| 词条 | Elliot Willensky |
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BiographyHe was born in Bayonne, New Jersey on August 6, 1943 to Raymond Willensky and Gertrude Berlin. He attended Bayonne High School and graduated from Boston University with a degree in biology.[1] He undertook post-graduate studies at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst and worked as a research scientist of the National Institutes of Health.[4] Willensky left the scientific field to become a songwriter in 1969. Arguably Willensky's most well-known work is "Got to Be There" which was Michael Jackson's first solo hit and reached number 4 on the R&B singles chart in 1971.[5] The song reached number 5 on the R&B chart again in 1983 when it was covered by Chaka Khan. The song has also been covered by The Miracles in 1972, Boyz II Men in 2007, and an instrumental version by jazz guitarist/singer George Benson in 1993. Willensky continued his affiliation with the Jackson family into the 1980s, writing the noted Jermaine Jackson and Whitney Houston duet, "If You Say My Eyes are Beautiful," which appeared on Jermaine's 1986 Precious Moments album. He died from a stroke[6] on March 29, 2010 in Summit, New Jersey. References1. ^1 {{cite news | work=The Jersey Journal | date=March 31, 2010 | page=23 | title=Songwriter E. Willensky dies at 66}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Willensky, Elliot A}}{{US-songwriter-stub}}2. ^{{cite news | work=The New York Times | title=Family Fare | last=Graeber | first=Laurel | date=November 26, 1999 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/26/arts/family-fare.html}} 3. ^{{cite news | work=The New Jersey Herald | last=Sistrunk | first=Jeff | title=For Andover songwriter, hits secondary to soldiers' tribute | date=July 28, 2008 | url=http://www.njherald.com/story/28SONGWRITER}} 4. ^{{cite news | work=The Jersey Journal | title=Elliot A. Willensky | page=22 | url=http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/jerseyjournal/obituary.aspx?n=elliot-a-willensky&pid=141322881 | date=March 31, 2010}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4576/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |title=Billboard Singles|publisher=All Media Guide / Billboard |accessdate=2010-03-01}} 6. ^[https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/bob_abelman/what-were-they-thinking-got-to-be-there/article_f7a8e374-5a17-11e4-9c4d-d7f79d9a320b.html Abelman, Bob (2014). "What Were They Thinking: Got To Be There." Cleveland Jewish News October 22, 2014] Retrieved September 29, 2018. 8 : 1943 births|2010 deaths|American musical theatre composers|American television composers|Jewish American songwriters|Musicians from Bayonne, New Jersey|Boston University alumni|Songwriters from New Jersey |
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