Skip Scarborough

Clarence Alexander "Skip" Scarborough (November 26, 1944 – July 3, 2003) was an American songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.

Biography
Scarborough was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He lived in Los Angeles most of his life.

A prolific songwriter, Scarborough wrote songs performed by L.T.D., Anita Baker and Earth, Wind & Fire. He co-wrote "Giving You the Best That I Got", which won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Song.

Scarborough was a cousin of fellow songwriter and producer Gary Taylor.

Scarborough died of cancer on July 3, 2003 in Los Angeles.

Credits

 * 1970
 * "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" (Friends of Distinction)
 * 1973
 * "Love Can Make It Easier" (The Dells, (Friends of Distinction))
 * "Stand Up and Show the World" (The Dells)
 * "You Can't Hide Love" (Creative Source)
 * "The World's a Masquerade" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
 * 1976
 * "Can't Hide Love", (Earth, Wind & Fire, Carmen McRae, Hummingbird, Dionne Warwick, D'Angelo)
 * "Earth, Wind & Fire" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
 * "Love Ballad" (LTD)
 * 1977
 * "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (The Emotions)
 * "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers)
 * "Love's Holiday" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
 * "No One Can Love you More" (Phyllis Hyman)
 * 1978
 * "Love Changes" (Mother's Finest)
 * "Love Music" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
 * "Walking the Line" (The Emotions)
 * 1979
 * "It's Alright with Me" (Patti LaBelle)
 * "Love Ballad" (George Benson)
 * 1982
 * "Love Notes" (Deniece Williams)
 * 1983
 * "They Say" (Deniece Williams) & (Phillip Bailey)
 * 1988
 * "Giving You the Best That I Got" (Anita Baker)
 * 1990
 * "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (Nancy Wilson)
 * 1992
 * "Sacrifice of Praise" (Edwin Hawkins)
 * 1995
 * "Feel the Funk" (IMx)