Composer
Graham Lyle
Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
b. 1944
19 works in the index
- Born
- 1944
- Birthplace
- Bellshill
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Graham Hamilton Lyle (born 11 March 1944, in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer.
Between 1970 and 1997, he co-wrote 18 British Top 40 hits, 9 Billboard Hot 100 entries, 4 US Country No.1s and 1 US Adult Contemporary No.1, as well as 3 Australian chart-toppers. His songwriting collaborators have included Terry Britten, Albert Hammond, Troy Seals, Jim Diamond and his long-time performing partner, Benny Gallagher.
His most famous composition is Tina Turner's 1984 US chart-topper and international smash, "What's Love Got to Do with It?", which reached No.1 in the US, Canada and Australia and won him the Song of the Year Grammy. He is also well known in Britain, Continental Europe and the Commonwealth as a member of Gallagher and Lyle, McGuinness Flint and Ronnie Lane's band Slim Chance.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- songwriter; singer; guitarist; musician; lyricist; record producer; composer
- Recorded memberships
- Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance; Gallagher and Lyle
- Birth name
- Graham Hamilton Lyle
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 33638998
- ISNI
- 000000007357505X
- GND ID
- 134450221
- Library of Congress ID
- n91071646
- MusicBrainz ID
- f415133c-bf28-43c0-b781-24c5997833dd
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop, Rock
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 19
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Father's Son | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 6 |
| I Don't Wanna Lose You | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 5 |
| Earthbound | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 5 |
| The Younger Man | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 5 |
| What's Love Got To Do With It | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 2 |
| Joe Knows How To Live | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | pop | 3 |
| Something Beautiful Remains | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Darlin' Man | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Didn't We | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Typical Male | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Pat | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Button Off My Shirt | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Nicole | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| I Should've Known Better | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Heart On My Sleeve | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Rock | 1 |
| I Wanna Stay With You | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Rock | 1 |
| We Don't Need Another Hero | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Soul Inspiration | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 33638998. Portrait: NotAdele, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.