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and

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. Diamond also produced and co-wrote

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's "Suddenly", "

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(No More Love On The Run)", "Loverboy" and "Mystery Lady" as well as producing and managing groups such as

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and Fredrick Thomas. Keith Diamond also produced and co-wrote

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's album entitled '' Never Felt So Good'' in 1986, at the request of

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who was tied up with scoring the film ''

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''. Diamond's composition of "Red Hot Lover" on Ingram's '' Never Felt So Good'' was inspired by

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, a musical recording artist Diamond had a personal relationship with.

Early life and career

Diamond moved to London to pursue a career as a musician and producer in 1969. Signed on as a songwriter by the publisher Zomba after he moved to New York in 1980, he then became known for his streamlined rhythm-and-blues pop style.

Death

Diamond died in his

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home on January 18, 1997 of a sudden heart attack.

References

1950 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers Trinidad and Tobago record producers Post-disco musicians {{Songwriter-stub