would go on to produce another of Rosen's recording musicians for his commercials in violinist Noel Pointer, his debut album for Blue Note Phantazia and his follow-up album, Hold On. Phantazia featured the debut of flautist Dave Valentin, who would be the first artist signed to the soon-to-be-born label in 1978. They also produced albums for other artists, including Patti Austin's Havana Candy for CTI Records, Lee Ritenour's The Captain's Journey for Elektra Records, and Yutaka Yokokura's Love Light for Alfa Records Japan, which was a hit throughout the US despite being released only in Japan, where the album was considered a commercial failure, as well as Grusin's One of a Kind for Polydor Records. They were all successfully-produced albums, especially during the latter half of the decade, when disco had become a successful musical fad. They were also able to accomplish this with somewhat limited airplay before more radio stations that featured solely jazz would hit the airwaves, which eventually happened in later years throughout the US. Grusin and Rosen's albums were so well produced that radio stations did find a place for them, which would benefit them in the next couple of decades. 1978–1981 Grusin and Rosen's success as producers led to a meeting with Arista Records chief Clive Davis, whose Novus Records jazz banner had produced solid albums that were not selling despite positive reviews. Davis offered Grusin and Rosen a deal that would make them producers for at least three jazz artists per year, which the pair was not interested in doing. Grusin and Rosen wanted a logo deal that would make them established, and Davis agreed to it. GRP/Arista Records was formed and the very first artist signed under their new deal was flautist Dave Valentin, who had made his debut on his friend Noel Pointer's albums for Blue Note. Singer Angela Bofill, who was Valentin's girlfriend at the time, was also signed to the label along with trumpet player Tom Browne, vibraphonist Jay Hoggard and the youngest performer under their banner, high school piano prodigy Bernard Wright, who was 16 years old when he recorded his debut album 'Nard in 1980, among the other artists they signed and produced. Valentin's debut album Legends would sell more than 70,000 copies, Bofill's debut album Angie would sell over 280,000 copies and Browne's debut album Browne Sugar would sell more than 700,000 copies, which surprised many and