Denny Randell

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Denny Randell
Born1941 (age 82–83)
New York City
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer
Years active1960s–present
Websitewww.dennyrandell.com

Denny Randell (born 1941)[1] is an American songwriter and record producer, who is best known for his songwriting collaborations with Sandy Linzer and Bob Crewe in the 1960s and 1970s. He co-wrote hits including "A Lover's Concerto", "Let's Hang On!", "Working My Way Back to You", and "Native New Yorker", and was nominated with Linzer for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) in 2012.[2]

Life and career

He was born in

The Four Seasons. Randell began working for the Four Seasons as a writer and arranger in the early 1960s.[3]

Gaudio's associate,

Swearin' To God
".

In 1965, Randell and Linzer wrote and

Jay and the Techniques' "Keep the Ball Rollin'
".

Linzer and Randell wrote two songs recorded by

I'll Be Back Up On My Feet" and "The Day We Fall in Love", and "Penny Arcade" by The Cyrkle. They later wrote "Native New Yorker", performed by Odyssey on the soundtrack of the film Eyes of Laura Mars; it was later featured in the film The Nanny Diaries and the final year of HBO’s Sex and the City. Other co-writes include "Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache", a major UK hit in 1968 for Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, and Samantha Sang
's 1978 chart hit "You Keep Me Dancin'".

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Randell worked in

Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes. In 1980 he co-wrote the Star Wars-themed album Christmas in the Stars, which featured singer John Bongiovi (later Jon Bon Jovi).[4]

In 1985, he teamed up with songwriter and singer Biddy Schippers and formed the duo Randell & Schippers, who recorded a number of successful electronic dance tracks including Alice in Wonderland. The pair later married. In recent years they have worked together on the GI Jams project, which aims to develop and spotlight songwriting talents in the

U.S. military.[3]

References

  1. ^ Denny Randell, CopyrightEncyclopedia.com
  2. ^ "Sandy Linzer/Denny Randell". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Biography at Denny Randell website". Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "Biography of Denny Randell". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

External links

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