His songs have been recorded by Tom Jones, P. J. Proby, David Essex, The Drifters, Rod Stewart, Petula Clark, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Fortunes, Charles Aznavour, Tony Christie, Mireille Mathieu, Barbra Streisand, and The Dave Clark Five.
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He was also the major songwriter for the English singer Declan Galbraith for his first album, Declan (2002), including the hit "Tell Me Why" (No.
He started writing songs with Barry Mason, and his second solo single "Super Girl", issued on the Columbia label, reached no.19 on the UK singles chart in 1966.
Black had several further singles through 1966, such as the Sloan-Barri tunes "Kisses for My Baby" and "Say It Again", Sam Cooke's "Only Sixteen", and "Baby's Gone" (written by Graham Bonney and Barry Mason), all of which were produced by Sloan and Barri.
Returning to London in 1959, and working again as a market porter, he became a friend of his neighbour, songwriter Barry Mason.
Perry Mason | Barry Manilow | George Mason University | Barry Goldwater | James Mason | Perry Mason (TV series) | Barry Bonds | Barry Gibb | Mason | Barry | Barry Levinson | Barry Humphries | Lynda Barry | Barry Lyndon | George Mason | Barry McGee | Barry Greenstein | Barry County, Missouri | Dave Barry | Barry White | Barry Morse | Barry Mann | Barry Gifford | Barry County | Barry Commoner | Mason Jennings | Fortnum & Mason | Barry Sheene | Barry Lopez | John Mason Neale |