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"Nothin' At All," Heart (1986)

"Nothin' At All," Heart (1986)

Power pop from an overlooked songwriting genius

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Mark Blankenship
Mar 13, 2023
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"Nothin' At All," Heart (1986)
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Peak: #10 on the Hot 100
Streams: 4.8 million

I realize that songwriters almost never become famous. They can’t all be Diane Warren or Max Martin, and most people don’t even know who Diane Warren and Max Martin are.

But still, we should take a moment to praise Mark Mueller. He wrote the song “Crush” by Jennifer Paige, which made her one of the greatest on…

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