▁m eld ing ▁of ▁minds , ▁the ▁writers ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁co - written ▁song ▁which ▁morph ed ▁into ▁the ▁run away ▁hit , ▁Aff air ▁of ▁the ▁Heart . ▁Spring field ' s ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 9 ▁on ▁Billboard ▁charts , ▁the ▁album ▁Living ▁in ▁O z ▁went ▁plat in um , ▁and ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Gram my ▁( los ing ▁to ▁Michael ▁Jackson ' s ▁Beat ▁It ). ▁ ▁Solo ▁career ▁R iding ▁on ▁his ▁success , ▁T ate ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁where ▁he ▁felt ▁his ▁tal ents ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁prof itable ▁as ▁a ▁pop / rock ▁song writer . ▁He ▁then ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁solo ▁career ▁re le asing ▁D anny ▁T ate ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁Nob ody ’ s ▁Per fect ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁followed ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁" D ream in '" ▁tour ▁featuring ▁D anny ▁Johnson ▁formerly ▁with ▁Rick ▁Der ring er , ▁Rod ▁Stewart ▁and ▁the ▁Tro gg s ▁on ▁guitar , ▁and ▁Dest ination ▁X ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁T ate ▁also ▁released ▁a ▁Christmas ▁Single ▁entitled , ▁" W onder ▁what ▁Jesus ▁thinks ▁about ▁Christmas ," ▁offering ▁a ▁clever ▁and ▁unexpected ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁Christmas ▁hol iday . ▁ ▁Movie ▁cred its ▁How ▁to ▁Make ▁an ▁American ▁Qu ilt ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁Boys ▁Don ' t ▁Cry ▁( 1 9 9 9