Tim Rice

From Wikipedia:

Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita; Chess (with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA); Aida (with Elton John); and, for Disney, Aladdin (with Alan Menken), The Lion King (with John), both the stage adaptation of Beauty and the Beast and the live-action film adaption (with Menken). He also wrote lyrics for the Alan Menken musical King David, and for DreamWorks Animation’s The Road to El Dorado (with John).

Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is a 1999 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is the 2023 recipient of its Johnny Mercer Award, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In addition to his awards in the UK, he is one of twenty-one artists to have won an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, and Tony in the US.

Rice twice hosted the Brit Awards (in 1983 and 1984). The 2020 Sunday Times Rich List values Rice’s wealth at £155m; the 21st-richest music millionaire in the UK. […]

In 1969, Tim Rice co-produced the Scaffold’s single “Charity Bubbles / Goose,” featuring Paul McCartney on guitar.

“Lily The Pink” went on to be a gigantic hit. It was Number One for a month over Christmas and the New Year, selling a million and giving the NP Organisation a terrific credibility boost. Unfortunately, as a novelty record, albeit a brilliant one, it did not herald a string of Scaffold best-sellers. I was promoted to co-producer with Norrie for the follow-up, “Stop Blowing Those Charity Bubbles”, but it failed even to creep into the Top Fifty. I was absolutely certain that anything following a massive Number One had to totter at least into the bottom of the charts, but despite Paul McCartney’s guitar solo, “Charity Bubbles” sunk. I was still hitless, in chart terms, in any capacity.

Tim Rice – Co-producer – From “Oh, What A Circus” by Tim Rice, 2012

In the early eighties, Tim Rice added words to Paul McCartney’s instrumental “Hot As Sun“. Singer Noosha Fox released a version of “Hot As Sun” with lyrics in July 1981. Elaine Page also covered the song in her eponym album released later in 1981, the sleeve notes erroneously mentioning that Paul had written the song specifically for her.

Albums, EPs & singles which Tim Rice contributed to

Songs Tim Rice contributed to

Recording sessions Tim Rice participated in