Franne Golde

Franne Golde
Franne Golde on location, 1987
Background information
Birth name	Francine Golde
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States
Genres	Pop, R&B, Rock, Country
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, Singer, Entrepreneur
Instruments	Piano, Keyboards
Years active	1972–present
Labels	Atlantic, Portrait, Epic, Arista, EMI Latin. Motown, MCA, Columbia
Associated acts	Diana Ross, Dennis Edwards, The Commodores, Whitney Houston, Pat Benatar, Jody Watley, Selena, Christina Aguilera
Website	http://www.frannegolde.com

Franne Golde is an American songwriter, musician, singer and writer. Her songs have appeared on more than 100 million records worldwide, Golde has received BMI awards for singles with The Pussycat Dolls "Stickwitu",Randy Travis’s "A Man Ain't Made of Stone", The Kinleys' "Somebody's Out There Watching" from the Touched by an Angel soundtrack, Selena’s "Dreaming of You", Jody Watley’s "Don't You Want Me" and "Nightshift" by the Commodores, which also won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group and received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year.

Early in her career, Golde found a home away from home in a rented studio at the Chess Records in Chicago. Her teachers were the R&B artists, producers and songwriters who recorded there and soon took Golde under their wing. She soon formed her first band, Frannie and Zoey, which received local acclaim, and she was on her way to making records herself for Atlantic and later Epic/Portrait.

In the early 1980s, Golde began writing with songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, who introduced her to Richard Perry. He was impressed with Golde and convinced her to move to Los Angeles and signed her to his publishing company Braintree Music. Soon after Diana Ross cut "Gettin' Ready for Love", the first song Golde co-wrote with Tom Snow, under her new deal with Perry. The Top 10 international hit graced Ross album, Baby It's Me.