--- id: 091b3c88-673d-4653-a02e-72fe08ad0ed7 title: 'Ken Hirsch: American Songwriter and Record Producer' abstract: Ken Hirsch is an American pop songwriter, pianist, and record producer known for co-writing the 1982 international hit 'I've Never Been to Me'. Educated at the Juilliard School of Music and Queens College, he has collaborated with numerous notable artists and songwriters. His compositions have been recorded by major performers including Celine Dion, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder. classification: primary: '78.04' secondary: - '78.08' - '78.02' udc_main_class: '7' tags: - Ken Hirsch - songwriter - pop music - record producer - music biography topics: - Music - Biography - Entertainment author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:15:04.699859' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:12:59.361963' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Hirsch format: url_fetch udc_label: Music version: '1' --- ## Card: Ken Hirsch: American Songwriter and Record Producer Ken Hirsch is an American pop songwriter, pianist, and record producer known for co-writing the 1982 international hit 'I've Never Been to Me'. Educated at the Juilliard School of Music and Queens College, he has collaborated with numerous notable artists and songwriters. His compositions have been recorded by major performers including Celine Dion, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder. ## Classification Primary: 78.04 | Secondary: 78.08, 78.02 | Tags: Ken Hirsch, songwriter, pop music, record producer, music biography | Topics: Music, Biography, Entertainment ## Content Ken Hirsch - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Selective list of Ken Hirsch songs 2 References 3 External links Toggle the table of contents Ken Hirsch Add languages Add links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American songwriter This article includes a list of references , related reading , or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( April 2013 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Kenneth William Hirsch is an American pop songwriter, pianist and record producer , co-writer of the international 1982 hit " I've Never Been to Me " with Ron Miller . He is also co-writer of the hits "If I Could", "No One in the World" and " Two Less Lonely People in the World ". He was born in New York City, attended the Juilliard School of Music and got a BA from Queens College with a major in music. His other co-writers include Hal David , Howard Greenfield , Doc Pomus , Gerry Goffin , Carole Bayer Sager , Paul Williams , Phil Cody, Wayland Holyfield , Allan Rich, Marti Sharron, Bruce Burch and Robin Lerner. His songs have been recorded by, amongst others, Celine Dion , Anita Baker , Ray Charles , Charlene , Stevie Wonder , Barbra Streisand , Air Supply , Regina Belle , Dolly Parton , Millie Jackson , Mary J. Blige , Gladys Knight , Latoya London , Phyllis Hyman , Michael Bolton , Plácido Domingo , B. B. King , Johnny Adams , Genya Ravan , Dionne Warwick , Nancy Wilson , Teddy Pendergrass , and José Feliciano . Hirsch composed the music to the musicals Daddy Goodness (co-written with Ron Miller) starring Tony Award winners Ted Ross and Clifton Davis and also Freda Payne . It played at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia and the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., in 1979. He also wrote the music to the Clothespins and Dreams (co-written with Ron Miller) starring Tony Award winner Barney Martin and also Eloise Laws . It played at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 1989. In 2012, Ken co-wrote the score to An Officer and a Gentleman, The Musical co-written with Robin Lerner. It premiered on May 18, 2012 in Sydney, Australia directed by Simon Phillips. It was nominated for 5 Helpmann Awards including "Best Musical" and won for "Best Supporting Actor". Selective list of Ken Hirsch songs [ edit ] "If I Could" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch, Marti Sharron) – Nancy Wilson (1988); Carl Anderson (1990); Regina Belle (1993); Barbra Streisand (1997, #1 US album); Celine Dion (2004) "A New Day" and Miracle Ray Charles, Michael Bolton, Gladys Knight. " No One in the World " (Ken Hirsch, Marti Sharron) - Anita Baker (1986) on the Grammy award-winning album Rapture , Dionne Warwick (1985) Finders of Lost Love (Dionne Warwick album) " Two Less Lonely People in the World " - Air Supply (1983); KZ Tandingan (2017) #1 Billboard Philippines " I've Never Been to Me " ( Ron Miller , Ken Hirsch) – Charlene , 1982, US #3, UK #1, Canada #1, Australia #1. Soundtrack: "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"; Soundtrack: "Shrek 3"; Soundtrack: "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - The Musical"; Nancy Wilson; Randy Crawford; Lainie Kazan; Marti Caine; Mary MacGregor; The Temptations "There Is Always One More Time" (Ken Hirsch, Doc Pomus) - B.B.King; Harry Connick Jr.; Johnny Adams - Soundtrack: Bowfinger . "Can't We Try" (Ken Hirsch, Ron Miller) - Teddy Pendergrass; Thelma Houston; Sampled/Ghostface Killah (Wu Tang Clan) (1996) "Soon As I Touched Him" (Ken Hirsch, Norma Helms) - Dolly Parton; Fontella Bass; Randy Crawford "He Wants To Hear The Words" (Ken Hirsch, Kathy Wakefield) - Millie Jackson, Bloodstone "Everybody Loves Me" (Ken Hirsch, Doc Pomus) - Jose Feliciano "It All Goes By So Fast" (Ken Hirsch, Jay Levy) - Ray Charles & Mary J. Blige "You Were There" (Ken Hirsch, Ron Miller) - Ray Charles & Gladys Knight "How I Love The Rain" (Ken Hirsch, Rosie Casey) - LaToya London "Before We Say Goodbye" (Ken Hirsch) - Soundtrack: 2gether "Used To Be" (Ken Hirsch, Ron Miller) - Stevie Wonder & Charlene "Walk Away" (Ken Hirsch, Marti Sharron) - Dionne Warwick; Phyllis Hyman "You Loved Away The Pain" (Ken Hirsch, Ron Miller) - Gladys Knight; Hanne Boel "A Lady With A Song" (Ken Hirsch, Smokey Bates) - Nancy Wilson "It Ain't Easy Comin' Down" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch) - Charlene; Patti Boulaye "Save Your Nights For Me" (Ken Hirsch, Mark Mueller) - Plácido Domingo "I Hate Myself" ( Doc Pomus , Ken Hirsch) - Genya Ravan (1972); Anita Lane (2001) "Hungry" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch) - Charlene; Freda Payne "You're My Star" (Kathy Wakefield, Ken Hirsch) - The 5th Dimension References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] kennyhirsch.com BMI.com Ken Hirsch Songwriter Interview Authority control databases : Artists MusicBrainz Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ken_Hirsch&oldid=1347482182 " Categories : American male songwriters Living people Musicians from New York City Juilliard School alumni Queens College, City University of New York alumni Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles lacking in-text citations from April 2013 All articles lacking in-text citations Year of birth missing (living people) This page was last edited on 7 April 2026, at 00:20  (UTC) . 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