Robert Tepper
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Robert Tepper (born 8 october 1953) is an American singer, best known for his hit song "No Easy Way Out" from the Rocky IV motion picture soundtrack.
Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Tepper moved to New York where he became a staff writer. He paired up with fellow singer Benny Mardones, and together they wrote Mardones' hit ballad "Into the Night," which earned them a Grammy Awards nomination. Tepper worked with Mardones on writing the follow-up album "Too Much to Lose" in 1981.
In 1985, Tepper signed with Scotti Brothers and moved to Los Angeles. Actor/director Sylvester Stallone was taken with Tepper's song "No Easy Way Out," which subsequently led to its inclusion in the movie Rocky IV. "No Easy Way Out" climbed into the Top 40, reaching #22 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1986, and momentarily putting Tepper in the public eye. Several European labels, including Ministry of Sound, released "No Easy Way Out" with their own dance versions, and the hard rock group Bullet For My Valentine also recorded the song in 2008. In 1986, one year after "Rocky IV" another song from the album "No Easy Way Out" called "Angel of the City" became the main song of Stallone´s film "Cobra". Tepper released two solo albums for Scotti Bros. Records but both albums received little promotion from the label. Also in 1986 he co-wrote the single "Le Bel Age" for Pat Benatar with peaked at #54 on the Billboard charts. He went on to join the classic hard rock group "Iron Butterfly" for a few years. His third solo album No Rest For The Wounded Heart was released exclusively in Europe in 1996 on the MTM Music label.
In 2009, Sony/BMG released his first two albums digitally.
In recent years he ventured into writing music for television and film, and collaborated on a musical. In 2012. he released his fourth solo album titled "New Life Story". The music is a departure from the big rock sound of the 1980s and has been described as "acoustic, singer/songwriter with an electric tinge."
Discography
Albums
- No Easy Way Out (Scotti Bros., 1986)
- Modern Madness (Scotti Bros., 1988)
- No Rest For The Wounded Heart (MTM Music, 1996)
- New Life Story (2012)
External links
- Robert Tepper home page
- Robert Tepper Official MySpace page
- Robert Tepper Fan Site
- Robert Tepper fan page on MySpace