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'''Richard Wright Nowels Jr.''' (born March 16, 1960 in [[Palo Alto]], [[California]])<ref>[http://www.britishhitsongwriters.com/page80.htm British Hit Songwriters: Rick Nowels page]</ref> is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music. He is a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, keyboards, bass) who incorporates contemporary sounds and rhythms within classic songwriting.
Beginning with his number one worldwide hit single, “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” by [[Belinda Carlisle]] in 1987, Rick has since co-written over 60 top 20 singles. His songs have appeared on over 200 million albums. Rick has written with, or had his songs recorded by the following artists: [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Dido (singer)|Dido]], [[Cee-Lo Green]], [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Lykke Li]], [[Jason Mraz]], [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Marina and the Diamonds]], [[New Radicals]], [[Sia Furler|Sia]], [[Chase & Status]], [[Colbie Caillat]], [[Tiesto]], [[Santigold]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[John Legend]]/[[Andre 3000]], [[Santana (band)|Santana]], [[NSYNC]], [[Sinéad O'Connor]], [[All Saints (group)|All Saints]], [[Craig David]], [[Texas (band)|Texas]], [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Anita Baker]], [[Yusuf Islam]] (Cat Stevens), [[k. d. lang]], [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Cher]], [[Ronan Keating]].
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