"Don't Bring Me Down" is a song composed by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing and recorded as a 1966 hit single by #theAnimals. It was the group's first release with drummer #BarryJenkins, who replaced founding member #JohnSteel as he had left the band in February of that year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdIvqfsXQqg

"Hey Girl" is a song written and composed by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. It first became a popular Top ten hit on the #Billboard #Hot100 in August 1963 when recorded by #FreddieScott. #DonnyOsmond took the song back to the Billboard top ten chart with his cover in 1971. #BillyJoel recorded a version of the song for his 1997 album #GreatestHitsVolumeIII.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3mvJE-SUnc

"Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by #MichaelMasser and #GerryGoffin. Originally recorded by #MarilynMcCoo and #BillyDavisJr for their album Marilyn & Billy in 1978, it was revisited by American singer #WhitneyHouston, who recorded the ballad for her self-titled debut studio album in 1985. It was released on August 13, 1985 by #AristaRecords, as the second #single from the album in the #UnitedStates, and third worldwide after "#AllAtOnce".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxmv2tyeRs

"Up on the Roof" is a song written by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing and recorded in 1962 by #TheDrifters. Released late that year, the disc became a major hit in early 1963, reaching number 5 on the #USPopSinglesChart and number 4 on the #USRAndBSinglesChart. In the UK it was a top-ten success for singer #KennyLynch, whose version was also released in 1962.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg--coIwD8I

"I'll Meet You Halfway" is a song written by #WesFarrell and #GerryGoffin and recorded by #ThePartridgeFamily for their 1971 album, #UpToDate. It went to No.4 on the #AdultContemporaryChart and reached No.9 on #TheBillboardHot100 in 1971. On the New Zealand Listener Chart it reached No. 13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvuLUX1CbVY

"Smackwater Jack" is a song written by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. It was first released on King's 1971 album #Tapestry and then on the second single from that album, along with "#SoFarAway", charting at number 14 on the #Billboard Hot 100. It was subsequently covered by many artists, most famously by #QuincyJones as the title song of his 1971 album Smackwater Jack. #RollingStone critic #JonLandau described "Smackwater Jack" as an "uptempo #shuffle".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU2-5hZEFgQ

"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" is a #romanticBallad written by lyricist #GerryGoffin with #MichaelMasser and recorded by #PeaboBryson and #RobertaFlack for their 1983 album of #duets, #BornToLove, issued as the lead single. The track—produced by Masser—became a million-selling international hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXKbVNVa72o

"Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" is a #doowop style #noveltySong from 1961 by the American songwriter #BarryMann, who wrote it with #GerryGoffin. It was originally released as a single on the #ABCParamount label (10237).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmFSEP05yyg

"Take Good Care of My Baby" is a song written by #CaroleKing and #GerryGoffin. The song was made famous by American singer #BobbyVee, when it was released in 1961.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiUgZcHjayA

On 11 Feb 1939: #GerryGoffin, American Hall of Fame pop and rock lyricist ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; "Up On The Roof"; "Pleasant Valley Sunday"), married to Carole King, 1959-69, born in Queens, New York City (d. 2014).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊