Albert Hammond OBE has been writing hit songs for over 40 years and today we hope to find out how. This is Brian O'Connor and I'm here with my co-writer and co-presenter Simon Barber.

Hi folks, for another edition of the

So Recline in your favorite armchair with your listening medium of choice

as we sit down with one of the most brilliant writers of modern times.

It's certainly exciting for us.

Albert Hammond has written multiple hit songs in every decade since he started in the game.

He scored his first hit with Little Arrows at the age of 24 and since then his songs have been

responsible for the sale of over 360 million records worldwide including over 30 chart-topping hits.

That's right. If you've ever wondered who's behind number one hits like Leo Sayers

Smash when I need you, Starships, nothing's going to stop us now, which was nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy,

Winter Houston's at one moment in time,

Tina Turner's, I Don't Wanna Lose You,

or The Air that I Breathe, which was of course made famous by the Hollies,

then stay tuned because Albert is the author or co-author of all of these

tunes.

I'm actually offended by that.

Albert was born in London, but he originates from Gibraltar.

He achieved early success as an artist with his song

It Never Rains in Southern California and he since achieved success as an artist, songwriter

and producer around the world. Anthems like Moment in Time, which was written as the theme song for the 1988 Olympic Games,

is just one example of his ability to create songs that just seem to transcend the pop charts don't they?

Absolutely.

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