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This is a list of notable songwriter teams.

Rock, soul and pop

Collaborators Period Songs
Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus[1] of ABBA and post-ABBA 1966[2]-present
For a more complete listing, see Category:Songs written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
"Waterloo"
"SOS"
"Mamma Mia"
"Fernando"
"Dancing Queen"
Ashford & Simpson[3] 1964-2011
For a more complete listing, see List of songs written by Ashford & Simpson.
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
"You're All I Need to Get By"
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
"Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"
Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics)[3] 1957-1973
See also: List of songs written by Burt Bacharach
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
"This Guy's in Love with You"
"(They Long to Be) Close to You"
"Walk On By"
"The Look of Love"
"One Less Bell to Answer"
Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings[4][5] of The Guess Who "These Eyes"
"No Time"
"American Woman" (with Garry Peterson and Jim Kale)
"No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature"
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich[6] 1962-late 1960s
For a more complete listing, see List of songs written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich.
"Da Doo Ron Ron" (with Phil Spector)
"Be My Baby" (with Spector)
"Leader of the Pack" (with Shadow Morton)
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
"Chapel of Love" (with Spector)
"River Deep, Mountain High" (with Spector)
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen[7] of Steely Dan "Do It Again"
"Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, the Bee Gees (and also for other artists)[8][9] "Massachusetts"
"I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
"Jive Talkin'"
"How Deep Is Your Love"
"Night Fever"
"Stayin' Alive"
"Too Much Heaven"
"Tragedy"
"Islands in the Stream"
Alan and Marilyn Bergman[10][11] "The Windmills of Your Mind" (with Michel Legrand)
"The Way We Were" (with Marvin Hamlisch)
Boyce and Hart[12] "Come a Little Bit Closer" (with Wes Farrell)
"(Theme From) The Monkees"
"Last Train to Clarksville"
"I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant[13] "Bye Bye Love"
"Wake Up, Little Susie"
"Rocky Top"
Gamble and Huff[14] early 1960s-?
For a more complete listing, see List of songs written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
"If You Don't Know Me by Now"
"Love Train"
"Me and Mrs. Jones" (with Cary Gilbert)
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"
David Gilmour and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd[15] 1968-1979 "Comfortably Numb"
"Wish You Were Here"
"Run Like Hell"
"Dogs"
Gerry Goffin and Carole King[3]
For a more complete listing, see List of songs written by Goffin and King.
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
"The Loco-Motion"
"One Fine Day"
"Up on the Roof"
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Isaac Hayes and David Porter[16][17]
For a more complete listing, see List of songs written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.
"Hold On, I'm A Comin'"
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
"Soul Man"
"I Thank You"
Holland–Dozier–Holland[18]
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (music)
Eddie Holland (lyrics)
 1960s-1970s
For a more complete listing, see List of songs written by Holland, Dozier and Holland.
"(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave"
"Can I Get a Witness"
"Where Did Our Love Go"
"Baby Love"
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
"Stop! In the Name of Love"
"I Hear a Symphony"
"You Can't Hurry Love"
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards[3][19] of The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger
Keith Richards
 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
"Paint It, Black"
"Honky Tonk Women"
Elton John (music) and Bernie Taupin (lyrics)[3] "Crocodile Rock"
"Daniel"
"Bennie and the Jets"
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind 1997"
Kalmar and Ruby[20]
Bert Kalmar (lyrics)
Harry Ruby (music)
 1920-1947 "Who's Sorry Now?"
"I Wanna Be Loved by You"
"Three Little Words"
Lennon–McCartney[3][21] of The Beatles
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
 1957-1969
For a listing, see Category:Songs written by Lennon–McCartney.
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller[3][22]
Jerry Leiber (lyrics)
Mike Stoller (music)
 1950-?
For a more complete listing, see List of songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
"Hound Dog"
"Jailhouse Rock"
"Kansas City"
"Stand By Me" (with Ben E. King)
"On Broadway" (with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
Livingston and Evans[23][24]
Jay Livingston (music)
Ray Evans (lyrics)
 "Silver Bells"
"Buttons and Bows"
"Mona Lisa"
"Que Sera, Sera"
"Tammy"
Barry Mann (music) and Cynthia Weil (lyrics)[25][26] 1960-?
For a more complete listing, see List of songs written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
"On Broadway" (with Leiber and Stoller)
"We Gotta Get out of This Place"
"(You're My) Soul and Inspiration"
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
Morrissey (lyrics) and Johnny Marr (music)[27][28] of The Smiths 1983-1987 "How Soon Is Now?"
"This Charming Man"
"Bigmouth Strikes Again"
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman[29]
For a more complete listing, see List of songs written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.
"Save the Last Dance for Me"
"This Magic Moment"
"A Teenager in Love"
"Suspicion"
"Viva Las Vegas"
Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards[30] of Chic early 1970s-1983 "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (with Kenny Lehman)
"Le Freak"
"Good Times"
"We Are Family"
Sherman Brothers[31][32]
Robert B. Sherman
Richard M. Sherman
 "It's a Small World (After All)"
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
"Chim Chim Cher-ee"
"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
"You're Sixteen"
Stock Aitken Waterman[33]
Mike Stock
Matt Aitken
Pete Waterman
 1984-1991
See also: List of songs produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
"Respectable" (Mel and Kim)
"Never Gonna Give You Up"
"I Should Be So Lucky"
"Together Forever"
"Especially for You"
"This Time I Know It's for Real" (with Donna Summer)
"Too Many Broken Hearts"
"Hand on Your Heart"
"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield[34][35]
See also: List of songs written by Norman Whitfield
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
"War"
"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
"Smiling Faces Sometimes"
"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
Joe Strummer and Mick Jones[36][37] of The Clash "London Calling"
"Rock the Casbah"
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe[38][39][40] of Pet Shop Boys 1981–present "West End Girls"
"It's a Sin"
"What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (with Allee Willis)

Jazz

Collaborators Period Songs
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn[41][42][43]
George (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics)[44][45] "The Man I Love"
"I Got Rhythm"
"'S Wonderful"
Rodgers and Hart[43]
Richard Rodgers (music)
Lorenz Hart (lyrics)
 1919-1943

Musicals

Collaborators Period Musicals
Betty Comden and Adolph Green[46][47] On the Town (with Leonard Bernstein)
Wonderful Town (with Leonard Bernstein)
Bells Are Ringing (with Jule Styne)
Kander and Ebb[48][49]
John Kander (music)
Fred Ebb (lyrics)
 Cabaret
Chicago
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Lerner and Loewe
Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics)
Frederick Loewe (music)
 My Fair Lady
Camelot
Brigadoon
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers (music)
Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
 1940s-1960 Oklahoma!
Carousel
The King and I
South Pacific
The Sound of Music
Rodgers and Hart
Richard Rodgers (music)
Lorenz Hart (lyrics)
 1919-1943 Jumbo
Babes in Arms
Pal Joey
Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics)[50][51] 1965-1976 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jesus Christ Superstar
Evita

Opera

Collaborators Period Operas
Gilbert and Sullivan
W. S. Gilbert (lyrics)
Arthur Sullivan (music)
 1871-1896 Thespis
Trial by Jury
H.M.S. Pinafore
The Sorcerer
The Pirates of Penzance
Iolanthe
Patience
Princess Ida
The Mikado
Ruddigore
The Yeomen of the Guard
The Gondoliers
Utopia, Limited
The Grand Duke

Duos

Trios

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  2. ^ http://www.abbaofficial.com/abba_the_story.html
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Laura Barton (August 23, 2011). "From Leiber and Stoller to Lennon and McCartney: the alchemy of the duo". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Bachman, Cummings named into Canadian Songwriters Hall". The Globe and Mail. December 7, 2004. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  5. ^ "The Guess Who is Taking Care of Unfinished Business.(What's Happening)". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 2, 2001. The core of the Canadian band has always been Winnipeg natives Cummings (vocals/piano) and Randy Bachman (vocals/guitars), a prolific songwriting duo. In the late '60s and early 1970, the duo produced a string of hits ... (HighBeam subscription required)
  6. ^ Thomas Conner (July 3, 2005). "Brill Building's dynamic duos". Chicago Sun-Times. (HighBeam subscription required)
  7. ^ Stephen Holden (January 18, 1981). "Steely Dan's New Songs". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Ray Connolly (May 21, 2012). "Only Lennon and McCartney have bettered them". Mail Online.
  9. ^ "Robin Gibb: the hits you didn't know were written by the Bee Gees". The Daily Telegraph. May 21, 2012.
  10. ^ "The Couple Behind Some Of Hollywood's Classic Tunes". NPR. September 2, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  11. ^ "1997 Award & Induction Ceremony: Johnny Mercer Award: Alan & Marilyn Bergman". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
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  13. ^ "Full List of Inductees". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
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  17. ^ "David Porter". Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
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  20. ^ Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  21. ^ "Top 10 greatest songwriting teams in rock: 1. Paul McCartney & John Lennon (The Beatles)". MSN. December 7, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
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  23. ^ Dennis McLellan (October 18, 2001). "Hollywood Star Walk: Livingston & Evans". Los Angeles Times.
  24. ^ Dennis McLellan (February 18, 2007). "Ray Evans, 92; won 3 Oscars as part of songwriting team". The Boston Globe. (HighBeam subscription required)
  25. ^ "Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
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  48. ^ Stephen Holden (February 8, 2013). "The Show Goes on, Despite Showstopper Choruses in All Those Tunes: Kander and Ebb Songbook at Lincoln Center". The New York Times.
  49. ^ Nelson Pressley (June 8, 2012). "John Kander carries on after losing his old chum Fred Ebb". Washington Post.
  50. ^ Adam Sherwin (January 24, 2012). "Rice and Lloyd Webber: The row resurrected". The Independent.
  51. ^ Matt Trueman (March 26, 2012). "Tim Rice rules out collaborating again with Andrew Lloyd Webber". The Guardian.
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