For the Record - April 15, 2000

Glen Ballard, producer of No Doubt’s new album, co-wrote the Michael Jackson hit “Man in the Mirror” with Siedah Garrett, not with Jackson (“New Doubt,” by Randy Lewis, April 13).

Also, I must quarrel with Robert Hilburn’s contention that Whitney Houston “will always be known as [Clive] Davis’ most important signing” (“On Davis’ Night, All Eyes on Whitney,” April 12). This is an opinion, not a fact. And it’s my opinion that other artists signed by Clive, such as Laura Nyro, Patti Smith and Janis Joplin, will be considered in years to come as having made more significant contributions to American popular music than Houston.

PAUL ZOLLO

Hollywood