This is an alphabetical list of the songs known to have been written or co-written by David Foster.
| Indicates single release |
| Artist(s) | Co-writer(s) | Originating album | Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "After the Love Has Gone" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | |||
| scope=row | "After Tonight" | Rainbow | 1999 | ||||
| scope=row | "All I Do" | Yuna | Chapters | 2016 | |||
| scope=row | "All I Know of Love" | Duets | 2002 | ||||
| "All That My Heart Can Hold" | Time for Change | 1995 | |||||
| scope=row | "All'improvviso Amore" | Closer | 2003 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "America's Song" | will.i.am (featuring David Foster, Bono, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill and Seal | 2009 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "And Love Goes On" | Earth, Wind & Fire | Faces | 1980 | |||
| scope=row | "And When She Danced" | Stealing Home OST | 1988 | ||||
| scope=row | "Aren't They All Our Children" | Various Artists | 2002 | ||||
| scope=row | "At Last" | Vox Humana | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Ayer" | Luis Miguel | Aries | 1993 | |||
| scope=row | "Bad Advice" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Be the Man" | Let's Talk About Love | 1997 | ||||
| scope=row | "Be the Man (Japanese version)" | Be the Man | 1997 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Because We Believe (Ama Credi E Vai)" | Amore | 2006 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "" | & | David Foster | 1986 | |||
| scope=row | "Blue" | Seiko Matsuda | Citron | 1988 | |||
| scope=row | "" | 1993 | |||||
| scope=row | "Could It Be Right" | Earth, Wind & Fire | Electric Universe | 1983 | |||
| scope=row | "Don't Let Me Walk This Road Alone" | Relationships | 1994 | ||||
| scope=row | "Dream With Me" | Dream With Me | 2011 | ||||
| scope=row | "Every-Day Cider (林檎酒の日々)" | Seiko Matsuda | Citron | 1988 | |||
| scope=row | "Every Little Hurt" | Seiko Matsuda and David Foster | Citron | 1988 | |||
| scope=row | "Everything You Are" | Tevin Campbell | 1999 | ||||
| scope=row | "Evolution Orange" | Earth, Wind & Fire | Raise! | 1981 | |||
| scope=row | "Finding Each Other" | Naoko Kawai and Steve Lukather | 9 1/2 Nine Half | 1985 | |||
| scope=row | "Follow Me" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Forever" | Vox Humana | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row | "Freedom" | River of Love | 1990 | ||||
| "From the Inside" | Alice Cooper | From The Inside | 1978 | ||||
| scope=row | "Georgetown" | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row | "Girls Know How" | Night Shift OST | 1982 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Glory of Love" | Solitude/Solitaire | 1986 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Goodbye" | Air Supply | The Vanishing Race | 1993 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Got to Be Real" | Cheryl Lynn | 1978 | ||||
| scope=row | "Grown-Up Christmas List" | River of Love | 1990 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | |||
| scope=row | "Heart Strings (Love Will Show Us How)" | / | The Best of Me / Take It from Me | 1983 / 1986 | |||
| scope=row | "Hold Me... (抱いて…)" | Seiko Matsuda / Kim Carnes | Citron / Seiko Ballads - Sweet Memories | 1988 / 1991 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Hold Me 'Til The Mornin' Comes" | Paul Anka and Peter Cetera | Walk a Fine Line / A Body of Work | 1983 / 1998 | |||
| scope=row | "How Many Times" | Jordan Hill | Jordan Hill | 1995 | |||
| scope=row | "I Believe in Love" | Sally Yeh and James Ingram | Classic Duets (合唱金曲经典) | 1994 | |||
| scope=row | "I Burn for You" | The Secret of My Success OST | 1987 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "I Can Wait Forever" | Air Supply | Ghostbusters OST | 1984 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "I Have Nothing" | 1992 | |||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "I Hear Your Voice" | Time | 1998 | ||||
| scope=row | "I'll Be There" | Vox Humana | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row | "If I Turn You Away" | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "In the Stone" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | |||
| scope=row | "In This Song" | Charice | Charice | 2010 | |||
| scope=row | "Inside You" | River of Love | 1990 | ||||
| scope=row | "Is There A Chance" | River of Love | 1990 | ||||
| scope=row | "It's Alright" | Chicago | Chicago 18 | 1986 | |||
| scope=row | "It's the Falling in Love" | Off the Wall | 1979 | ||||
| scope=row | "Lady of My Heart" | All I Need | 1984 | ||||
| scope=row | "Listen to Me" | Warren Wiebe and Celine Dion | Unreleased song from Listen to Me | 1989 | |||
| scope=row | "Learn to Love Again" | Lou Rawls | Love All Your Blues Away | 1986 | |||
| scope=row | "Let Your Feelings Show" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | |||
| scope=row | "Living for the Moment" | River of Love | 1990 | ||||
| scope=row | "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" | Precious Moments | 1986 | ||||
| scope=row | "Loraine" | Vox Humana | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row | "Love at Second Sight" | / Dionne Warwick | The Best of Me / Friends | 1983 / 1985 | |||
| scope=row | "Love by Another Name" | Unison | 1990 | ||||
| scope=row | "Love Lights the World" | Love Lights the World | 1994 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Love Me Tomorrow" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | |||
| scope=row | "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire (For Just A Moment)" | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)" | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row | "Marrakech" | Seiko Matsuda | Citron | 1988 | |||
| scope=row | "Miss Independent" | Ne-Yo | Year of Gentlemen | 2008 | |||
| scope=row | "The Minute I Saw You" | John Parr | Unreleased song from Three Men and a Baby | 1987 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Mornin'" | Jarreau | 1983 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "My One True Friend" | Bathhouse Betty | 1998 | ||||
| scope=row | "My Sweet Delight" | Feel My Soul | 1983 | ||||
| scope=row | "Never Should Have Let You Go" | Jordan Hill | Jordan Hill | 1995 | |||
| scope=row | "No. 1" | Seiko Matsuda (featuring The Nylons) | Citron | 1988 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Oh Yeah" | Watching You, Watching Me | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "One More Chance" | Madonna | Something to Remember | 1995 | |||
| scope=row | "Only You" | Chicago | Chicago 17 | 1984 | |||
| scope=row | "Please Hold On" | Chicago | Chicago 17 | 1984 | |||
| scope=row | "The Power of the Dream" | It's All Coming Back To Me Now | 1996 | ||||
| scope=row | "The Prayer" | Quest for Camelot OST | 1998 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "The Prayer" | Quest for Camelot OST | 1998 | ||||
| scope=row | "Promise Me" | Eden's Crush | Popstars | 2001 | |||
| scope=row | "Red Sweet Peas, Pt. 2 (続・赤いスイートピー)" | Seiko Matsuda | Citron | 1988 | |||
| scope=row | "Remember Me This Way" | Jordan Hill | Jordan Hill | 1995 | |||
| scope=row | "Rescue You" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | |||
| scope=row | "River of Love" | River of Love | 1990 | ||||
| scope=row | "Rock That!" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | |||
| scope=row | "Save Me" | One More Story | 1988 | ||||
| scope=row | "Saved My Life" | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "The Secret of My Success" | Night Ranger | The Secret of My Success OST | 1987 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "She's a Beauty" | The Tubes | Outside Inside | 1983 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Shining Through" | Femme Fatale | 1992 | ||||
| scope=row | "Slip Away" | Jordan Hill | Jordan Hill | 1995 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "So In Love With You" | U.N.V. | Universal Nubian Voices | 1995 | |||
| scope=row | "Spirit of a New World" | Earth, Wind & Fire | Electric Universe | 1983 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Stand Up for Love" | Destiny's Child |
| 2005 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Stay the Night" | Chicago | Chicago 17 | 1984 | |||
| scope=row | "Stop Me from Starting This Feeling" | Lou Rawls | Love All Your Blues Away | 1986 | |||
| scope=row | "Stressed Out (Close To The Edge)" | Airplay | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Tears Are Not Enough" | Northern Lights | We Are The World | 1985 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Tell Him" | Let's Talk About Love | 1997 | ||||
| scope=row | "There for Me" | B-side to "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" single | 2001 | ||||
| scope=row | "This Must Be Love" | River of Love | 1990 | ||||
| scope=row | "This Time It Was Really Right" | St. Elmo's Fire OST | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Through the Fire" | I Feel for You | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "To Love You More" | 1993 | |||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Too Young" | Lighting Up the Night | 1985 | ||||
| scope=row | "Until the End of Time" | Jordan Hill and Delious Kennedy | Jordan Hill | 1995 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Voices That Care" | Various Artists | 1991 | ||||
| scope=row | "Wait" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | |||
| scope=row | "Waiting for You to Decide" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | |||
| scope=row | "We Never Called It Love" | Karyn White and Pauli Carman | It's Time | 1987 | |||
| scope=row | "We Never Get to It" | Seiko Matsuda | Citron | 1988 | |||
| scope=row | "What Can I Say" | Chicago | Chicago 16 | 1982 | |||
| scope=row | "Whatever We Imagine" | It's Your Night | 1983 | ||||
| scope=row | "When Love Comes Calling" | When Love Comes Calling | 1979 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Where Do We Go from Here?" | 1998 | |||||
| scope=row | "Who's Gonna Love You Tonight" | David Foster | 1986 | ||||
| scope=row | "Why Can't We Fall In Love?" | When Love Comes Calling | 1979 | ||||
| scope=row | "Wind Traveler in April (四月は風の旅人)" | Seiko Matsuda | Citron | 1988 | |||
| scope=row | "Without You" | Samantha Cole | 1997 | ||||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Will You Still Love Me?" | Chicago | Chicago 18 | 1986 | |||
| scope=row | "You" | Earth, Wind & Fire | Faces | 1980 | |||
| scope=row | "You and I" | Earth, Wind & Fire | I Am | 1979 | |||
| scope=row | "You Can Never Ask Too Much (of Love)" | Take 6 | Join the Band | 1994 | |||
| scope=row | "You Can't Find Me" | Seiko Matsuda | Citron | 1988 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "You'll See" | Madonna | Something to Remember | 1995 | |||
| scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "You're the Inspiration" | Chicago | Chicago 17 | 1984 |