Tony Haynes
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Tony Haynes
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| Born | August 5, 1960 |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, publisher, author |
| Years active | 1981-present |
| Associated acts | Al McKay, Laney Stewart, Teddy Riley, Maurice White, Evelyn Champagne King, Bobby Brown, Robert Palmer, Louil Silas, Jr., Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Karyn White, Go West, Chante Moore, Stephanie Mills, Earth, Wind & Fire, Philip Bailey, Jeffrey Osborne, George Duke, Howard Hewett |
Tony Haynes (born August 5, 1960) is an American lyricist, songwriter, poet, music publisher, producer and author. Over the last four decades he has written lyrics to melodies composed by the biggest names in R&B and pop music. He has also authored children’s books and produced children’s music based on some of the most successful animated characters.
He began his professional career in 1981 writing songs with Al McKay and David Bryant. McKay had recently left Earth, Wind & Fire. He signed Haynes to a co-publishing deal with Steelchest Music and introduced him to David Bryant. Together they wrote "Send A Little Love" for The Spinners, "Sayonara" for A Taste of Honey and "Lovers" and "You Owe It All To Love" for Finis Henderson. With Erich Bulling, Haynes also wrote songs for Japanese recording artists Naoko Kawai and Hiromi Iwasaki. In 1982, he began writing with Maurice White, Wanda Vaughn, Wayne Vaughn, Skip Scarborough, Philip Bailey and Robert Brookins. These collaborations led to "The Speed Of Love" on Haynes' first gold album, Earth, Wind & Fire, Powerlight as well as "Trapped" and "The Good Guy's Supposed To Get The Girls" on Philip Bailey’s solo project Continuation and "I Will No Wise Cast You Out" on The Wonders of His Love. His association with Maurice White also led to a collaboration with David Foster on "My Sweet Delight" by Jennifer Holiday from her album Feel My Soul.
In 1984, Haynes began writing lyrics for a wide variety of projects which included the song "Drive Me Wild" for the television series Fame. He also collaborated with Japanese composer Keisuke Kuwata from the band Southern All Stars on Tarako and Japaneggae for Taishita. Through his association with Quincy Jones he collaborated with bassist and former Brothers Johnson member Louis Johnson on eight songs on Johnson's solo album Evolution. During this period Haynes' songs such as "Runnin'" was recorded by The Temptations on their album Truly for You. He also had songs recorded by Jeff Lorber "Don't Say Yes", Beau Williams "Danger Zone", George Duke "We're Supposed To Have Fun", Durell Coleman "Tender Blue", The Mac Band "Miss Used", and Stanley Clarke Band "Psychedelic". In 1985, his song "Hyperactive", written with Robert Palmer and Dennis Nelson appeared on the album Riptide on Island Records. This was his first multi-platinum album. The song also appeared in the film The Bedroom Window. During the period of 1985 to 1989, Haynes signed co-publishing deals with Warner Chappell Music and Chris Blackwell's Island Music Publishing.
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