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Jeff Barry

real name Joel Adelberg

Jeff Barry is credited on 10,687 releases across 2,802 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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10,687

Credits

2,802

Albums

8

Decades active

896

In collections

Biography

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American songwriter, singer, and record producer.
Born 3 April 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Married to songwriter Ellie Greenwich (1962-65), whom he co-wrote many songs.
He charted 163 times between 1960 and 2022, including nine #1 songs beginning with "Tell Laura I Love Her" in 1960. Other #1's included: "Chapel of Love", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Leader of the Pack", "Hanky Panky", "Sugar, Sugar", "I Honestly Love You", "Da Doo Run Run", and "Take Me Home Tonight". Ninety-four of his 163 charted songs and six of his #1 songs were co-written by Ellie Greenwich.
IPI: 00002198220
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1991.
Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2010 (songwriter).

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Credited work

10,687 releases · 2,802 albums · active 1959–2026

  • Performance · 12,102
  • Production · 2,860
  • Other credits · 246
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: Gold Star Studios · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Le Studio · Record Plant, N.Y.C.

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