Vini Poncia
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Birth name | Vincent Poncia Jr. |
Born | (1942-04-29) April 29, 1942 (age 81) Providence, Rhode Island[1] |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
Vincent "Vini" Poncia Jr. (born April 29, 1942) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.
Life and career
Early life
Poncia was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He is of Italian ancestry.
The 1960s
In the 1960s, Poncia formed a songwriting team with Peter Anders (né Peter Andreoli).[2] An album of songs co-written by these childhood friends, The Anders & Poncia Album, was produced by Richard Perry and released in 1969. Their songs were recorded by artists including the Ronettes,[3] Bobby Bloom, and Darlene Love. Anders and Poncia were also members of the Trade Winds (later called The Innocence).[3] The Trade Winds' debut single "New York is a Lonely Town" reached #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965.
In 1968, with Frankie Meluso (aka Mell) and Peter Anders, Poncia founded MAP (Mell Anders Poncia) City Records in New York City. Their company included a small recording studio brought from a 3 track studio to four tracks (on a Scully Machine) by their chief engineer, Peter H. Rosen, who recorded sixteen albums before the company dissolved in 1970.
The 1970s
During the 1970s, Poncia became Ringo Starr's co-writer, and appeared on several of his solo albums:[3] Ringo (1973), Goodnight Vienna (1974), Ringo's Rotogravure (1976), Ringo the 4th (1977), and Bad Boy (1978).[4] He also produced albums for Melissa Manchester[3] and Lynda Carter's 1978 album Portrait. As a songwriter, he wrote songs for Jackie DeShannon, Martha Reeves, and Tommy James. Poncia is also listed as co-writer on "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" with Leo Sayer. He was also the producer for The Faragher Brothers albums, Open Your Eyes (1978) and The Faraghers (1979).
In 1978, he produced Peter Criss' 1978 solo album.[3] At Criss's prompting, Poncia was brought in to produce Kiss's 1979 album Dynasty and co-wrote their hit song "I Was Made for Lovin' You" from that album.
The 1980s
Poncia also produced another Kiss album, 1980's Unmasked. He sang backup vocals and helped with songwriting on both albums, having eight co-writing credits on Unmasked.
In 1981, he produced the album Turn Out The Lights for the band Tycoon.
Poncia also produced the Detroit rock band Adrenalin[3] and their song "Road of the Gypsy", from the film Iron Eagle in 1985. He also produced DC Drive and their self-titled album in 1991. Poncia produced Criss's second post-Kiss solo album, 1982's Let Me Rock You,[3] and he was credited as co-writer for five songs on Kiss's 1989 release, Hot in the Shade.
References
External links
- Vini Poncia discography at Discogs
- Vini Poncia at IMDb
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- Sentimental Journey
- Beaucoups of Blues
- Ringo
- Goodnight Vienna
- Ringo's Rotogravure
- Ringo the 4th
- Bad Boy
- Stop and Smell the Roses
- Old Wave
- Time Takes Time
- Vertical Man
- I Wanna Be Santa Claus
- Ringo Rama
- Choose Love
- Liverpool 8
- Y Not
- Ringo 2012
- Postcards from Paradise
- Give More Love
- What's My Name
- Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
- Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux
- Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band Volume 1
- VH1 Storytellers
- King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band
- Extended Versions
- Tour 2003
- Ringo Starr and Friends
- Ringo Starr: Live at Soundstage
- Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006
- Live at the Greek Theatre 2008
- Blast from Your Past
- Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2
- The Anthology... So Far
- Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr
- Ringo 5.1: The Surround Sound Collection
- Icon
- "Beaucoups of Blues"
- "It Don't Come Easy" / "Early 1970"
- "Back Off Boogaloo"
- "Photograph"
- "You're Sixteen"
- "Oh My My"
- "Only You (And You Alone)"
- "No No Song" / "Snookeroo"
- "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna"
- "Oh My My" / "No No Song"
- "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll"
- "Hey! Baby"
- "Wings"
- "Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)"
- "In My Car"
- "I Keep Forgettin'"
- "Act Naturally"
- "Weight of the World"
- "Never Without You"
- "Liverpool 8"
- "Walk with You"
- "Wings"
- "Postcards from Paradise"
- "Give More Love"
- "What's My Name"
- "Grow Old with Me"
- "Here's to the Nights"
- "Zoom In Zoom Out"
- "Let's Change the World"
- "Rock Around the Clock"
- "World Go Round"
- 4-Starr Collection
- Zoom In
- Change the World
- EP3
- Rewind Forward
- Crooked Boy
- Postcards from the Boys
- Octopus's Garden
- Photograph
- Discography
- Song list
- Filmography
- Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
- The Beatles
- 10 Admiral Grove
- Barbara Bach
- "Brush with Greatness"
- The Concert for Bangladesh
- Vini Poncia
- Ring O' Records
- Ringo (1978 film)
- Ringo's Yellow Submarine
- Scouse the Mouse
- Zak Starkey
- Maureen Starkey Tigrett
- Startling Music
- Rory Storm
- Tittenhurst Park
- 4150 Starr
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