Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry (born
Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are "
Tell Laura I Love Her" (written with
Ben Raleigh and a number 1 hit in the
UK Singles Chart when it was recorded by
Ricky Valance and number 7 in the US as sung by
Ray Peters), "
Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "
Da Doo Ron Ron", "
Then He Kissed Me", "
Be My Baby", "
Chapel of Love", and "
River Deep - Mountain High" (all written with his then-wife
Ellie Greenwich and
Phil Spector); "
Leader of the Pack" (written with Greenwich and
Shadow Morton); "
Sugar, Sugar" (written with
Andy Kim); "Without Us" (written with
Tom Scott), and "
I Honestly Love You" (written with
Peter Allen).
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