Scott English

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Scott English (Sheldon David English, Brooklyn, New York, U.S., January 10, 1937 – November 16, 2018) was an American songwriter, doo-wop singer and record producer. He is best known as the co-writer of "Brandy" with Richard Kerr. 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, and entered the US charts in March 1972. In Pittsburgh he is best known for the doo-wop ballad "High On A Hill". 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 No. 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 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

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The best of 50-60-70-80-90

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High On A Hill (Digital 45) - Single

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Richard Harris & Scott English Greatest Hits

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Best Seventies Hits Ever Top 50

Brandy

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Seventies Top 50 Best Ever

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100 great oldies love songs

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Doo-Wop Forever, Vol. 2

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Huggy Boy Presents, Rare R&B Oldies

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Ultimate 70s

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Pop Masters: Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

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Classic Love / The Ultimate Ballads Album

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