Norman Saleet
{{short description|American songwriter, musician, and actor}}
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| origin = Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| genre = Adult contemporary
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, musician, actor
| instrument = Guitar
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| label = RCA Records
| associated_acts = Good Family
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Norman Saleet (born Norman Sallitt) is an American songwriter, musician, and actor. He is best known for writing Air Supply's 1981 hit "Here I Am".{{cite news|title=Billboard's Top Album Picks: Survey for Week Ending 3/27/82|newspaper=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT129|date=March 27, 1982|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=98|issn=0006-2510}} The song was chosen for the band by record producer Clive Davis.{{cite book|last1=Davis|first1=Clive|last2=DeCurtis|first2=Anthony|title=The Soundtrack of My Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tEd9WlOARLUC&pg=PA346|year=2013|publisher=Simon and Schuster|location=New York|isbn=978-1-4767-1480-6|page=346}}
Saleet is from Butler, Pennsylvania.{{Cite news | title = Home Town Still a High Note in Songwriter's Life | page = 53 | last = Roberts | first = Jerry | newspaper = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date = March 25, 1982 | accessdate = December 19, 2016 | url = https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/91085846/ }}
Saleet began playing the guitar at the age of 15 and founded a band, the Good Family, at 18. The band enjoyed some local popularity in Western Pennsylvania.
Discography
Saleet has recorded one album, Here I Am, for RCA Records.{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=norman-saleet-mn0000462365|tab=discography|label=Norman Saleet {{!}} Album Discography|accessdate=December 18, 2016}} The album was described by Billboard as being adult contemporary, similar in style to Saleet's "Here I Am" hit written for the band Air Supply. The album features mostly ballads, while "Magic in the Air" and "Lines" are more energetic and are Billboard{{'}}s picks from the album. The two songs were also released as singles,{{cite news|title=Billboard's Top Single Picks: Billboard Special Survey for Week Ending 12/11/76|newspaper=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=biQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT68|date=November 29, 1990|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=71|issn=0006-2510}} in addition to "Hang On In". "Magic in the Air" earned Saleet the American Song Festival award in the professional Top 40 category.{{cite news|title=Sallitt Winner in Song Contest|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JSUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT127|date=January 27, 1979|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|newspaper=Billboard|page=92|issn=0006-2510}}
The album features the following songs:{{AllMusic|class=album|id=here-i-am-mw0000890585|label=Here I Am|accessdate=December 18, 2016}}
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| title1 = Let's Stop Before We Fall in Love
| title2 = Magic in the Air
| title3 = Falling in Love with You Tonight
| title4 = High Cost of Lovin'
| title5 = Cover Girl
| title6 = Here I Am
| title7 = Lines
| title8 = This Time I Know It's Real
| title9 = Come Back Baby
| title10 = Hang On In
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Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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