Songwriters George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam met in 1975 as they both were performing at a wedding. As time went on, they became a professional and romantic couple with success coming in the mid-80's as two of their songs, "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance (With Somebody Who Loves Me" becoming huge hits for Whitney Houston. They also wrote for Denise Williams and Bette Midler.
They began recording as, "Boy Meets Girl" in 1985 with so-so success, but reached #5 on the charts in 1988 for a song originally intended for Houston, but when she rejected it, it was decided they would record it on their own. Another song, "Bring Down the Moon" was a middling hit in 1989. The couple has one daughter (who is in the video by the way), and although divorcing in the early 2000's, still work together as a songwriting team.
They began recording as, "Boy Meets Girl" in 1985 with so-so success, but reached #5 on the charts in 1988 for a song originally intended for Houston, but when she rejected it, it was decided they would record it on their own. Another song, "Bring Down the Moon" was a middling hit in 1989. The couple has one daughter (who is in the video by the way), and although divorcing in the early 2000's, still work together as a songwriting team.
