Biography
Gwendolyn Guthrie (July 9, 1950 – February 3, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter and pianist who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, The Limit and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Angela Bofill and Roberta Flack. Guthrie is well known for her 1986 anthem "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent," and for her 1986 cover of the song "(They Long to Be) Close to You."
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Stranger
1977
Madonna
1983
Wanted Dread & Alive
1981
Heads
1977
National Lampoon's Animal House (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978
Sounds...And Stuff Like That!!
1978
The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978
Mystic Man
1979
Blue Lights In The Basement
1977
Blam!!
1978
Celebrate Me Home
1977
Conquistador
1977
Red Hot
1979
Angie
1978
The Path
1978
Havana Candy
1977
Windjammer
1976
Peace And Love - Wadadasow
1974
Red Hot + Dance
1992
Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent
1986
Greatest Hits
1983
It Should Have Been You
1982
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway
1980
Exotic Mysteries
1978
Credited work
2,498 releases · 318 albums · active 1972–2026
- Performance · 3,136
- Production · 206
- Other credits · 80
- Engineering · 17
Studios: A&R Studios · Mediasound · Sigma Sound Studios, New York · Soundmixers, New York City