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Carl Brett Walker is an American songwriter, musician, and record producer. As a singer/songwriter, his music can be heard on over 300 network television shows, including The Young and the Restless, One Tree Hill, Felicity, CSI: Miami, Everwood, Malcolm in the Middle, Baywatch, andOne Life to Live.

Walker was born in Norman, Oklahoma. At the age of 21 he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a songwriter and collaborated with a number of artists and songwriters, including Survivor, Nick Gilder, Jonathan Cain (Journey), Russ Ballard and Alias featuring Freddy Curci.

In 1991 Walker co-wrote the song "Waiting for love" for the band Alias on EMI Capitol records and went on to become Walker's first top-10 international hit. The Alias CD earned platinum sales throughout the world and the song "Waiting for Love" received a BMI Award for top radio airplay that year.

Walker's first solo record, Nevertheless, released in 1994, generated a top-10 hit in Europe with the song "Lecia". Nevertheless was produced by David Prater (Producer of Dream Theater & Fire House). Two songs from this CD were also co-written and produced by Jonathan Cain. The CD was released on Empire Records in Europe and Japan and reached the top-40 national sales charts in Scandinavia.

Walker is currently known for his musical work on TV shows and film as well as his continued releases as an artist.

Contents [hide] 1 Discography 2 Television appearances 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links

[edit]Discography

• 1990 Stranger Michael Thompson Band / Geffen Records.


• 1991 "Waiting for Love" Alias / EMI Capitol Records (BMI Award Winning Top 10 Single).


• 1992 Taste of Love Jimi Jamison / Scotti Bros Records (Billboard magazine AOR top 50 hit) Also available on Jimi Jamison/Survivor’s Greatest hits Volume 2 / Scotti Brothers Records.


• 1993 After the Tears Jeff Paris / Now And Then records.


• 1994 Nevertheless (Solo CD) Brett Walker / Empire Records Scandinavia / Toshiba EMI Japan (Scandinavian Top-40 National Sales Charts / with Top 10 radio hit).


• 1994 Snakes in Paradise (co wrote 5 songs & produced the album) Snakes in Paradise / Toshiba Japan / Various Labels In Europe.


• 1996 Brett Walker & The Railbirds (Solo CD) Brett Walker / Intersound Records / Westcoast Sony Scandinavia (Top 40 Radio Hit In Sweden & Denmark).


• 1996 Silver & Gold, It's a Good Thing, Drown in Your Ocean / Westcoast Records Compilation CD / Westcoast/SGA Europe.


• 1999 LECIA / Greatest AOR Hits compilation CD. Released on Virgin Records.