John Bettis

Born in Long Beach, California, on 24 October 1946; John Bettis is a lyricist and songwriter. At college he met Richard Carpenter, his first songwriting partner, and wrote for the Carpenters among others “Top of the World”, “Yesterday Once More”, “Goodbye to Love” and “Only Yesterday”. His song “Human Nature” appeared on Michael Jackson’s album “Thriller”; his other titles include “Crazy for You” and “Slow Hand”. In 2011 he was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. On the gala recording Doc Heilein and Friends Gala 2023 – Ich will keine Schokolade (2023) Eva Schäfer sings “One Moment in Time”, which he wrote with Albert Hammond as the theme song of the 1988 Summer Olympics; Whitney Houston recorded it, and Bettis received an Emmy for it.