Nicky Chinn

Nicky Chinn
Background information
Birth nameNicholas Barry Chinn
Born (1945-05-16) 16 May 1945
London, England
GenresPop, glam rock
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer
Years active1970s–present

Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the US and UK in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international number-one records. The duo wrote hits for The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Mud, New World, Arrows, Racey, Smokie, Tina Turner, Huey Lewis and the News, Exile and Toni Basil.