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.
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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Discography
- 1976 - Richard Kerr
- 1979 - Welcome to the Club
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