His sophomore effort, Terraform, appeared in 1980, trailed a year later by Beat of Love -- neither record was a pop hit, but VanWarmer was gaining increasing industry fame as a composer, especially after his I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why) topped the country charts for Alabama in 1982. A fourth solo LP, The Things That You Dream, was issued to diminishing commercial returns in 1983, and a year later the Oak Ridge Boys hit number one with his I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes. VanWarmer relocated to Nashville in 1985 to ply his trade as a country songwriter -- in 1988, he resurfaced as a solo artist with I Am, scoring a pair of country hits with I Will Hold You and Where the Rocky Mountains Touch the Morning Sun. Subsequent efforts include 1990's Every Now and Then, 1994's The Vital Spark, and 1995's Third Child. After a long battle with leukemia, VanWarmer died in Seattle on January 12, 2004. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi