Composer
Stephen Bray
American songwriter, drummer, and record producer
b. 1956
15 works in the index
- Born
- 1956
- Birthplace
- Detroit
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Stephen Pate Bray (born December 23, 1956) is an American songwriter, drummer, and record producer. He is best known for his collaborations with Madonna, being a member of the band Breakfast Club, and for winning the 2017 Grammy Award for the Best Musical Theater Album of the Tony Award-winning revival of The Color Purple. Bray owns and operates Saturn Sound recording studios and the Soultone Records label.
His song "Cross My Broken Heart" was featured on the soundtrack to the 1987 feature film Beverly Hills Cop II.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- songwriter; record producer; composer
- Recorded memberships
- Emmy & The Emmys; Breakfast Club
- Genres
- pop music
- Birth name
- Stephen Pate Bray
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 160587734
- ISNI
- 0000000119503466
- GND ID
- 134578848
- Library of Congress ID
- no2006049387
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4c87539e-6818-4c1c-b9e2-e356291fa0d8
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Voice, Piano
- Genres represented
- pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express Yourself | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | pop | 2 |
| Too Beautiful For Words | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | — | 3 |
| Push Da Button | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 3 |
| Big Dog | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 3 |
| The Color Purple | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 3 |
| Somebody Gonna Love You | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| What About Love? | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| Shug Avery Comin' To Town | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| Hell No! | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| Any Little Thing | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| I'm Here | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| Miss Celie's Pants | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| Mysterious Ways | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| Our Prayer | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| Angel | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | pop | 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 160587734.