Biography
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Norman Saleet
Real name: Norman Michael Sallitt
Effective period / Period of releases: 1980 - 1991
American songwriter, singer, producer, guitarist, and actor.Born March 1949, Butler, Pennsylvania.
Saleet began playing the guitar at the age of 15 and founded a band, the Good Family, at 18. The band enjoyed some local popularity in Western Pennsylvania.
He is best known for writing Air Supply's 1981 hit "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)". He charted five times between 1979 and 1985, with "Here I Am" hitting #1 on the adult contemporary and #5 overall in the U.S. He recorded one album, "Here I Am", for RCA Records. He has worked with other artists such as Johnny Mathis, Art Garfunkel, Debbie Boone, Barry White, and many others.