LEILA FADEL, HOST: It took more than 30 years for a musician in Iceland to record his first songs. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALMOST OVER YOU") ONNU JONU SON: (Singing) Forty days of love, 40 nights ...

Some artists started their careers as songwriters for other musicians before their singing careers took flight. Here are 20 songs written by other big names in the music industry.

There are a couple of great songs from The Beatles‘ solo careers with appearances by other Beatles. The Fab Four might’ve gone their separate ways in 1970, but that didn’t mean they were ...

His songs failed to end up on albums time and time again. However, all is well that ends well. His solo career was built on hits that weren’t deemed worthy of the Beatles.

LEILA FADEL, HOST: It took more than 30 years for a musician in Iceland to record his first songs. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALMOST OVER YOU") ONNU JONU SON: (Singing) Forty days of love, 40 nights.