Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight (1982 - 1984)

Michael teamed up with songwriter Holly Knight in the early 80s. Together they wrote many songs, some of which they released themselves.

They released the song "Obsession" in 1983. The song was featured in the movie A Night in Heaven, and became a minor hit. But it became a much bigger hit when it was covered by the group Animotion two years later.

Michael about "Obsession":
"So [Mike] Chapman produced my record ["I'm Only Human"]. His publishing company published "Obsession". He put me together with Holly Knight who had written "Love is a Battlefield" and "Better Be Good To Me" and "The Best", and a lot of great songs, and we knocked it out. I had the lyrics and that's what it was. We wrote a bunch of songs, but "Obsession" was the biggest."

Other songs:

• Smokie: "Looking Daggers" (1982)
  Smokie released this song as a single in the UK. Written by MDB, Holly Knight and Mike Chapman. Produced by Mike Chapman.
• Michael Des Barres & Holly Knight: "A Woman's Weapon" (1983)
  B-side on "Obsession"-single. Written by MDB and Holly Knight. There was a music video for this song.
• Michael Des Barres & Holly Knight: "The Secret is Safe"
  This song was used in the movie "Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment" (1985). Written by MDB and Nigel Harrison, and produced by Mike Chapman.
• Real Life: "Babies"
  The band Real Life recorded this song and included it on their album "Down Comes The Hammer" (1986). "Babies" (aka. "Bleeding Babies") was written by MDB, Holly Knight and Mike Chapman. The song was also released as a 12" single. And also included on the album "Send Me An Angel '89" (1989), which was re-released as "Send Me An Angel (Best Of Real Life)" in 2001. Available on CD.

12" singles

7" singles