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"Platunum & Gold"

21 gold and platinum records for work with Janis lan, KISS, Diana Ross, and John Lennon and many others.

*An Emmy for "This was America".

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Platinum & Gold Records:

Platinum & Gold Records that Ron has contributed to:

  1. Between The Lines, Janis lan Gold Album awarded 5 Grammy's
  2. Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Diana Ross Platinum
  3. Night Rains, Janis lan Gold-America, Platinum-Australia
  4. Gene Simmons, Solo Album (KISS Dynasty) Gene Simmons Platinum
  5. Happy Christmas, John Lennon and Yoko Ono Gold Single
  6. Sometimes In New York, John Lennon Gold
  7. Sugar Sugar, The Archies Quintuple Platinum Single
    *Billboards Top selling record of the year—10 million sold
  8. None But One, Jean Ritchie
    *Chosen for The Smithsonian Collection Billboards Top 10 folk albums of the Decade
  9. This Moment In Time, Englebert Humperdink Gold
  10. As of Today, Barbara Cook
    *Chosen for Columbia Records Permanent Collection
  11. Dreams, Grace Slick Platinum -Australia
  12. Candles in the Rain Melanie Gold Single
  13. Brand New Key (I've Got a Brand New Rollerskate), Melanie Gold Single
  14. Knock Three Times, Tony Orlando and Dawn Gold Single
  15. Tie a Yellow Ribbon, Tony Orlando and Dawn Gold Single
  16. Tracey, The Cufflinks Gold Single
  17. A Dog Named Blue, Lobo Gold Single
  18. The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Robert John Remake-produced by The Tokens
  19. Rock Me Gently, Andy Kim Gold Single
  20. Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" , Vincent Bell Gold Single
  21. Midnight Cowboy- Featuring "Everybody's Talkin' At Me", Harry Nilsson John Barry
    (song re-recorded for the film) Gold Album

Review Excerpt:

Janis Ian Darker still are "In the Winter" and the abject loneliness of "Tea and Sympathy" -- both of which feature some engaging arrangements courtesy of famed arranger/conductor Ron Frangipane, whose clients include Melanie and Townes Van Zandt as well as both John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Version: 2.0 (August 08, 2005)