Gilbert and Frank chat with Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter Dennis Lambert (“One Tin Soldier,” “Nightshift,” “Ain’t No Woman Like the One I’ve Got”) who talks about working the Catskills as a boy singer, shopping songs in the Brill Building era, producing hit records for the Four Tops and the Righteous Brothers and co-creating the much-maligned Starship hit, “We Built This City.” Also, Neil Diamond hawks holiday tunes, Carole King demos “One Fine Day,” Gilbert “covers” Glen Campbell and Dennis becomes a superstar in the Philippines. PLUS: Freddie and the Dreamers! The artistry of Levi Stubbs! The versatility of Steve Lawrence! “Billy Jack” gets a message from God! And Dennis breaks down the construction of a Top 10 hit!

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