(I've Had) The Time Of My Life

Franke and the Knockouts hit with "Sweetheart" in 1981 but that was it until he was requested to write some tunes for the movie "Dirty Dancing". He composed the lyric and teamed with John DeNicola and Don Markowitz to write the music for "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life". Franke recorded the demo with Rachel Cappelli. This track appears as a bonus on the 1981 album "Franke and the Knockouts" reissue released in 1998.

The hit version of "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" was recorded for the film by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. The single topped the Billboard pop and AC charts. The song won a Grammy, a Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. at the 1987 awards.