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Sally Dworsky

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Sally Dworsky (born c. 1965)[1][2] is an American singer-songwriter and playback singer in animated films. She is notable for co-writing the song That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You and for singing, with Michelle Pfeiffer, the Academy Award-winning song When You Believe, in the 1998 DreamWorks animated film The Prince of Egypt.

Biography[edit]

Dworsky was born c. 1965[1][2] to Robert A and Shirley (née Shure) Dworsky.[3] grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota;[4][2] She has one sister, Rabbi Susan Dworsky,[3] and two brothers,[3] pianist Richard Dworsky[1] and former lawyer turner drummer and author Alan Dworsky.[5]

In Minnesota, she was a member of the bands Moore by Four[1][4] and Players.[1] In Moore by Four, her voice was described as "sparkling", "marvellous separately - together [with band members], they're dynamite."[6] She also appeared in lead roles in musicals at the Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis.[1][7]

In 1987, she moved to California,[1][2] where she appeared in a featured role in the Los Angeles production of Les Misérables.[1][8] She toured with Don Henley for four months in 1990 as a back-up singer,[1][2][9] and was noted by a reviewer for a "strong solo" in "Sunset Grill".[4] She also recorded back-up vocals in the studio for artists including Neil Diamond,[1] Luther Vandross,[1] Bonnie Raitt,[1] Bob Seger,[1] Paula Abdul,[1] Peter Gabriel,[2] R.E.M. and Midge Ure.

She began performing as a singer in animated films in The Wizard (1989), and also recorded songs for The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt,[10] and Shrek.[11] As the singing voice of Nala in The Lion King, she sang part of Can You Feel the Love Tonight,[12] which won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Original Song. One of the songs she recorded for The Prince of Egypt (in a duet with Michelle Pfeiffer)[13] won the 1999 Academy Award for Best Original Song.[14] One reviewer wrote about the song, which was also recorded and released by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, "the film version of the song will move you in a wholly good way ... singers Sally Dworsky and Michelle Pfeiffer convey the hope and amazement every living Hebrew must have felt at hearing Pharaoh's own emancipation proclamation."[13]

In 1991, she gave her first solo performances, in the Twin Cities and in Los Angeles,[1] and followed this in 1997 with a solo album, Habit Trail.[2][15] Ten years later, she released a second solo album, Boxes, about which one reviewer said, "Sally Dworsky weaves a delightful blend of contemporary folk and pop".[16] Dworsky has also performed on A Prairie Home Companion.[17]

Dworsky joined the group Uma (Chris Hickey and Andy Kamman) as a back-up singer after they had signed a record deal with producer Don Gehman's label Refuge, an MCA affiliate, and had begun recording,[2][18] so the album Fare Well (1997) was re-recorded.[2] It got a lot of airplay on KPCC.[18] One reviewer said "the results are appealing harmony-filled folk-rock that could be labeled as Simon & Sally (instead of Garfunkel)",[2] while another commented "the album comes alive only when Sally Dworsky steps up to the mic. Let the girl sing more often."[19]

Discography[edit]

  • 1997 - Fare Well - Uma (Chris Hickey, Sally Dworsky, Andy Kamman)[20]
  • 1997 - Habit Trail - Sally Dworsky
  • 2006 - Start It All Over Again - Sally Dworsky and Richard Dworsky
  • 2007 - Boxes - Sally Dworsky

Filmography[edit]

Other credits[edit]

Recognition[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Bream, Jon (3 May 1991). "Dworsky Steps Into Spotlight With First Solo Performances". Star Tribune. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Bream, John (13 March 1998). "Musicians en route to Minnesota roots". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. E3. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Funeral notices: Dworsky, Shirley". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 31 August 2004. p. B6. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bream, John (23 July 1990). "Passion, musicianship are Henley's hallmarks". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 5B. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Pfister, Darlene (19 February 1997). "A New Beat". The Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. E9. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Habich, John (10 October 1986). "Four is audience's lucky number". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 3C. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Bream, Jon (28 September 1984). "Singer Steele will make pop music debut via two jobs". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 2C. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Dan (3 June 1988). "'Les Miz' Barrels Into Town". The Los Angeles Times. p. 14, pt VI. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (29 June 1990). "Henley faithful to trademark sound". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. A2. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Seymour, Gene (21 December 1998). "Animated films: Talk about a difficult job". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 5E. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  11. ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. (October 6, 2011). "Dworsky, Sally". Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. Jefferson, NC; London: McFarland. p. 66. Retrieved 1 May 2019. Search this book on
  12. ↑ Commander Coconut (1 July 1994). "Play ball, shut up, make better movies". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. 1, Calendar. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Peyton, Jeffrey (24 March 2005). "Don't miss animated retelling of the Exodus". Columbian-Progress. Columbia, Mississippi. p. 4. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Welkos, Robert W. (24 February 1999). "Oscar's Big Song Squabble". The Los Angeles Times. p. D1. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Raúl Melo". prairiehome.publicradio.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  16. ↑ Wakefield, Mare (June 2008). "Ex-soldiers, electrified 'Soul' and 11 more things we loved this month". Performing Songwriter. 15 (110): 29. ISSN 1068-9664. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Prairie Home Companion at Town Hall – April 11, 2008". Rattle My Cage. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2009.[unreliable source?]
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Rauzi, Robin (30 July 1998). "Fanning Out". The Los Angeles Times. p. 54. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  19. ↑ Siblin, Eric (8 November 1997). "Letting her hair down". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. D3. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Music Reviews". News-Press. 26 December 1997. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ Hischak, Thomas S.; Robinson, Mark A. (2009). "Can you feel the love tonight?". The Disney Song Encyclopedia. Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press. p. 29. Retrieved 1 May 2019. Search this book on
  22. ↑ "Play Ball, Shut Up, Make Better Movies". The Orlando Sentinel. 1 July 1994. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Oscar in Brief". The News Leader. 21 March 1999. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ Roland, Tom (1 October 1996). "Epitome of country/rock crossover". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 4A. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  25. ↑ "ASCAP's award-winners". Billboard. 109 (40): 104. 4 October 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

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