Tom Bahler

Tom Bahler
Born	Thomas Lee Bahler (1943-06-01)June 1, 1943 Inglewood, California,U.S.
Occupation	Singer - songwriter - arranger - producer
Years active	1967–present

Thomas Lee Bahler(also spelledBähler;/ˈbeɪlər/;born June 1, 1943) is an American singer, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer and author. Bahler is most known for his song "She's Out of My Life",which was recorded byMichael Jackson;the song was originally written forFrank Sinatra,who never recorded it.He is the younger brother of the singer, arranger, conductor and composerJohn Bahler.

In Bahler's early career, he worked withJan Berry(ofJan and Dean). Later, he and his brother John were vocalists in theRon Hicklin Singers.Together withThe Wrecking Crew,the Bahler brothers have sung, produced and arranged hundreds of worldwide hits. They were the featured background voices onThe Partridge Familyrecordings in the 1970s.

The Love Generation

John and Tom Bahler tried their hands with their own band,The Love Generation,which was not a great success. They made three records as a band. The last record, "Montage", is considered to be a project just by John and Tom. As session vocalists for The Partridge Family, they re-recorded theScreen Gems-published song "Let the Good Times In" for the series' pilot episode, which they had originally recorded for their first Love Generation album in a slightly different arrangement. The Partridge version of the song remained a heavily sought after unreleased track until it appeared officially for the first time on the group'sCome on Get Happy!: The Very Best of The Partridge FamilyCD, which was released in 2005.

The Going Thing

After "The Love Generation", John and Tom joined The Going Thing,a band which was devised by the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson (now known asJWT), to promote the products of theFord Motor Company.Tom Bahler appeared on Ford's 1969 "Going Thing" television commercial.

Later career

Bahler wrote theBobby Shermanhit "Julie, Do Ya Love Me"(1970) andCher's 1972 hit "Living in a House Divided"."She's Out of My Life",recorded byMichael Jacksonand other artists, was written by Bahler in 1979. It has been claimed he wrote "She's Out of My Life" aboutKaren Carpenter,who broke up with Bahler after discovering he had fathered a child with another woman,but Bahler says the song was written about Rhonda Rivera.In 1985, he was the associate producer of theGrammy Award-winning "We Are the World",which he considers his most significant project.

Bahler is an associate ofQuincy Jones.He has also worked withB. J. Thomas,Neil Diamond,Sonny & Cher,David CassidyandBilly Joel.

For television and film, Bahler produced the music for the Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe Pageants for a number of years and he composed the music for a number of movies and scored a number of soundtracks.He made cameo appearances in movies such asWag The Dog,also composing the song, "The American Dream" for the film.

Books

• Bahler, Thomas (April 17, 2013).Anything is Possible: A Tale of Æsop.Illustrated by Yulee Kim. Æsop Production Company.ISBN978-0988527003.
• Bahler, Thomas (November 10, 2014).What You Want Wants You(1st ed.). Æsop Production Company.ISBN978-0988527010.

External links

• An interview with Tom Bahler,c'mon, get happy
• Another page on Tom Bähler,c'mon, get happy
• Tom BahleratIMDb