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My Take
Roxanne Seeman fascinates me precisely because most listeners have never heard her name while singing her words. A New York-born lyricist and Carnegie Mellon graduate, she has written for Phil Collins, Earth, Wind & Fire, Barbra Streisand, and even Hong Kong superstar Jacky Cheung, with two Emmy nominations to show for it. I am drawn to these architects who work behind the curtain, crafting the lines that become other people's hits across genres and continents. Writing a song someone else makes immortal is harder than singing it. She is a craftsman of the highest order, and I admire that quiet kind of greatness.
Overview
Roxanne Joy Seeman is an American songwriter and lyricist. She is best known for her songs by Billie Hughes, Philip Bailey, Phil Collins, Earth, Wind & Fire, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, The Sisters of Mercy, The Jacksons, Jacky Cheung, and in film and television. She has two Emmy nominations.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roxanne Seeman
- Name (Japanese)
- ログザンヌ・シーマン
- Reading
- ろぐざんぬ・しーまん
- Born
- June 10, 1954 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- songwriter / singer / lyricist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Carnegie Mellon University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.