Entrecoupée de nombreux extraits musicaux, une évocation de la vie du producteur de musique américain Clive Davis, depuis ses débuts remarqués chez Columbia Records jusqu'à son travail de défricheur chez Arista Records et J Records. Plus qu'une simple biographie mise en images, ce documentaire est une visite guidée à travers l'histoire de la musique, depuis la révolution culturelle des années 1960 jusqu'à l'avènement du hip-hop, menée par un homme qui découvrit – et fit découvrir – avant tout le monde de nombreux artistes. Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel, Santana, Miles Davis, Billy Joel, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, The Grateful Dead, Kenny G, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Sean Combs, Alicia Keys : une telle liste n'est qu'un aperçu non exhaustif des multiples artistes et interprètes découverts, conseillés, maternés et choyés par Clive Davis tout au long de sa prolifique carrière.
Piece of My Heart — Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
Blinded By The Light — Bruce Springsteen
Spinning Wheel — Blood, Sweat & Tears
All By Myself (Remastered) — Eric Carmen
Because the Night — Patti Smith
Greatest Love of All — Whitney Houston
Eye In the Sky — The Alan Parsons Project
Freeway of Love — Aretha Franklin
That's What Friends Are For (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) — Dionne Warwick
Coming Around Again — Carly Simon
Tell It to My Heart — Taylor Dayne
Don't Cry Out Loud — Melissa Manchester
Touch Of Grey (Single Version) — Grateful Dead
Don't Rock The Jukebox — Alan Jackson
Boot Scootin' Boogie — Brooks & Dunn
Since U Been Gone — Kelly Clarkson
Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas) — Santana & Rob Thomas
Dance With My Father — Luther Vandross
Clive Davis recites lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's 'Blinded by The Light' (Audio from Columbia Records promo video 1973) — Clive Davis
The Way You Look Tonight — Rod Stewart
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) [Duet performance from Clive Davis' 2000 Grammy Party] — Whitney Houston & Natalie Cole
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) [Original Merrill and Rubicam Demo / Single Version Excerpts] — Whitney Houston & Shannon Rubicam & George Merrill
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) [Live performance from 2000 Arista 25th Anniversary Party] — Aretha Franklin
If You Don't Know Me By Now — Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Bridge Over Troubled Water — Simon & Garfunkel
September — Earth, Wind & Fire
Me and Bobby McGee — Janis Joplin
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) — George Michael & Aretha Franklin
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves — Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin & Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart
Looks Like We Made It — Barry Manilow
All out of Love — Air Supply
People Have the Power — Patti Smith
One Moment In Time — Whitney Houston
White Christmas — Kenny G
Shining Star — Earth, Wind & Fire
Think — Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys
Home (The Merv Griffin Show) — Whitney Houston
How Will I Know — Whitney Houston
Pass The Courvoisier Part II — Busta Rhymes, Pharrell Williams
So Emotional — Whitney Houston
Fortunate Son — John Fogerty, Dave Grohl
Ghostbusters (from "Ghostbusters") — Ray Parker, Jr.
It's Make Believe Ballroom Time — Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Girl You Know It's True — Milli Vanilli
Finding My Way — James Driscoll, Peter Luke Adams, Skinny Williams
Blame It On the Rain — Milli Vanilli
Moon River — Andy Williams
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Gal) — Ray Henderson, Joe Young, Sam Lewis
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) — Scott McKenzie
You Angel You — The Alpha Band
Ball & Chain — Big Brother & The Holding Company
Singing In the Streets — Funky Kings
Summertime — Big Brother & The Holding Company
Chattahoochee — Alan Jackson
I Never Knew — Gus Kahn, Tim Fionto
I'm Your Baby Tonight — Whitney Houston
Un-Break My Heart — Toni Braxton
Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris) — Usher
Quiet Strength — David Hoffner
Black Magic Woman — Santana
Impending — Wendell Yuponce
I Will Always Love You — Whitney Houston
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase) — Puff Daddy
Flava in Ya Ear — Craig Mack
I'll Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans & 112) — Puff Daddy
Bacalao Con Pan — Santana
Me and Mrs. Jones — Billy Paul
Serpents and Doves — Santana
Maria Maria (feat. The Product G&B) [Radio Mix] — Santana
My Love Is Your Love — Whitney Houston
It's a Miracle — Barry Manilow
Morning Much Better — Cissy Houston
One More Chance — Alicia Keys
Beautiful Music — Barry Manilow
I Robot — The Alan Parsons Project
Saturday Night — Bay City Rollers
Break Ya Neck — Busta Rhymes
A Rock 'n Roll Fantasy — The Kinks
She Will Be Loved — Maroon 5
Jack Straw (Live At Gizah Sound & Light Theater, Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 15, 1978) — Grateful Dead
Slither — Velvet Revolver
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott Heron
American Idol Theme — The Idolatry Pop Orchestra
Jesus, Take the Wheel — Carrie Underwood
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All — Rory Dodd, Jim Steiman
I Write the Songs — Barry Manilow
You Go to My Head — Rod Stewart
Can't Smile Without You — Barry Manilow
It Had to Be You — Rod Stewart
Weekend In New England — Barry Manilow
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' — Whitney Houston
Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again — Barry Manilow
I Believe In You and Me (Film Version) — Whitney Houston
I'll Never Love This Way Again — Dionne Warwick
Heartbreaker — Dionne Warwick
No One - Curtis Lynch Reggae Remix — Alicia Keys & Curtis Lynch Jr.
Freeway of Love (Single Mix) — Aretha Franklin