Skip Scarborough
Songwriter, arranger, and record producer

Skip Scarborough

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Songwriter, arranger, and record producer
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Songwriter
Work field:
Music
Birth:
26 November 1944(Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A.)
Death:
3 July 2003
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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.

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  • 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)