Berry Gordy 1929-
Songwriter
Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades.
As a songwriter, Gordy composed or co-composed a number of hits including "Lonely Teardrops" and "That's Why" (Jackie Wilson), "Shop Around" (the Miracles), and "Do You Love Me" (the Contours), all of which topped the US R&B charts, as well as the international hit "Reet Petite" (Jackie Wilson). As part of the Corporation, he wrote many hit songs for the Jackson 5, including "I Want You Back" and "ABC".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Gordy
also:
I Want You Back - Berry Gordy, arr. Philip Harper (2021)
Song originally composed by The Coroporation, which consisted of: Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards.
Piece dedication: For Mona and Valentina
Name | Composer | Arranger | Year |
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I Want You Back [arr. Leedale] | Berry Gordy | Jonathan Leedale | 2007 |