Skip Scarborough
Songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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| Intro | Songwriter, arranger, and record producer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Songwriter | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Birth | 26 November 1944, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 3 July 2003 (aged 58 years) |
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Biography
Clarence Alexander "Skip" Scarborough (November 26, 1944 – July 3, 2003) was a songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.
Biography
Scarborough was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He lived in Los Angeles most of his life.
A prolific songwriter, Scarborough wrote songs performed by L.T.D., Anita Baker and Earth, Wind & Fire. He co-wrote "Giving You the Best That I Got", which won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Song.
Credits
- 1970
- "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" (Friends of Distinction)
- 1973
- "Can't Hide Love" (Creative Source)
- 1976
- "Can't Hide Love", (Earth, Wind & Fire, Carmen McRae, Hummingbird)
- "Love Ballad" (LTD)
- 1977
- "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (The Emotions)
- "Love's Holiday" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- 1978
- "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers)
- "Love Changes" (Mother's Finest)
- "Love Music" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- 1979
- "It's Alright with Me" (Patti LaBelle)
- "Love Ballad" (George Benson)
- 1982
- "Love Notes" (Deniece Williams)
- 1983
- "They Say" (Deniece Williams) & (Phillip Bailey)
- 1988
- "Giving You the Best That I Got" (Anita Baker)
- 1990
- "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (Nancy Wilson)
- 1992
- "Sacrifice of Praise" (Edwin Hawkins)
- 1995
- "Feel the Funk" (IMx)