Music career
Zager has produced for artists such as Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Peabo Bryson, Luther Vandross, Deniece Williams, Jennifer Holliday, Joe Williams (jazz singer), Joe Williams, Arturo Sandoval, Herb Alpert, Olatunji, and The Spinners (U.S. band), The Spinners. Zager produced R&B artist Street Corner Symphony (1975), Marilyn Chambers (1976), Andrea True (1977), Dee Edwards (1980), Take Five (1981), Elusion (1981). He also co-wrote the Patti Day song "Right Before My Eyes" with Alexander Forbes. In 1978, the Michael Zager Band had a popular disco anthem with "Let's All Chant". During 1979 and 1980 Zager wrote the medley arrangements for the The Spinners (American R&B group), Spinners' "Working My Way Back to You" / "Forgive Me, Girl" (No. 2 US Billboard Hot 100 in March–April 1980, No. 1 UK Singles Chart, UK) and "Cupid (Sam Cooke song), Cupid" / "I've Loved You for a Long Time" (No. 4 US Hot 100 in July–August 1980, No. 4 UK).Appointments
Zager graduated from University of Miami and the Mannes College of Music. He taught at the Mannes College of Music, a division within New School University, The New School, in New York City. During the summers of 2006 and 2008 Zager taught at the College of Music at Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He holds the positions of the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in Performing Arts and professor of music at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, Boca Raton, Florida. He is the author of ''Writing Music for Television and Radio Commercials (A Manual for Composers and Students)'' published by Scarecrow Press, and ''Music Production: For Producers, Composers, Arrangers, and Students'', also published by Scarecrow Press.Discography
Studio albums
Singles
See also
*List of Billboard number-one dance club songs *List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chartReferences
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