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Also known as Sheldon David English, Scott David English

American songwriter and record producer (1937–2018)

Person · Open Library

Born
1733
Died
10 Dec 1814
Works
20

Top works

  • Purity of heart
  • A spousal hymn
  • Heaven
  • The favourite
  • The perils of poetry

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1965-07-31
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,094
Total plays
10,997

Tags

United States

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Family name
English
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
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date of birth
1943-01-10
birth name
Sheldon David English
date of death
2018-11-16
name in native language
Scott David English
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
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