Harold Lilly (songwriter)
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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| name = Harold Lilly Jr.
| birth_name = Harold Spencer Lilly Jr.
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| genre = R&B
| occupation = Songwriter
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| label = Lillyluv
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Harold Spencer Lilly Jr. (born December 1977){{Cite web|url= https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/harold-spencer-lilly-539703|title=Harold Spencer Lilly – Broadway Cast & Staff|website=Internet Broadway DataBase}} is an American songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. He has written songs for artists such as Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Brandy, Zayn Malik, Angie Stone and Luther Vandross.{{cite web|author1=Venable, Malcolm|title=Harold Lilly|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20050614harold_lilly_harold_lilly|date=2005-06-13|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.|accessdate=2015-11-08}}
Awards
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|2008
|Harold Lilly
|Heroes and Legends Award{{cite magazine|author1=Michell, Gail|title=Songwriter Harold Lilly Jr. To Be Honored As 'Hero'|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1307106/songwriter-harold-lilly-jr-to-be-honored-as-hero|date=2008-06-17|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=2015-11-08}}
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List of songs
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|+ |style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|{{dagger|alt=Song released as a single}} |Indicates single release |
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|+ List of songs written or co-written by Harold Lilly ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Artist(s) ! scope="col" data-sort-type="text" |Release ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref. |
| rowspan="7" |2001
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" |"Take You Out" | |
| "Girl"
| O-Town | O-Town | |
| "Brotha"
| rowspan="3" |Angie Stone | rowspan="3" |Mahogany Soul | |
| "Easier Said Than Done"
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| "Brotha Part II"
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| "Do Your Time"
| rowspan="2" |Faith Evans | rowspan="2" |Faithfully | |
| "Heaven Only Knows"
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| rowspan="10" | 2002
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "He Is" {{dagger}} | |
| "2 Steps Back"
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| "Just a Friend 2002"
| rowspan="2" |Mario | rowspan="2" |Mario | |
| "Braid My Hair"
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| "Too Hood"
| rowspan="6" |Monica | rowspan="6" |All Eyez on Me | |
| "Im Back"
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| "U Should've Known"
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| "U Deserve"
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| "If U Were the Girl"
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| "Searchin"
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| rowspan="6" | 2003
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "You Don't Know My Name" {{dagger}} | rowspan="2" | Alicia Keys | rowspan="2" | {{sort|diary|The Diary of Alicia Keys}} |
| scope="row" | "So Simple"
|{{cite AV media notes|title=The Diary of Alicia Keys|others=Alicia Keys|year=2003|type=inlay cover|publisher=J Records}} |
| "No Ruben"
| rowspan="4" |Ruben Studdard | rowspan="4" |Soulful | |
| "Take the Shot"
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| "Can I Get Your Attention"
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| "Don't Quit On Me"
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| rowspan="11" | 2004
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "I Want You" {{dagger}} | |
| "Get No Better"
| Cassidy | |
| "L.O.V.E."
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| "My Man"
| rowspan="2" | Angie Stone | rowspan="2" | Stone Love | rowspan="2" | |
| "That Kind of Love" |
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Talk About Our Love" {{dagger}}
| Brandy featuring Kanye West | rowspan="2" | Afrodisiac | rowspan="2" |{{cite AV media notes |title=Afrodisiac |others=Brandy |date=2004 |type=CD liner |publisher=Atlantic Records}} |
| "Where You Wanna Be"
| Brandy featuring T.I. |
| "Baby Mama"
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| "Directions"
| rowspan="3" | Mario | rowspan="3" |Turning Point | |
| "Girl I Need"
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| "Nikes Fresh Out the Bo"
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| rowspan="8" | 2005
| scope="row" | "Ain't No Reason" | Be Cool |{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=6825208&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616053230/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=6825208&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2013|title=Ain't Other Reason (Legal Title) BMI Work #6825208|publisher=BMI|accessdate=15 June 2013}} |
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Gotta Make It" {{dagger}}
| Trey Songz featuring Twista | |
| scope="row" | "Midnite"
| Libra | |
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Unbreakable" {{dagger}}
| rowspan="2" | Alicia Keys | rowspan="2" | Unplugged | {{cite AV media notes|title=Unplugged|others=Alicia Keys|year=2005|type=inlay cover|publisher=J Records}} |
| "You Don't Know My Name"
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| "Unpredictable"
| rowspan="2" | Jamie Foxx | rowspan="2" | Unpredictable | |
| "Three Letter Word"
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| "More"
| Syleena Johnson featuring Anthony Hamilton | |
| rowspan="8" |2006
| "Got You Home" | Luther Vandross | The Ultimate Luther Vandross | |
| "Sunshine"
| Fantasia | Fantasia | |
| "The Return" (of The Velvet Teddy Bear)
| rowspan="6" |Ruben Studdard | rowspan="6" | The Return | |
| "Our Story"
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| "One Side"
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| "Ain't No Party"
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| "Listen to Ya Heart"
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| "I'm Not Happy"
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| rowspan="6" | 2007
| scope="row" | "I Need You" | rowspan="4" | Alicia Keys | rowspan="4" | As I Am |
| scope="row" | "Where Do We Go from Here" |
| scope="row" | "Wreckless Love" |
| scope="row" | "Saviour"
| {{cite AV media notes|title=As I Am (The Super Edition)|others=Alicia Keys|year=2008|type=inlay cover|publisher=J Records}} |
| "Do Right"
| Mario | Go | |
| "Tick Tock"
| Lemar | |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Breathe Slow" {{dagger}} | |
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "Ego" {{dagger}}
|{{cite AV media notes |title=I Am... Sasha Fierce |others=Beyoncé |year=2008 |type=Standard Edition |publisher=Columbia Records}} |
| 2009
| "The Hardest Moment" | Mario | D.N.A. | |
| rowspan="3" |2013
|"Soldier in the City" | rowspan="2" |Aloe Blacc | rowspan="2" | Lift Your Spirit | |
| "Eyes of a Child"
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| "Supa"
| Better | |
| rowspan="2" |2015
| scope="row" style="background-color:#D8BFD8" | "28 Thousand Days" {{dagger}} | Alicia Keys | Non-album single | |
| "Run Run Run"
| Woman | |
| rowspan="14" | 2016
| scope="row" | "It's You" | rowspan="6" | Zayn | rowspan="6" | Mind of Mine |
| "Befour"
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| "Rear View"
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| "Borderz"
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| "Blue"
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| "Bright"
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| "Pawn It All"
| rowspan="5" |Alicia Keys | rowspan="5" |Here | |
| "Illusion of Bliss"
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| "Girl Can't Be Herself"
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| "More Than We Know"
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| "Where Do We Begin Now"
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| "What I'm Feelin'"
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| "Mean What I Mean"
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| "Wishes"
| Non-album single | |
| rowspan="2" |2021
| "Blue Mesas" | rowspan="2" |Leon Bridges | rowspan="2" |Gold-Diggers Sound | |
| "Summer Rain"
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References
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External links
- [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mitchell-productions/2008/05/20/meet-grammy-award-winning-songwriter-producer-harold-lilly--1 Interview] at Sharvette Mitchell Radio Show
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Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
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