He also wrote for Donna Summer, Herbie Hancock, the Manhattan Transfer, nominated for the Best Original Song Oscar for "Miss Celie's Blues," which he cowrote with Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie for "The Color Purple" (1985).
He also wrote for Donna Summer, Herbie Hancock, the Manhattan Transfer, Mica Paris, and many others. In 1986 Temperton was nominated for the Best Original Song Oscar for "Miss Celie's Blues," which he cowrote with Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie for "The Color Purple" (1985).