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199:“I’ve had (...) a front row seat watching some of the greatest artists in the world do their thing. To sit there and be able to hear their voice in its purity without any echo or instrumentation is a great thrill. Working in A&R means finding the right song for the right artist and also the right artist for the right project. For artists that don’t write their own songs, guys like me still have value because we help them find their material." 408:
Landers has worked consistently with Barbra Streisand since 1991, and executive produced 31 of her albums. Other roles on Streisand recordings include A&R, music producer, songwriter, and writer of liner notes. Engineer David Reitzas describes Landers' role on Streisand's projects as
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Landers has written the liner notes for 15 Barbra Streisand albums, 3 Johnny Mathis albums and 3 Bette Midler albums. In an interview with babranews.com, Landers said about his work as liner note writer:
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In an interview with the Malibu Times, Jay Landers explained his experience as an A&R man working with artists including Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Sting, Julio Iglesias and Josh Groban:
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He is co-writer of the songs "What's On My Mind", "Don't Lie To Me", "Better Angels", "Love's Never Wrong", "The Rain Will Fall" and "Take Care of This House" on her
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Chairman, joining the company as Senior Vice President of A&R. Landers continued his role as executive producer of Columbia artists Streisand, Diamond, and
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The Landers family lived in the Beverly Hills Post Office area in a World War II-era, Arts and Crafts style bungalow that was renovated by architect
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Landers formed a rock band in high school and started a weekly music newsletter called "Disc-ussions". He started working part-time for
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in 1992. “A Whole New World,” by Bryson and Regina Belle reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1993. Both songs won
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and Mums Records. Jay Landers describes how his father influenced the different roles in his career:
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in a wry style, in honor of Streisand performing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, her hometown.
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Landers' A&R and executive producer projects have been nominated for more than 30
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album, a politically themed record inspired by her feelings about Donald Trump.
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In 1986, Landers stepped into the role of Director A&R & Soundtracks at
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Landers returned to Los Angeles in 2000 as Senior Vice President of A&R at
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Songwriter Universe: Songwriting News, Articles & Song Contest
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and Peabo Bryson's “Beauty and the Beast” charted at No. 9 on
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concert, Streisand performed the Cole Porter song “
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Index

record producer
songwriter
A&R executive
music publisher
liner notes
Barbra Streisand
Johnny Mathis
Frank Sinatra
Neil Diamond
Hilary Duff
Grammy
Emmy
Academy Awards
Columbia Records
Walt Disney Records
Universal Music Group
EMI
Los Angeles
California
music publisher
record label executive
Dunhill Records
Don Cornelius
Dick Griffey
song plugger
Steven Erhlich
music publisher
Russ Titelman
Lenny Waronker
Richard Perry

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