During the '70s,
Dan Hartman was a member of the Edgar Winter Group and was also in
Johnny Winter's band for a time.
Hartman was also a session musician that supported artists as diverse as
Ian Hunter,
Stevie Wonder,
Todd Rundgren, and
Ronnie Montrose. After releasing one undistinguished solo pop/rock album in 1976, he hit the big time with the fine disco album,
Instant Replay. Its follow-up,
Relight My Fire, wasn't as successful and
Hartman retreated to the studio, producing
.38 Special,
the Average White Band, and
James Brown; he was behind the board for
Brown's comeback hit, "Living in America," in 1986.
Hartman had one more hit in 1985 with the pop-soul "I Can Dream About You." Again, his follow-ups weren't successful and he returned to producing. He was preparing a new album at the time of his death in March of 1994. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine