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Scott English (born Sheldon David English, January 10, 1943) is an American songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the co-writer of "Brandy" with Richard Kerr.〔 This song became a #1 hit for Barry Manilow in 1974 under the revised title of "Mandy". English had also released a single of "Brandy", which reached #12 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1971 and entered the US charts in March 1972. ==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.〔 In 1964, English had a regional doo-wop hit called "High on a Hill", written by Frank Cariola and A. Mangravito. "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 #3 in popularity on the San Francisco Bay Area radio charts. With Larry Weiss, he wrote "Bend Me, Shape Me", which became a hit for the Chicago-based band The American Breed, reaching #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 Eric Burdon and the Animals "Help Me Girl" (1966), which was also released as a single in the 1960s by 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 which featured Ronnie James Dio on bass and vocals. He later produced Thin Lizzy's eponymous debut album ''Thin Lizzy'' (1971).〔Alan Byrne, 2005, ''Thin Lizzy'', SAF Publishing, p. 34〕 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 Scott English appeared on BBC Radio London's Jo Good show, debuting a new song 'Holla' he wrote for artist WestWay Beats 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Scott English )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scott English」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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