Songs Written by Thor BaldurssonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Thor Baldursson (born Þórir Baldursson in 1944) is an Icelandic composer, organist, arranger and producer. He is best known for his work with Giorgio Moroder, and records with Donna Summer, Grace Jones and Elton John. The 1978 Disco-funk track Sing Sing by his band Gaz became a sought after sample, its rhythm appearing on a number of hits to this day, giving Baldursson songwriting credits on tracks by Drake (Wu-Tang Forever), Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue and more. That sample is... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Thor Baldursson first charted in 1978 with The Other Side of Midnight / I Know That He Knows / Heartache.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.

Top songs: #1: Wu-Tang Forever - #2: I Wonder Why He's the Greatest DJ - #3: The Other Side of Midnight / I Know That He Knows / Heartache - #4: New York Is My Kind of Town / The Greatest Show on Earth - #5: I'm Starting Again
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  Marsha Hunt
1.
01/1978

#3  The Other Side of Midnight / I Know That He Knows / Heartache
Marsha Hunt

from Marsha   
9 pts


15
dance




written by Pete Bellotte & Thor Baldursson greentick
  Metropolis
2.
10/1978

#4  New York Is My Kind of Town / The Greatest Show on Earth
Metropolis

from The Greatest Show on Earth   
6 pts


24
dance




written by Thor Baldursson greentick
  The Salsoul Orchestra
3.
04/1979

Street Sense / 212 North 12th
The Salsoul Orchestra

from Street Sense   
3 pts


40
dance




written by Thor Baldursson greentick & Tom Moulton
  Linda Clifford
4.
11/1979

I Just Wanna Wanna
Linda Clifford

from Here's My Love   
3 pts




36
R&B


[RSO/Curtom 1012]
written by Thorir Baldursson greentick & Russell Stone
5.
12/1979

Here's My Love (all cuts)
Linda Clifford

from Here's My Love   
1 pts


73
dance




written by Norman Harris, Ronald Tyson, Anthony Miller, Keith Echols, Russell Stone, Thor Baldursson greentick, J.P. Pennington & Leroy Gomez
  Grace Kennedy
6.
05/1981

#5  I'm Starting Again
Grace Kennedy

from I'm Starting Again   
4 pts


34
dance




written by Russell Stone & Thor Baldursson greentick
  Willie Clayton
7.
01/1989

Never Too Late
Willie Clayton

from Never Too Late   
2 pts




52
R&B


as Will Clayton
[Polydor 871417]
written by Jon Bendich & Thor Baldursson greentick
  Walter Beasley
8.
02/1990

Just Kickin' It
Walter Beasley

from Just Kickin' It   
1 pts




67
R&B


[Mercury 876367]
written by Walter Beasley & Thor Baldursson greentick
  Starpoint
9.
05/1990

Midnight Love
Starpoint

from Have You Got What It Takes   
2 pts




45
R&B


[Elektra 64956]
written by Claytoven, Jon Bendich & Thor Baldursson greentick
  Tony Touch
10.
07/2000

#2  I Wonder Why He's the Greatest DJ
Tony Touch

from The Piece Maker   
12 pts




52
R&B
68
UK
featuring Total
[Tommy Boy 2115]
written by Bernard Edwards, Joseph Anthony Hernandez, Jürgen S. Korduletsch, Mats Björklund, Nile Rodgers & Thor Baldursson greentick
  Drake
11.
09/2013

#1  Wu-Tang Forever
Drake

from Nothing Was the Same   Nothing Was the Same
23 pts
52
US


13
R&B


[Young Money LP Cut]
written by Thor Baldursson greentick, Drake, Anthony Palman, Noah Shebib, Jeremy Rose, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Lamont Hawkins, Jason Hunter, Corey Woods, Mats Björklund & Jürgen Korduletsch


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Metropolis


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