<sod>Damian has released five albums with eight [[top 40]] hits, including his number-one cover of the [[David Essex]] song "[[Rock On (David Essex song)|Rock On]]" (from the ''[[Dream a Little Dream]]'' soundtrack), which was certified gold in 1989. He also won a BMI Song-writing Award for his hit single "Was It Nothing at All". He made his feature film directorial debut with an [[independent film|indie]] comedy, ''[[Hot Tamale]]'', which he co-wrote with his wife. Following in the family film genre, he directed the films ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'', ''[[Flicka 2]]'', [[Marley & Me (film)#Home media|''Marley & Me: The Puppy Years'']], ''[[Flicka: Country Pride]]'', and ''[[A Princess for Christmas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=AllMovie: Michael Damian|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/michael-damian-p381266|work=Filmography|publisher=AllMovie by Rovi|accessdate=November 12, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, he directed and co-wrote, again with his wife, the 90-minute [[romantic comedy]] ''[[The Sweeter Side of Life]]''. The film premiered on the [[Hallmark Channel]] on January 19, 2012.{{cn|date=July 2015}}<eod>
<sod>Damian has released five albums with eight [[top 40]] hits, including his number-one cover of the [[David Essex]] song "[[Rock On (David Essex song)|Rock On]]" (from the ''[[Dream a Little Dream]]'' soundtrack), which was certified gold in 1989. He also won a BMI Song-writing Award for his hit single "Was It Nothing at All". He made his feature film directorial debut with an [[independent film|indie]] comedy, ''[[Hot Tamale]]'', which he co-wrote with his wife. Following in the family film genre, he directed the films ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'', ''[[Flicka 2]]'', [[Marley & Me (film)#Home media|''Marley & Me: The Puppy Years'']], ''[[Flicka: Country Pride]]'', and ''[[A Princess for Christmas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=AllMovie: Michael Damian|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/michael-damian-p381266|work=Filmography|publisher=AllMovie by Rovi|accessdate=November 12, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, he directed and co-wrote, again with his wife, the 90-minute [[romantic comedy]] ''[[The Sweeter Side of Life]]''. The film premiered on the [[Hallmark Channel]] on January 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stockly|first=Ed|title=Saturday's TV Highlights: 'The Sweeter Side of Life' on Hallmark |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-saturdays-tv-highlights-the-sweeter-side-of-life-on-hallmark-20130118,0,275417.story|accessdate=20 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=18 January 2013}}</ref><eod>