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MUSIC CREDITS



BACKUP VOCALS
(BV) LEAD VOCALS(LV)                          
 
SONGWRITER
(SW) PRODUCER(PRD) MUSICIAN
(MSC)              

1965
Tiffany and the Thoughts
         1.Find Out What's Happening/Baby Don't Look Down (BV)

1973 Tin Tin (single)
          1. I'm Afraid/Handle Me Easy (SW, BV)

1973
Friends-Friends
         
1. Applecart (SW with Kipner
)

1979
RSO Chart Busters
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC, SW with
Crowley)

1979 Knock The Walls Down-Steve Kipner
          1. Knock The Walls Down (BV)
          2. Lovemaker (BV)

1982
Jack Street Band-Jack Street Band
          1. In Over My Head (SW) 

1984
Dream Street-Janet Jackson
          1. Two To The Power Of Love (SW with Kipner
)

1984
Where The Beat Meets The Street-Bobby &
          The Midnights
          1. Lifeguard (SW with Lambert)

1984
Grace Slick Software
          1. Through The Window (SW
)

1985
Night Shift-The Commodores
          1. Slip Of The Tongue (SW)

1985
Duets-Claire Severac & Friends
          1. Eyes Of Love (LV,SW)


1985 
7 Day Weekend-The Comsat Angels (BV)

1985
Knee Deep In Hoopla-Starship
          1.Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight (BV)
          2. Love Rusts (BV) 
          
1986
They Don't Make Them Like They Used To-
          Kenny Rogers 
          1. After All This Time (BV,SW with Dorff
)

1986 
Diamonds In The Rough-Tony Sciuto 
          1. Answer To My Prayer (BV,MSC,SW with Sciuto)

1986
Postcards From Home-Nick Heyward
          (MSC,BV)

1986
Kung Fu Fighting-Carl Douglas 
          1. Grasshopper Mix (Remix by Beckett,Marlette)

1986
Brazil 86-Sergio Mendes
          1.Take This Love (SW)

1987 
Bad Animals-Heart
          1. You Ain't So Tough (SW with Kipner)

1987 
Danced In The Fire-Sharon O'Neill
          (BV)

1987
Can't Wait To See The Movie-Roger Daltry  
          (BV,MSC)

1987
Gringo-Gregg Rolie
          1. One Of These Days (SW)

1988
The British Invasion: History Of British Rock, Vol 4
         1. All Night Stand-The Thoughts (BV,MSC
)

1988 I
Love You Avenue-Nick Heyward
          (MSC,BV)

1988 
Monsoon-Little River Band
         1. Soul Searching (SW with Shorrock
) 

1988
One Heart-Junichi Kawauchi
          1. Last Scene (SW)
         
1989
Here And There-Sugiyama Kiyotaka
         1. Rock Islands (BV)
         2. Kimi Ni Aitai (BV)
         3. Prism Rain Ni Tsutsumarete (BV)
         
1989
Don't Get Personal-Jermaine Jackson
         1. Make It Easy On Love (SW with Kipner)

1989
OST Indianer-Various Artists
         1. How Can The Girl Refuse (LV)

1989
Sweet-Junichi Kawauchi
         1. Can't Go On Without You (BV)
         2. You've Got A Power (BV)
         
1990 
Tatsoro Covers from the Coast-Various Artists 
         1. Let's Kiss The Sun (LV)

1990
Get Lucky-Little River Band
          1. Every Time I Turn Around (SW with Lambert)

1990
Brent Bourgeois- Brent Bourgeois
          1. Wild Child (BV,SW)
          2. Dare To Fall In Love (SW)

1991
The British Invasion: History Of British Rock, Vol 1-9
         1. All Night Stand-The Thoughts (BV,MSC)

1991
Survivor Greatest Hits-Survivor
          1. Moment Of Truth (SW with Kipner
)

1991
Rockin 70's Vol 1-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley
)

1991 70's Greatest Rock Hits: #1 Groups, Vol 12
           1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1991
Fade In Love-Platz Nippon 
          1. Don't Stop The Love (LV)

1991
Billboard Hits 1978-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1992 
TV Theme Hits-Various Artists
          1. Love Wins (SW)

1992 Juice-Junichi Kawauchi
           (MSC)

1993 Super Hits Of The 70's: Have A Nice Day, Vol 21
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1993 Hits Of The 70's-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1994 
The Tides Return Forever-Eloy
          1. Company Of Angels (BV with Jackson)
          2. The Last In Line (BV with Jackson)
          3. The Tides Return Forever (BV with Jackson)
           (Aranger/Conductor)

1995
Great Britons Vol 2-Various Artists
          1. Prisoner Of Your Love (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley
)

1995 Prom Night: The 70's
           1. This Time I'm In It For Love

1995 Reminiscing: The 20TH Anniversary Collection
-
          Little River Band
         1. Soul Searching (BV,MSC,SW with Shorrock
)

1995
Sea Of Light-Uriah Heep
         1. Love In Silence(String Arrangements)
          (BV-entire LP)

1995
Billboard Top Hits 1975-79 Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1996
Super Hits Of The 70's: Have A Nice Day
          1. This Time I'm In It For Love (LV,MSC)

1996
Thank You Whatever Comes-The Holograms
           (BV,MSC)

1996
The Roots Of Rock: Soft Rock-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1997
Up Up And Away: The Definitive Collection
          The Fifth Dimension
          1. Ashes To Ashes (SW with Lambert)

1997
English Freakbeat, Vol 3
         1. Memory Of Your Love-The Thoughts
         (BV,MSC,SW with Boardman)

1997
The Very Best Of Tony Basil-Tony Basil
          1. Easy For You To Say (SW with Lambert)

1997 Mellow Rock Hits Of The 70's: ventura Highway
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1997
WCBS-FM's 25th Anniversary: Best Of The 70's
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1997 WCBS FM 101.1 25TH Anniversary, VOL3
           1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1998
The Answer-Eloy
          1. The Answer (BV)

1998
Heard It On The Radio: FM Hits Vol 1
          1. If Looks Could Kill (LV,MSC,SW with Lambert)

1998 AM Gold: Pop Classics
          1. Baby Come Back(LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1998 70's Hits Back Again
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1998 70's Heavy Hitters: #1 Pop Hits
           1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1998 Chart Toppers: Romantic Hits Of 70's     
                     
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1998
Ocean II-Eloy 
          1. Waves Of Tuition (BV,MSC)

1998
The Edge Of Coincidence-Paul Bliss
          1. Castles On Quicksand (LV,SW with Kipner,Bliss)

1998
Class Reunion '77: Greatest Hits-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1999 Soft Rock Classic
           1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1999 
Rockin' 70's Vol 1-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1999
Knee Deep In Hoopla-Starship (Re-issue)
          (BV)

2000
Hits Of The 70's (Universal Special)-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

2000
Entertainment Weekly: Greatest Hits 1978
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

2000 
Light Mellow AOR-Groovin' And Breezin'
          1. I'd Rather Be Gone-Player (MSC,LV)

2000
The Best Of Planet Records
          1. All Night Stand-The Thoughts (BV,MSC)
          2. Memory Of Your Love-The Thoughts
          (BV,MSC,SW with Boardman)

2001 Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1975-1979
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)
 
2001 
Nuggets, Vol 2: Original Artyfacts From The British 
           Empire & Beyond
           1. All Night Stand-The Thoughts (BV,MSC)

2001
The Ultimate Rock & Roll Collection: The 70's
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

2001
7 Day Weekend(2001 Reissue) The Comsat Angels
           (BV)

2002
I Love The 70's-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)
 
2002
Steve Kipner Demos-Steve Kipner 
          1. Married Man (LV,BV)

2002
Systems Go Wild-Soul Doctor
          1. Livin' The Life (SW with Plunkett)

2003
Box Of Love-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

2003
Timeless Passage: Very Best Of Eloy 
          1. The Tides Return Forever (BV)
           (Choir Arrangement)

2003
Soft Rock Hits 2-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with
Crowley)

2003
What The World Needs Now-Love-Various Artists
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

2004
Essential Collection-Dennis Edwards
         1. I'm Up For You (SW with Lambert)

2004
Royalush-Royalush
          1. Underwater Sky (SW

2004 Straight From The Heart
           1. Baby Come Back (LV, MSC,SW with Crowley)

2004
That Driving Beat, Vol 4
         1. Memory Of Your Love-The Thoughts 
         (LV,MSC,SW with Boardman )

2004 
I'm Your Man-Ronn Moss     
          Produced by Peter Beckett For Righthook Records   
         1. I'm Your Man (BV,MSC,SW with Plunkett,Moss)
         2. I Will (BV,MSC,SW with Plunkett)
         3. Generate (BV,MSC,SW with Moss)
         4. All I Have To Give (BV,MSC,SW with Plunkett)
         5. In Love Alone (BV,MSC,SW with Moss)
         6. Mountain (BV,MSC,SW with Manzie)
         7. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)
                   
2004 
Moonlighting: The Anthology-Roger Daltry (Remastered)
          (BV,MSC)

2004 Diamond In The Rough-Tony Sciuto
          1. Answer To My Prayer(BV, MSC, SW with Tony Sciuto)

2004
Casey Kasem Presents America's Top Ten
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

2005
Rock N Roll Revival-Various Artists)
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

2005 
Love/Stray-Aztec Camera
          1. Everybody Is A Number One (MSC)

2005
Weeping For JFK- Taylor Marsh
         1. High Hopes (LV-prerecorded for live show)

2005
Uncovered-Ronn Moss
          Produced by Peter Beckett for Righthook Records
         1. You're My Addiction (BV,MSC,SW with Plunkett)
         2. Butterfly (BV,MSC,SW with Plunkett, Moss)
         3. Show Me Yours (BV,MSC,SW with Plunkett, Moss)
         4. I Would Do Anything (BV,MSC,SW with Plunkett)

2005
Chapter & Verse: The Uriah Heep Story
          (35TH Anniversary Collection)(BV and String Arrangements)

2006  "V"-Vanessa Hudgens
             1. Come Back To Me (BV
)

2007
Noriyuki Makihara Songs From New York
           1. Stripe! (LV)
                 



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MOVIE CREDITS


                                
 
SONG WRITER(SW)  MUSICIAN(MSC) PRODUCER(PR) 
    
 
LEAD VOCAL(LV)   BACKUP VOCAL(BV)                         


1966
Nuggets: Celluloid Artyfacts Of Sixties Rock
         
This is a collection of various short films and 
         television shows, showcasing mod, garage, and 
         pop music from the mid-to-late 60's.
        
1. Girls In Short Short Dresses (1966)
        Paramount made this topical film in the final days
        of the theatrical short subject era, to capitalize on
        the worldwide interest of swinging London. The
        movie starred The Thoughts, best known for their 
        recording of Ray Davies' song "All Night Stand. The
        band performs two songs at the famous Blaise's 
        nightclub. They are also shown chasing girls   
        around subway stations and Carnaby Street 
        boutiques.        
        (There are more films included in this collection 
        such as 'The Ecstasy Is Sometimes Fantastic     
        (1966) about a Canadian band called The  
        Checkmates, The Nazz: Open My Eyes(1968): 
        promo film about one of Philadelphia's great mod 
        bands, etc.)               
                          
1983 Two Of A Kind
          1. Twist Of Fate-Olivia Newton-John
          (SW with Kipner)

1984 Twist Of Fate
          1. Twist Of Fate-Olivia Newton-John
          (SW with Kipner)

1984 Where The Boys Are '84
       
1. Jennie (LV,SW)

1984 Karate Kid
          1. Moment Of Truth-Survivor
          (SW with Kipner)
          2. It Takes Two To Tango-Paul Davis
          (SW with Lambert,Conti)

1985 St. Elmos Fire (Peter received a Grammy Nomination for this song)
          1. Stressed Out(Close To The Edge)-Airplay
           (LV,SW with Foster,Graydon,Kipner)

1986 Little Shop Of Horrors
          1. Da-Doo-Moralis,Weeks,Campbell,Arnold
          (BV by The Do Wops: Beckett,Gerrard,Curtis,
           Benson,Nicholl,Cavral)

1986 The Men's Club
          1. Taking A Stand (SW)

1987  Body Slam
          
1. Rock N' Roll Hearts (SW with D'Armore)

1988 Cocktail
          1. Original Sin(Jumpin' In)-Think Out Loud
           (LV with Kipner,SW with Kipner,Capek,PRD
           with Holman,Kipner)
          Song played in bar scene.

1989 Major League
          1. How Can The Girl Refuse? (LV)
         
1989 Staying Together
          1. The More Things Change-Paul Cotton
          (SW with Feldman)
          2. Kit's Theme-Kevin Savigarsan (SW with Feldman)

1989 Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
          1. Two Heads Are Better Than One-Powertools
           (LV-Peter's voice dubbed over original Nelson Twins)

1991 Frankie And Johnny
          1. Until You Let Go
          (LV with Jeanette Clinger,SW with Hamlisch)

1998 Safe Men
          1. Baby Come Back (LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

1999 Five Aces
          1. Baby Come Back(LV.MSC,SW with Crowley)

2001 ROCK STAR
          1. Livin' The Life-Steel Dragon(SW with Plunkett)

2002 Life Or Something Like It
          1. All The Love (LV,SW)

2002 SERVING SARA   
       1. American Woman (LV)
         Song played after Sara get caught in the  
         conveyor at the airport.

2003 Terminator 3:Rise and Fall Of The Machines
          1. Dat Funky Man-William Randolph III
          (SW with Mostow)
          Song is played when the Terminator is shopping
          in the gas station store.
          2. Sugar (MSC,PRD,SW with Mostow)
          3. Party (SW,MSC,PRD)
          Song is played just before the Terminator enters  
          the strip club.
 
2003 BASIC         
          1. Black Betty-Player
          (MSC,PRD,Adapted and Arranged by) 
          Song played at the end of the movie in the bar scene.
          
2004 Beyond Borders
          1. All I Want-DNA(SW with Plunkett)

2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
         1. High School Confidential (PRD)

2005 Roll Bounce
          1. Baby Come Back(LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

2006 Date Movie
          1. Baby Come Back(LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)

2006  A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints
          
1. Baby Come Back(LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)






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TV CREDITS


              
              
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

The 90 minute late night rock music series aired 12:30 AM on
Saturday. It followed "The Tonight Show", starring Johhny  
Carson. In it's first year, premiering February 1, 1973, it began at 1:00 AM, but when Johnny Carson cut his own show from 90 minutes to 60 minutes, the starting time was moved to 12:30 AM.

11/04/77   Host: Lou Rawls (Episode #220)
                     Player Performed:
                     1. Baby Come Back
                     2. Come On Out
(Other Guests: KC and Sunshine Band,
                     Rod Stewart,Alan ParsonsProject,Harry
                     Nilsson)     
    
03/17/78  Host: Player (Episode #237)
                    Player Performed:
                    1. Baby Come Back
                    2. Cancellation
                    3. Come On Out
                    4. This Time I'm In It For Love 
                    (Other Guests: Abba,Queen,Jay 
                     Ferguson,Starland Vocal Band)

05/19/78  Host: Helen Reddy (Episode #245)
                    Player Performed:
                    1. Baby Come Back
                    2. This Time I'm In It For Love
                    (Other Guests: Billy Preston,Andy Kauffman,
                   
 
Elton John,Samantha Sang)


                  
 
AMERICA"S TOP 40

11/19/77
   3 BY CHEEVER
           1. Baby Come Back(LV,MSC,SW with Crowley)
               The Five Forty Eight Episode



            
SOLID GOLD-Premiered 9/1/1980

Solid Gold featured pop music performed live(lip sync) in front of an audience along with the Solid Gold Dancers. The dancers counted down the top 10 hits of the week. Several hosts shared top billing over the 8 seasons. The show was syndicated to local stations on weekends and was cancelled due to poor ratings in early 1988. None of the shows have been released on VHS or DVD. Season 1-4 was video taped at KTLA(Gold West), while seasons 5-8 were staged at Paramount Studios(Stage 29).

1981           Player performed:
                   1. Baby Come Back
                   2. If Looks Could Kill
Host: Casey Kasem
                  
First Appearance: Player
                   Baby Come Back
11/26/77 Big Mover Segment: Player
                   Baby Come Back
01/14/78 #1 Player-Baby Come Back
01/21/78 #1 Player-Baby Come Back
01/28/78 #1 Player-Baby Come Back

1978               


                      AMERICAN BANDSTAND
 
American Bandstand was the most popular rock-n-roll television show of all time. Premiering on August 5,1957, it made TV history bringing rock-n-roll music into millions of households, with outstanding performances by up and coming recording artists. Bandstand first aired on the east coast in Philadelphia, PA., and later found it's way to the west coast in Los Angeles, CA.

04/03/82  Host: Dick Clark (Episode #2497)
                    Player Performed:
                   1. If Looks Could Kill
                   2. Thank You For The Use Of Your Love
                  
(Other Guests: Denice Williams)

                 
UKTV JOE90

1986  Joe9086 Club Mix- For UK TV SHOW JOE90
A  remix by Bob Mallette of the JOE90 theme, taking the original 1960's commercial release and adding a new rhythm track with Peter Beckett on keyboards. The single reached no.53 in the BBC charts.    

                      
FAME TV SERIES 

Fame, a 60 minute musical drama, started out as a 1980 theatrical movie. Two years later, it found a home on NBC TV. NBC canned the series after a year,  and the show moved to syndication for four more years becoming even more popular. The story took place in NYC at a famous school of music and followed the lives of the students and teachers, starring Debbie Allen.

1982  
If The Lady Wants To PLay-Sung by Nia Peebles
            (Written by Peter Beckett)


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