine
[Roc-A-Fella 005794]
written by Kanye West, Adam Levine, Michael Masser greentick & Gerry Goffin
  Whitney Houston
Didn't We Almost Have It All
40.
02/2012

Didn't We Almost Have It All
Whitney Houston

from The Essential Whitney Houston   The Essential Whitney Houston
6 pts








92
UK
R: Whitney Houston's death
written by Will Jennings & Michael Masser greentick
Greatest Love of All
41.
02/2012

Greatest Love of All
Whitney Houston

from The Essential Whitney Houston   The Essential Whitney Houston
36 pts
36
US






58
UK
R: Whitney Houston's death
[Arista 9466]
written by Linda Creed & Michael Masser greentick
Saving All My Love for You
42.
02/2012

Saving All My Love for You
Whitney Houston

from The Essential Whitney Houston   The Essential Whitney Houston
12 pts








59
UK
R: Whitney Houston's death
written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  Trevin Hunte
Greatest Love of All
43.
12/2012

Greatest Love of All
Trevin Hunte

1 pts






106
R&B


from The Voice (US), season 3
written by Linda Creed & Michael Masser greentick
  Big Sean & Metro Boomin
44.
12/2017

Go Legend
Big Sean & Metro Boomin

from Double or Nothing   
15 pts
67
US




28
R&B


featuring Travis Scott
[Metro Boomin LP Cut]
written by Sean Anderson, Metro Boomin, Jacques Webster II, Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser greentick
  21 Savage & Metro Boomin
45.
10/2020

Runnin
21 Savage & Metro Boomin

from Savage Mode II   
89 pts
9
US








[Boominati, Slaughter Boomin]
written by Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph, Leland Wayne, Michael Masser greentick & Pamela Sawyer

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