Mark Goldenberg (born April 10, 1952) is an American guitarist and songwriter, noted for his session work and composition of successful songs for
Linda Ronstadt,
the Pointer Sisters, and others.
After playing with
Wendy Waldman (who had been Stewart's opening act), Goldenberg started
the Cretones with bassist Peter Bernstein[5] and the band went on to record two albums: Thin Red Line and Snap! Snap!.[6]Linda Ronstadt covered three of their songs on her 1980 Mad Love album, and the Cretones served as her backup band for a time. Goldenberg later formed the band Our Town, who recorded one album that was never released. In 1989, he studied guitar with
Ted Greene.[4] He also studied
classical guitar with Richard Pick and piano and counterpoint with Abe Fraser.
Goldenberg released his self-titled solo album of fingerstyle guitar music in 2005.[17] He plays in a guitar duo with Eric Skye, with whom he has recorded one album, Artifact.[18]
1986:
Robbie Nevil - Robbie Nevil (
Manhattan) - track 8, "Simple Life (Mambo Luv Thang)" (co-written with Brock Walsh and Robbie Nevil)
1986: Peter Frampton - Premonition (
Atlantic) - track 1, "Stop" (co-written with Peter Frampton); track 6, "Moving A Mountain" (co-written with Peter Frampton and Steve Broughton Lunt)
1986:
Shonentai - Diamond Eyes (Warner Music Japan) B-side "Rainy Express" (co-written with Tomo Miyashita)
1988:
Akina Nakamori - Femme Fatale - track 3, "Dakishimeteite (Love Is My Favorite Lesson)"; track 5, "I Know Kodoku no Sei"; track 8, "Paradise Lost (Love Is In Fashion)";
1990:
Judy Collins - Fires of Eden (Columbia) - track 4, "Fires of Eden" (co-written with
Kit Hain)
1991: Cher - Love Hurts (Geffen) - track 4, "Fires of Eden" (co-written with Kit Hain)
1992: Peter Cetera - World Falling Down (
Warner Bros. Records) - track 2, "Even a Fool Can See" (co-written with Cetera); track 3, "Feels Like Heaven" (co-written with Kit Hain)
1993:
Anne Murray - Anne Murray (EMI) - track 11, "Shame on Me" (co-written with Tom Littlefield)
2008: Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2 (Inside) - track 1, "Never Stop"; track 2, "The Night Inside Me"; track 8, "Casino Nation" (all co-written with Jackson Browne, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Jeff Young)