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Geoff Morrow

Geoff Morrow

British songwriter and businessman (born 1942) Geoff MorrowBornGeoffrey Stanton Morrow (1942-05-16) 16 May 1942 (age 84)London, EnglandOccupationsSongwriter, producerYears active1964–presentFormerly ofArnold, Martin and MorrowButterscotchMusical artist Geoffrey Stanton "Geoff" Morrow (born 16 May 1942, in London, England) is a British songwriter, composer, and businessman. His compositions have been recorded by Butterscotch (of which he was a member), Sandie Shaw, the Carpenters, Elvis Presley, Johnny Mathis, Jessie J, Barry Manilow and other musicians. Many of his early compositions were co-written by David Martin and/or Chris Arnold, with whom he also recorded, both as the songwriting and production trio Arnold, Martin and Morrow and as the soft rock band Butterscotch. Career Arnold, Martin, and Morrow Morrow started out as a songwriter with Chris Arnold in the mid 1960s. In 1965, they met with singer David Martin, as they wanted him to record the demo for a song they had written for Billy Fury, "In Thoughts of You". Martin recorded the demo, and gave advice on changing some of the lyrics. The single was released with Martin's newer lyrics, and was Morrow and Arnold's first big