Clive Westlake
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) and "All I See Is You" (co-written with Ben Wiseman) — both of which peaked at no. 9 on the UK singles chart, in 1964 and 1966 respectively — and "I Close My Eyes and Count To Ten", which reached no. 4 in the UK in 1968.[2] He also co-wrote "Here I Go Again" with Mort Shuman for The Hollies —a UK no. 4 in 1964 — 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]
His daughter Julia lives in Hamburg and is a well-known TV-presenter and radio broadcaster in Germany.[5]
References
- ↑ Clive Westlake at FindaGrave.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013
- ↑ Clive Westlake at MusicVF.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 .Another of his hits was "Constantly" for Cliff Richard. One of his early efforts was a "B" side for Craig Douglas "New Boy"on Top Rank."Gifted Songwriter Clive Westlake Dies At Age 67", June 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2013
- ↑ Clive Westlake at Carlin Music. Retrieved 26 November 2013
- ↑ Julia Westlake at Leibnitz-University Hanover. Retrieved 17 April 2014