Irving Martin

Irving Martin is a record producer and song writer. He wrote the song for Guy Darrell called "Ive been Hurt".^[1] He was for a period of time an A&R man for CBS Records and Fontana and Decca Records.^[2] He also produced early recordings by the group Slade.^[3] He produced the following singles, "Hung On You" / "Prove It" by Johnny Devlin in 1965 plus three others for him. Others were "Come Back Baby Come Back" / "Since My Baby Said Goodbye" by Romeo Z in 1967 and four singles for The Californians including "Sad Old Songs" / "Weep No More".^[4] Other groups he produced recordings for were Finders Keepers, Sight And Sound, and The Royalty.^[5]

Compositions

• "I've Been Hurt" sung by Guy Darrell - 1966^[6]
• "We Want Love" sung by Cheryl St. Clair - 1966^[7]
• "Death's Other Dominion" by Barry Gray, Space 1999 (co writer) - (1976)
• "Black Sun" by Barry Gray, Space 1999 (co writer) - (1976)^[8]
• "Dance The Night Away" by Sheer Elegance - 1977^[9]
• "Earthy" by Monaco - 1978^[10]

References

1. Billboard 25 Aug 1973 Billboard Hites of the World
2. Slade Story Irving Martin
3. The Slade Cove Beginnings
4. Martin RUOK.Net Productions Irving Martin Productions
5. Brum Beat The Californians
6. Billboard 3 Nov 1973 Page 53 Billboard Hits of the World
7. 45 Cat Cheryl St. Clair My Heart's Not In It
8. Discogs Barry Gray– Espacio 1999 (Banda Sonora Original De La Serie De T.V.)
9. Discogs Sheer Elegance– Dance The Night Away
10. Discogs Monaco (2)– God Only Knows / Earthy

Links

• List of Irving Martin Productions