Martin Page

Although best known for his chart-topping adult contemporary hit "In the House of Stone and Light," Martin Page scored multiple hits as a songwriter for other artists, penning Top 10 smashes like Starship's "We Built This City," Go West's "King of Wishful Thinking," and Heart's "These Dreams." He was born on September 23, 1959, in Southampton, England, and made his musical debut as a member of the British synth-pop group Q-Feel. "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" charted modestly well in America in 1982, but the song proved to be the band's only hit, and Q-Feel broke up in 1984. Meanwhile, Martin Page established himself as a dependable songwriter, writing pop hits like Kim Carnes' 1983 single "You Make My Heart Best Faster (And That's All That Matters)," Earth, Wind & Fire 1983 dance hit "Magnetic," and Starship's 1985 chart-topper "We Built This City." One year later, Heart scored a Number 1 smash with another Page co-write, "These Dreams." After penning the hits "King of Wishful Thinking" and "Faithful" for Go West in the early 1990s, Martin Page launched a solo career with 1994's In the House of Stone and Light. The album's title track topped the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart, with the gold-certified "Keeper of the Flame" climbing to Number 19 the next year. Following an extended break from the music industry, Page returned in 2008 with In the Temple of the Muse, followed by releases like 2012's A Temper of Peace, 2018's The Amber of Memory, and 2021's Fugitive Pieces.

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