Mark Radice (born November 23, 1957) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and producer. Since the early 1970s he has worked with a variety of different artists while also achieving success with his own material. He is a multi-instrumentalist[1] and is credited with writing more than 5,500 songs.[2]
In 1973 Radice was invited by Donovan to move to England, where he would contribute to Donovan's album 7-Tease album and the associated tour.[5] In 1976, Radice released his second solo album Ain't Nothin' But A Party, featuring Brass Construction. The album included the hit single "If You Can't Beat 'Em Join 'Em."[8]
Radice was introduced to Jim Henson by Phil Ramone and wrote 50-plus songs for The Muppets franchise over eight years, including for the film Elmo's Christmas Countdown.[12] From 2005 to 2011 Radice wrote 160 songs for Sesame Street,[5] including rearranging the original theme in 2008. Radice was nominated for three Emmy Awards for his work on Sesame Street.[2]
In 2012 he moved to Tennessee where he became involved with the Children's Media Studio and wrote 27 songs, one for each letter of the alphabet plus a "new" alphabet song, for the Sing and Spell Learning Letters project.[13][14] In 2019, that project became an animated television show currently showing regionally in various test areas.[15] Radice has also been employed DigiTrax Entertainment in Knoxville since 2013.[16] In 2016 Radice released the limited-edition Audio Quicksand compilation spanning his songwriting career.[2]
Solo discography
Albums
Mark Radice (1971)
Ain't Nothin' but a Party (1976)
Intense (1977)
Store in a Cool Dry Place (1993)
Generation Why (2004)
Stay Tuned (2007)
Generation Why (2008)
Sing and Spell Learning Letters (2013)
Audio Quicksand (2016)
Singles
"Natural morning" / "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" (1968)
"10,000 Year Old Blues" / "Three Cheers (for the Sad Man)" (1968)
"Richest Man in the World" / "Girl by the Meter" (1969)
"Save Your Money" / "Wooden Girl" (1972)
"Your Love is Like Fire" / "Hey My Love" (1972)
"Hey My Love" / "Your Love is Like Fire" (1972)
"New Day" / "Take Me to the Park" (1972)
"If You Can't Beat 'em, Join 'em" / "The Whole Wide World Ain't Nothin' But a Party" (1976)[17]
"The Answer is You" / "Monkey See Monkey Do" (1976)
"It's You My Love" / "Love is Free" (1977) United Artists 5C 006-60377
^"Album Reviews". Billboard. July 15, 1972 – via Google Books. Very interesting debut LP from the young Radice. As both a writer and performer he shows great potential. Very fine songs included here are: Your Yesterdays, Take Me to the Park, Seen Through my Pillow. This talented young balladeer deserves much accclaim and attention.
^Bienstock, Richard (15 September 2011), Aerosmith, Voyageur Press, ISBN9781610597692, ...1978...joined by keyboardist and backing vocalist Mark Radice