Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, songwriter and singer. Many of Sager's early songs were co-written with her former husband, composer
Burt Bacharach. She has also collaborated with
Neil Diamond,
Marvin Hamlisch,
Michael Masser,
Peter Allen,
Sheena Easton,
Bruce Roberts,
Neil Sedaka,
David Foster,
Albert Hammond,
Quincy Jones,
Michael McDonald,
James Ingram,
Donald Fagen,
Babyface and
Clint Eastwood (2) (for the film
True Crime).
Sager won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1981 for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", the theme song from the film
Arthur. She shared the award with co-writers
Peter Allen,
Burt Bacharach, and
Christopher Cross. She received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1987 for "That's What Friends Are For", which she co-wrote with Bacharach. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987.