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Rupert Holmes

United States • b. 1947-02-24

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Biography

Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein; February 24, 1947) is a British-born American dramatist and author, and formerly a composer, singer-songwriter and music producer. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and "Him" (1980). He is also known for his musicals The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which earned him two Tony Awards, and Curtains, his television series Remember WENN, and his novel Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

2,231 releases · 346 albums · active 1968–2025

  • Performance · 2,830
  • Production · 1,011
  • Other credits · 462
  • Engineering · 7

Studios: Mediasound · A&R Studios · A&M Studios · Sun Devil Stadium

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