Kenny Young

Kenny Young (born Shalom Giskan, April 14, 1941 – April 14, 2020) was an American songwriter, musician, producer and environmental campaigner who wrote and in some cases produced hit songs for The Drifters, Ronnie Dove, Herman's Hermits, Mark Lindsay, Reparata and the Delrons, Clodagh Rodgers, Quincy Jones, and Fox, among others. His most successful and famous songs as a writer include the Grammy Hall of Fame song "Under the Boardwalk" (co-written with Artie Resnick), and the Grammy Award winning song, "Ai No Corrida" (co-written with Chaz Jankel). From the late 1960s, he lived in the UK.

Early life Young was born in Jerusalem in April 1941. After moving to the US with his parents as a child, he started working as a songwriter for Bobby Darin's TM Music at the Brill Building. His first success as a writer was "Please Don't Kiss Me Again", an R&B chart hit for the Charmettes in 1963. In Britain, Young formed two bands, Fox and Yellow Dog with whom he played, wrote and produced their top ten hits. In 1974 he formed Fox, a band featuring Noosha Fox. The band broke up in 1977. Fox had three top 20 hits in the UK and other European countries, including "Only You Can", "Imagine Me, Imagine You" and "S-S-S-Single Bed". Yellow Dog's biggest hit was "Just One More Night". after suffering from cancer for several years.

Discography Albums Clever Dogs Chase The Sun (1971) Last Stage For Silver World (1973)

Chart singles written by Young YearSong Original charting artist UK Singles Chart Other charting versions, and notes 1963 "Please Don't Kiss Me Again" The Charmettes 100- 1964 "Under the Boardwalk" The Drifters Artie Resnick445 1978: Billy Joe Royal, No. 82 US1982: Tom Tom Club, No. 22 UK1987: Bruce Willis, No. 59 US, No. 2 UK "I've Got Sand in My Shoes" The Drifters Artie Resnick33- 1965 "One Kiss for Old Times' Sake" Ronnie Dove Artie Resnick14- "The Record (Baby I Love You)" Ben E. King Artie Resnick84- "A Little Bit of Heaven" Ronnie Dove Artie Resnick16- "Just a Little Bit Better" Herman's Hermits 715 1966 "When Liking Turns to Loving" Ronnie Dove 18- 1967 "Don't Go Out into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)" Herman's Hermits 18- "When Will the Good Apples Fall" The Seekers -11 1968 "Captain of Your Ship" Reparata and the Delrons Ben Yardley-13 1990: "Doin' the Do", Betty Boo (Young credited as co-writer) 1969 "Come Back and Shake Me" Clodagh Rodgers -3 "Goodnight Midnight" Clodagh Rodgers -4 "Biljo" Clodagh Rodgers-22 "Highway Song" Nancy Sinatra -21 "Arizona" Mark Lindsay 10- 1970 "Everybody Go Home the Party's Over " Clodagh Rodgers -47 "Silver Bird" Mark Lindsay 25- 1975 "Only You Can" Fox 533 "Imagine Me, Imagine You" Fox -15 1976 "S-S-S-Single Bed" Fox -4 1977 "Georgina Bailey" Noosha Fox Herbie Armstrong-31 1978 "Just One More Night" Yellow Dog -8 "Wait Until Midnight" Yellow Dog Herbie Armstrong-54 1981 "Ai No Corrida" Quincy Jones Chaz Jankel2814 2005: Uniting Nations feat. Laura More, No. 18 UK