"You Light Up My Life" is a #ballad written by #JosephBrooks, and originally recorded by #KaseyCisyk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 film of the same title. The song was #lipSynced in the film by its lead actress, #DidiConn. The cover version of the song by #DebbyBoone.

While awaiting trial, Joseph Brooks died by suicide on May 22, 2011, in his NYC apartment. He was 73. The indictment, the alleged casting assaults, & his suicide are part of the darker footnote to one of the biggest US #OneHitWonder honorees of all time. #JosephBrooks #OneHitWondered

In June 2009, Joseph Brooks was indicted in NY on 91 counts alleging he lured 11 women to his NYC apartment between 2005 & 2008 and assaulted them. Prosecutors said he used fake auditions to get would-be actresses to his apartment, where the assaults occurred. #JosephBrooks #OneHitWondered

Joseph Brooks was a jingle writer turned filmmaker & composer. He wrote, directed, & scored the 1977 film You Light Up My Life… He did win an Oscar for the title song. #JosephBrooks #OneHitWondered