Before I Close My Eyes — who wrote it?

ISWC T9027064126 Recorded by Michael Whalen and others✓ No disputed shares

Before I Close My Eyes was written by Michael Whalen. US mechanical royalties are collected by Helene Blue Musique LTD (50%), BMG Ruby Songs (50%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

2 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

100%

fully registered

Unclaimed

—

below 1% threshold

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

Helene Blue Musique LTD 50%Helene Blue Musique LTD · 50%

BMG Ruby Songs 50%BMG Ruby Songs · 50%

Helene Blue Musique LTD 50% BMG Ruby Songs 50%

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	100%
Helene Blue Musique LTD	00339347639	Helene Blue Musique LTD		50%
BMG Ruby Songs	00627166639	BMG Ruby Songs		50%
Michael Whalen	00357299420	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed

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