Dan Hartman (Daniel Earl) was born on December 8, 1950 and died on March 22, 1994 was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

In 1978 Hartman reached number-one on the Dance Charts with the single "Instant Replay"(#29 on the Billboard Hot 100); musicians Hartman worked with on the associated album include Vinnie Vincent (perhaps most famous for his controversial, short-lived membership - and subsequent sacking - from Kiss) and G.E. Smith.

This was followed by his second chart topper "Relight My Fire" (1979), which later became theme for the NBC talk show Tomorrow.

He was back in the charts yet again with the top-10 single "I Can Dream About You" from the Streets of Fire soundtrack in 1984.

During the next decade he worked as a songwriter and producer, and collaborated with such artists as Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Tyler, Paul Young, James Brown, Nona Hendryx and Steve Winwood.

Hartman died at age 43 in Westport, Connecticut from a brain tumor caused by AIDS. Only after Hartman's death did his homosexuality become public knowledge.

At the time of his death, his music was enjoying a revival; a cover version of his song "Relight My Fire" became a British number-one hit for Take That and Lulu. Sales of Hartman's solo recordings, group efforts, production, songwriting and compilation inclusions exceed 50 million records worldwide.