Skip Scarborough

Clarence Alexander "Skip" Scarborough (November 26, 1944 – July 3, 2003) was an American songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.

Biography

Scarborough was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He lived in Los Angeles most of his life.

A prolific songwriter, Scarborough wrote songs performed by L.T.D., Anita Baker and Earth, Wind & Fire. He co-wrote "Giving You the Best That I Got", which won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Song.

Scarborough was a cousin of fellow songwriter and producer Gary Taylor.

Scarborough died of cancer on July 3, 2003 in Los Angeles.

Scarborough is survived by his wife, Alton, of Alton McClain & Destiny, daughters Relana and Candace, son Marc, as well as a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Credits

• 1970
• "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" (Friends of Distinction)
• 1973
• "Love Can Make It Easier" (The Dells, Friends of Distinction)
• "Stand Up and Show the World" (The Dells)
• "You Can't Hide Love" (Creative Source)
• "The World's a Masquerade" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• 1976
• "Can't Hide Love", (Earth, Wind & Fire, Carmen McRae, Hummingbird, Dionne Warwick, D'Angelo)
• "Earth, Wind & Fire" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• "Love Ballad" (LTD)
• 1977
• "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (The Emotions)
• "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers)
• "Love's Holiday" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• "No One Can Love you More" (Phyllis Hyman)
• 1978
• "Love Changes" (Mother's Finest)
• "Love Music" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• "Walking the Line" (The Emotions)
• 1979
• "It's Alright with Me" (Patti LaBelle)
• "Love Ballad" (George Benson)
• 1982
• "Love Notes" (Deniece Williams)
• 1983
• "They Say" (Deniece Williams) & (Phillip Bailey)
• 1988
• "Giving You the Best That I Got" (Anita Baker)
• 1990
• "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (Nancy Wilson)
• 1992
• "Sacrifice of Praise" (Edwin Hawkins)
• 1995
• "Feel the Funk" (IMx)

References

External links

• [ Skip Scarborough] at AllMusic