Richard Stannard

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Richard "Biff" Stannard was a songwriter for the Spice Girls, the biggest-selling musical girl group in the world. Stannard, the Spice Girls, and various other songwriters were able to create some of the biggest songs of all time. Standard also wrote songs with boyband Five.

Songs written by Stannard for other artists include:

• "What U Got" and "Angel" Singles, as well as album tracks "Lovers Rock", "Roll With Me" "Shame" and "Turn Me Up", and B-Sides "Music for Cars" and "Stop That Bitchin'" for former Five member Abs
• "When I Fall In Love" single and album tracks "Apology", "Masterplan", "Universal Sun" and "The Cult of Ant & Dec" for Ant & Dec
• Single "If You Come to Me" for Atomic Kitten
• B-Sides "Dancing Inside" and "Don't Let Me Down" plus other album tracks for Irish girl band Bellefire (and was also co-producer on their single "All I Want is You")
• Singles "When a Woman" and "Stay The Same" and album tracks "Falling", "Letting Go" and "Tell Me What You Dream" for Gabrielle
• Single "Hold My Body Tight" for East 17
• Singles "Closer To Me", "Don't Wanna Let You Go", "Got The Feeling", "Keep on Movin'" and "Let's Dance" as well as Album Tracks / B-Sides "Battlestar", "C'Mon C'Mon", "Everyday", "Got The Feelin'", "How Do You Feel", "Inspector Gadget", "Invincible", "Let's Get It On", "Mr Z", "Rock The Party", "Something in the Air", "Sometimes", "Sunshine", "Take Your Chances on Me", "The Heat" and "We're Going All Night (You Make Me High)" for boy band Five
• "Everybody" for PopStars winners Hear'Say
• "Lay Down for Love" for Take That singer Gary Barlow
• Single "What Took You So Long?" and Album tracks "So Long", "Better Be Careful" and "High on Love" for former Spice Girl Emma Bunton
• Single "Lullaby" and B-Side "Sophisticated Lady" for former Spice Girl Mel B
• Single "Goin' Down" and album track "Suddenly Monday" for former Spice Girl Melanie C
• "In Your Eyes", "Love at First Sight", "Light Years","Love Affair", "Loving Days", "Please Stay" and B-Sides "Boy", "BPM", "City Games" and "Rendezvouss At Sunset" for Kylie Minogue
• Singles "Automatic" and "When I Lost You" from Pop Idols Sarah Whatmore
• Singles "2 Become 1", "Goodbye", "Mama", "Spice up your Life", "Viva Forever" and "Wannabe" as well as album tracks "If U Can't Dance", "Never Give Up On The Good Times" and "Saturday Night Divas" for the Spice Girls
• Single "Don't Let Me Down", Album Tracks "From Now On", "Over You" and "Side by Side" along with B-Sides "Cry", "Ready or Not" and "Take Control" for Pop Idol winner Will Young
• Album Tracks "Don't Let Me Go" and "When You Come Around" for Westlife