Ellie Greenwich, who wrote classic pop songs such as “Chapel of Love,” “River Deep, Mountain High” and “Be My Baby” with Phil Spector, has died, according to her niece. She was 68.
Greenwich died of a heart attack Wednesday at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, where she had been admitted a few days earlier for treatment of pneumonia, according to her niece, Jessica Weiner.
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Greenwich also worked as an arranger and singer, a role that saw her working with artists including Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.
She is also credited with helping Neil Diamond get his start and was a co-producer of early Diamond hits “Cherry, Cherry” and “Kentucky Woman.”
Among the more famous songs she wrote are Baby I Love You,” “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” and “Look of Love.”
Greenwich is survived by a sister, brother-in-law, nephew and her niece.
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