Warren Harry


Warren Harry was a British songwriter and performer.

Biography

Harry was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.
From 1977 to the mid-1980s, Warren Harry released a number of singles under both the name Warren Harry and Warren Bacall. These were: "I am a Radio", "Sail On", "1965", "Radio Show", "Welcome to Judy's World", "Lions and Tigers" and "Brief Encounter". In the late 1970s, Harry performed with his band, The Yum Yum Band. Members of Harry's backing bands included Graham Dibble, Michael Burns, backing vocals, Paul Kendal, John Clarke, John Kayne, Pete Farley, Jakko M Jakszyk and Josh Gale.
He subsequently wrote a number of songs for other artists including several songs by Bucks Fizz, John Otway, Anthony Newley and Japanese singer Yōko Oginome.
Other songs written for Bucks Fizz included "I'd Like to Say I Love You" from Hand Cut, and as Warren Bacall: "Rules of the Game" and "Oh Suzanne" from Greatest Hits, "Indebted to You" and "Thief in the Night" from I Hear Talk and "In Your Eyes". The latter four were all co-written with Andy Hill. The majority of these songs were written about tragic female characters and were sung by the female members of the group.
Harry died from a pulmonary embolism in his home in Cymmer, Wales on 10 March 2008, aged 54. He was living with his partner Annie Whitaker and her son at the time.