Jeffrey E. Cohen
Jeffrey E. Cohen is an American
R&B,
soul and
funk songwriter and record producer who is best known for the collaboration with prolific singer-songwriter, record producer and drummer
Narada Michael Walden. Together, they wrote for numerous artists like
Jermaine Stewart,
Patti Austin,
Aretha Franklin,
Shanice,
Stacy Lattisaw,
George Benson,
Gladys Knight,
Angela Bofill,
Regina Belle, actor-singer
Eddie Murphy and
Clarence Clemons. As a solo songwriter, he wrote songs for
Ryuichi Sakamoto,
Herbie Hancock,
Rick Astley and
Santana. He's won a
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song along with
Narada Michael Walden, for their work "
Freeway of Love" by
Aretha Franklin. Their songs have been sampled by some
hip hop/
R&B artists, such as
Kris Kross ("
Live and Die for Hip Hop", which is sampled no. 1 R&B hit "
Baby Come to Me" by
Regina Belle),
Faith Evans ("Live Will Pass You By", which is sampled "Gotta Make It Up to You" by
Angela Bofill),
Mariah Carey ("
Heartbreaker", which prominently sampled "Attack of the Name Game" by
Stacy Lattisaw).
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