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Clive Westlake

1932-2000 GB
Songwriter of Pop

Gerald Clive Westlake (25 December 1932 – 17 June 2000) was a British songwriter.He was born in Newport, Wales, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music and worked as music teacher at Robert Richardson Grammar School, Ryhope, near Sunderland In the late 1950s early 1960s before working as a songwriter with music publishers Carlin Music. He is most associated with songs written for Dusty Springfield, including "Losing You" (co-written with Tom Springfield) and "All I See Is You" (co-written with Ben Wiseman) — both of which peaked at no. 9 on the UK singles chart, in 1964 and 1966 respectively — and "I Close My Eyes and Count To Ten", which reached no. 4 in the UK in 1968. He also co-wrote "Here I Go Again" with Mort Shuman for The Hollies —a UK no. 4 in 1964 — and wrote songs recorded by