Arthur Resnick (born 1937) is an American songwriter, record producer and musician. His most successful songs as a writer include "

Under the Boardwalk "Under the Boardwalk" is a pop song written by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick and recorded by The Drifters in 1964. It charted at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on August 22, 1964. The song has since been covered by many othe ...

" (co-written with

Kenny Young Kenny Young (born Shalom Giskan, April 14, 1941 – April 14, 2020) was an American songwriter, musician, producer and environmental campaigner who wrote and in some cases produced hit songs for The Drifters, Ronnie Dove, Herman's Hermits, Mar ...

), "

Good Lovin' "Good Lovin" is a song written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick that was a #1 hit single for the Young Rascals in 1966. Original version The song was first recorded by Lemme B. Good (stage name of singer Limmie Snell) in March 1965 and writ ...

" (co-written with Rudy Clark), and " Yummy Yummy Yummy" (co-written with

Joey Levine Joey Levine (born May 29, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer of pop music, who has been active since 1966. Career Levine sang lead vocals on several Top 40 singles including "Run Run Run" by The Third Rail (1966), " ...

Biography

Resnick grew up in

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and attended

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. He had his first success as a songwriter in 1961 with " Chip Chip", a top 10 hit for

Gene McDaniels Eugene Booker McDaniels (February 12, 1935 – July 29, 2011) was an American singer, producer and songwriter. He had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s, reaching number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart wit ...

co-written by Resnick,

Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Tell Laura I Love Her" (written with Ben Raleigh and a ...

and Clifford Crawford. Arthur Resnick credits, ''MusicVF.com''
retrieved June 18, 2014. Another early success was "Under the Boardwalk", co-written with

and a US no. 4 hit for

The Drifters The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and ...

in 1964. It was covered by The Rolling Stones in 1964 and was released as a single-only in Australia, South Africa and Rhodesia. It peaked at no. 1 in the first two and at 2 in Rhodesia. It appeared on their albums ''12 X 5'' and ''The Rolling Stones No. 2''. Resnick and Young also wrote "One Kiss for Old Times Sake" and " A Little Bit of Heaven", both hits for

Ronnie Dove Ronald Eugene Dove (born September 7, 1935) is an American pop music, pop and country music singer who had a string of hit pop records in the mid to late 1960s and several country chart records in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Ronnie Dove, th ...

in 1965.Artie Resnick / Kenny Young, ''Songwriters Hall of Fame''
. Retrieved 18 June 2014 With Rudy Clark, Resnick co-wrote "Good Lovin'"; first recorded by The Olympics, it became a US no.1 hit for

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in 1966. In 1966 he formed a recording group, The Third Rail, with his wife Kris — also a successful songwriter — and

. Their single "Run Run Run" reached no.53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1967, and that same year the LP ''Id Music'' was released on

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. Resnick and Levine established a songwriting and producing partnership as part of the Super K Productions

bubblegum pop Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is marketed for children and adolescents. The term also refers to a more specific rock and pop subgenre, originating in the United States in the late 1960s, th ...

empire set up by Jerry Kasenetz and

Jeffry Katz Jeffry Katz (born May 20, 1943, Brooklyn, New York) is an American music producer, one of the first proponents of bubblegum pop. Music career He is one half of a hitmaking duo with Jerry Kasenetz, the two working together as the Super K Product ...

, writing hit songs for the

Ohio Express The Ohio Express is an American bubblegum pop band formed in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1967. Though marketed as a band, it would be more accurate to say that the name "Ohio Express" served as a brand name used by Jerry Kasenetz's and Jeffry Katz's ...

("Yummy Yummy Yummy", "Chewy Chewy", and "Mercy"), and the Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus ("

Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) "Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)," is a bubblegum pop ballad, written by Joey Levine and Artie Resnick and performed by the Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus. A cover version by Irish group The Real McCoy was a success in Ireland. Lyrics ...

").Artie Wayne, "Play Me Something Bubblegummy...", ''Artie Wayne on the Web'', October 29, 2006
retrieved June 18, 2014. He also released a single, "Balloon Man", under his own name on White Whale Records in 1969. In 1994, Resnick, together with

Mark Barkan Marcus Barkan (July 4, 1934 – May 8, 2020) was an American songwriter and record producer. He was also a Music director, musical director for the television show ''The Banana Splits, The Banana Splits Adventure Hour'', which aired between Sept ...

and Robert Harari, co-wrote and co-produced an album of horror-themed songs, ''Scaree Tales'', which was also performed on Broadway. Resnick, and his co-writer on "Under The Boardwalk" and "Sand In My Shoes,"

, were nominated for induction into the

Songwriters Hall of Fame The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) is an American institution founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer, music publisher/songwriter Abe Olman, and publisher/executive Howie Richmond to honor those whose work represent and maintain the heri ...

in 2012.Songwriters Hall of Fame
. Retrieved 20 October 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Resnick, Artie 1937 births Living people American male songwriters Songwriters from New York (state)