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- John Bettis (born 24 October 1946) is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, John was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was originally part of the band Spectrum, which also featured Richard and Karen Carpenter. He provided the lyrics for many hit songs for The Carpenters', and later for other famous artists such as Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Pointer Sisters ("Slow Hand") Diana Ross, Jennifer Warnes, Peabo Bryson, George Strait, Ronnie Milsap, and Barbara Mandrell ("One Of A Kind Pair Of Fools"). Bettis also co-wrote "One Moment in Time", the 1988 Summer Olympics anthem performed by Whitney Houston, and the theme song to the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains, "As Long As We Got Each Other. " He was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Wayne Douglas and Nellie Jane (House) Bettis, and attended California State University. Bettis has had Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for "Promise Me You'll Remember", as Best Original Song for his work on Godfather III. Other nominations include: Grammy nominations for "Can You Stop The Rain" - Best R&B Song; "One Moment In Time" - Best Song, Film & TV (Theme, 1988 Olympics). John received two Emmy Awards: "Where There is Hope" and "One Moment In Time" and received Emmy nominations for "Swept Away" - Best Music & Lyrics and "As Long As We Got Each Other" - Best Music & Lyrics. He was also nominated for Nashville Songwriters Association http://www. nashvillesongwriters. com/ Song of the Year and Music City Song of the Year. In theatre, John has provided lyrics for the musicals Lunch (tour 1994); Svengali (1992); The Last Session (L.A. Drama critics Award, Best Musical Score 1998); Say Goodnight (1999); Pure Country (2008) and most recently Josephine (2011). As of mid-2008, Bettis has nearly 800 song credits in the ASCAP database.
- John Bettis, né le 24 octobre 1946 à Long Beach, est un parolier américain. Il a écrit les paroles de chansons pour les Carpenters, Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Pointer Sisters, Diana Ross, Jennifer Warnes, Peabo Bryson ou Barbara Mandrell. Bettis a également co-écrit One Moment in Time, l'hymne Jeux olympiques d'été de 1988 interprété par Whitney Houston.
- ジョン・ベティス（John Bettis、1946年10月24日 - ）はアメリカの作詞家。 ジョン・ベティスは、リチャード・カーペンターと大学時代の親友で、カーペンターズのオリジナル曲大半の作詞をしていた。代表作は「愛にさよならを」､「トップ・オブ・ザ・ワールド」、「イエスタデイ・ワンス・モア」、「オンリー・イエスタデイ」、「青春の輝き」等。カーペンターズの曲のほかにも、マドンナの「クレイジー・フォー・ユー」やマイケル・ジャクソンの「ヒューマン・ネイチャー」、ホイットニー・ヒューストンの「ワン・モーメント・イン・タイム」等、さまざまな曲の作詞をしている。 映画やTV番組等への曲提供でアカデミー賞やエミー賞、グラミー賞などへのノミネートの他、数々の賞を獲得している。
- John Bettis é um letrista americano que foi coautor de muitas canções famosas ao longo dos anos. Ele foi originalmente membro da banda Spectrum, que também contava com Richard e Karen Carpenter. Ele também compôs as letras de vários sucessos dos Carpenters' ("Top of the World", "Only Yesterday", "Goodbye to Love") e posteriormente de outros artistas, tais como Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Pointer Sisters ("Slow Hand") Diana Ross ("When You Tell Me That You Love Me"), Jennifer Warnes ("Nights Are Forever") e Peabo Bryson ("Can You Stop the Rain"). Bettis também coescreveu "One Moment in Time", o hino dos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1988, cantado por Whitney Houston e a canção-tema da sitcom da década de 1980 Growing Pains, "As Long As We Got Each Other. " Ele nasceu em Long Beach, Califórnia, sendo filho de Wayne Douglas and Nellie Jane (House) Bettis e frequentou a Universidade do Estado da Califórnia. John Bettis recebeu indicações ao Óscar e ao Golden Globe Awards por "Promise Me You'll Remember", como Melhor Canção Original por seu trabalho em The Godfather: Part III. Outras indicações incluem o Grammy ("Can You Stop The Rain" - Melhor Canção de R&B); "One Moment In Time" - Melhor Canção, Filme e TV (Tema das Olimpíadas de 1988). John recebeu dois Emmy Awards: "Where There is Hope" e "One Moment In Time", além de indicações por "Swept Away" - Melhor Música e Letra e "As Long As We Got Each Other" - Melhor Música e Letra. Ele também foi indicado pela Associação de Compositores de Nashvillehttp://www. nashvillesongwriters. com/ em duas categorias. Ele também trabalha na área teatral, tendo criado as letras para os musicais Lunch (1994), Svengali (1992), The Last Session (Premiado pela associação de críticos de Los Angeles em 1998), Say Goodnight (1999); Heartland (2000) e mais recentemente Josephine Baker (2003). Até 2008, Bettis possuía o crédito por 800 canções na base de dados da ASCAP (a Sociedade Americana de Compositores, Autores e Publicadores).
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- John Bettis (born 24 October 1946) is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, John was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was originally part of the band Spectrum, which also featured Richard and Karen Carpenter.
- John Bettis, né le 24 octobre 1946 à Long Beach, est un parolier américain. Il a écrit les paroles de chansons pour les Carpenters, Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Pointer Sisters, Diana Ross, Jennifer Warnes, Peabo Bryson ou Barbara Mandrell. Bettis a également co-écrit One Moment in Time, l'hymne Jeux olympiques d'été de 1988 interprété par Whitney Houston.
- ジョン・ベティス（John Bettis、1946年10月24日 - ）はアメリカの作詞家。 ジョン・ベティスは、リチャード・カーペンターと大学時代の親友で、カーペンターズのオリジナル曲大半の作詞をしていた。代表作は「愛にさよならを」､「トップ・オブ・ザ・ワールド」、「イエスタデイ・ワンス・モア」、「オンリー・イエスタデイ」、「青春の輝き」等。カーペンターズの曲のほかにも、マドンナの「クレイジー・フォー・ユー」やマイケル・ジャクソンの「ヒューマン・ネイチャー」、ホイットニー・ヒューストンの「ワン・モーメント・イン・タイム」等、さまざまな曲の作詞をしている。 映画やTV番組等への曲提供でアカデミー賞やエミー賞、グラミー賞などへのノミネートの他、数々の賞を獲得している。
- John Bettis é um letrista americano que foi coautor de muitas canções famosas ao longo dos anos. Ele foi originalmente membro da banda Spectrum, que também contava com Richard e Karen Carpenter.
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