Larry Gottlieb

Larry Gottlieb
Larry Gottlieb
Birth name	Lawrence Bennett Gottlieb
Born	June 10, 1951 (age 73); Jackson Heights, Queens, New York
Origin	Manhasset, New York, United States
Genres	Country, rhythm and blues, pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, piano
Years active	1973–present

Lawrence Bennett Gottlieb (born June 10, 1951, Jackson Heights, New York, United States) is an American songwriter.

Gottlieb has penned songs for Trisha Yearwood, Kim Richey and Kevin Montgomery, as well as penning Blue Öyster Cult's "Dancin' in the Ruins" with Jason Scanlon. The song came to BÖC through the publisher, and was recorded for "Club Ninja."^[1] Gottlieb has been nominated for two Grammy Awards: the first in 1982 (with Marc Blatte) for Best R&B Song, with "When She Was My Girl", performed by the Four Tops, and the second in 1997 (with Angelo Petraglia and Kim Richey) for Best Country Song, with "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)", performed by Trisha Yearwood.

Discography

Songwriting

Year	Artist	Song	Album	Collaborator(s)
1975	The Main Ingredient	"Family Man"
1976	The Tymes	"Goin' Through the Motions"
1978	The Debs	"Cupie Dolls"		Marc Blatte
1978	The Debs	"Oh Woman"
1980	Patti Fisher	"Shiver"
1981	Four Tops	"When She Was My Girl"	Tonight!
1982	Four Tops	"Sad Hearts"	One More Mountain
1982	Rachel Sweet	"Voo Doo"	& Then He Kissed Me: Blame It on Love
1983	The Manhattans	"Forever By Your Side"	Forever By Your Side
1983	The Rake	"Street Justice"		Marc Blatte & Jay Rifkin
1984	Dominique	"Changes Of Heart"		Marc Blatte
1984	Laura Branigan	"Sharpshooter"	Body Rock	Marc Blatte
1985	The Manhattans	"Too Hot To Stop It"	Too Hot To Stop It	Marc Blatte & Larry Wu (Larry Wedgeworth)
1986	Marie Osmond	"Read My Lips"	There's No Stopping Your Heart	Marc Blatte
	Kenny Rogers & Nickie Ryder	"The Pride is Back"	Through The Years: A Retrospective	Marc Blatte & Alan Monde
	Blue Öyster Cult	"Dancin' in the Ruins"	Club Ninja	Jason Scanlon
	Joe Cerisano	"Hands Across America" (theme song of the Hands Across America benefit event)		Marc Blatte & John Carney
1988	Joe Trio	"Take Me Home"		Marc Blatte & Patti Harney
1992	Pirates of the Mississippi	"Till I'm Holding You Again"	Walk the Plank	Bill McCorvey & Rich Alves
1993	Kevin Montgomery	"Red-Blooded American Boy"	Fear Nothing
		"Everybody's Girl"
		"Code of Honor"
		"I Won't Close My Eyes"
		"Which Way Is It Gonna Be"
		"I Want You"
		"Fear Nothing"
		"Softer Years"
		"Don't Make Me Hate the Things I Love"
1996	Trisha Yearwood	"Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"	Everybody Knows	Kim Richey & Angelo Petraglia
1997	Martina McBride	"I Won't Close My Eyes"	Evolution	Kevin Montgomery
	Kim Richey	"I'm Alright"	Bitter Sweet	Kim Richey & Angelo Petraglia
		"To Tell the Truth"
		"The Lonesome Side of Town"
2001	Bill Deasy	"Good Things are Happening" (the Good Morning America theme song until October 22, 2007)		Bill Deasy
2003	Kevin Montgomery	"Another Long Story"	Another Long Story
2004		"Melrose"	2:30 am
		"She Don't Wake Me Up"
		"Thank You Very Much"

References

^ "Richard Meltzer Biography". Blueoystercult.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

External links

Larry Gottlieb – Allmusic artist entry
Schenck, Steve. "Larry Gottlieb Discography". BlueOysterCult.com. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
Drake, Howard (2009). "MusicVF Songs written by Larry Gottlieb". MusicVF.com. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
Blatte, Marc. "Rejection is just an invitation to resubmit. Always RSVP". PositiveArticles.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
"Tracks Composed By: M. Blatte, L. Gottlieb". 45cat.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
"Larry Gottlieb Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[1] "Richard Meltzer Biography". Blueoystercult.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

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