Skip Scarborough

Clarence Alexander "Skip" Scarborough (November 26, 1944 – July 3, 2003) was an American songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.

Skip Scarborough
Birth name	Clarence Alexander Scarborough
Born	(1944-11-26)November 26, 1944 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Origin	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Died	July 3, 2003(2003-07-03) (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	R&B, funk, soul, disco
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, arranger, record producer
Instrument(s)	Piano, keyboards
Years active	1960s–2003

Biography

Scarborough was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He lived in Los Angeles most of his life.

A prolific songwriter, Scarborough wrote songs performed by L.T.D., Anita Baker and Earth, Wind & Fire. He co-wrote "Giving You the Best That I Got", which won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Song.^[1]

Scarborough was a cousin of fellow songwriter and producer Gary Taylor.^[2]

Scarborough died of cancer on July 3, 2003 in Los Angeles.^[3]

Scarborough is survived by his wife, Alton, of Alton McClain & Destiny, daughters Relana and Candace, son Marc, as well as a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Credits

• 1970
  • "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" (Friends of Distinction)
• 1973
  • "Love Can Make It Easier" (The Dells, (Friends of Distinction))
  • "Stand Up and Show the World" (The Dells)
  • "You Can't Hide Love" (Creative Source)
  • "The World's a Masquerade" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• 1976
  • "Can't Hide Love", (Earth, Wind & Fire, Carmen McRae, Hummingbird, Dionne Warwick, D'Angelo)
  • "Earth, Wind & Fire" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
  • "Love Ballad" (LTD)
• 1977
  • "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (The Emotions)
  • "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers)
  • "Love's Holiday" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
  • "No One Can Love you More" (Phyllis Hyman)
• 1978
  • "Love Changes" (Mother's Finest)
  • "Love Music" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
  • "Walking the Line" (The Emotions)
• 1979
  • "It's Alright with Me" (Patti LaBelle)
  • "Love Ballad" (George Benson)
• 1982
  • "Love Notes" (Deniece Williams)
• 1983
  • "They Say" (Deniece Williams) & (Phillip Bailey)
• 1988
  • "Giving You the Best That I Got" (Anita Baker)
• 1990
  • "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (Nancy Wilson)
• 1992
  • "Sacrifice of Praise" (Edwin Hawkins)
• 1995
  • "Feel the Funk" (IMx)