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Howard Greenfield (* 15. März 1936 in Brooklyn, New York; † 4. März 1986 in Los Angeles) war ein US-amerikanischer Textdichter und Songwriter. Viele seiner bekannten Schlager schrieb er gemeinsam mit seinem Jugendfreund Neil Sedaka, darunter dessen Nummer-eins-Hits Breaking Up Is Hard to Do und Oh!
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died. March 4, 1986. (1986-03-04) (aged 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Lyricist and songwriter. Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building.
Sixteen-year-old Howard Greenfield and Sedaka, who was 13 at the time, both lived in the same apartment building in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach section. However, they didn't know of each other's existence until Greenfield's mother had a chance meeting with the young Sedaka in a Catskills Mountain resort. Suggesting to the juvenile pianist that "You should meet my son; he writes great lyrics ...
"Crying in the Rain" is a song composed by Carole King with lyrics by Howard Greenfield, originally recorded by American duo the Everly Brothers. The single peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1962.
- "I'm Not Angry"
- January 1962
- 1:59
- Warner Bros.
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded this song twice, in 1962 and 1975, in two significantly different arrangements, and it is considered to be his signature song.
- "As Long as I Live"
- June 1962
- 2:18
Howard Greenfield was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including one with Neil Sedaka from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, and a near-simultaneous (and equally successful) songwriting partnership with ...
Howard Greenfield. Born. March 15, 1936. Died. March 4, 1986. Country. United States. IPI. 00012639209 183 works. Affiliation. BMI. Comments. Openly gay songwriter, Greenfield died at age 49 from complications of AIDS. In 1991, Greenfield was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Related. Frequent collaborator. Buy. Added by. Works 121.
