The Vera Best

Veteran ASCAP songwriter Billy Vera has written hit pop, R&B and country songs for other artists ("Mean Old World" for Rick Nelson, "Make Me Belong to You" for Barbara Lewis" and "I Really Got the Feeling" for Dolly Parton). However, his biggest hit was one he wrote for himself, recorded at a live performance at the Roxy in Los Angeles in 1981 — "At This Moment." The dramatic love song soared to the top of the charts in 1986 after being used on the TV program, Family Ties. "At This Moment" and 13 other Billy Vera recordings are collected on the new reissue, Best of Billy Vera and the Beaters (Shout! Factory Records)