Eugene Edgar "Gene" Page, Jr. (September 13, 1940 – August 24, 1998) was an influential conductor, composer, arranger and record producer most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s.

Known for his unique craftsmanship, his extraordinary string arrangements, intricate horn patterns and musical arrangement style, his sound can be heard in the arrangements he's done for The Righteous Brothers

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, Martha and the Vandellas

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, Barry White

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, The Love Unlimited Orchestra

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 among many other notable acts in popular music.

In addition, he released 4 solo albums and scored various motion picture soundtracks that include Brewster McCloud

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. The soundtrack to the film is now considered a cult classic and collector's item to record enthusiasts.

Gene Page was one of the most prolific arrangers/conductors of popular music during his time and worked on more than 200 gold and platinum records.

Studio albums

Year	Album	Chart positions		Record label
		US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
1974	Hot City Hot City (album) -Track listing:#"All Our Dreams are Coming True" 4:00#"Jungle Eyes" 4:50#"She's My Main Squeeze" 3:58#"Gene's Theme" 3:28...	156	41	Atlantic Records Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
1976	Lovelock! Lovelock! (album) -Track listing:#"Wild Cherry" 3:52 #"Organ Grinder" 4:37 #"Higher, My Love" 4:30 #"Together - Whatever" 3:40 #"Fantasy Woman" 4:16 #"Into My Thing" 3:59 #"Straw in the Mind" 3:59 #"Escape to Disco" 3:46-External links:*...	—	45
1978	Close Encounters Close Encounters (album) Close Encounters is the third album by Gene Page. It was produced by Billy Page and Gene Page.-Track listing:#"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" 4:18#"Theme From Star Trek" 3:22...	—	—	Arista Records Arista Records Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
1980	Love Starts After Dark Love Starts After Dark Love Starts After Dark is the fourth and final album by Gene Page. It was produced by Billy Page and Gene Page.-Track listing:#"Love Starts After Dark" 5:32 #"With You in the Night" 4:00 #"Put a Little Love in You Lovin'" 5:40...	—	—
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	US Dance
1975	" All Our Dreams Are Coming True"	—	—	9
	"Satin Soul"	—	—	4
1978	" Close Encounters of the Third Kind"	—	30	—
"—" denotes the single failed to chart

External links

• Gene Page at Discogs
• Gene Page at AllMusic