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Line 38: Kipner moved from London to California in 1974 and was a member of the bands "Friends" (MGM), "Skyband" (RCA), and "Think out Loud" (A&M). He then recorded the solo album ''Knock the Walls Down''<ref name="knock-the-walls-down">{{cite web \|url=https://www.amazon.com/Knock-Walls-Down-Steve-Kipner/dp/B000URV92Q \|title=Amazon.com: Knock the Walls Down: Steve Kipner \|work=amazon.com \|access-date=2009-10-25}}</ref> in 1979. While writing and recording for his own album, Kipner came into contact with other artists who developed an interest in his songs for their albums, and accidentally fell into a song-writing career as more and more opportunities arose. At that time he met Australian manager [[Roger Davies (manager)\|Roger Davies]], who in the ~~early~~late ~~1980s~~1970s was working for Olivia Newton-John's manager Lee Kramer. Kipner had co-written a song with English songwriter Terry Shaddick entitled "Let's Get Physical," and played the demo to Davies, imagining the song would be suited to a male singer such as [[Rod Stewart]]. Kramer overheard the song from the next room and thought it would be a way to promote another one of his clients, Mr. Universe, by having him appear with Newton-John on her album cover.<ref name="AMG"/> Retitled "Physical", the song spent ten weeks at number 1 on the American [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart and was a worldwide hit. ===Songwriting career===

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