Garry Glenn
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Garry Glenn
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| birth_name = Garry Dewayne Glenn
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|5|12|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|9|27|1955|5|12|mf=y}}
| death_place = Los Angeles County, California, United States
| origin = Detroit, Michigan, United States
| instrument = Piano
Vocals
| genre = R&B
Soul
Gospel
Jazz
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 1970s–1991
| label = PPL, Motown
| website =
}}
Garry Glenn (May 12, 1955 – September 27, 1991) was an American singer, songwriter and musician best known for his association with his songwriting partner Dianne Quander and wrote the hit song "Caught Up in the Rapture", recorded by Anita Baker in 1986. He also wrote "Intimate Friends" that was recorded by Eddie Kendricks and later sampled by Alicia Keys for the Grammy Award-nominated recording "Unbreakable."
Biography
Garry Dewayne Glenn was born on May 12, 1955, in Detroit, the son of Robert and Bonnie (née Beard) Glenn. As a teenager, he toured with his sister, Gospel singer, Beverly Glenn. By the late 1970s, he turned his attention to songwriting. In the 1980s he was a frequent songwriting collaborator with Dianne Quander. His songs have been recorded by The Dramatics, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Emotions, Eddie Kendricks, Jean Carne and Anita Baker.{{cite web
|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/glenn-p80343
|title=Garry Glenn – Biography
|author=Leggett, Steve
|publisher= All Music Guide
|location= United States
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|accessdate=2011-01-06
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{{cite web |url=http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Garry%20Glenn.html|title=Garry Glenn Page
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{{cite web
|url=http://www.ancestry.com
|title= California Death Index, 1940–1997 [database on-line]
|publisher= The Generations Network
|location= United States
|year=2000
|accessdate=2011-01-06
}}
| title =Feels Good To Feel Good
| others =Garry Glenn
| year =1987
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| publisher =Motown Records
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| location =Hollywood, California
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Selected Songwriting Credits
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| style="background-color: #85CAFF" | Song
! style="background-color: #85CAFF" | Co-Writer(s) ! style="background-color: #85CAFF" | Performer(s) |
|---|
| "Armed and Dangerous"
|Martin Page and Maurice White |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Be Careful (How You Treat My Love)" |None |
| "Caught Up In The Rapture"
|Dianne Quander |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Cause I Love You" |David Pruitt |
| "Da Tu Amor"
|Carlos Santana and Andy Vargas |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Do You Have To Go" |None |Garry Glenn |
| "Feels Good To Feel Good"
| Dianne Quander |Garry Glenn |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Flame of Love" |Dianne Quander |Jean Carne{{cite AV media notes | title =Closer Than Close | others =Jean Carne | year =1986 | chapter = | url = | first = | last = | page = | pages = | at = | type = | publisher =Omni Records | id = | location =New York, New York }} |
| "Gonna Make You Mine"
|None |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Heaven In Your Arms" |Dianne Quander |
| "I Can't Let You Go"
|Dianne Quander |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Intimate Friends" |None |Eddie Kendricks, Alicia Keys (sampled on track "Unbreakable" below), Sweet Sable (sampled on track "Old Time's Sake" below) |
| "Lost Inside Of You"
| None |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Love Of My Life" | Dianne Quander |
| "No Sweeter Love"
| None | Geoff McBride |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Old Time's Sake" |Tabitha Brace, Nicole Miller and Angelica Strong |
| "Priceless"
|None |
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|"Share Your Love" |
| "Song In My Heart" |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Time To Move On" |
| "Unbreakable"
|Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Harold Lilly |
| style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
|"Why Not Be Mine For Awhile" | None | Five Special |
| "Winning Streak"
| None |
=Recording artist=
In 1980, Glenn recorded his eponymous album for PPL Records. Later, he joined the Motown roster, which released his second and final album, Feels Good To Feel Good in 1987, which was moderately successful. On the latter album, he wrote or co-wrote all of the songs (including four with Dianne Quander).
Death
Glenn died on September 27, 1991, from kidney failure.
Legacy
His songs continued to be recorded by other artists and sampled by others. His song, "Intimate Friends" (as recorded by Eddie Kendricks) was sampled on the track, "Old Time's Sake" by Sweet Sable, which appeared on the 1994 soundtrack for Above the Rim. In 2005, Alicia Keys sampled the same song on "Unbreakable". The latter recording was nominated for two Grammys and won two NAACP Image Awards.
Sparkle sampled the song on the track, "Time to Move On" on her 1998 debut album.
Notes
Both the All Music Guide and Soulwalking websites list Glenn's date of the death as September 18, 1991. The date from the California Death Index is used instead.
References
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External links
- [http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Garry%20Glenn.html Soulwalking – Garry Glenn Page]
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