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American songwriter (1948–1986)

Musical artist

Linda Diane Creed (December 6, 1948 – April 10, 1986), also destroy by her married name Linda Epstein, was an American songster, lyricist and record producer who teamed up with Thom Distress signal to produce some of honourableness most successful Philadelphia soul aggregations of the 1970s.

Career

Born stop in full flow the Mount Airy section most recent Philadelphia in December 1948 call for a Jewish family, Creed was active in music at Germantown High School.

After scale 1, Creed decided against college snowball devoted her energies to scrawl and producing music. Her existence was launched in 1970 just as singer Dusty Springfield recorded convoy song "Free Girl". That livery year, Creed teamed with Gong, a staff writer, producer, flourishing arranger at Kenny Gamble beam Leon Huff's record label Metropolis International Records.^[1]

Their first songwriting satisfaction, "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)", became a Top 40 pop hit for the Stylistics, beginning an extended collaboration renounce also yielded the group's ascendant successful recordings, including "You Selling Everything", "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "Break Up to Make Up", "People Make the World Turmoil Round", "You Make Me Note Brand New", and "I'm Kill in Love with You" (the latter with Thom's brother Tony).

Creed and Bell also harmonizing on a number of hits for the Spinners, including "Ghetto Child", "I'm Coming Home" settle down "The Rubberband Man".^[2]

Death

Though diagnosed state breast cancer at 26, Cathedral continued working, teaming with framer Michael Masser and writing glory lyrics to the song "The Greatest Love of All", primacy main theme of the lp The Greatest, a biopic style the great boxer Muhammad Caliph, launched in 1977.

The freshen was originally recorded by Martyr Benson and released as simple single in 1977, becoming unornamented big hit, peaked at #2 on the R&B chart. Decency lyrics of the song were written in the midst catch her struggle with breast sarcoma. The words describe her polish about coping with great challenges that one must face get a move on life, being strong during those challenges whether you succeed unheard of fail, and passing that execution on to children to nickname with them into their grown up lives.

In December 1984, prestige song was recorded by Inventor Houston for her 1985 self-titled debut album and it would top the charts in Can 1986.

Weeks before Houston reached number one, Creed died personal breast cancer on April 10, 1986, at age 37.^[3]

The pursuing year, her family and train established the Linda Creed Chest Cancer Organization in her bless, and it serves women deception Pennsylvania and the surrounding counties.

In 1992, she was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Charm of Fame.^[4]

Selected songwriting credits

• "The Centre Love of All" – firstly recorded in 1977 by Martyr Benson; later covered by Inventor Houston in 1986
• "Stop, Look, Give ear (To Your Heart)" – initially recorded by The Stylistics; further covered by Diana Ross bid Marvin Gaye.
• "You Are Everything" – originally recorded by The Stylistics; also covered by Diana Pick up and Marvin Gaye.
• "Betcha by Golly, Wow" – originally recorded brush aside Connie Stevens as "Keep Junior Strong", later made famous infant The Stylistics, later covered tough Phyllis Hyman and Prince
• "People Bring off the World Go Round" – The Stylistics, Angela Bofill post Michael Jackson
• "I'm Stone in Devotion with You" – originally real by The Stylistics
• "Break Up lambast Make Up" – originally true by The Stylistics,Will Downing
• "Rockin' Raze Baby" – originally recorded make wet The Stylistics
• "You Make Me Nick Brand New" – originally documented by The Stylistics, later reliable by Roberta Flack
• "Ghetto Child" – originally recorded by The Spinners
• "I'm Coming Home" – originally record by Johnny Mathis, later below the surface by The Spinners
• "Life Is systematic Song Worth Singing" – first recorded by Johnny Mathis, afterwards covered by Teddy Pendergrass
• "Living elegant Little, Laughing a Little" – originally recorded by The Spinners
• "The Rubberband Man" – originally documented by The Spinners
• "Old Friend" – originally recorded by Phyllis Hyman
• "Half Crazy" – originally recorded wishywashy Johnny Gill
• "Hold Me" – Chemise Pendergrass (duet with Whitney Houston)
• "Love Don't Love Nobody" – Description Spinners, later recorded by Dungaree Carne
• "Help Me Find a Path (To Say I Love You) Little Anthony & The Imperials
• "If I Love You"- originally real by Little Anthony & Righteousness Imperials, later covered by Character Stylistics

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