Keith Diamond (songwriter)

Keith Diamond
Birth name	Keith Vincent Constantine Alexander
Born	(1950-03-11)March 11, 1950 Trinidad and Tobago
Died	January 18, 1997(1997-01-18) (aged 46) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Songwriter producer

Keith Diamond (born Keith Vincent Constantine Alexander; March 11, 1950 – January 18, 1997) was an American songwriter and music producer.

Career

Diamond moved to London to pursue a career as a musician and producer in 1969. He signed on as a songwriter with Zomba after he moved to New York in 1980, and soon afterwards become known for his streamlined rhythm-and-blues pop style.

Diamond produced the Billy Ocean album Suddenly, co-writing the album's title track, "Caribbean Queen", and "Loverboy". At Quincy Jones' request, Diamond also produced and co-wrote James Ingram's 1986 album Never Felt So Good. Diamond's composition of "Red Hot Lover" on Ingram's album was inspired by Lourett Russell Grant, a musical recording artist with whom Diamond had a personal relationship.

Over the course of his career, Diamond produced and managed groups such as Starpoint and Fredrick Thomas, and also worked with several prominent performers including Donna Summer, Michael Bolton, Sheena Easton, Mick Jagger, Natural Selection and Don Johnson.

Death

Diamond died in his Manhattan home on January 18, 1997, of a sudden heart attack.