David Martin

David Martin is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. He was one third of the songwriting collective Arnold, Martin and Morrow with Chris Arnold and Geoff Morrow. In 1970, the trio had a hit with "Don't You Know (She Said Hello)" under the name Butterscotch. Martin co-wrote and recorded the original version of "Can't Smile Without You" which was later covered by and made a hit for Barry Manilow.

Early life Martin was born in Hammersmith, London. His father was a hairdresser who could opera sing. He later recorded one single for Parlophone in 1967 under the name David Lee Martin, and two singles for Page One in 1969 and 1970 under the name Seth Martin.

Arnold, Martin and Morrow / Butterscotch In the late 1960s, Martin started writing songs with Chris Arnold and Geoff Morrow under the name Arnold, Martin and Morrow. Before Martin knew them, Arnold and Morrow were a songwriting duo based in North London, where Martin had recently moved to from West London, and he was already aware of them. They eventually met in 1965 when Morrow approached Martin, asking him to record the demo for a song they had just wrote for Billy Fury, "In Thoughts of You". On the record, Martin sang lead vocals, Morrow played piano, and Arnold played guitar.

They also released the single "Can't You Hear the Song" in 1972 which became a hit for Wayne Newton several months later, charting at No. 3 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as No. 8 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and No. 32 on the Canadian Top Singles chart.

The first hit song Arnold, Martin and Morrow wrote for another artist was "It's Up to You Petula" for Edison Lighthouse. Other notable artists they wrote and produced for include Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, Mama Cass, Sandie Shaw, the Carpenters, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow, Edwin Starr and Jessie J. In 1975, they started their own record label, AMMO records.

They wrote "There's a Whole Lot of Loving" for Guys 'n' Dolls in 1975 with Martin on lead vocals; the song got to number 2 on the UK charts.

Martin co-wrote, composed and recorded the original version of "Can't Smile Without You" in July 1975. The song was written by Martin wrote about a woman he knew called Debbie, who appears with him on the original sleeve cover. Martin's version failed to chart but was later popularised by Barry Manilow and the Carpenters.

In 1983, he co-founded Hippodrome Records with businessman Peter Stringfellow. The label released records from 1983 to 1986 for the likes of Paul Inder Band, Bradly, Edwin Starr, Dusty Springfield, the West End Boys, the Beverley Sisters, Business Connection, Frizzby Fox, and Paul Jackson.

In 1997, he recorded "Butterfly Kisses" for President Records. The single's B-side was a duet of "Can't Smile Without You" with his daughter Josie.

From December 2009 to January 2010, he sang with Louisa Parry in the cabaret show Great American Songbook, which was held at the New End Theatre.

In 2012, Angel Air released an album of recordings featuring him and Madeline Bell, titled Together Again. In 2014, Martin released his first solo album, Silky Smooth Moments, also released under Angel Air.

Personal life Martin has a wife and five children. "Whatever the Time of Day" May "East Side, West Side" "Flowers in Heaven" Twilight