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Roger Greenaway
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Person · Male · composer · record producer · singer

Roger Greenaway

Roger Greenway · Roger John Reginald Greenaway
Born 23 Aug 1938United Kingdom1 albums

English songwriter and record producer

Biography

Roger John Reginald Greenaway (born 23 August 1938) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook and Tony Burrows. His compositions have included "You've Got Your Troubles" and the transatlantic million-selling songs "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". They were the first UK songwriting partnership to be granted an Ivor Novello Award as 'Songwriters of the Year' in two successive years. In 2009, Greenaway was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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People

Member of

Brotherhood of ManCurrant KrazeDavid & JonathanThe Kestrels

Children

Gavin Greenaway

Songs written

  1. Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heartcomposer, lyricist1967 · 441 releases
  2. Long Cool Woman in a Black Dresswriter1971 · 290 releases
  3. I’d Like to Teach the World to Singwriter1971 · 270 releases
  4. You’ve Got Your Troubleswriter1965 · 258 releases
  5. Jeans Onwriter1976 · 206 releases
  6. What Else Is There?writer2005 · 172 releases
  7. Kissin’ in the Back Row of the Moviescomposer1974 · 143 releases
  8. Shakermakercomposer1994 · 142 releases
  9. Softly Whispering I Love Youwriter1967 · 137 releases
  10. Freedom Come, Freedom Gowriter1971 · 131 releases
  11. Melting Potwriter1969 · 115 releases
  12. Doctor’s Orderswriter1974 · 110 releases
  13. Something Old, Something Newwriter1972 · 108 releases
  14. Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Againwriter1971 · 99 releases
  15. You’re More Than a Number in My Little Red Bookcomposer1976 · 75 releases
  16. Gasoline Alley Bredcomposer1970 · 71 releases
  17. Hallelujahwriter1969 · 71 releases
  18. It’s Gonna Be a Cold Cold Christmaswriter1989 · 67 releases
  19. There Goes My First Lovewriter1975 · 63 releases
  20. Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrowwriter1977 · 60 releases
  21. My Baby Loves Lovin’lyricist1970 · 59 releases
  22. Good Morning Freedomcomposer1970 · 52 releases
  23. Like Sister and Brothercomposer1973 · 51 releases
  24. Lovers of the World Unitewriter1966 · 45 releases
  25. Something Tells Mewriter1971 · 41 releases
  26. Hey Willywriter1971 · 39 releases
  27. The Way It Used to Belyricist1969 · 37 releases
  28. Il fait beau, il fait bonwriter1971 · 35 releases
  29. Down on the Beach Tonightwriter1974 · 33 releases
  30. Sho Nuffwriter1998 · 33 releases
  31. Blame It on the Pony Expresswriter1970 · 31 releases
  32. Sure He's a Catcomposer1971 · 31 releases
  33. Home Lovin’ Manwriter1971 · 29 releases
  34. Hello Summertimewriter1975 · 28 releases
  35. Can I Take You Home Little Girlcomposer1975 · 27 releases
  36. Conversationswriter1975 · 26 releases
  37. Happy Birthday Babycomposer1979 · 26 releases
  38. I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batmancomposer1967 · 24 releases
  39. Hello Happinesscomposer1975 · 23 releases
  40. Love Me, Love The Life I Leadwriter1972 · 20 releases
  41. A Way of Lifewriter1985 · 19 releases
  42. Banner Manwriter1971 · 19 releases
  43. Love Gamescomposer1975 · 18 releases
  44. All You’ll Ever Get From Mewriter1970 · 17 releases
  45. C’est le cœur (Les Ordres du docteur)composer1975 · 17 releases
  46. Every Nite's a Saturday Night With Youcomposer1976 · 17 releases
  47. Turn Around and Start Againwriter1988 · 16 releases
  48. Green Grasswriter1966 · 15 releases
  49. Amoureux du monde entierwriter1966 · 13 releases
  50. What a Crazy Lifewriter1988 · 13 releases
  51. Quelque chose tient mon cœurcomposer1968 · 12 releases
  52. Everything Is Out of Seasonwriter1973 · 11 releases
  53. If It Wasn't for the Reason That I Love Youwriter1988 · 11 releases
  54. Welterustenwriter1971 · 11 releases
  55. Harlem Childcomposer1975 · 10 releases
  56. Sachawriter1996 · 8 releases
  57. Today I Killed a Man (I Didn’t Know)writer1969 · 8 releases
  58. What's The World Coming Towriter1988 · 8 releases
  59. High 'n' Drywriter1968 · 6 releases
  60. In a Moment of Madnesswriter1970 · 6 releases
  61. Lieben sie Partys?composer, lyricist1972 · 6 releases
  62. This Timewriter1983 · 6 releases
  63. Don’t Give Upwriter2003 · 5 releases
  64. Like a Movie I've Seen Beforecomposer1976 · 5 releases
  65. Smoliar (The Bannerman)writer1988 · 5 releases
  66. Sunny Honey Girlwriter1970 · 5 releases
  67. The World Gets Better with Lovecomposer1971 · 5 releases
  68. Too Much Lovewriter1992 · 5 releases
  69. Have Love Will Travelwriter1975 · 4 releases
  70. I Gotta Dreamwriter1971 · 4 releases
  71. Never in a Million Yearscomposer1975 · 4 releases
  72. Oh, Pleasure Manwriter1970 · 4 releases
  73. This Golden Ringwriter1992 · 4 releases
  74. You’ll Take The Best Of Mewriter1983 · 4 releases
  75. You’ll Want Mewriter1969 · 4 releases
  76. 愛するハーモニーwriter1972 · 4 releases
  77. All My Calendar Is Youwriter1971 · 3 releases
  78. Angel From Hamburger Heavencomposer1975 · 3 releases
  79. Billy Come Downwriter1973 · 3 releases
  80. De winters waren koudwriter2007 · 3 releases
  81. Di que estas hasta mañanawriter1977 · 3 releases
  82. Drink Drink Yer Zider Upwriter2001 · 3 releases
  83. Eye for the Main Chancewriter1971 · 3 releases
  84. Farmer Bill's Cowmancomposer2000 · 3 releases
  85. It's Better to Be Cruel Than Be Kindcomposer1975 · 3 releases
  86. It's Only a Song Peggy Suecomposer1975 · 3 releases
  87. I’d Like to Buy the World a Cokewriter1971 · 3 releases
  88. Jubilationwriter1970 · 3 releases
  89. Little Pleasure Acrewriter1970 · 3 releases
  90. Noises (In My Head)writer1971 · 3 releases
  91. Oh! Babewriter1971 · 3 releases
  92. Randywriter1973 · 3 releases
  93. Sydämeni osuman saicomposer2003 · 3 releases
  94. The Night Started to Crywriter1971 · 3 releases
  95. The Word Is Outcomposer, lyricist1976 · 3 releases
  96. To Love Youwriter1970 · 3 releases
  97. Wir singen mit der ganzen Weltwriter1972 · 3 releases
  98. You You You (Do Something to Me)writer1997 · 3 releases
  99. A Warm and Tender Romancewriter1974 · 2 releases
  100. De winters waren koudwriter1978 · 2 releases
  101. I Could Never Live Without Your Lovewriter2022 · 2 releases
  102. If You Would Staywriter1973 · 2 releases
  103. Laughing Fit to Crywriter1965 · 2 releases
  104. Like Sister and Brotherwriter1974 · 2 releases
  105. Quelque chose en moi tient mon cœurcomposer1968 · 2 releases
  106. The Family Nesscomposer1984 · 2 releases
  107. The Troublewriter1967 · 2 releases
  108. Won't You Make a Little Sunshine Shinewriter1975 · 2 releases
  109. Zoo De Zoo Zongwriter1971 · 2 releases
  110. Couldn’t I Change Your Mindwriter1974 · 1 releases
  111. Excuse Me Friendwriter1971 · 1 releases
  112. Far Beyond the Call of Dutywriter2003 · 1 releases
  113. Four and Twenty Hourswriter1971 · 1 releases
  114. Here Come De Kinscomposer, lyricist1970 · 1 releases
  115. Hvis hele verden sang i korwriter1974 · 1 releases
  116. I've Got Something Toowriter1968 · 1 releases
  117. Jeans anwriter1998 · 1 releases
  118. Lass deine sorgen meine seinwriter1974 · 1 releases
  119. Liebe kommt, Liebe gehtcomposer, lyricist1972 · 1 releases
  120. Minu rõõmud (Every Little Move She Makes)writer2019 · 1 releases

Songs recorded

  1. Aah
  2. Fire On the Side
  3. Grin
  4. Hala
  5. I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
  6. Land of Feel
  7. Mystery
  8. Not Today
  9. Peace Creature
  10. Peta An Jo
  11. The Family Ness
  12. The Squeeze
  13. Wayt
  14. Wise

Albums

Wayt
WaytRoger Greenaway · 2004

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