Ian Samwell

Record Producer

1937 – 2003

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Who was Ian Samwell?

Ian Ralph Samwell was an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known as the writer of Cliff Richard's debut hit "Move It" and his association with the rock band America with whom he had his biggest commercial success with their hit single "A Horse With No Name". He also worked with rock bands, such as The Small Faces, The Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, John Mayall and Hummingbird.

Samwell wrote for many other British artists, including Joe Brown, Elkie Brooks, Kenny Lynch, and Dusty Springfield. Several of his songs were recorded in Spanish for the Mexican group, Los Teen Tops and were released in Latin America and the Spanish-speaking territories of the world. He also worked as a record producer with Sounds Incorporated, Georgie Fame, John Mayall and the mod band The Small Faces, co-writing their 1965 hit single "Whatcha Gonna Do About It".

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Born
Jan 19, 1937
Lambeth
Also known as
  • Samwell, Ian
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Employment
  • Island Records
  • Decca Records
  • A&M Records
  • Warner Bros. Records
  • Immediate Records
  • EMI Records
Died
Mar 13, 2003

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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