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Gene Page
Gene Page
Birth name	Eugene Edgar Page Jr.
Born	September 13, 1939; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	August 24, 1998 (aged 58); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B, soul, pop, funk, jazz, dance, disco
Occupation(s)	Pianist, Arranger, Composer and Producer
Instrument(s)	Piano, Violin
Years active	1960–1998
Labels	Atlantic Records; Arista Records

Eugene Edgar Page Jr.^[1] (September 13, 1939 – August 24, 1998) was an American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer, most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s.

His sound can be heard in the arrangements he did for Jefferson Starship, the Righteous Brothers, the Supremes, the Four Tops, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Donna Loren, Nancy Wilson, Martha and the Vandellas, Cher, Harriet Schock, Barry White, the Love Unlimited Orchestra, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, George Benson, the Jackson 5, Roberta Flack, Elton John ("Philadelphia Freedom"), Leo Sayer, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Lovesmith, Michael Lovesmith, Frankie Valli, Helen Reddy and Lionel Richie among many other notable acts in popular music.^[2]

In addition, he released four solo albums and scored various motion picture soundtracks that include Brewster McCloud and Fun with Dick and Jane. In 1972, he was hired to score the Blaxplotation film Blacula.^[2]

Gene Page was the brother of musician, songwriter, and producer Billy Page.

Death

Page died after a long-term illness of severe alcoholism at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, Los Angeles, on August 24, 1998, at age 58.^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
Year	Title	Chart positions		Record label
Year	Title	US ^[3]	US R&B ^[3]	Record label
1974	Hot City	156	41	Atlantic Records
1976	Lovelock!	—	45	Atlantic Records
1978	Close Encounters	—	—	Arista Records
1980	Love Starts After Dark	—	—	Arista Records
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

With Big Joe Turner

The Real Boss of the Blues (BluesTime, 1969)

Singles

List of singles, with peak chart positions
Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	US Bub. ^[3]	US R&B ^[3]	US Dance ^[3]
1975	"All Our Dreams Are Coming True"	4	—	9
1975	"Satin Soul"	—	—	4
1978	"Close Encounters of the Third Kind"	—	30	—
"—" denotes the single failed to chart

References

^ ^a ^b Perrone, Pierre (September 21, 1998). "Obituary: Gene Page". The Independent. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Hogan, Ed. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Gene Page US Chart History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2011.