American producer, arranger, conductor, keyboardist and songwriter, born June 3, 1943, in Passaic, New Jersey. Best known to have formed The Michael Zager Band, which had disco hits like "Let's All Chant" (1977) and "Life's A Party" (1978) . He often wrote songs with Alvin Fields, and discovered Whitney Houston when she was 14. Indeed, Whitney sang with her mother Cissy on the track "Life's A Party" of the Michael Zager Band.
Zager also produced disco songs for porn actresses Marilyn Chambers and Andrea True Connection.
He formed The Michael Zager Band and has produced and composed over the years, albums and songs for a wide range of artists like Andrea True Connection, Marilyn Chambers, Whitney Houston, Moulin Rouge, Cissy Houston, Gladys Knight, Peabo Bryson, Luther Vandross, Deniece Williams, Jennifer Holliday, Herb Alpert, Babatunde Olatunji, [r1709632], Alvin Fields and Spinners.
Zager has composed and/or arranged more than 400 commercials.
Today, he is professor and director of commercial music at the Florida Atlantic University.
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Unidisc
CD, Comp
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Imperial Records (13)
CD, Comp
1998
1997
Varèse Sarabande
CD, Comp
1986
Mosaic (2), CBS Associated Records
12"
1983
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Major Records (7)
LP
1973
Xerox (3)
7", Styrene
2008
Hed Kandi
3xCD, Mixed
2001
Hed Kandi
2x12", Comp, Ltd
1996
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Expansion
CD, Comp
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Varèse Sarabande
CD, Comp
2001
Avex Trax
CD, Comp
2000
Connoisseur Collection
CD, Comp
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Warner Music UK Ltd.
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Fly
12"
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Fly
CD
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Sequel Records
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Rams Horn Records
12"
1982
Rams Horn Records
12", Maxi
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Atlantic
LP, Comp
1982
Sutra Records
7", Promo
1982
Destiny Records
7", Single
1982
Sutra Records
7", Styrene
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1981
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12", Promo
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EMI
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7", Promo
1981
Destiny Records
7", Single
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