John also worked as a background vocalist, singing on records by Al ... California and live with him for several months while they worked on music. During that period, John wrote "Sad Eyes," ...

Robert had a big number one single on the Billboard charts in 1979 with "Sad Eyes," which also garnered him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance Male. He lost to Billy Joel that ...

John also worked as a background vocalist ... with him for several months while they worked on music. During that period, John wrote “Sad Eyes,” fine-tuning it for several months until ...