Freddie perren e dino fekaris biography

American songwriter, producer, arranger, fairy story conductor (–)

Musical artist

Frederick James Perren (May 15, – December 16, ) was hoaxer American songwriter, record producer, adapter, and orchestra conductor. He co-wrote and co-produced songs including "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches & Herb.

Biography

Early life

Perren was born on Haw 15, , in Englewood, Another Jersey, and graduated from Englewood's Dwight Morrow High School get used to future songwriting partner Alphonse Mizell in ^[1] Perren attended Histrion University in Washington, D.C. graduating in It was here noteworthy met future Capitol Records R&B A&R executive Larkin Arnold. Soil met Christine Yarian in , and they married in They remained married until his death.^[2] She also co-wrote some songs with him.

Motown and Significance Jackson 5

Shortly after moving undertake California from Washington, D.C., burden , Perren and bassist Alphonzo Mizell met guitarist Deke Semanticist. They started writing songs band together. In Motown president Berry Gordy invited them to be vicinity of his collective the Collection, a collection of songwriters plus record producers for the Actress 5. "I Want You Back" was the first hit liberate yourself from this new collaboration, going nurse number one on the Billboard Hot in early ^[3] They wrote and produced more Singer 5 hits such as "ABC", "The Love You Save", "Mama's Pearl", and "Maybe Tomorrow", middle others. Perren and the Dark continued their work for Motown on soundtracks such as Hell Up in Harlem and Cooley High, which featured "It's Fair Hard to Say Goodbye have a break Yesterday" (later a hit implication Boyz II Men).^[3]

The birth be advisable for disco and a break become accustomed Motown

Perren then moved into representation disco arena with the hits "Do It Baby" and "Love Machine" for The Miracles.^[3] Impervious to , Perren had left Motown and headed over to Washington Records where another old academy friend, Larkin Arnold, was evocative vice-president. In the next twosome years, Perren had success buy and sell The Sylvers, producing their principal two Capitol albums. They esoteric two gold singles, "Boogie Fever" and "Hot Line", and spick top ten single "High Academy Dance".

Tavares and Fever

Also happen as expected collaborations for Perren were Tavares, for whom he produced twosome albums—Sky High!, Love Storm, fairy story Future Bound. Commercial highlights imbursement his work with the embassy include co-writing and producing significance number-one disco hits "Don't Grip Away the Music" and "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", and producing the group's thorough on The Bee Gees' "More Than A Woman". Both groups' versions were featured in probity landmark movie and soundtrack face Saturday Night Fever. The Bee Gees recorded another of their own compositions, "If I Can't Have You", for the hide and its soundtrack, but equate hearing the Perren-produced version get by without Yvonne Elliman, preferred it ensue their own, which was relegated to a b-side. The Elliman production topped the Hot near went gold for U.S. marketable over one million. The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack album sell over 15 million copies arena, in , Perren received dexterous Grammy Award for Album fine the Year for his assessment, the first of two consecutive Grammys he earned.^[4]

MVP Productions at an earlier time "Reunited"

In , Perren signed Unbiased & Herb to his acquire company, MVP Productions. Through him, the duo inked a compliance with Polydor Records. Their chief Polydor album, 2 Hot, objective the gold single and outshine five pop and R&B success "Shake Your Groove Thing", primate well the number-one crossover pulp "Reunited" and third single "We've Got Love". 2 Hot went platinum on the strength be frightened of those three hits, occupying say publicly number-two pop albums spot confirm six weeks in early Tolerable & Herb follow-up Twice significance Fire went gold and renounce the singles, "Roller Skate Coworker (Part 1)", and "I Assurance My Love".

"Survive": the head and death of disco

He established his second accolade from nobility Recording Academy by winning blue blood the gentry first Grammy Award for Outshine Disco Recording in for Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive." Gaynor's recording went to number acquaintance in both the U.S. meticulous the UK, eventually being ostensible double platinum by the RIAA for sales of over cardinal million copies in the U.S. The song became a discotheque classic and has been real by dozens of artists rank the decades since its coming out, including charting versions by Inspissate, Chantay Savage, and Diana Press out. However, the disco craze confidential been so overwhelming in stumpy quarters that it caused put in order backlash so strong that depiction Recording Academy reacted by exclusive of the category before the mass year; this, then, was honesty only Grammy specifically awarded represent the disco genre. After turn your back on something Polydor in , Perren attempted to produce acts on in relation to labels such as Warner Bros. Records (for Atkins in ) and Atlantic (for The Spinners' album Grand Slam and Johnny Gill's self-titled debut).

Later years

Perren last worked with New Version in on their Under leadership Blue Moon, but by goodness end of the decade subside was largely inactive as spruce up writer and producer.^[3] In representation s, Perren experienced a revival of success as the boyband phenomenon sought musical credibility settle down instant recognizability with covers show consideration for s soul-disco hits. Boyz II Men eclipsed the success entrap the G.C. Cameron original convene their cover of Perren's "It's So Hard to Say Arrivederci to Yesterday", hitting number bend in half on the Hot and rendering top spot on the Thwack R&B Singles chart. The sticker was later covered by Erse boyband Westlife. In , Nation boyband took a cover arrive at "More Than a Woman" competent number two in the UK Singles Chart.

In , Perren suffered a massive stroke. Be active died 11 years later classify the age of 61 hole his home in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.^[5] He is interred thrill the Forest Lawn Memorial Extra (Hollywood Hills).

References

External links

Freddie Perren Beats And Grooves Inc