Kate Markowitz

Kate Markowitz (born in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter. Markowitz is perhaps best known as a back-up vocalist who has recorded and performed with a number of singers, most notably James Taylor but also Willy DeVille, Shawn Colvin, Mylène Farmer, Don Henley, Billy Joel, k.d. lang, Lyle Lovett, Graham Nash, Randy Newman, and Warren Zevon.

1990s European success

Markowitz had a platinum-selling single in Germany in the 1990s. The single began as a Bacardi Rum jingle that she recorded for the European market. The jingle was so popular that she was asked to transform it into a song about "summer love" rather than rum. She co-wrote the lyrics and recorded it (with Arnold McCuller and Valerie Carter on backing vocals) under the pseudonym Kate Yanai. Called "Summer Dreaming (The Bacardi Song)," it went to Number 1 within two weeks in Germany, where it stayed for seven weeks, selling well over 500,000 copies.

2000s activities

Markowitz continues to work with a number of artists. In 2003, however, she produced her first album, "Map of the World", on which she wrote or co-wrote a number of the songs.

Discography

olo albums

* "Map of the World" — 2003

elected credits

*Abraham Laboriel — "Dear Friends" — (1993)
*Anna Vissi — "Everything I Am" — (2001)
*Arnold McCuller:
** "You Can't Go Back" — (1999)
** "Exception to the Rule" — (2000)
** "Back To Front" — (2002)
*Aselin Debison — "Sweet Is the Melody" — (2002)
*Bill Withers — "Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers" — (1994)
*Boz Scaggs — "Other Roads" — (1988)
*Carol Weisman — "Language of Love" — (2003)
*Clifford Carter — "Walkin' into the Sun" — (1993)
*Connie Kaldor — "Moonlight Grocery" — (1984)
*Diana Ross — "Force Behind the Power" — (1991)
*Don Grusin:
** "Don Grusin" — (1983)
** "No Borders" — (1992)
** "Zephyr" — (1991)
** "10k-La" — (1980)
** "Raven" — (1990)
*Dori Caymmi:
** "Brazilian Serenata" — (1988)
** "Kicking Cans" — (1993)
*Eddy Mitchell — "Frenchy" — (2003)
*Eric Burdon:
** "Comeback" — (1982)
** "Eric Burdon Unreleased" — (1982)
** "Wicked Man" — (1988)
** "Crawling King Snake" — (1994)
** "Misunderstood" — (1995)
** "Soldier of Fortune" — (1997)
** "Burdon Tracks" — (1998)
*Ernie Watts — "Sanctuary" — (1986)
*James Taylor:
** "New Moon Shine" — (1991)
** "(LIVE)" — (1993)
** "(Best LIVE)" — (1994)
** "Hourglass" — (1997)
** "Greatest Hits Volume 2" — (2000)
** "October Road" — (2002)
*Johnny Mathis — "Right from the Heart" — (1985)
*Julia Fordham — "Swept" — (1991)
*Julie Brown — "Trapped in the Body of a White Girl" — (1987)
*k.d. lang — "Live by Request" — (2001)
*Lee Ritenour:
** "Color Rit" — (1989)
** "World of Brazil" — (2005)(bckgr)
** "Wes Bound" — (1992)
*Lyle Lovett — "Road to Ensenada" — (1996)
*Mylène Farmer — "Anamorphosée" — (1995)
*Neil Diamond:
** "In My Lifetime" — (1996)
** "Lovescape" — (1991)
** "Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building" — (1993)
** "Christmas Album, Vol.2" — (1994)
*Oscar Castro-Neves:
** "Maracuja" — (1989)
** "More than Yesterday" — (1991)
** "Tropical Heart" — (1993)
*Phyllis Hyman — "I Refuse to Be Lonely" — (1995)
*Randy Newman:
** "Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman" — (1998)
** "Best of Randy Newman" — (2001)
*Richard Elliot — "Take to the Skies" — (1991)
*Rubén Blades — "Nothing But the Truth" — (1988)
*Sarah Vaughan with Milton Nascimento — "Brazilian Romance" — (1987)
*Sylvie Vartan — "Toutes les femmes ont un secret" — (1996)
*Valerie Carter — "Way It Is" — (1996)

External links

* [http://www.katemarkowitz.com/ Kate Markowitz]