Clive Westlake

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Gerald Clive Westlake (25 December 1932 – 17 June 2000)[1] was a British songwriter.

He was born in Newport, Wales, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music before working as a songwriter with music publishers Carlin Music. He is most associated with songs written for Dusty Springfield, including "Losing You" (co-written with Tom Springfield), "All I See Is You" (co-written with Ben Wiseman), and "I Close My Eyes and Count To Ten" which reached no.4 on the UK singles chart in 1968.[2] He also co-wrote "Here I Go Again" with Mort Shuman for The Hollies; and wrote songs recorded by Vera Lynn, Elvis Presley, Petula Clark, Cilla Black, Tom Jones, Roger Whittaker, Crystal Gayle and others.[3][4]

He moved to Nashville in 1980. He died at his home in Pegram, Tennessee, at the age of 67.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Clive Westlake at FindaGrave.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013
  2. ↑ Clive Westlake at MusicVF.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gifted Songwriter Clive Westlake Dies At Age 67", June 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2013
  4. ↑ Clive Westlake at Carlin Music. Retrieved 26 November 2013

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