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==History== The label had hit acts with [[Joan Jett]] and [[Harry Chapin]]. Other artists on the Boardwalk label included, Invisible Mans Band, produced by Alex Masucci and Clarence Burke Jr. [[Night Ranger]], [[Ringo Starr]], [[Curtis Mayfield]], [[Ohio Players]], [[Richard "Dimples" Fields]], [[Chris Christian]], [[Starpoint]], [[David Townsend (musician)|Sunrize]], [[Mike Love]], [[Get Wet (band)|Get Wet]], [[Phil Seymour]], [[Tierra (group)|Tierra]] and Carole Bayer Sager. Boardwalk Records also released the soundtracks for the 1980 film version of ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'', which starred [[Robin Williams]] and [[Shelley Duvall]], and for the 1982 film ''[[Megaforce]]''. Throughout its existence, [[Bellaphon Records]] served as Boardwalk's distributor in Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Austria.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiQEAAAAMBAJ|title=Bellaphon's Zivanovic Bullis On Future $|magazine=Billboard |volume=92 |issue=42|pages=64|date=October 18, 1980|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=August 10, 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref> Chris Christian was the first artist signed to Boardwalk. In late 1981, "I Want You I Need You" became a #37 Top 40 ''Billboard'' pop hit and Top 10 adult contemporary hit for Christian. [[Robert Kardashian]], [[Kim Kardashian]]'s father, was Christian's manager and was responsible for signing Christian to Boardwalk. Kardashian bought Christian's album from the estate, and it is currently owned by YMC Records.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GyQEAAAAMBAJ|title=New On The Charts|magazine=Billboard |volume=93 |issue=41|pages=26|date=October 17, 1981|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=August 10, 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref> Bogart died of cancer in mid-1982 and the label closed down a year later. The Boardwalk catalog was purchased by Tom Ficara from W. Jersey Bank, which held the mortgage to the titles prior to the Boardwalk bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VLGh02rC2sC|last=Moritz|first=Charles|title=Current Biography Yearbook|pages=283|date=1993|publisher=[[H. W. Wilson Company]]|isbn=9780824201289|accessdate=August 10, 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref> Boardwalk Records was relaunched as part of The Boardwalk Entertainment Group in 2010 by Neil Bogart's sons, [[Evan Kidd Bogart]] and Timothy Bogart, and their partner, Gary A. Randall. Boardwalk's current roster includes [[ZZ Ward]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicconnection.com/songwriter-profile-zz-ward/|title=ZZ Ward Music Connection Article |accessdate=August 17, 2013 |date=July 23, 2013 |publisher=Music Connection}}</ref> [[Wallpaper.]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sony.com/SCA/company-news/press-releases/epic-records/2013/wallpaper-to-release-debut-album-ricky-reed-is-rea.shtml |title=Wallpaper. Sony Press Release |accessdate=August 17, 2013 |date=June 13, 2013 |publisher=Sony |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801174653/http://www.sony.com/SCA/company-news/press-releases/epic-records/2013/wallpaper-to-release-debut-album-ricky-reed-is-rea.shtml |archivedate=August 1, 2013 }}</ref> and [[Nova Rockafeller]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theboardwalkmusicgroup.com |title=Boardwalk Records Roster |accessdate=August 17, 2013 |date=July 23, 2013 |publisher=Boardwalk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821010743/http://www.theboardwalkmusicgroup.com/ |archive-date=August 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2019, Boardwalk sold the [[Ricky Reed]] catalogue to [[Anthem Records|Anthem Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/anthem-entertainment-acquires-catalog-of-songs-from-boardwalk-music-group|title=Anthem Entertainment buys Ricky Reed catalog, including cut on Lizzo hit "Truth Hurts"|website=Music Business Worldwide|date=October 29, 2019|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
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