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"Native New Yorker" is a disco song written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell. It was first recorded in 1977 by Frankie Valli and released on his album Lady Put the Light Out . Later in 1977, the song became a hit single for the soul dance band Odyssey , reaching No. 3 on the U.S. disco chart. [ 1 ]
Odyssey is a vocal trio originally from New York City, who are best known for their disco hits including "Native New Yorker" (1977), "Use It Up and Wear It Out" (1980), and "Going Back to My Roots" (1981). Now based in the United Kingdom, the band is led and fronted by Steven Collazo and continues to perform and record.
The song "Native New Yorker", which was later covered in a hit version by the band Odyssey, was written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, who had been writing songs for the Four Seasons since the 1960s. [5] "I Need You" was also a hit for the band 3T.
They wrote two songs recorded by The Monkees, "I'll Be Back Up On My Feet" and "The Day We Fall in Love", and "Penny Arcade" by The Cyrkle. They later wrote "Native New Yorker", performed by Odyssey on the soundtrack of the film Eyes of Laura Mars; it was later featured in the film The Nanny Diaries and the final year of HBO’s Sex and the City.
Native New Yorker (song) O. Oh No Not My Baby; U. Use It Up and Wear It Out This page was last edited on 20 October 2019, at 20:51 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Dennis Joel Rafkin (born 1941), known professionally as Denny Randell, [2] is an American songwriter and record producer, who is best known for his songwriting collaborations with Sandy Linzer and Bob Crewe in the 1960s and 1970s.
Native New Yorker may refer to: A person who was born in or spent their formative years in New York state; Native New Yorker "Native New Yorker" (song)
"Going Back to My Roots" is a 1977 song by Lamont Dozier.A cover version of "Going Back to My Roots" by the British-American band Odyssey was the most successful in music charts in particularly European countries, besides reaching number one in South Africa.