Richard Kerr (songwriter)

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Richard Kerr (born in England) is a prolific and successful composer. In England, he collaborated with such artists in the late 1960s and early 1970s as Peter Green, Don Partridge and Scott English. The latter pairing resulted in the song "Brandy" which English released in 1971. This song would later become a worldwide hit under the title "Mandy" for Barry Manilow in 1974.

His most important collaboration has been with the American lyricist, Will Jennings. They have written such popular songs as "Somewhere in the Night", which was a hit for Helen Reddy and later for Barry Manilow (1978); "I'll Never Love This Way Again" for Dionne Warwick and "In the Real World" for Roy Orbison. Indeed, the co-writers won a Grammy Award for "I'll Never Love This Way Again" in 1982.

[edit] Noteworthy compositions

• "A Fool's Affair"- Millie Jackson
• "Blue Eyes" - Don Partridge - Kerr's first big hit
• "Don't Close Your Eyes Tonight" - John Denver
• "I Am What I Am" - Shirley Bassey
• "I'll Never Love This Way Again" - Dionne Warwick
• "I'm Dreaming" - Jennifer Warnes
• "In Another World" - Barry Manilow
• "In the Real World" - Roy Orbison
• "It's Still You" - Michael Ball
• "Looks Like We Made It" - Barry Manilow
• "Making the Best of a Bad Situation" - Millie Jackson
• "No Night So Long" - Dionne Warwick
• "No One Cries More" - Michael Ball
• "Shine On" - L.T.D.
• "Somewhere in the Night" - Helen Reddy and Barry Manilow
• "Stand Up to The Night" - Bonnie Riatt
• "The Last Place God Made" - Pete Cetera
• "This Is Your Captain Calling" - Colin Blunstone
• "You May Feel Me Crying" - Roy Orbison
• "Where Are They Now?" - Barry Manilow

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[edit] Discography

• 1976 - Richard Kerr
• 1979 - Welcome to the Club

[edit] External links

• Profile at Answers.com
• Richard Kerr at Allmusic
• Richard Kerr (songwriter) at Discogs
• Richard Kerr (songwriter) at the Internet Movie Database