Warren Harry (born Warren Philip Harry, 16 September 1953 – 10 March 2008) (also known as Warren Bacall) was a British

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

and performer.

Biography

Harry was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. From 1976 to 1984, Warren Harry released a number of singles under both the name Warren Harry and Warren Bacall. These were: "I Don't Care" (Sonet Records 1976) , "I Am A Radio" (Bronze Records 1977) , "Sail On" (

Bronze Records Bronze Records was an independent English record label founded in 1971 by record producer Gerry Bron on Oxford Street in London, eventually relocating to Chalk Farm. History Bron had been producing Uriah Heep for Vertigo Records, and he set up ...

, 1977), "1965" (Ellie Jay Records, 1978), "Radio Show" (

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), 1979), "Welcome to Judy's World" (Polydor Records,1980), And as "Warren Bacall" He released these singles= "Lions and Tigers" (Stage Coach Records, 1982), "Brief Encounter" (Pilot Records, 1984),Discogs - Warren Bacall
/ref> "Crystal Tears" (Pilot Records, 1984). In the late 1970s, Warren Harry performed with his band, 'The Yum Yum Band'. Members of Harry's backing band included Graham Dibble (guitar, vocals), Michael (Paddy) Burns (drums, backing vocals), Paul Kendal (

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), John Clarke (drums), John Kayne ( keyboards), Pete Farley (bass), Jakko M Jakszyk (guitar) and Josh Gale (bass). He subsequently wrote a number of songs for other artists including several songs by Bucks Fizz (such as " When We Were Young" a UK Top 10 hit),

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and Japanese singer

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. Other songs written for Bucks Fizz included "I'd Like to Say I Love You" (as Warren Harry) from ''

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'', and as Warren Bacall: " Rules of the Game" and "Oh Suzanne" from ''

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'', "Indebted to You" and "Thief in the Night" from ''

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'' and "In Your Eyes". The latter four were all co-written with Andy Hill. The majority of these songs were written about tragic female characters and were sung by the female members of the group. Harry died from a

pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream ( embolism). Symptoms of a PE may include shortness of breath, chest pain particularly upon breathin ...

in his home in Cymmer,

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after having an asthma attack earlier that day on 10 March 2008, aged 54. He was living with his partner Annie Harry and her son at the time.

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