List of songs written by Walter Afanasieff
This is an alphabetical list of the songs known to have been written or co-written by Walter Afanasieff.
| † | Indicates single release |
| Title | Artist(s) | Co-writer(s) | Originating album | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Affirmation" † | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "After Hours" [note 1] | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" † | Mariah Carey | Merry Christmas | 1994 | ||
| "Always in Love" | Trey Lorenz | Trey Lorenz | 1992 | ||
| "Am I The Only One" | Marc Anthony | Marc Anthony | 1999 | ||
| "Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)" | Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 1991 | ||
| "Aladdin (1992 Disney film)" | Regina Belle and Peabo Bryson | Aladdin | 1992 | ||
| "The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)" | All-4-One | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | ||
| "Hercules (1997 film)" | Michael Bolton | Hercules | 1997 | ||
| "The Animal Song" † | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "Anytime You Need a Friend" † | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 1993 | ||
| "April Rain" | Kenny G | Brazilian Nights | 2015 | ||
| "Believe" | Jonathan Miller | So Much Stronger | 2012 | ||
| "Be My Lady (你是我的女人)" † | Andy Lau and Kenny G | Be My Lady (你是我的女人) / Stupid Kid (笨小孩) | 1998 | ||
| "The Best Thing" † | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "Bossa Réal" | Kenny G | Brazilian Nights | 2015 | ||
| "Brasilia" | Kenny G | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "Brazil" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Brazilian Nights" | Kenny G | Brazilian Nights | 2015 | ||
| "Broken Vow" | Lara Fabian | Lara Fabian | 1999 | ||
| "Brown Eyes" | Destiny's Child | Survivor | 2000 | ||
| "Bu Bossa" | Kenny G | Brazilian Nights | 2015 | ||
| "Butterfly" † | Mariah Carey | Butterfly | 1997 | ||
| "Chained to You" † | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "Can't Let Go" † | Mariah Carey | Emotions | 1991 | ||
| "Can You Stop the Rain" † | Peabo Bryson | Can You Stop the Rain | 1991 | ||
| "The Center of My Heart" | Michael Bolton | Only A Woman Like You | 2002 | ||
| "The Champion's Theme" | Kenny G | The Moment | 1996 | ||
| "The Chanukah Song" | Kenny G | Miracles: The Holiday Album | 1994 | ||
| "Close My Eyes" | Mariah Carey | Butterfly | 1997 | ||
| "Copa De Amor" | Kenny G | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "Cracks of My Broken Heart" | Eric Benét |
|
Hurricane | 2005 | |
| "Crash and Burn" † | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "Dance the Night Away" | Lionel Richie |
|
Renaissance | 2000 | |
| "Dancing in the Rain" | Robi Rosa | Mad Love | 2004 | ||
| "Dazzling Girl" | Shinee |
|
Boys Meet U | 2013 | |
| "December Prayer" | Yvonne Catterfeld | Blau im Blau | 2010 | ||
| "Déjà Vu" | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "Dirty" | Darren Hayes | Spin | 2002 | ||
| "Do You Think of Me" | Mariah Carey | B-side to "Dreamlover" | 1993 | ||
| "Don't Let Me Leave" | Marc Anthony | Marc Anthony | 1999 | ||
| "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" | Kenny G | Duotones | 1986 | ||
| "Encore" | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "Eres La Luz" | Santana |
|
Shape Shifter | 2012 | |
| "Es Hora De Decir" | Kenny G (featuring Camila) | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "Eternal Light (A Chanukah Song)" | Kenny G | Faith: A Holiday Album | 1999 | ||
| "Everything Fades Away" | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 1993 | ||
| "Fall Again" | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "Falling in the Moonlight" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Fiesta Loca" | Kenny G | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" | Mariah Carey | Butterfly | 1997 | ||
| "Forever" † | Mariah Carey | Daydream | 1995 | ||
| "Forgive and Forget" | Sam Bailey |
|
Sing My Heart Out | 2016 | |
| "Forgiveness" | Clarence Clemons | A Night with Mr. C | 1989 | ||
| "Fourth of July" | Mariah Carey | Butterfly | 1997 | ||
| "G-Bop" | Kenny G | Breathless | 1992 | ||
| "G-Walkin'" | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "Getaway" | Richard Marx | Beautiful Goodbye | 2014 | ||
| "Gettin' on the Step" | Kenny G | The Moment | 1996 | ||
| "Gira Con Me" | Josh Groban | Josh Groban | 2001 | ||
| "Gone with the Wind" | Vanessa Hudgens |
|
Identified | 2008 | |
| "Good Enough" | Darren Hayes | Spin | 2002 | ||
| "Gunning Down Romance" | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "Harmony" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Havana" | Kenny G | The Moment | 1996 | ||
| "Heart and Soul" | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "Heart Attack" | Darren Hayes | Spin | 2002 | ||
| "The Heart Wants What It Wants" | Darren Hayes | Spin | 2002 | ||
| "Here I Am" | Leona Lewis | Spirit | 2007 | ||
| "Hero" † | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 1993 | ||
| "Héroe" | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 1993 | ||
| "Hold Me" † | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "Home on Christmas Day" | Kristin Chenoweth |
|
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas | 2008 | |
| "How Often" | Kevon Edmonds | 24/7 | 1999 | ||
| "I Always Cry At Christmas" | Richard Page (featuring Walter Afanasieff) |
|
Non-album release | 2008 | |
| "I Am Free" | Mariah Carey | Daydream | 1995 | ||
| "I Can't Take This Anymore" | Paul Anka |
|
A Body of Work | 1998 | |
| "I Don't Know You Anymore" | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "I Don't Know Why I Love You" | Joey McIntyre |
|
Meet Joe Mac | 2001 | |
| "I Knew I Loved You" † | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "I'm Not a Warrior" † | Son Seung-yeon | — | Non-album release | 2019 | |
| "I See You" | Mika | The Boy Who Knew Too Much | 2009 | ||
| "If You Could See Me Now" | Celine Dion | Celine Dion | 1992 | ||
| "If You Go Away" † | New Kids on the Block | H.I.T.S. / Face the Music | 1991 / 1994 | ||
| "Innocence" | Kenny G | The Moment | 1996 | ||
| "Insatiable" † | Darren Hayes | Spin | 2002 | ||
| "Io Ci Sarò" | Andrea Bocelli (featuring Lang Lang) | Vivere: Live in Tuscany | 2008 | ||
| "Jesus Born on This Day" | Mariah Carey | Merry Christmas | 1994 | ||
| "Just One Dream" | Heather Headley | This Is Who I Am | 2002 | ||
| "Just to Hold You Once Again" | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 1993 | ||
| "L'Ora Dell'Addio" † | Josh Groban | Illuminations | 2010 | ||
| "Lead the Way" | Mariah Carey | Glitter | 2001 | ||
| "Letters from Home" | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "Liberty" | Carly Paoli | — | Live At Cadogan Hall | 2018 | |
| "Licence to Kill" | Michael Kamen (featuring Gladys Knight) |
|
Licence to Kill OST | 1989 | |
| "Looking In" | Mariah Carey | Daydream | 1995 | ||
| "Love Between Me And You" | Puff Johnson | Miracle | 1996 | ||
| "Love With My Eyes Closed" | Michael Bolton | Only A Woman Like You | 2002 | ||
| "The Lover After Me" | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "Mad Love" | Robi Rosa | Mad Love | 2004 | ||
| "Magic of Love" | Russell Watson and Lionel Richie | Encore | 2002 | ||
| "Malibu Dreams" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Macumba in Budapest" | Santana | Shape Shifter | 2012 | ||
| "Midnight Magic" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Mirame Bailar" | Kenny G (featuring Barbara Muñoz) | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)" | Mariah Carey | Merry Christmas | 1994 | ||
| "Miracles" | Kenny G | Miracles: The Holiday Album | 1994 | ||
| "Missing You Now" † | Michael Bolton (featuring Kenny G | Time, Love & Tenderness | 1991 | ||
| "Moonlight" | Kenny G | The Moment | 1996 | ||
| "Morning" | Kenny G | Breathless | 1992 | ||
| "Music Box" | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 1993 | ||
| "My All" † | Mariah Carey | Butterfly | 1997 | ||
| "My Baby You" † | Marc Anthony | Marc Anthony | 1999 | ||
| "My Devotion" | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "My Heart Still Beats" | Destiny’s Child (featuring Beyoncé Knowles) | Survivor | 2001 | ||
| "My Prayer" | Eric Benét | Hurricane | 2005 | ||
| "Natural Ride" | Kenny G | Breathless | 1992 | ||
| "Never Get Enough of Your Love" | Michael Bolton | The One Thing | 1993 | ||
| "A Night To Remember" | Johnny Mathis (featuring Gladys Knight) |
|
A Night To Remember | 2008 | |
| "Night Train (Smooth Alligator)" | Lionel Richie | Dancing on the Ceiling | 1986 | ||
| "Noche Fría" | Robi Rosa |
|
Mad Love | 2004 | |
| "Northern Lights" | Kenny G | The Moment | 1996 | ||
| "Ocean Breeze" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Once In A Lifetime" | Michael Bolton | Only You OST | 1994 | ||
| "One Breath" | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "One More Time" | Kenny G (featuring Chanté Moore) | — | Paradise | 2002 | |
| "One Sweet Day" † | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men | Daydream | 1995 | ||
| "Ordinary World" | Katharine McPhee | Katharine McPhee | 2007 | ||
| "Outside" | Mariah Carey | Butterfly | 1997 | ||
| "Outside My Window" | Puff Johnson |
|
Miracle | 1996 | |
| "Paradise" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Passages of Time" | Yōko Oginome | Verge of Love | 1988 | ||
| "Pastel" | Kenny G | Silhouette | 1988 | ||
| "Peace" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Per Te" | Josh Groban | Closer | 2003 | ||
| "Permanent Monday" | Jordin Sparks | Jordin Sparks | 2007 | ||
| "Peruvian Nights" | Kenny G | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "The Promise" | Kenny G | Heart and Soul | 2010 | ||
| "Remember" | Kenny G | The Moment | 1996 | ||
| "Rhythm in My Heart" | Stacy Earl | Stacy Earl | 1991 | ||
| "Ritmo Y Romance (Rhythm & Romance)" | Kenny G | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "Roses" | Darren Hayes | Secret Codes and Battleships | 2011 | ||
| "Salsa Kenny" | Kenny G | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "Save Me" | Michael Bolton | Time, Love & Tenderness | 1991 | ||
| "Sax-O-Loco" | Kenny G | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "Seaside Jam" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Sentimental" | Kenny G | Breathless | 1992 | ||
| "She Bangs" † | Ricky Martin | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Since You Walked into My Life" | New Kids on the Block | Face the Music | 1994 | ||
| "Sincera" | Josh Groban | All That Echoes | 2013 | ||
| "Sister Rose" | Kenny G | Breathless | 1992 | ||
| "So Blessed" | Mariah Carey | Emotions | 1991 | ||
| "Someone to Hold" † | Trey Lorenz | Trey Lorenz | 1992 | ||
| "Something About You" | Yōko Oginome |
|
Verge of Love | 1988 | |
| "Something About You" | D'atra Hicks |
|
D'Atra Hicks | 1989 | |
| "Soul of My Soul" | Michael Bolton | The One Thing | 1993 | ||
| "Souvenirs" | Phyllis Hyman | Forever with You | 1998 | ||
| "Spanish Nights" | Kenny G | Paradise | 2002 | ||
| "Spin" | Darren Hayes | Spin | 2002 | ||
| "Still with You" | Eric Benét | Hurricane | 2005 | ||
| "Summer Love" | Kenny G | Brazilian Nights | 2015 | ||
| "Sunrise" | Kenny G |
|
Heart and Soul | 2010 | |
| "Sweet Forgiveness" | Barbra Streisand | Release Me 2 | 2021 | ||
| "Tango" | Kenny G | Rhythm & Romance | 2008 | ||
| "Tell Him" | Barbra Streisand | Higher Ground | 1997 | ||
| "Tell Him" | Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand | Let's Talk About Love | 1997 | ||
| "That Somebody Was You" | Kenny G and Toni Braxton | The Moment | 1996 | ||
| "This Could Be the Night" | Yōko Oginome |
|
Verge of Love | 1988 | |
| "Till the End of Time" | Mariah Carey | Emotions | 1991 | ||
| "To Fall in Love Again" | Jessica Simpson | Irresistible | 2001 | ||
| "Too Many Times" | George Benson | While the City Sleeps... | 1986 | ||
| "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "Un Amore Per Sempre" | Josh Groban | Josh Groban | 2001 | ||
| "Unbroken Dreams" | Cody Karey |
|
Cody Karey | 2013 | |
| "Under Your Wings" | Lin Yu-chun |
|
It's My Time | 2010 | |
| "Underneath the Stars" | Mariah Carey | Daydream | 1995 | ||
| "Walkin' My Baby Back home" | Joey McIntyre | Meet Joe Mac | 2001 | ||
| "Walls" | Barbra Streisand | Walls | 2018 | ||
| "The Wedding Song" | Kenny G | Breathless | 1992 | ||
| "When I Saw You" | Mariah Carey | Daydream | 1995 | ||
| "Whenever You Call" | Mariah Carey | Butterfly | 1997 | ||
| "Whenever You Call" | Mariah Carey and Brian McKnight | #1's | 1998 | ||
| "When You Told Me You Loved Me" | Jessica Simpson | Irresistible | 2001 | ||
| "Why Couldn't It Be Christmas Every Day?" | Bianca Ryan |
|
Bianca Ryan | 2006 | |
| "You Are My Heart" | Lara Fabian | Lara Fabian | 1999 | ||
| "You Can Still Be Free" | Savage Garden | Affirmation | 1999 | ||
| "You Make Me Believe" | Kenny G | Duotones | 1986 | ||
| "You're Not From Here" | Lara Fabian | Lara Fabian | 1999 | ||
| "You're the Only Place" | Nick Lachey | SoulO | 2003 | ||
| "Zaustavi Vrijeme" | Tereza Kesovija |
|
A L'Olympia | 2008 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ 2012 album "Wild Butterfly" by Russian artist Yuliya Nachalova. 2015 Single "Zhdi menya" (Wait for me) Duet by Julia Nachalova & Walter Afanasieff