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David Castle (born November 28, 1952 in Overton, Texas) was an American singer, musician and song writer.

Castle was the youngest son of a minister and a schoolteacher. His first credit was songwriter of "Ten to Eight" from Helen Reddy's 1975 album, No Way to Treat a Lady, which was also used as the B-side to her "Somewhere in the Night" 7" single.

He participated in the "Great Golden Hits Of The Monkees" tour in 1976. The following year, he became the first artist signed to Parachute Records, a new subsidiary of Casablanca Records headed by record mogul, Russ Regan. His debut album, Castle In The Sky was the label's first release in August 1977. A rerecording of "Ten To Eight" b/w "Finally" was the album's first single. It spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 68. He performed "Ten to Eight" on Top of the Pops on February 9, 1978. The follow up single, "The Loneliest Man On The Moon" b/w "Pretending", peaked at number 89 in early 1978.

"All I Ever Wanna Be Is Yours" b/w "With Love & With Care" Double A side of "All I Ever Wanna Be Is Yours" and "The Loneliest Man On The Moon" "You're Too Far Away" b/w "Pretending"

In 1978, he contributed a track called "Istanbul Blues" to Oliver Stone's Midnight Express. Midnight Express (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was composed by Giorgio Moroder, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1979. "Istanbul Blues" was the lead track on side two of the LP, and was used as the B-side to Giorgio Moroder's "Chase" single.

His second album, Love You Forever was released in 1979. Unlike "Castle In The Sky," it featured Castle's signature style of layered vocals and more of a Rock & Roll feel. Castle and songwriting colleague Jack Keller produced the album. The album's lone sing, "Hold Me Just A Little Bit Longer" (2 different versions, b/w "I'll Always Be There When You Need Me" & "No Matter What"), failed to chart. A promo of "At One With The Universe And You" was also released to radio stations.

Also in 1979, he appeared in the motion picture Where the Buffalo Roam, starring Bill Murray and Peter Boyle. He's credited as the "Longhair Kid" (one of the featured "hippies").

In the 1980's castle diversified his skills, composing and orchestrating music for commercials, television, and film, and setting up a recording studio. As a songwriter, composer and arranger, he has scored music for a variety of shows including:

The ABC-TV Miniseries, Rich Man, Poor Man, Vicki!, The Jenny Jones Show, The HBO Rodney Dangerfield special Opening Night At Rodney's Place, The Hallmark Hall of Fame Special Home Fires Burning (January 29, 1989), Chuck Workman's The Beats, Calliope Films, Star Trek: The Original Series video episode, The City On The Edge Of Forever Health Matters, a California Army National Guard promotional film entitle California The Beautiful, an LAPD drunk-driving spot entitle It Could Happen (starring Teri Garr).

He served as Music Supervisor on The Whoopi Goldberg Show

He independently release his third album, Voice in the Wind, in 1994. It is the product of his personal spiritual journey translated into a collection of vivid lyrics and captivating melodies that will inspire anyone concerned about the human condition, self-discovery, and harmony in the world today. DeVorss & Company

While working as an executive at Sony Pictures Television, Castle began working on a project entitled, "Conversations", that evolved into his four album, Music For Your Soul (released on May 16, 2006).

Harmony Within 2009

I See the Clouds Go By single June 5, 2012

"No One But You", written with Nancy Wray on Fern Kinney's ‎1981 album, Fern. Graham Dee covered "Loneliest Man On The Moon" and "If You Feel The Way I Do" on his 1977 Pye Records release, Make The Most Of Every Moment. "Loneliest Man On The Moon" was also covered by Lavender Hill Mob on their self titled debut. Dream Express covered "‎If You Feel The Way I Do" on A Million In 1, 2, 3. As did Love Generation on Our Kind Of Music.

Grace Kennedy "Until You" on I'm Starting Again "For All That I Am (Choirs of Angels)," is featured on a new cd that was released in July 2001 by Tina Meeks.

Married Ann Karen Castle on November 11, 2011. Died of cancer on May 8, 2019.

Coaching
Despite having no professional baseball experience pitching, Floyd decided to take the mound in a minor league game during his second year managing the Lynn Sailors of the Eastern League. Floyd pitched four innings and allowed one hit and one earned run.