Composer
Shannon Rubicam
American singer
b. 1951
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1951
- Birthplace
- Seattle
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Shannon Rubicam (born October 11, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, among others. She co-wrote "How Will I Know" which was a hit for Whitney Houston in 1986, as well as Houston's 1987 hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)".
From the mid 1980s to the present day, Rubicam and her writing partner, George Merrill, have been the vocal duo Boy Meets Girl, who are best remembered for their 1988 hit "Waiting for a Star to Fall". They wrote the song and had initially offered it to Houston and Belinda Carlisle but both rejected it (though Carlisle did do a demo recording) and Boy Meets Girl decided to feature it on the next Boy Meets Girl album titled Reel Life.
Rubicam and Merrill were married in the mid 1980s until they divorced in 2000. Despite the divorce they have continued working together as Boy Meets Girl, and other music endeavors.
Rubicam and Merrill have a daughter, Hilary Rubicam Merrill. Hilary can be seen as the girl chasing the bubble in her parents' video for "Waiting for a Star to Fall".
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer; songwriter; musician; composer; writer; librettist
- Instruments played
- voice
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 28713181
- ISNI
- 0000000063221063
- GND ID
- 13450352X
- Library of Congress ID
- n91080446
- MusicBrainz ID
- 9cce8338-c005-43a3-ac3a-2b985796b832
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop, Rock
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Wanna Dance With Somebody | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | pop | 2 |
| Waiting For A Star To Fall | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | pop | 2 |
| How Will I Know | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Rock | 1 |
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 28713181.