Snow has written songs for
Gayle McCormick ("
Even a Fool Would Let Go" with Kerry Chater – a song covered by a number of artists including
Kenny Rogers and
Joe Cocker). "Love Not War" (with Barbara Griffin),
Olivia Newton-John ("
Deeper Than the Night", "
Make a Move on Me"), and
Melissa Manchester ("
You Should Hear How She Talks About You"),
Cher,
The Pointer Sisters' million-selling 1980 hit "
He's So Shy" (with lyrics by
Cynthia Weil),
Barbra Streisand,
Rita Coolidge ("
You", which was also an Australian top 10 hit for
Marcia Hines in 1977 and in 2005),
Barry Manilow ("
Somewhere Down the Road", a song which was performed on
Ally McBeal),
Randy Crawford,
Diana Ross ("
Gettin' Ready for Love"),
Bonnie Raitt ("
Love Sneakin' Up On You"),
Leo Sayer,
Bette Midler,
Michael Johnson ("I'll Always Love You"),
Dolly Parton,
Captain & Tennille,
Kim Carnes ("
Don't Call It Love"),
Dionne Warwick ("More than Fascination"),
Linda Ronstadt ("
Don't Know Much" duet with
Aaron Neville),
Trisha Yearwood,
Sérgio Mendes ("Alibis," "Real Life"),
Amy Grant ("Good For Me"), and
Christina Aguilera ("So Emotional"). He also co-wrote "Dreaming of You" for the crossover Mexican-American star
Selena, which was released posthumously in 1995. Along with
Dean Pitchford, Snow wrote the song "
Let's Hear It for the Boy" sung by
Deniece Williams for the film soundtrack
Footloose, which climbed to number one on the
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 and peaked at number two on the
UK Singles Chart. The track was certified Platinum by the
RIAA and nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Song. He also wrote the song "Did You Hear Thunder" with Pitchford for the
George Benson album
While the City Sleeps... (1986). Other films that Snow has written songs for include
Oliver & Company, ''
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Scooby Doo on Zombie Island with Jack Feldman and Marty Panzer, About Last Night... ("So Far, So Good" and "Natural Love" sung by Sheena Easton), Chances Are'' (Oscar-nominated song "
After All" sung by
Cher and
Peter Cetera). On November 11, 2011, at an independent TED event, Snow delivered a
TED talk titled "The Mulch Pile." Snow also released solo albums in the 1970s and 1980s. Tom Snow was a member of the band Country, which released a sole album on Clean Records, a subsidiary of
Atlantic Records in 1971. Snow sang co-lead and played piano. The band included Michael Fondiler, who shared lead vocals and played rhythm guitar,
Bob DeSimone on drums, Steve Fondiler on bass and Ian Espinoza on lead guitar and
dobro. Their little-known but assured self-titled debut featured Mark and Matt Andes of
Spirit and
Jo Jo Gunne and
Lowell George of
Little Feat. Vexed by management troubles – Michael O'Bryant was replaced by
Peter Asher – the album sank without a trace. Re-released on the Slipstream label in 2013, the album garnered favourable reviews. Snow left after the first album, but the rest of the band continued, and a second album was recorded but never released. A single from those sessions, "Strange Arrangement", was released, which featured Snow and the rest of the band but was credited as a solo work by Ian Espinoza. It also failed and Clean Records pulled the plug. The band now has the original masters and plans are afoot to finally release this album, which was to be entitled
Bigalo Jive. UK fanzine
Fantastic Expedition told the Country story in its Issue No. 8. Snow co-wrote
Melissa Manchester's "Your Love is Where I Live", which also features
Stevie Wonder, on Manchester's
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