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Paul Sabu (born January 2, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He is the son of Indian-born film star Sabu and American actress Marilyn Cooper.


Career

He first burst onto the music scene in the late 1970s, as a writer, producer and performer of Disco hits. He scored big club hits with Ann-Margret, Debbie Jacobs and Sister Power featuring Gwen Jonae. However, Sabu is best known for his work with his band Only Child plus collaborations with a long list of artists including Lee Aaron,
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, and many more. He is also well known for his music featured in movies and TV series soundtracks and has been credited with production/mixing on 14 Platinum and 11 Gold Records. * 2004 ''Kerrang'' magazine voted Paul Sabu Top 5 favorite AOR vocalists of All Time * 2005 Only Child's self-titled debut album from 1989 voted No. 22 on the Best AOR Albums of All Time * 2011 ''Classic Rock'' magazine awarded Paul Sabu the highest-rated AOR Album of All Time


Discography


Official releases

*''Sabu'': Ocean/Ariola Records (1979). *''Sabu'': MCA Records (1980). *''Kidd Glove'': Motown (1984), also re-released (with bonus material) at Yesterrock. *''Heartbreak'': Heavy Metal America (1985), also re-released (with bonus material) at Z Records. *''Only Child'': Rhino/Capital (1988), also re-released (with bonus material) at Yesterrock. *''Paul Sabu'': Zero (1994), also re-released (with bonus material) at Z Records as "''In Dreams''". *''Sabu'': USG Records (1996). *''Between the Light'': USG Records (1998). *''Strange Messiah'': AOR Heaven (2007). *''High & Mighty'': AOR Heaven (2009). *''Call of the Wild'': Z Records (2011). *''Bangkok Rules'': Z Records (2012). *''Banshee'': Frontiers Music SRL (2022).


Album / song producer and contributor credits

*Alexa - ''Alexa'' (1989) *Alice Cooper - '' Hey Stoopid'' (1991), ''Spark In The Dark: The Best Of'' (2009) *
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'' (1980) *AOR - ''L.A. Temptation'' (2012), ''L.A. Connection'' (2014), ''Return To L.A.'' (2015), ''L.A. Darkness'' (2016) *David Bowie - ''Dance'' (1985) *Dennis Churchill Dries - ''I'' (AOR Heaven, 2015) *Fatal Smile - ''World Domination'' (2008) *Glass Tiger - '' Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)'' (1986) *Heart - ''
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'' (1985) *Jesse Damon - ''The Hand That Rocks'' (2003), ''Rebel Within'' (2006) *John Waite - '' Ignition'' (1982) *Kelsey Lu - ''Blood'' (Sony Records, 2019) *Kim Carnes - ''Crazy In The Night'' (1990) *Lee Aaron - '' Bodyrock'' (1989), '' Some Girls Do'' (1991), ''The Best Of'' (1997) *Little America - ''Little America'' (1987), ''Fairgrounds'' (1989) *Little Caesar - ''Little Caesar'' (1990) *Malice - ''Crazy In The Night'' (1989) *Motels, The - ''Vacancy: Best Of'' (1990) *Paul Sabu - ''Kidd Glove'' (1984), ''Heartbreak'' (1985), ''Only Child'' (1988), ''Paul Sabu'' (1994), ''Sabu'' (1996), ''Between The Light'' (1998), ''Strange Messiah'' (2008), ''High & Mighty'' (2009), ''Call Of The Wild'' (2011), ''Bangkok Rules'' (2012), ''Banshee'' (2022) *Quiet Riot - '' Quiet Riot 10'' (RSM, 2014) *Robbie Nevil - '' Wot's It To Ya'' (1986), ''Wot's It To Ya: The Best of Robbie Nevil'' (1999) *(Eilleen) Shania Twain - ''Beginnings'' (1988), ''Final Beginnings'' (1991) *Secret Society - ''Induction'' (AMG Sony, 2018) *Silent Rage - ''Shattered Hearts'' (1987), ''Don't Touch Me There'' (1989) *Special EFX - Frontline (1986) *Tattoo Rodeo - ''Rode Hard Put Away Wet'' (1991) *THEM - ''Manor Of The Se7en Gables'' (SPV/Steam Hammer, 2018) *Throne of Vengeance - ''Flesh Engine'' (2011), ''Live Evil'' (2013) *Vapors, The - ''Turning Japanese'' (1980) *VA - '' Elvira Presents Monster Hits'' (1994), ''Elvira Presents Revenge of the Monster Hits'' (1995), ''Hard Rock Zombies Soundtrack'' (2008) *W.A.S.P. - '' Live... in the Raw'' (1987)


Music in film and TV credits

*'' Accused, The'' (1988) *''
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(3 Seasons)'' *'' Child's Wish, A'' (1997) *''Ghost Town'' (1988) *'' Ghoulies II'' (1987) *" Hard Rock Zombies" (1985) *''Kids In The Hall, The'' (2010) *'' Meatballs 4'' (1992) *'' New Mickey Mouse Club, The'' (1993) *'' Million Dollar Mystery'' (1987) *''Music Is Communication'' (1986) *'' New WKRP in Cincinnati, The'' (1991-1993) *'' Real Men'' (1987) *''Reason For Living'' (1990) *''
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, Season 4'' (2001) *'' To Die For'' (1995) *'' Twin Sitters'' (1995) *''
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'' (1982) *'' Vice Versa'' (1988) *'' Kindred: The Embraced'' (1996)


References


External links


Official Website

Paul Sabu on iTunes

Paul Sabu
on Discogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabu, Paul American male singers of Indian descent American male singers American record producers Living people 1951 births Place of birth missing (living people)