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'''Seth A. Swirsky''' (born August 5, 1960) is an American pop music songwriter (including the Grammy-nominated "]"), an author, a recording artist, a filmmaker, a political writer and a noted ] ].

'''Seth Swirsky''' (born ], ] in ]) is an
American pop ], ], ] and noted ] ] ].


== Songwriter == == Songwriter ==
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] <!-- FAIR USE of Gold_single_US.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/Image:Gold_single_US.jpg --> After graduating from ] in ], Seth Swirsky wrote the ]-nominated worldwide hit ''Tell It To My Heart'' (with Ernie Gold) for ]. The song spent six months on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart in ], reaching #7 (] pictured left). It was a #1 hit in ] and ] and #3 in ]. In ], ]’s version of the song went to #9 on the British charts. The song won an ] songwriter’s award for being one of the most performed songs of the year. He also wrote Dayne's follow-up top ten hit, ''Prove Your Love'' (with Arnie Roman). That song was a #7 Billboard pop hit as well as a #1 dance hit. It too was a top ten hit around the world, reaching #1 in ], #4 in ] and #8 in ].


After graduating from ] in 1982,<ref name="Dartmouth">{{cite web |url= http://www.dartmouth.edu/~alfund/thankyou/2008/1982.html |title= Class of 1982 – Honor Roll 2008 |author= Dartmouth |date= April 1, 2009 |accessdate=August 25, 2011}}</ref> Swirsky wrote the ]-nominated hit "]" with Ernie Gold for ].<ref name="Parade">{{cite news |url= http://parade.com/393829/michaelosacky/meet-sports-memorabilia-collector-songwriter-and-author-seth-swirsky |title= Meet Sports Memorabilia Collector, Songwriter and Author Seth Swirsky}}</ref><ref name="SongFacts1">{{cite web |url= http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=20532 |title= Tell It to My Heart by Taylor Dayne |author= Song Facts |accessdate=August 25, 2011}}</ref> The song was on the ] Pop Singles Chart for six months in 1988, reaching No. 7.<ref name="BillboardChart">{{cite web |url= {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=taylor dayne|chart=all}} |title= Taylor Dayne, Artist Chart History |author= ] }}</ref>
Swirsky wrote, ''Love Is A Beautiful Thing'', which was recorded by ] for his ] album ''Your Heart's in Good Hands''. The song also appears on his ] ''Love, The Essential Al Green Greatest Hits Collection''. It was Green's ] (#56 in the U.K.). The song was originally written for and recorded by Charles & Eddie on their ] ] album, ''Duophonic''. ]'s version was featured in the movies ] (]), ] (]), ] (]) and ] (]). His version was also used as ]'s theme song in their international ad campaign in ]. ]'s version of the same song (it has been recorded by numerous artists) was on the 5-million selling ] Tribute Album in ].


The song was also a No. 1 hit in Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden and No. 3 in the UK.<ref name="SongFacts1"/> In 2002, ]’s version of the song went to No. 9 on the British charts.<ref name="ChartStats">{{cite web |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Tell%20It%20To%20My%20Heart |title= Tell It to My Heart by Kelly Llorenna |author= Chart States |website= ] |accessdate=August 25, 2011}}</ref> The song won Swirsky an ] songwriter's award for being one of the most performed songs of the year.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} In 2006, the song was recorded by the Royal Gigolos and spent two weeks on the Swiss charts at No. 2.<ref name="SwissDJ">{{cite web |url= http://swisscharts.com/djcharts_housedance.asp |title= Die Angesagtesten Schweizer Club-Sounds |author= Swiss DJ Charts – House/Dance }}</ref> The song was used in the national{{clarify|date=April 2021}} ad campaign for ] in 2016.<ref name=Cheetos>{{cite web |url= http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AZQE/cheetos-nailed-it-song-by-taylor-dayne |title= Cheetos TV Commercial, 'Nailed It' Song by Taylor Dayne}}</ref>
Swirsky also composed ''Instant Pleasure'' for ] (which was featured in ]'s biggest grossing movie, ] (])), ''Did You Give Enough Love'' (with Arnie Roman) for ] (a top 20 song in ]), ''Tear It Up'' (with Gardner Cole) for ], ''After All'' for ], ''Not Gonna Be The One'' for ]'s ''Greatest Hits'' album, ] (which reached #2 in Australia and #12 in the U.K.) and ''Christmas Lullaby'' for ].


Swirsky wrote Dayne's follow-up top ten hit, "]," with Arnie Roman.<ref name=SongFactsProveYourLove>{{cite news |url= http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=20533 |title= Prove Your Love by Taylor Dayne}}</ref> That song was a No. 7 Billboard pop hit as well as a No. 1 Billboard dance hit.<ref name="BillboardChart"/> It reached No. 1 in ], No. 4 in Germany and No. 8 in the UK.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
=== Mariah Carey Plagiarism Lawsuit ===

In ], Swirsky, along with co-writer ], filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against singer ] claiming that Carey plagiarized Swirsky and Campbell's song "One of Those Love Songs" when writing "Thank God I Found
Swirsky wrote "]," which was recorded by ] for his 1995 album ''Your Heart's in Good Hands''.<ref name=WashingtonPost>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/03/01/too-many-hands-confine-al-green/05894511-d144-47f4-bbef-cb2417f08981/?noredirect=on |title= TOO MANY HANDS' CONFINE AL GREEN}}</ref> Green's version was also used as ]'s theme song in their international ad campaign in 2004.<ref name=Revlon>{{cite news |url= http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/branding-brand-development/4688079-1.html |title= New Campaigns}} {{Dead link|date=April 2021}}</ref>
You". Swirsky and Campbell wrote their song for ]'s ] ], "Traces of My Lipstick." The case was originally dismissed by ] Judge Christina Snyder in ], but was later overturned by the ] in a precedent setting decision (known as Swirsky v. Carey) clarifying the standard for proving copyright infringement. The case is believed to have been settled out of court.

Swirsky composed "Instant Pleasure" for ], which was featured in ]'s '']'' (1999).{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} He wrote "]" with Arnie Roman for ] (a top 20 song in Canada),{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} "Tear it Up" with Gardner Cole for ]{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} (a Billboard top 20 Adult Contemporary hit{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} and top 40 British charting single<ref name=musicvf>{{cite news |url= http://www.musicvf.com/Michael+McDonald.art |title= Michael McDonald Songs}}</ref>), "After All"{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} for ], "Not Gonna Be the One" for ]'s ''Greatest Hits'' album, '']''<ref name=lyrics-keeper>{{cite news |url= http://lyrics-keeper.com/en/olivia-newton-john/not-gonna-be-the-one.html |title= Olivia Newton-John – Not Gonna Be The One}}</ref> and "Christmas Lullaby" for ].{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} Others he has written songs for include ]<ref name=JaneWeidlin>{{cite web |url= http://www.faqs.org/copyright/what-the-world-needs-is-some-more-like-you-til-my-dying-day |title= Homeboy |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100525100222/http://www.faqs.org/copyright/what-the-world-needs-is-some-more-like-you-til-my-dying-day/ |archivedate= May 25, 2010 }}</ref> of ], ], ], ],<ref name="PeterAllen"/> ], ], ]<ref name=Expose>{{cite web |url= http://www.faqs.org/copyright/yes-if-you-want-me-co-writers-arthur-stead-whos-getting |title= Who's Getting Serious }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and ].

During his career he has collaborated with ]{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} of ], ]<ref name=DavidPack>{{cite web |url= http://labibledelawestcoast.blogspot.com/2010/08/david-pack-unborn-2003.html |title= La Bible de la Westcoast Music|date= September 3, 2014}}</ref> of ], ], ] of ], Cy Curnin<ref name=CyCurnin>{{cite web |url= http://www.faqs.org/copyright/there-was-you-and-there-was-me-w-and-m-dorsey-burnette-greg/#id906616 |title= Where Are The Children}}</ref> of ], ]<ref name=JimEllison>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.billboard.com/song/jim-ellison/each-day-i-call-her-name/7530904#/song/jim-ellison/each-day-i-call-her-name/7530904 |title= Each Day I Call Her Name – Jim Ellison|magazine= ]}}</ref> of ], ], ] and ].<ref name=PeterAllen>{{cite web |url= http://www.faqs.org/copyright/love-is-its-own-reward-and-1-other-title-sound-recordings/#id11347194 |title= Making Every Moment Count}}</ref>

Swirsky was featured as the "Writer of the Week" in the 2011 Nov./Dec.issue of '']'' magazine.<ref name=AmSongMag>{{cite web |url= http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/12/seth-swirsky/ |title=Seth Swirsky|date=December 19, 2011}}</ref> That same year, he sang the National Anthem before a Cubs baseball game at Wrigley Field.<ref name=ParadeWF>{{cite web |url= https://parade.com/393829/michaelosacky/meet-sports-memorabilia-collector-songwriter-and-author-seth-swirsky/ |title=Meet Sports Memorabilia Collector, Songwriter and Author Seth Swirsky|date=April 29, 2015}}</ref>

=== Mariah Carey plagiarism lawsuit ===
In 2000, Swirsky and co-writer ] filed a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that the ] song "]" ] "One of Those Love Songs", a song which Swirsky and Campbell wrote for ]'s 1998 '']'' album.<ref name=FoxNewsMariahCarey>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/mariah-carey-accused-of-plagiarism |title=Mariah Carey Accused of Plagiarism |publisher=Fox News Channel |date=October 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813163813/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128514,00.html |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |access-date=September 11, 2011 }}</ref>

In the precedent-setting ''Swirsky v. Carey'' decision, which clarified the standard for proving ], the ] overturned the initial 2002 dismissal of the case.<ref name=Setting>{{cite web |url= http://www.lawjournalnewsletters.com/issues/ljn_entertainment/20_9/news/143546-1.html |title= 9th Circuit's Acceptance of 'Melodic Reduction' May Change Music Infringement Litigation |author1=Michael T. Mervis |author2=Robyn S. Crosson }}</ref><ref name="SwirskyVcarey">{{cite web |url= http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/law/library/cases/case_swirskycarey.html |title= Swirsky v. Carey, 376 F. 3d 841 (9th Cir. 2004) |author= ] Arthur W. Diamond Law Library Music Plagiarism Project |work= ] |year= 2002 }}</ref><ref name=Invispress>{{cite news |url= http://www.invispress.com/law/copyright/swirsky.html |title= Swirsky v. Carey}}</ref> The case was settled out of court in April 2006.<ref name=LegalMetric>{{cite news|url= http://www.legalmetric.com/cases/copyright/cacd/cacd_200cv09926.html|title= Seth Swirsky, et al v. Mariah Carey, et al|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120402095432/http://www.legalmetric.com/cases/copyright/cacd/cacd_200cv09926.html|archivedate= April 2, 2012}}</ref>

== Recordings ==
Swirsky was named in '']'' magazine's December 2010 issue as one of the Hot 100 unsigned artists of the year.<ref name=MusicConnectionMagazineDec2010>{{cite news |url= http://musicconnection.com/digital/index.php?page=40 |title= December 2010 Issue Music Connection Magazine |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110103232916/http://www.musicconnection.com/digital/index.php?page=40 |archivedate= January 3, 2011 }}</ref>

=== Instant Pleasure ===
In 2005, Swirsky's first solo album, ''Instant Pleasure,'' was released.<ref name="InstantMusicAwardsLA">{{cite web |url= http://www.piratenews.org/hollywood4.html |title= 2005 Nominees |author= LA Music Awards |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101220132400/http://piratenews.org/hollywood4.html |archivedate= December 20, 2010 }}</ref> Guest appearances on the 11-song album, produced by ] drummer ], include ] of ], ], Michael Chavez of ]'s band and ] of ].

=== Watercolor Day ===
Swirsky's second solo album, ''Watercolor Day'', was released on May 18, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Watercolor-Day-Seth-Swirsky/dp/B003JIVHYI|title = Watercolor Day|website = Amazon}}</ref> The title song, "Watercolor Day', won Best Pop Song of the year at the ] (HMMA) on November 18, 2010.<ref name="The Hollywood Music in Media Awards Winners">{{cite news |url= http://hmmawards.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=197&Itemid=128 |title= The Hollywood Music in Media Awards Winners}}</ref> '']'' said "Seth Swirsky's ''Watercolor Day'' is the first great power pop record of 2010"<ref name=GoldMineMag>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/cd-review-seth-swirsky-watercolor-day |title= Seth Swirsky's ''Watercolor Day'' is the first great power pop record of 2010 |author= John M. Borack }}</ref> and named it the No. 4 Best Pop record in their 2010 year-end poll.<ref name=Borack>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/john-m-boracks-top-20-cds-of-2010 |title= John M. Borack's top 20 CDs of 2010 |author= John M. Borack}}</ref> ] said it that was the station's "Album of the Summer".<ref name=dukeofstraw.com>{{cite news |url= http://dukeofstraw.com/lategreats/?p=2176 |title= Album Preview ∞ Seth Swirsky: ''Watercolor Day'' }}</ref> In ]'s 2010 Top 20-year-end "Best Of" list in the ''Illinois Herald Review'', he included ''Watercolor Day'' at No. 14.<ref name=TimCain>{{cite news |url= http://herald-review.com/entertainment/music/article_e60a24b6-19de-11e0-9cf8-001cc4c002e0.html |title= Despite changing taste, albums still offer something new and different |author= Tim Cain}}</ref>

=== Circles and Squares ===
Swirsky's 3rd solo record, the 16-song ''Circles and Squares'', was released by Grimble Records on August 19, 2016.<ref name=ThirdAlbum>{{cite news |url= http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=192604 |title= Award-Winning Pop Singer-Songwriter Seth Swirsky Releases His Long-Awaited Third Solo Album, ''Circles and Squares'' |author= Music Industry News Network}}</ref> ''The Wall Street Journal''’s Marc Myers wrote "On his new album, ''Circles and Squares,'' Seth has captured the spirit and textured sound of the Fab Four in their late period."<ref name=jazzwax>{{cite news |url= http://www.jazzwax.com/2016/08/index.html |title= Album of note |author= Marc Myers}}</ref> ''Goldmine Magazine'' called ''Circles and Squares'' a "tour-de-force that's not to be missed", comparing it to Paul McCartney's 1970's solo debut, ''McCartney''.<ref name=goldmine>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/review-seth-swirskys-circles-squares |title= Review: Seth Swirsky's "Circles and Squares" |author= John Borack}}</ref> The songs "Shine" and "Circles and Squares" were "DJ PICKS" on the Los Angeles radio station ].<ref name=KCRW1>{{cite news |url= http://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/anne-litt/chris-muckley-guest-hosts-2016-10-02 |title= Chris Muckley guest hosts |publisher= KCRW}}</ref><ref name=KCRW2>{{cite web |url= http://www.kcrw.com/music/dj-picks |title= KCRW DJ Picks|date= June 2, 2023}}</ref> Swirsky played all of the instruments on the album, except for two small parts.<ref name=Instruments>{{cite news |url= http://popdose.com/album-review-seth-swirsky-circles-and-squares |title= ALBUM REVIEW: SETH SWIRSKY, "Circles And Squares" |author= Rob Ross}}</ref> The fourth song from the album, "Far Away", was among the nominees for Song of the Year in the September listing of the 2016 HMMA.<ref name=HMMA1>{{cite news |url= http://www.hmmawards.com/2016-music-genre-nominees |title= 2016 September Music Genre Nominees |author= Hollywood Music and Movie Awards}}</ref>

It was listed as No. 7 by ''Goldmine Magazine'' in its albums of the year.<ref name=Goldmine2016>{{cite web |url= http://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/top-20-albums-of-2016 |title= Top 20 Albums of 2016|date= January 16, 2017}}</ref>

=== Songs From the Green Couch ===
Lolipop Records released Swirsky's 4th solo album of 15 pop songs, ''Songs from the Green Couch'', in 2022.<ref name=GGR>{{cite news |url= http://georgegraham.com/reviews/seth-swirsky-2022.html |title= The Graham Album Review #2113 |author= George Graham}}</ref><ref name=Glide>{{cite news |url= https://glidemagazine.com/270593/song-premiere-seth-swirsky-drops-striking-power-pop-anthem-sunny-day/ |title= SONG PREMIERE: Seth Swirsky Drops Striking Power Pop Anthem "Sunny Day" |author= Glide}}</ref>

=== ''Christmas Eve'' ===
Grimble Records released Swirsky's single ''Christmas Eve'' on December 1, 2022.<ref name=Eve>{{cite news |url= https://countrypolitanmag.com/2022/11/30/indie-pop-songwriter-seth-swirsky-rings-holiday-cheer-with-christmas-eve-exclusive/ |title= Indie-Pop Songwriter Seth Swirsky Rings Holiday Cheer with "Christmas Eve" (Exclusive) |author= countrypolitanmagazine}}</ref>

=== The Red Button ===
Swirsky's album of pop songs, ''She's About to Cross My Mind'', recorded with Mike Ruekberg under the group name ], was released in February 2007.<ref name="BronsonRedButton">{{cite news |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/buzzbands/2007/08/ears-wide-open-.html |title= Ears Wide Open: The Red Button pops off |author= Kevin Bronson |work= ] |date= August 7, 2007 }}</ref>

A second album by The Red Button, entitled ''As Far As Yesterday Goes'', was released on June 21, 2011.<ref name="RedButtonNet">{{cite web |url= http://www.theredbutton.net |title= Official The Red Button Website |author= The Red Button}}</ref> The song "Picture" from this album was nominated for Best Pop Song at the 2011 HMMA.<ref name="2011HollywoodAwards">{{cite web|url=http://www.hmmawards.org/?page_id=587 |title=2011 Music Genre Nominees |author=Hollywood Music in Media |accessdate=November 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312002009/http://www.hmmawards.org/?page_id=587 |archivedate=March 12, 2012 }}</ref>

The Red Button was named to Music Connection Magazine's 2011 Hot 100 Unsigned Artist list.<ref name="MusicConnection">{{cite web |url= http://musicconnection.com/digital/ |title= Music Connection's 2011 Hot 100 Unsigned Artist list – Page 41 |author= Music Connection|date= October 31, 2012 }}</ref>

The Red Button was signed by Jem Records in March 2017 and released its third album called ''Now It's All This!'', on October 20, 2017.<ref name="NowIts">{{cite web |url= https://releases.red/release/now-its-all-this/ |title= Now It's All This!}}</ref>

==== The Red Button featuring Peter Noone ====
In 2018, ] recorded one of Swirsky's songs, "Ooh Girl", that originally was recorded by The Red Button. The single release was billed as The Red Button, featuring Peter Noone.<ref name="BillboardNoone">{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8458121/red-button-peter-noone-ooh-girl |title= Peter Noone Joins Forces with the Red Button for 'Ooh Girl': Video Premiere|magazine= ]}}</ref>

=== The Best of Seth Swirsky ===
Sony Records in Japan released a compilation from his four solo albums on December 8, 2021.<ref name=SonyJapan>{{cite news |url= https://formidablemen.com/meet-seth-swirsky-the-songwriter-for-the-biggest-artists-including-celine-dion-and-taylor-dayne/ |title= Seth Swirsky, Songwriter for the Biggest Artists including Celine Dion and Taylor Dayne |author= Jules Lavallee}}</ref><ref name=CDJ>{{cite news |url= https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICX-173 |title= The Best Of Seth Swirsky |author= CDJ}}</ref>


== Singer ==
] <!-- FAIR USE of Instant-cover.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/Image:Instant-cover.jpg --> In ], Seth Swirsky's own album, ''Instant Pleasure'' won Best Pop Album at the Los Angeles Music awards. Guest appearances on the 11-song album include ] of Jellyfish, ], Michael Chavez of ]'s band and Justin Meldal-Johnson of ]. The album was produced by ]'s drummer, Dorian Crozier. Numerous cuts from ''Instant Pleasure'' were featured on XM50 ''The Loft's'' prestigious .
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] <!-- FAIR USE of RED-BUTTONTHISjpg.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/Image:RED-BUTTONTHISjpg.jpg for rationale --> Swirsky's new album of pop songs, ''She's About to Cross My Mind'', (recorded with Mike Ruekberg under the group name The Red Button) came out in ], ].
== Baseball collection==
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Swirsky's ] collection included the ball that went between ]'s legs in the ] (it was originally owned by ]; Swirsky got it in April 2000);<ref name="NetShrineInterview">{{cite web |url= http://www.netshrine.com/swirsky.html |title= Interview with Seth Swirsky |author= Net Shrine |work= NetShrine.com – a Celebration of Baseball |date= October 15, 2000 }}</ref> the only known bottle of 1986 sparkling wine from the Red Sox celebration that would never be;<ref name="Cork">{{cite web |url= https://www.cnbc.com/id/27202395 |title= The Cork That Never Popped |author= ] |publisher= ] |date= October 15, 2008 |access-date= September 11, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081201215652/http://www.cnbc.com/id/27202395 |archive-date= December 1, 2008 |url-status= dead }}</ref> ]'s third ] ball from the ]; a ball signed by ] the night they played their famous ] concert in 1965; ]'s ] jersey; the only known surviving ball from the second game of ]'s two consecutive ]s, and the letter written by baseball commissioner ] banning ] from playing ],<ref name=HistoricBaseballCollection>{{cite web |url= http://www.seth.com/coll_histbseballs_tn.html |title= Seth Swirsky's Historic Baseball Collection}}</ref> among other historic items. The Buckner ball went up for auction on October 15, 2011, for $1&nbsp;million.<ref name=BucknerAuction>{{cite web |url= https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAEhk8Xrlj6NuflpbIN5Y5-_F2AA?docId=99c054c065074f36afdc58eca0e555cb |title= Buckner ball in play, up for auction this month |author= Ben Walker}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It failed to sell.<ref name=BucknerAuction2>{{cite news |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-26/buckner-ball-through-legs-gets-redemptive-auction-as-1986-winners-struggle.html |title= Buckner Ball Through Legs Gets Redemptive Auction as 1986 Winners Struggle |author= Eben Novy-Williams |date= October 26, 2011 |work=Bloomberg}}</ref><ref name="Forbes">{{cite news |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2011/10/25/any-takers-for-buckner-ball-not-for-1-million/ |title= Any Takers For Buckner Ball? Not for $1 Million |author= Tom Van Riper |accessdate=November 7, 2011 |work=Forbes}}</ref>

The "Buckner Ball" that brought Ray Knight home with the winning run in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was on display at the Mets Hall of Fame & Museum at ] during the 2010 baseball season.<ref name="BucknerBall">{{cite web |url= http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100401&content_id=9041358&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym |title= Mets Hall of Fame & Museum Opens this Monday, April 5, Opening Day at Citi Field |date= April 1, 2010 |access-date= April 2, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615132939/http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100401&content_id=9041358&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym |archive-date= June 15, 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Many pieces in the collection were featured in baseball retrospectives at the ] and The Bronx Museum of the Arts in 2004.<ref name=QueensMuseum>{{cite web |url= http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/video/y2004/theshow/index.jsp |title= The Show to be Named Later}}</ref>

Swirsky sold his 250 piece collection on May 3, 2012, through ] for close to $1.5&nbsp;million. The ball that went through Buckner's legs sold for $418,250 to a buyer who initially was anonymous but was later revealed to be ], who purchased the ] in 2020.<ref name="CollectionSale1">{{cite web |title= Buckner ball sells for $418,250 |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/APde6276ca574448db8c629ce66d943938 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="CollectionSale2">{{cite web |url= https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7891240/bill-buckner-baseball-game-6-1986-world-series-sells-418250 |title= Bill Buckner ball sells for $418,250|date= May 4, 2012}}</ref><ref name="CollectionSale3">{{cite web |url= https://www.mlb.com/news/steve-cohen-owns-bill-buckner-ball |title='Buckner ball' owner revealed (you know him)|website=]}}</ref>
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== Author == == Books and publications ==
===Books===
] <!-- FAIR USE of Baseball-letters1.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/Image:Baseball-letters1.jpg for rationale -->In ], the first of Swirsky's three bestselling books was published, ''Baseball Letters'' (Crown Books). This book consisted of his handwritten correspondences with ] players including ], ] and ]. Swirsky's second book, ''Every Pitcher Tells A Story'' (Times Books, ]) contained his correspondences with ] pitchers, including ], ] and ]. The final book in this trilogy, ''Something to Write Home About'' (], ]), consisted not only of letters from ballplayers, but from fans of the game as well like ], President ], President ], Senator ], ], ] (of the ]) and ].
He wrote three best-selling books collecting letters between himself and ] players and other fans and a book about self-managing anxiety.<ref name=GreatNeck>{{cite news|last1=Sheidlower|first1=Noah|title=A Happier Depression|url=http://greatneckrecord.com/a-happier-depression|work=Great Neck Record|date=September 18, 2017}}</ref>


* {{cite book|editor1-last=Swirsky|editor1-first=Seth|title=Baseball letters : a fan's correspondence with his heroes|date=1996|publisher=Kodansha International|location=New York|isbn=978-1568361529|url=https://archive.org/details/baseballlettersf00swir}}
] <!-- FAIR USE of With-George-martin-with-copyright.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/Image:With-George-martin-with-copyright.jpg for rationale -->Swirsky is currently working on something he calls a "bookumentary" (half ], half ]) entitled ''] Stories'', which consists of on-camera and telephone interviews he's conducted with people who have a story about themselves and ]. Participating in the project thus far are ], ], ] member ], ] ], ] engineers ] and ], ] of ], ]' ], ]' ], ]' ], ], ], ], ] of ], ]'s ], ], original ] (]'s first band) Rod Davis, ] ], rock ] ], ]-] ] and many more.
* {{cite book|editor1-last=Swirsky|editor1-first=Seth|title=Every pitcher tells a story : letters gathered by a devoted baseball fan|date=1999|publisher=Times Books|location=New York|isbn=978-0812930559|edition=1st|url=https://archive.org/details/everypitchertell00swir}}
* {{cite book|editor1-last=Swirsky|editor1-first=Seth|title=Something to write home about : great baseball memories in letters to a fan|date=2003|publisher=Crown Publishers|location=New York|isbn=978-0609608944|edition=1st|url=https://archive.org/details/somethingtowrite0000unse}}
* {{cite book|last1=Swirsky|first1=Seth|title=21 Ways to a Happier Depression: A Creative Guide to Getting Unstuck from Anxiety, Setbacks, and Stress|date=2017|publisher=Sourcebooks|isbn=9781492648130|language=English}}
* {{cite book|last1=Swirsky|first1=Seth|title=Shh…Your Toes Are Sleeping|date=2021|publisher=Wonderwall Books|isbn=9781098369026|language=English}}
* {{cite book|last1=Chris|first1=Epting|last2=Foreword by Swirsky|first2=Seth|title=Hello, it's me : dispatches from a pop culture junkie|date=2010|publisher=Santa Monica Press|location=Santa Monica|isbn=978-1595800534}}


===Publications===
Swirsky, self-described as a Democrat in the ] tradition with an independent point of view, writes articles for RealClearPolitics.com , The HuffingtonPost.com , PoliticalMavens.com and others, in which he has expressed admiration for many of the policies and actions of the Bush administration. In October, 2006, a Tribe entitled "The Tao of Seth" was created on tribe.net in order to archive and discuss "the Wisdoms of Seth," which consists mainly of Swirsky's posts on the US Politics Tribe. He also writes articles for PaperbackWalrus.com .
Swirsky is a political and cultural writer, having written for ]<ref name=NationalReviewBio>{{cite web |url= https://www.nationalreview.com/author/seth-swirsky |title= Seth Swirsky|website= ]}}</ref> and ].<ref name=RCPBio>{{cite web |url= https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/author/seth_swirsky |title= Seth Swirsky}}</ref>


== Baseball ==
] <!-- FAIR USE of Mookieball.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/Image:Mookieball.jpg for rationale -->Swirsky's ] collection includes the ball that went between ]'s legs in the ], ]'s 3rd ] ball from the ], a ball signed by ] the night they played ] in ], ]'s ] jersey and the letter written by Baseball commissioner ] banning ] from playing ]. Many pieces in the collection were featured in baseball retrospectives at the ] and the Bronx Museum of Art, in ].
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== Film == == Film ==
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In 2007, Swirsky's film, ''The Last Giant'', which is based on the reminiscences of 1930s baseball all-star, ], was a Finalist in the D.C. International Film Festival.


== Media == === ''Beatles Stories'' ===

] <!-- FAIR USE of MediasethNY1.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/Image:MediasethNY1.jpg for rationale -->Seth Swirsky's works have been written about in ''] (Week In Review)'', '']'', and '']'' among others. '']'' did a feature story on him in ]. He’s also been a guest on many major talk shows including '']'', '']'' and '']''. In ], '']'' did a piece on Swirsky and his various pursuits called ''The Passion of Play''.
Swirsky's full-length documentary, '']'', consists of filmed interviews that Swirsky conducted with people who had a personal story or recollection about themselves and one or all of The Beatles.<ref name=WSJBeatles>{{cite news |url= http://live.wsj.com/video/seth-swirsky-talking-about-meeting-the-beatles/5F9C7758-0C68-436B-ADE1-B52A6621C407.html#!5F9C7758-0C68-436B-ADE1-B52A6621C407 |title= Seth Swirsky: Talking About Meeting the Beatles |work= The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=October 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=WSJBeatles2>{{cite news |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444813104578018172070182596 |title= 'Meet the Beatles,' Literally |author= Marc Myers |work= The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=October 2, 2012}}</ref>
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== Personal ==
It was chosen as an Official Selection at the 2011 ]<ref name=ecufilmfestivalofficialsite>{{cite web |url= http://www.ecufilmfestival.com |title= Official Website |author= The European Independent Film Festival}}</ref> and had its world premiere in Paris, France, on April 3, 2011.<ref name=ecufilmfestival>{{cite web |url= http://www.ecufilmfestival.com/en/ecu-2011/official-selection-2011 |title= Official Selection 2011 |author= The European Independent Film Festival}}</ref><ref name=Filmannex>{{cite web |url= http://www.filmannex.com/movie/beatles_stories/24576 |title= Beatles Stories |author= Film Annex |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://archive.today/20130123005036/http://www.filmannex.com/movie/beatles_stories/24576 |archivedate= January 23, 2013 }}</ref>
Swirsky is married to Jody Gerson, who is the Executive Vice President, U.S. Creative, of ] and a movie producer ('']'', '']''). Her father, Charles Gerson, was the owner of the legendary ] nightclub, ]. Jody and Seth have three children.

===''The Last Giant''===

Swirsky's short film ''The Last Giant'' (which consisted of on-camera reminiscences of 1930s major league baseball All-Star Harry "The Horse" Danning) was a 2007 Official Selection in both the (Washington) D.C. International Film Festival (DCIFF) and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's 2nd Annual Film Festival.<ref name=LastGiant>{{cite web |url= https://theislandnow.com/news-98/swirsky-comes-home-with-beatles-film/ |title= Swirsky comes home with Beatles film|date= May 26, 2011}}</ref>


== Trivia == ==References==
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*] was the original owner of the Buckner ball. ] was the underbidder to both Sheen and Swirsky.
*] and ]'s ] song was Swirsky's Love Is A Beautiful Thing.
*At the age of 20, in ], Swirsky wrote the national ] for ].
*The house Seth grew up in ] was once lived in by ], best known for his famed complex devices that performed tasks in very indirect and convoluted ways.


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American singer-songwriter (born 1960)

Seth Swirsky
Background information
Born (1960-08-05) August 5, 1960 (age 64)
GenresPop music
Occupation(s)Songwriter, author, recording artist (Jem Records), baseball memorabilia collector, filmmaker
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano, drums, singer
Years active1980–present
Musical artist

Seth A. Swirsky (born August 5, 1960) is an American pop music songwriter (including the Grammy-nominated "Tell It to My Heart"), an author, a recording artist, a filmmaker, a political writer and a noted baseball memorabilia collector.

Songwriter

After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1982, Swirsky wrote the Grammy-nominated hit "Tell It to My Heart" with Ernie Gold for Taylor Dayne. The song was on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart for six months in 1988, reaching No. 7.

The song was also a No. 1 hit in Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden and No. 3 in the UK. In 2002, Kelly Llorenna’s version of the song went to No. 9 on the British charts. The song won Swirsky an ASCAP songwriter's award for being one of the most performed songs of the year. In 2006, the song was recorded by the Royal Gigolos and spent two weeks on the Swiss charts at No. 2. The song was used in the national ad campaign for Cheetos in 2016.

Swirsky wrote Dayne's follow-up top ten hit, "Prove Your Love," with Arnie Roman. That song was a No. 7 Billboard pop hit as well as a No. 1 Billboard dance hit. It reached No. 1 in Switzerland, No. 4 in Germany and No. 8 in the UK.

Swirsky wrote "Love is a Beautiful Thing," which was recorded by Al Green for his 1995 album Your Heart's in Good Hands. Green's version was also used as Revlon's theme song in their international ad campaign in 2004.

Swirsky composed "Instant Pleasure" for Rufus Wainwright, which was featured in Adam Sandler's Big Daddy (1999). He wrote "Did You Give Enough Love" with Arnie Roman for Celine Dion (a top 20 song in Canada), "Tear it Up" with Gardner Cole for Michael McDonald (a Billboard top 20 Adult Contemporary hit and top 40 British charting single), "After All" for Air Supply, "Not Gonna Be the One" for Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits album, Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 and "Christmas Lullaby" for Faith Evans. Others he has written songs for include Jane Weidlin of The Go-Go's, Peter Allen, Brenda K. Starr, Trey Lorenz, Melissa Manchester, Rita Coolidge, Exposé and Wild Orchid.

During his career he has collaborated with Eric Carmen of Raspberries, David Pack of Ambrosia, Marshall Crenshaw, Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals, Cy Curnin of The Fixx, Jim Ellison of Material Issue, Gerry Goffin, Chynna Phillips and Steve Kipner.

Swirsky was featured as the "Writer of the Week" in the 2011 Nov./Dec.issue of American Songwriter magazine. That same year, he sang the National Anthem before a Cubs baseball game at Wrigley Field.

Mariah Carey plagiarism lawsuit

In 2000, Swirsky and co-writer Warryn Campbell filed a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that the Mariah Carey song "Thank God I Found You" plagiarized "One of Those Love Songs", a song which Swirsky and Campbell wrote for Xscape's 1998 Traces of My Lipstick album.

In the precedent-setting Swirsky v. Carey decision, which clarified the standard for proving copyright infringement, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the initial 2002 dismissal of the case. The case was settled out of court in April 2006.

Recordings

Swirsky was named in Music Connection magazine's December 2010 issue as one of the Hot 100 unsigned artists of the year.

Instant Pleasure

In 2005, Swirsky's first solo album, Instant Pleasure, was released. Guest appearances on the 11-song album, produced by Jewel drummer Dorian Crozier, include Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish, The Rembrandts, Michael Chavez of John Mayer's band and Justin Meldal-Johnsen of Beck.

Watercolor Day

Swirsky's second solo album, Watercolor Day, was released on May 18, 2010. The title song, "Watercolor Day', won Best Pop Song of the year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) on November 18, 2010. Goldmine Magazine said "Seth Swirsky's Watercolor Day is the first great power pop record of 2010" and named it the No. 4 Best Pop record in their 2010 year-end poll. The Loft said it that was the station's "Album of the Summer". In Tim Cain's 2010 Top 20-year-end "Best Of" list in the Illinois Herald Review, he included Watercolor Day at No. 14.

Circles and Squares

Swirsky's 3rd solo record, the 16-song Circles and Squares, was released by Grimble Records on August 19, 2016. The Wall Street Journal’s Marc Myers wrote "On his new album, Circles and Squares, Seth has captured the spirit and textured sound of the Fab Four in their late period." Goldmine Magazine called Circles and Squares a "tour-de-force that's not to be missed", comparing it to Paul McCartney's 1970's solo debut, McCartney. The songs "Shine" and "Circles and Squares" were "DJ PICKS" on the Los Angeles radio station KCRW. Swirsky played all of the instruments on the album, except for two small parts. The fourth song from the album, "Far Away", was among the nominees for Song of the Year in the September listing of the 2016 HMMA.

It was listed as No. 7 by Goldmine Magazine in its albums of the year.

Songs From the Green Couch

Lolipop Records released Swirsky's 4th solo album of 15 pop songs, Songs from the Green Couch, in 2022.

Christmas Eve

Grimble Records released Swirsky's single Christmas Eve on December 1, 2022.

The Red Button

Swirsky's album of pop songs, She's About to Cross My Mind, recorded with Mike Ruekberg under the group name The Red Button, was released in February 2007.

A second album by The Red Button, entitled As Far As Yesterday Goes, was released on June 21, 2011. The song "Picture" from this album was nominated for Best Pop Song at the 2011 HMMA.

The Red Button was named to Music Connection Magazine's 2011 Hot 100 Unsigned Artist list.

The Red Button was signed by Jem Records in March 2017 and released its third album called Now It's All This!, on October 20, 2017.

The Red Button featuring Peter Noone

In 2018, Peter Noone recorded one of Swirsky's songs, "Ooh Girl", that originally was recorded by The Red Button. The single release was billed as The Red Button, featuring Peter Noone.

The Best of Seth Swirsky

Sony Records in Japan released a compilation from his four solo albums on December 8, 2021.

Baseball collection

Swirsky's baseball collection included the ball that went between Bill Buckner's legs in the 1986 World Series (it was originally owned by Charlie Sheen; Swirsky got it in April 2000); the only known bottle of 1986 sparkling wine from the Red Sox celebration that would never be; Reggie Jackson's third home run ball from the 1977 World Series; a ball signed by The Beatles the night they played their famous Shea Stadium concert in 1965; Tom Seaver's 1969 World Series jersey; the only known surviving ball from the second game of Johnny Vander Meer's two consecutive no-hitters, and the letter written by baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banning Shoeless Joe Jackson from playing Major League Baseball, among other historic items. The Buckner ball went up for auction on October 15, 2011, for $1 million. It failed to sell.

The "Buckner Ball" that brought Ray Knight home with the winning run in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was on display at the Mets Hall of Fame & Museum at Citi Field during the 2010 baseball season. Many pieces in the collection were featured in baseball retrospectives at the Queens Museum of Art and The Bronx Museum of the Arts in 2004.

Swirsky sold his 250 piece collection on May 3, 2012, through Heritage Auctions for close to $1.5 million. The ball that went through Buckner's legs sold for $418,250 to a buyer who initially was anonymous but was later revealed to be Steve Cohen, who purchased the New York Mets in 2020.

Books and publications

Books

He wrote three best-selling books collecting letters between himself and Major League Baseball players and other fans and a book about self-managing anxiety.

Publications

Swirsky is a political and cultural writer, having written for The National Review and Real Clear Politics.

Film

Swirsky (l.) with Ringo Starr in February 2011

Beatles Stories

Swirsky's full-length documentary, Beatles Stories, consists of filmed interviews that Swirsky conducted with people who had a personal story or recollection about themselves and one or all of The Beatles.

It was chosen as an Official Selection at the 2011 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival and had its world premiere in Paris, France, on April 3, 2011.

The Last Giant

Swirsky's short film The Last Giant (which consisted of on-camera reminiscences of 1930s major league baseball All-Star Harry "The Horse" Danning) was a 2007 Official Selection in both the (Washington) D.C. International Film Festival (DCIFF) and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's 2nd Annual Film Festival.

References

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  9. "TOO MANY HANDS' CONFINE AL GREEN".
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  11. "Michael McDonald Songs".
  12. "Olivia Newton-John – Not Gonna Be The One".
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  14. ^ "Making Every Moment Count".
  15. "Who's Getting Serious".
  16. "La Bible de la Westcoast Music". September 3, 2014.
  17. "Where Are The Children".
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  50. "Peter Noone Joins Forces with the Red Button for 'Ooh Girl': Video Premiere". Billboard.
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