Who was the English songwriter Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie teamed up with to write a song for the move The Color Purple?
Rod Temperton Rodney Lynn "Rod" Temperton (9 October 1949 – September/October 2016) was an English songwriter, record producer and musician. He initially made his mark as the keyboardist and main songwriter for the 1970s R&B, funk and disco band Heatwave, whose hit songs included "Boogie Nights" and "Always and Forever".
Knocking at Your Back Door "Knocking at Your Back Door" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, the first track of the album "Perfect Strangers", which was released in September 1984. Song was written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. The track was widely broadcast by the media of that time.