Matthew C. Clark Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Former singer/songwriter Alan O'Day (# 1 hit with "Undercover Angel" in 1977) has died at 72 years old. He also wrote "The Drum" for Bobby Sherman (his last Top 40 hit in 1971) & "Angie Baby" (# 1 hit for Helen Reddy) in late 1974. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Alan battled brain cancer for 6 months. Alan also wrote "Rock And Roll Heaven" for The Righteous Brothers in 1974 & "Train Of Thought" for Cher also in 1974. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I only knew his hit from 1977. I didn´t know he´d written those other songs. Some pretty strong writing credits. RIP Alan. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 He also wrote "Flashback" done by Paul Anka,. Also done by The 5th Dimension in late 1973 when I saw them performed it on "The Flip Wilson Show". Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Alan also wrote "Easy Evil" for Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta (1973) also Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (from 1972 "Tuneweaving") which Telma Hopkins does the vocals. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les R. Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Alan had one other minor follow-up hit entitled, "Started Out Dancing, Ended Up Making Love." It reached #73 Billboard, #93 Cash Box. The flip side was his own rendition of "Angie Baby." And his creative talents were in no way limited to the '70s! He released a new album as recently as 2008, and just last year he wrote and sang the title tune for the film, "You Don't Say." And he was busy with many other musical projects in the interim.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u3saq0vo1shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ZCF5BFRJ0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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