Scott English




For the basketball player, see Scott English (basketball).















































Scott English
Born
Sheldon David English
(1937-01-10)January 10, 1937
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died November 16, 2018(2018-11-16) (aged 81)
Residence London, England
Nationality American
Occupation


  • Songwriter

  • Record producer
Employer Warner Brothers, EMI
Notable work "Hi Ho Silver Lining", "Brandy", "Bend Me, Shape Me", "Help Me Girl"
Style Pop
Children Jonathan English, Roxanna Kennedy
Parent(s) Ida English (deceased), Harold English (deceased)
Relatives Woody Mann (blues musician)

Scott English (Sheldon David English, January 10, 1937 – November 16, 2018) was an American songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the co-writer of "Brandy" with Richard Kerr.[1] This song became a No. 1 hit for Barry Manilow in 1974, under the revised title of "Mandy". English had also released a single of "Brandy", which reached No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1971,[2] and entered the US charts in March 1972.




Contents






  • 1 Life and career


  • 2 Discography


    • 2.1 Albums


    • 2.2 Singles


      • 2.2.1 1960s


      • 2.2.2 1970s


      • 2.2.3 1980s


      • 2.2.4 1990s


      • 2.2.5 2000s






  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Life and career


English was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States.


In 1960, he released his first single, "4,000 Miles Away," on Dot Records.[1] In 1964, English had a regional doo-wop hit called "High on a Hill",[1] written by Frank Cariola and A. Mangravito.[3] "High on a Hill" has consistently been voted an all-time top song on oldies radio stations in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. It also reached No. 3 in popularity on the San Francisco Bay Area radio charts.[4]


With Larry Weiss, he wrote "Bend Me, Shape Me", which became a hit for the Chicago-based band The American Breed, reaching No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968; it was also a hit in the UK for Amen Corner. This song had been recorded a year earlier by The Outsiders as an album track on The Outsiders In (1967).


English and Weiss also penned "Help Me Girl" (1966), which was a hit by two groups in late 1966: Eric Burdon and the Animals and The Outsiders, Lynne Randell's "Ciao Baby" (1967) and Jeff Beck's hit "Hi Ho Silver Lining" on which English was also producer. He produced the song "West Virginia" by The Elves in 1969 (a band later known as Elf) which featured Ronnie James Dio on bass and vocals.
He later produced Thin Lizzy's eponymous debut album Thin Lizzy (1971).[5][6] He co-wrote the song "Words Don't Mean a Thing" with Lynsey De Paul, who released her version of the song on her album Just a Little Time.[7][8] The song was also featured on the 2008 album Songs From The British Academy, Vol. 1.[9] A Spanish version was released by Cadafal on their album En La Carretera.[10]


In 1998, English was credited as a co-writer with Simon Stirling and Phil Mankiza on the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, "Where Are You?," performed by Imaani.


In 2011, he married Elfie Redburn.


In 2014, English appeared on BBC Radio London's Jo Good Show, debuting a new song "Holla" he wrote for the artist WestWay Beats.[11]



Discography







Albums



  • Scott English (LP, Album) EMI EMC 3245 1978


Singles



1960s


1966




  • Adios Mexico, Al Martino


  • Ciao Baby, The Toys


1967




  • Ciao Baby, The Montanas


  • Bend Me, Shape Me, The Outsiders

  • The American Breed

  • * Bend Me, Shape Me

  • * Don't Make Me Leave You




  • Hi Ho Silver Lining, Jeff Beck


  • Lingering On, Peter Law


  • Ciao Baby, Lynne Randell


1968




  • Ciao Baby, Group Check


  • Cool It (We're Not Alone), The American Breed


  • Bend Me Shape Me, Amen Corner


  • Bend Me, Shape Me, The Outsiders


  • Help Yourself (To All Of My Lovin'), James & Bobby Purify


1969




  • Help Yourself (To All My Lovin'), Joe Simon


  • Welcome To The World, Mama Cass



1970s


Steve & Albert: Follow The Bouncing Ball 1970


Scott English 1971:




  • Brandy - renamed to "Mandy" and made famous by Barry Manilow in 1974. Not related to the song "Brandy" by Looking Glass.

  • Denver Calling

  • Waterfall Woman


Glass Bottle: Wonderwheel 1971


Thin Lizzy 1971:



  • Clifton Grange Hotel

  • Diddy Levine

  • Dublin

  • Éire

  • Honesty Is No Excuse

  • Look What The Wind Blew In

  • Old Moon Madness

  • Ray Gun

  • Remembering

  • Return Of The Farmer's Son

  • Saga Of The Ageing Orphan

  • The Friendly Ranger At Clontarf Castle

  • Things Ain't Workin' Out Down At The Farm


Scott English: He Was Me He Was You 1972


Greyhound: I Am What I Am 1972


Bunny Walters: Brandy 1972


Scott English: Ballad Of The Unloved 1972


Raiders: Ballad Of The Unloved 1972


Scott English 1973:



  • Dark Eyed Daughter Of Love

  • Rescue Man

  • Mobile

  • Camp Followin' Rosie


Al Wilson: All For You 1973


The Bells: He Was Me, He Was You 1973


Scott English 1974:



  • Moonlight Lady

  • Something's Missin' In My Life


Barry Manilow Mandy 1974
Barry Manilow's 1974 "Mandy" was a cover of "Brandy"; however, Manilow changed the title following the success of the Looking Glass single "Brandy", so as not to get the two songs confused.


Scott English 1978:



  • Dance ('Till You're Out Of My Life)

  • Stay



1980s


Barry Mann & Carole King: You're The Only One 1980


Black Lace: Hi Ho Silver Lining 1984


Slade: Hi Ho Silver Lining 1985



1990s


Lynsey De Paul: Words Don't Mean A Thing 1994


Alan Parsons: One Day To Fly 1996


Imaani: Something's Changing 1998


Imaani: Where Are You 1998 (1998 UK Eurovision Song Contest)



2000s


Syria: Manca di te 2000


Indiana [BE]: Imitation Love 2002


Sarah Kreuz: Gipsy Girl 2009


Sarah Kreuz: I'll Be Yours 2009


Sarah Kreuz: Whenever It's Raining 2009


Sarah Kreuz: You Carried Me 2009


Spike [UK]: The Brooklyn Bridge 2014


Spike [UK] / Bonnie Tyler: Fortune 2014


Westway Beats: Holla 2014


Westway Beats: Famous 2015


Westway Beats: Ruby Rain 2015


Bob Welch: Bend Me, Shape Me



References





  1. ^ abc "Scott English Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 184. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.


  3. ^ "High On A Hill by Scott English". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01.


  4. ^ "High On A Hill by Scott English Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.


  5. ^ Alan Byrne, 2005, Thin Lizzy, SAF Publishing, p. 34


  6. ^ "Thin Lizzy - Thin Lizzy : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-02-01.


  7. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - Just A Little Time". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


  8. ^ "Words Don't Mean A Thing - Lynsey de Paul Song - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


  9. ^ "Various - Songs From The British Academy, Vol. 1 (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2017-07-22.


  10. ^ "Cadafal - En La Carretera". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


  11. ^ "Scott English". BBC Music.




External links




  • Scott English at AllMusic


  • A sample of Scott English singing "Brandy" (1971)









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