(Finished January 6th, 2024) Part 2 of Great Lesser Known Songwriters

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Let’s give attention to some of the lesser known songwriters that have written some great songs. Most of these are songwriters that you’re much more familair with their songs than them

Songs written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and sometimes with others:

18) The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”:

19) Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram “Somewhere Out There”:

20) Paul Revere and The Raiders “Kicks”:

21) Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt “Don’t Know Much”:

22) James Ingram “Just Once”:

Written by the multi-talented Hoyt Axton. 23) Three Dog Night “Joy To The World”:

These next several songs were written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich 24) The Crystals “Da Doo Ron Ron”:

25) The Crystals “Then He Kissed Me”:

26) The Ronettes “Be My Baby”:

Barry and Greenwich didn’t actually write this song, they just wrote a part that Ronnie Spector sang in both songs. The listed co-writers on this song are Barry, Greenwich, Phil Spector, Mick Leeson and Peter Vale. 27) Eddie Money “Take Me Home Tonight”:

28) Manfred Mann “Do Wah Diddy”:

29) The Dixie Cups “Chapel of Love”:

30) The Shangri Las “Leader of The Pack”:

31) Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High”:

These next few songs are written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman 32) Dion & The Belmonts “A Teenager In Love”:

33) The Drifters “This Magic Moment”:

34) The Drifters “Save The Last Dance For Me”:

35) Elvis Presley “(Marie’s The Name) of His Latest Flame”:

36) Elvis Presley “Suspicion”:

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