Sentence examples for wrote hit from inspiring English sources

Beyoncé was clearly the leader of the group and wrote hit songs for Destiny's Child, such as the saucy "Bootylicious".

"He was an expert dancer, he wrote hit songs, he starred in hit movies, he was an amazing horseman.

He sang doo-wop with the Moonglows, wrote hit songs, groomed artists for stardom and nurtured the talents of Etta James, Jr Walker and Marvin Gaye.

Toussaint wrote hit R&B songs for the likes of Neville, Ernie K-Doe, The Showmen and Irma Thomas and collaborated with Joe Cocker and Paul McCartney, among many others.

"Good Timin'" followed the same path, but the song was written by Fred Tobias (part of a remarkable songwriting dynasty – eight members of the family wrote hit songs) and Clint Ballard Jr (the manager of the Kalin Twins and the writer of "You're No Good").

He wrote hit songs for the brooding Left Bank chanteuse Juliette Greco and the yé-yé teeny-bopper France Gall; he was the songwriter and Svengali behind records by Brigitte Bardot, Isabelle Adjani, Catherine Deneuve, Vanessa Paradis and, famously, his muse, Jane Birkin, the British singer and starlet who delivered Gainsbourg's French lyrics in a deliciously gauche accent.

Lias: "Well, who wrote Hits Hits Hits (off the new album)?" Saul: "Well, me".

(Mr. Alger later moved to Nashville and wrote hits for Garth Brooks and others).

He also wrote hits for the Honey Cone ("Want Ads," "Stick-Up") and Freda Payne ("Bring the Boys Home").

It was also an era when pop stars had strong images and wrote hits that echo down the years.

"He wrote, 'It's unjust justice.' " Two weeks ago, she was able to visit him at Essex, a huge jail topped by concertina wire.